Author Archives: Natalie
Cornelia Guest’s ‘Simple Pleasures’: French Toast
- Posted on November 7, 2012
- in Cook Books, Nutrition
- by Natalie
This recipe comes from Cornelia Guest’s ‘Simple Pleasures.’ It was the first time I have had vegan French toast. The recipe uses silken tofu, milk (almond, hemp, or soy), corn starch (I used Ener-G Egg Replacer instead: find out more about this and other egg replacements here!), sugar (I used maple syrup instead of […]
Continue reading...Nutritional Yeast
- Posted on November 6, 2012
- in Nutrition, What The @#$! Is That?
- by Natalie
Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast, that is an essential part of any plant-based eater’s pantry. It comes as yellow flakes or powder usually in a tub the same size as a typical can of parmesean cheese. But some grocery stores, such as Wegmans, have nutritional yeast in bulk aisles in those big […]
Continue reading...Replacing Eggs
Every time I visit my hometown’s Bakery (it is actually called ‘The Bakery’), I can smell the sweet deliciousness from outside the door…the smell of the black and white cookies, rainbow cookies, brownies, chocolate cake with fudge frosting..chocolate chip cookies…seven layer cakes……okay, maybe smelling it is not quite as good as […]
Continue reading...Earth Balance
- Posted on November 5, 2012
- in Nutrition, What The @#$! Is That?
- by Natalie
Earth Balance is an absolute must have! It is a butter replacement that can be used as a spread, in baked goods, or in any other dish that you would use butter. It is similar to margarine, but be careful-most margarines have casein or some kind of milk product in […]
Continue reading...All Hail Seitan!
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- in Nutrition, What The @#$! Is That?
- by Natalie
That’s Seitan (SAY-TAN) not Satan. If you have Celiac disease (allergy to gluten), steer clear seitan as it will suck up your soul! But for everyone else, seitan is a meat substitue made from wheat but should not be confused with flour or bread. It can also be called ‘wheat […]
Continue reading...‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: BlackBeanBrownies
- Posted on October 9, 2012
- in Cook Books, Nutrition
- by Natalie
Yep that’s right. BLACK BEAN brownies. Black beans? Yep! Black beans!!! Guess what the main ingredient is… LOVE. Well actually, black beans are the main ingredient. But the love is pretty tasty too. This scrumptious recipe is from ‘Karma Chows’ Ultimate Cook Book,‘ by Melissa Costello. It has an entire 25 oz […]
Continue reading...‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: Pad Thai
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- in Cook Books, Nutrition
- by Natalie
Pad Thai is one of my most favoritest of favorite things. My boyfriend and I have been on a quest to find the ultimate pad thai ever since I brought him to his first Thai restaurant, Lemon Grass, in Syracuse. Their pad thai is BY FAR the best ever (ask […]
Continue reading...Dulse
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- in Nutrition, What The @#$! Is That?
- by Natalie
You know when you’re in the ocean and you get that paranoid creepy feeling that something is going to swim up and bite ya under that murky water? Then suddenly you feel a slimy tentacle rubbing against your legs and you frantically swim away to save yourself from the horrors that live […]
Continue reading...‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: Chickpea “Tuna” Salad
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- in Cook Books, Nutrition
- by Natalie
Now, I loves me a good tuna fish sandwich. It was one of the hardest things to say goodbye to after becoming vegan. Some of my fondest memories are of going to the cute little coffee shop in my home town where they made the best tuna sandwich. Seriously. […]
Continue reading...Vegenaise
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- in Nutrition, What The @#$! Is That?
- by Natalie
So what the @#$! is vegenaise? Vegenaise is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a vegan mayonaise. Vegans can’t have mainstream mayo because egg whites are a main ingredient. But other than the eggs, there is nothing else in mayo that vegans can’t have. So most vegenaises you will try are […]
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