I made this salad for a special dinner the other night and it was a big hit. I was attending my first dinner with other board members of the HERA Womens Cancer Foundation – a great organization dedicated to cutting edge ovarian cancer research, as well as increasing awareness and education about ovarian cancer. So, I [...]
Tags: anti-cancer foods, healing foods, raw food, vegan
Inspired by Marks & Spencer. I was walking around Harrogate – a country village in the United Kingdom, a couple hours outside of London. We didn’t want to have a heavy lunch, so decided to pick up some stuff from the deli at Marks & Spencer. What a treat. So many lessons to learn from the Brits [...]
I went on a picnic lunch with my parents and sister Deb today. It was an emotional day for all of us. Emotional, but absolutely beautiful. It would have been my sister Shelly’s 43rd birthday. So we celebrated it by spending time together, laughing, and walking at Roxborough State Park, where we had spread wildflower [...]
getting ready to go to turkey tomorrow. an *awfully* long flight. i need to look up exactly how long.
i requested vegan meals, but who knows what will show up. so i made a pasta salad with the last of my fridge vegetables that needed to be eaten anyway:
orzo pasta
kidney beans (yay protein!)
sweet onion, leeks and [...]
Tags: vegan
My first forays in to barbeques as a vegan looked much like any other that preceded it. Except that soy-based bratwurst doesn’t glisten as much. This summer though, it was all the extras that went with the fake sausage that made the barbeque extra special, especially the quinoa salad.
Along with the salad, we [...]
romaine lettuce leavescabbagetomatoeshearts of palmcilantrocrushed peanutslemon
top off with Angelo Pietro’s Ginger DressingHawaii – Ala Moana Shopping Center orDenver – Pacific Mercantile
I’ve never been a beet fan. Growing up, I was exposed to plenty of beets, but wasn’t sure if they were canned or fresh. So I decided to try a new recipe. I’m excited to say that this one turned out great. The flavor of the freshly marinated beets was complimented by the grapefruit citrus. [...]
A sweet and savory salad, this remains one of my favorites.
baby greens – arugula, topped with
silken tofu – crumbled, rolled in and sauteed with
almonds – powdered with coffee grinder, sauteed in
coconut oil, then topped with
strawberries – sliced
blueberries
coconut flakes – toasted (optional) and
orange balsamic vinaigrette:
orange juice concentrate
balsamic vinegar
olive oil
water
agave nectar
I only wish I had a photo of [...]
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