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A New Staple Cookbook: The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook

I’ve been looking to expand my cookbook selection and was lucky enough to stumble upon this little gem, The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook by Robin Robertson. The title appealed to me because my family isn’t fully vegetarian, but we do eat mostly vegetarian meals. By that I mean, that I cook vegetarian/vegan options on [...]

Crockpot Mushroom, Wild Rice, Lima Bean Soup

This recipe has been modified from the original Butterbean Soup with Portabellas and Wild Rice to use the items I had in my pantry and give it a bit more flavor because I found the original to be a bit bland.  While my recipe is no longer fat-free thanks to the addition of a bit [...]

The Cookie Exchange: 4 Dozen Gluten-Free, Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

My mother has decided to begin an annual tradition of exchanging cookies. The idea is that everyone brings four dozen cookies and we all eat lunch, sample the cookies and play games to spend time with friends and kindle that Christmas spirit. The challenge is that we are a motley crew and among us we [...]

DIY Green Cleaning Products

I recently read a great article from WebMD titled, “The Best Non-toxic Ways to Clean Your Home” which talks about the rise of green cleaning products and the cheap, old-fashioned green cleaning products that were used by generations before. I was familiar with some of these already, but some are new to me and I [...]

Home-made Gifts: Bath Salts

My family knows that each year I’m good for home-made gifts. I’m not sure if everyone appreciates them, but too freaking bad if they don’t. My daughter and I really enjoy spending time together making crafty Christmas presents for friends and family and its less expensive, more eco-friendly and we really put a lot of [...]

Sunday Morning: Chocolate Covered Banana Pancakes

When I cook I draw inspiration from flavor combinations that I know I enjoy. I usually have a set of ingredients that I know taste good together and then I build them I cook them in new and imaginative ways. This morning I woke up craving a frozen chocolate covered banana, like the kind you [...]

What do you mean marshmallows aren’t vegetarian?

So, who knew…marshmallows contain animal bones, organs, and animal skin (a.k.a. gelatin). Ewww!  My mother is currently obssessed with Vegan marshamallows and even sent me a link to her favorite purveyor of these tasty treats, Sweet & Sara so that I can remember to get these for her birthday.  Sara, a vegan, had a craving for rice [...]

Fish Tacos: Made with Love

Ah summer, it’s grillin’ time!  One of my very favorite summer dishes (and a hit among friends and family as well) are grilled fish tacos.  They are super easy and inexpensive to make; one of the best week night dishes you can whip up in a pinch. Jamie and I used to go to the [...]

 
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