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Dress Up

Lettuce Rejoice Here are two vegan salad dressings, essentially “whole food plant based low oil,” using pantry items (well, my ongoing pantry of staples!). The first is really quick and the second super tasty. Healthier Savory Dressing Based on “2-Minute Oil-Free Balsamic Dressing” from Forks over Knives 2 parts good quality vinegar1 part vegan mayonnaise1 […]

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Lettuce Rejoice

It’s getting harder to find a satisfying bottled salad dressing, for the convenience. They seem sweeter now, at least the lower fat varieties. Speaking of oil, there’s a way to cut that in half: toss your salad with a hand not utensils and you’ll need just half the dressing — 1 Tablespoon per serving instead […]

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Shakshuka 181, It’s Vegan

Shakshuka is a skillet dish where eggs are poached in a savory tomato sauce. It’s North African to Middle Eastern but generally considered Israeli. Cook and food writer Mark Bittman this week blogged on Epicurious editor David Tamarkin and his variation White Shakshuka. It looks wonderful, eggs poached in a stew of oniony-lemony white beans. It’s […]

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A Neat Loaf

Thanksgiving went great this year, food and conversation both. I handled vegan dishes and my sister-in-law the flesh ones as well as the green bean casserole. One success was my bean loaf, judging by how many took seconds on it. A pot-luck omnivore and herbivore dinner needs a protein-emphasis entree from the latter. Having never […]

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Vegan Queso Tastes Right, Feels Good

Behold, a dairy-free cheese recipe you might want to make often. Tastes authentic without making you feel bloated from dairy. Finally. It’s a spicy queso, with the main ingredient cauliflower, emulsified with cashew butter or just cashews. Like most contemporary recipes my source calls for fresh. If you’re cooking the plant to death, why not […]

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Wholemeal Tomato Soup

Tomato soup, rather like you remember, can be yours, homemade, vegan and protein-y. Healthy eaters do miss its grown-up convenience and childhood nostalgia flavor and texture. If you read the ingredients and nutrition levels of canned tomato soup, however, you will definitely want an alternative. Even the seemingly better choices of canned soup are pretty […]