Tag: vegan
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One week of delicious, vegan meals
As I begin Week 3 of my January vegan challenge, I have chosen to feature an image of a Moroccan door for today’s post to invite and welcome you all to enter into this second phase with me. My first Meal Planning for Week 1 carried us through two whole weeks of cooking (with a…
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Why it matters: Complete proteins + amino acids
What the heck is an amino acid and why should you care? The human body needs 20 amino acids to function. On its own, our bodies can produce 11 of those 20 amino acids. The remaining 9 have to come from the food we eat. A complete protein is a food that contains all 9…
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Balance in all things
If you read my Craving Confessions post you know how much I was craving indulgence yesterday. As a result of said craving, last night I baked the most indulgent chocolate tarts. Sometimes pairing a piece of chocolate with nut butter is not enough to satisfy me. (Let’s be honest, when is it?) Sometimes I need…
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Craving Confessions
The most Midwestern thing about me – besides being born and raised in Ohio – is my love of cheese. Give me a block of cheese and I will make you a meal. (I say block here because my childhood favorite was Colby cheese in all its orange glory.) Give me multiple cheese varietals and…
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Is wine vegan?
Wine is made of grapes. Grapes, by their very nature as plants, are vegan. So, I thought, like the naïve summer child that I am, that wine is vegan. I was wrong. Some wine is technically not vegan because animal-derived products are used in the process of making the wine itself. Historically wine production took…
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Confessions of a vegan failure
If first you fail, try, try, try, try again. That’s how the saying goes, right? In the last seven years I have removed meat or all animal products four times, with varying degrees of success. I would not call these forays into veganism detoxes, as the word “detox” is too enmeshed in the vocabulary of…
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What that’s not vegan? (Part II – Imitation Crab)
Is imitation crab vegan? I’ve encountered imitation crab most in California rolls: avocado + cucumber+ imitation crab + sushi rice + nori. As a kid I would – I hate to admit it – pick out the imitation crab and proceed to eat the sushi roll. I’ve always disliked crustaceans. I distrust their bright orange,…
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The stereotypical image of veganism
What image first comes to mind when you think “vegan”? Is it an image of green juice with condensation budding on the side? Is it a tiny baby duckling from the brochure that volunteers handed out in your college dining hall? Is it a young(-ish), thin(-ish), white woman dewy from yoga yet immaculately dressed in…
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My favorite healthy smoothies
Smoothies are the best. They are refreshing and, with enough nut butter, filling. Without hesitation they are my favorite summer snack or meal, especially when I don’t feel like cooking. They are tasty and fun to drink under the hot sun on my patio as the breeze rustles the leaves of my neighbors’ maple tree.…
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Vegan vs. Plant-Based: What’s the difference?
As I have delved into this world of vegan and sustainable living, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by all the new jargon: “sustainable”, “vegan”, “cruelty free”, “plant-based”, “whole-foods”. The list goes on! So what’s does it mean when someone says they’re “plant-based” vs. “vegan”? Definitions Vegan diet: excludes animals from a person’s diet, products, and…
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I might as well write.
I considered not blogging today. Does posting Day 7 of a Vegan Month come off incredibly tone-deaf given yesterday’s appalling riot in and outside the US Capitol Building? Maybe. But might people also be looking for a break from yet another emotional blow in a brutal 11 months? Maybe. A theme for me that has…
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Millennial avocado toast
For today’s offering I have combined two quintessential millennial foods: homemade sourdough bread + smashed avocados. It’s tasty! It’s filling! It provoked a surprising amount of controversy a couple of years back when it was the “cause” of millennials’ dire financial outlook. It’s avocado toast! The toast below did not cost me $6, but it…