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get your kale up
If only everything in life firmed up as quickly and easily as limp kale in ice water ;)
It really does work! Sometimes I get home from grocery shopping and don’t feel like prepping my fruit and vegetables as I unpack them, as I know I should. Most things survive well in the fridge overnight, but kale and some of it’s green leafy cousins get a little limp and sad looking. So instead of chomping on soggy leaves, or worse, throwing them out:
muhammara middle eastern spread
This Middle Eastern-inspired spread is one of my new favorite recipes, and I have found the perfect gluten-free alternative to breadcrumbs! It’s another yummy recipe from Pure Vegan; a quick and easy, super-tasty spread you can have on any kind of bread as a snack or a meal (I take it to work for lunch and smother it on rice cakes). I’ve also tested it widely on non-vegan peeps and they love it too so it makes a perfect side dish to bring to parties.
agape cottage – this one’s for the girls
This is a very special post for a very special lady. Sharon Agates has recently created Agape Cottage, ‘a sacred place to reflect, recharge, and recreate’ … a truly magical space for women, located in Brentwood, UK – just outside London.
hummus, the freshly cooked bean type
So, this hummus recipe has been set for disaster since I first thought I’d make it… I like hummus but I’m generally not a huge fan of beans (or at least my digestive system isn’t); however, my boyfriend loves hummus so I originally set out to make it for his birthday gathering a few weeks ago. I forgot the beans needed to soak overnight so it was a no-go. Then, on Sunday I thought I’d soak them and whip it up on Monday night. I soaked them and rinsed them, but they sat in the fridge until tonight. Then, I put them on to boil while I was online for a school lecture and forgot about them for 2.5 hours! Despite all that, this stuff is actually really good … I think that’s called idiot proof… :)
For the strict raw foodies out there, I did post a great ‘hummus’ recipe back in 2011 after much trial and error (and emotional heartache!) so check that out here.
baked ratatouille
I’m in love with Joseph Shuldiner’s new recipe book Pure Vegan. It’s beautifully presented (yes, I’m a sucker for sexy photos of food), and it’s all VEGAN and mostly whole-foods / plant-based, and by this I mean that not all the recipes depend on soy-based products, be it tofu or fake butter/mayo.
I made his Muhammara spread (which is high raw) for the AFC Championship football game here in the US but it went so quickly I didn’t have a chance for photos… it took the edge off a Patriots loss, but that’s another story for a different kind of blog… anyways, I digress…
creamy mushroom and leek pasta
It doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes I get a nasty craving for something creamy… and attending to this craving vegan-style has been easier than I ever would have thought! This dish is cooked, but if you want something raw, check out my chili rose pasta sauce…
I first messed around with this concoction in December and loved it (and my photo got a few likes on Facebook) so I thought I’d try again for real tonight – yes I’m easily encouraged ;)
ginger green juice
A quick, easy juice that smells as fresh as spring and looks as scary green as The Hulk… it’s my new favorite! It’s nothing especially fancy, but, as a facebook friend noted, “sometimes tossing in “whatever” needs some uniformity!”
Don’t make juicing harder than it needs to be- you don’t always need recipes, you need an open mind and some creativity :)
spanish lentils and mushroom stew
It wasn’t my intention to do two blogs in one day, but you have to strike while inspiration is hot, right?!
My goal for 2013 is to try a new recipe every week, and given it’s Sunday of the first week, I had to get my A into G…
boston mango smoothie
I still remember the first time I tried a mango – I was about 12, living in Australia and had just moved from Tasmania to Queensland with my family. My aunt had a box of big, juicy, Bowen mangoes (native to Bowen, Queensland and the best mangoes ever!). She showed me how to cut the cheeks off, mark them into cubes, and push the skin in-side-out to suck the flesh out… then I got to the seed… juice dripping down my face and arms; the essence of the tropics. Bliss.*
kiwi-açai-berry smoothie
I discovered Sambazon’s frozen organic Açai smoothie packs at Whole PayCheck last week and am in lurve! It’s super tasty, packed full of antioxidant goodness and makes your smoothies nice and cold with no need for ice.
I just got home from a great weekend yoga practice and both needed from sustenance and needed to use up some goodies in the fridge – hence this random collection of ingredients. This recipe is a keeper though, if I do say so myself :)
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