What are you eating for breakfast nowadays? Oatmeal? Toast? A smoothie? All of the above? Whatever your answer, I won’t judge. Well, unless you aren’t eating breakfast ’cause then that would be a problem. Or, if you are eating breakfast, but breakfast to you means glazed donuts every day for the past week. Ahem, yes Ashley, I am… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hurraw! Balm Giveaway
Because I love you. Because your health is important. Because it’s the holidays. And because the nice people at Hurraw! are absolutely awesome… I’m proud to be giving away three sets of Hurraw! Balm to three lucky readers! I first tried Hurraw! Balm this summer when I received one in my Vida Vegan Con goodie bag and I’ve… Continue Reading
Roasted Root Veggies with Shallots
Today I come to you with a simple recipe and a heart-felt thank you. Thank you, dear readers, for being such a wonderful part of my life and bringing so much energy and purpose to what I love to do: talk about vegetables! Thank you for all your comments, tweets, emails, and allowing me to… Continue Reading
Thanksgiving Round Up
Food is clearly one of the best parts of the holidays and is essential to any festive feast! Whether you are completely vegan, serving vegan guests, or just looking for some veggie-friendly items to add to your table this holiday season, this collection of recipes has something that everyone can enjoy. Start the meal off… Continue Reading
Lentil Loaf
Let’s talk about awkward moments for a minute, shall we? What do you do when you find yourself in an awkward or potentially embarrassing situation? Do you try and avoid it? Or are you the type of person that just owns it? I learned a little bit about myself today. I learned that I’m the… Continue Reading
Fall Celeriac Soup
Two years ago I went on a 5-day silent meditation retreat just before Thanksgiving. It was the first time I had practiced meditating or taken a vow of silence. I instantly fell in love with the practice. Even though the five quiet days felt like an eternity, it was the break from the world that I… Continue Reading
Truffled Mashed Potatoes
What I really want to be telling you about right now is pear crisp. Yes, pear crisp. I assisted for a cooking class the other evening that served the most simple and incredible pear crisp. It has been in my dreams ever since. However, I have yet to make this most-amazing pear crisp because I… Continue Reading
Spinach and Kale Salad with Pear Vinaigrette
Here’s a little writing tip for you… If you should ever find yourself racking your brain for writing topics and coming up short, write about cats. Everyone has an opinion on cats. Hopefully your readers’ opinions are favorable, but even if they are not maybe they’ll stick around long enough to tell you that your… Continue Reading
Spicy Roasted Golden Beets
Some people’s apartments smell like vanilla and cinnamon sugar. These people make me jealous. They make me want to go home and light vanilla-scented candles while baking cookies. But I just end up watching Bridesmaids instead. Other people’s apartments smell like citrus and orange blossoms. These usually happen to be the people that have perfectly organized kitchen drawers… Continue Reading
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Disclaimer: Please note that some of the links used on this site are affiliate links and help to support the costs of running this blog. I only recommend products and brands that I trust and I would never recommend something I do not personally use or that does not fit with the mission of this blog.