Tag Archives: vegan
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...‘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 […]
Continue reading...Faerie Organic: Mineral Makeup
- Posted on October 8, 2012
- in Beauty, Must Haves!, Products
- by Natalie
I have stumbled across a faerly good group of products at Faerie Organic…I’m so punny. This was one of the first sites I came across on my search for natural beauty products. Plus, their products are not tested on animals because bunnies look pretty ridiculous with blush…and they certainly don’t […]
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