If turkey is still on your table this Thanksgiving, at least try a vegan dessert on your menu.
There's still time, and I have a few very tasty ideas for you (including a new recipe "Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream")!
(I'll try to get a photo up for the ice cream today, but can't promise just yet!)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Kids, You Gotta Feed 'Em
From nursing, to making baby food, to cooking and baking for the family... it's close to a full-time gig keeping this crew fed! And, while I know our girls will joke about my kitchen habits in years to come, at least they won't have stories about "Fraser Meatballs".
What? Haven't heard of, or had the (mis)fortune to try, Fraser Farm Meatballs? Click through to learn more about this food production atrocity... and to read more of my motherhood musings.
What? Haven't heard of, or had the (mis)fortune to try, Fraser Farm Meatballs? Click through to learn more about this food production atrocity... and to read more of my motherhood musings.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Strawberry-Goji Smoothie
Using frozen strawberries (from the summer stash) and gojis that I buy bulk (see this post), I've been making Strawberry-Goji Smoothies just about every morning for the last number of weeks.If you haven't found your goji love yet, this smoothie is an excellent way to get them in your diet. The flavor of the bananas and strawberries predominate, and the gojis aren't particularly noticeable. Even my 'goji-unfriendly' daughter sucks up this drink!
I have a new Blendtec, and I must gush about this machine; I'm having a bit of a blender affair. Remember that scene in Crocodile Dundee (that's not a knife... THIS is a knife)? Well, the first time I used my Blendtec I felt like I was in that movie scene. But with a blender. I said "that's not a blender... THIS is a blender" (butchering the Aussie accent in the process)!
Now, every time I use the Blendtec with the girls around, I look at them and say "oh yeeaahhh". They roll their eyes at me. Yes, mommy is a kitchen geek. But this is one amazing machine, so I wear I'll wear that kitchen geek label proudly! I use this blender every day, often 2-3 times a day (especially now that I'm making baby foods, a post on that later). Indeed, I am having an affair with my Blendtec. Hubby has accepted second place.With this Strawberry-Goji Smoothie, the Blendtec purees the heck out of the flax seeds and gojis - blitzes them to smithereens. Here it is in motion, though you can't quite get the full effect. It's a beautiful thing. And the smoothie is a delicious, nutritious thing. Go make it.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Muffin Recipe, Granola Bars, and more!
At last, I've posted the Oatbran Applesauce 'n Raisin Muffins. Go get the recipe.
And, on the trend of wholesome snacks, I'm just finishing up this Proper Healthy Granola Bar recipe - it's very satisfying, and chewy and just sweet enough!
Finally, I want to share a cookbook project that Nava Atlas has completed. Nava has generously taken the effort to compile recipes from a variety of vegan cooks and chefs to create A Bountiful Vegan Thanksgiving. This is an e-book, that is only $8.95, and profits will be donated to humanitarian charities. Please link through to read more and purchase your copy in time for the holidays! And, thank you Nava for selflessly devoting your time to help others with this project.
And, on the trend of wholesome snacks, I'm just finishing up this Proper Healthy Granola Bar recipe - it's very satisfying, and chewy and just sweet enough!Finally, I want to share a cookbook project that Nava Atlas has completed. Nava has generously taken the effort to compile recipes from a variety of vegan cooks and chefs to create A Bountiful Vegan Thanksgiving. This is an e-book, that is only $8.95, and profits will be donated to humanitarian charities. Please link through to read more and purchase your copy in time for the holidays! And, thank you Nava for selflessly devoting your time to help others with this project.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Trick or Stealers
Click through for a story about some rotten trick or treating behavior... and, to catch a glimpse of my smokin' hot Halloween costume!
And, I promise, I'll get that muffin recipe posted in the next few days. I wanted to retest something with it, and ran out of muffin liners. It took me so long to pick some up and get the recipe retested - seriously!
And, I promise, I'll get that muffin recipe posted in the next few days. I wanted to retest something with it, and ran out of muffin liners. It took me so long to pick some up and get the recipe retested - seriously!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Raw Talk
I've been wanting to do a post about some raw food topics for some time now. I really enjoy eating raw foods, and experimenting and developing raw recipes. I talk about more about my raw diet feelings in my new True/Slant post, and offer up a raw Chocolate Cherry Brownie recipe. Go get it!
In my article, I mention that I order raw ingredients from a local company. That company is Real Raw Food. I've been wanting to share their link with your for a while, because they supply wonderful raw raw nuts, dried fruits, and more. I buy raw cashews, brazil nuts, walnuts, goji berries, vanilla beans, coconut sugar - and more - from Real Raw Food. I have noticed a marked difference in the taste of their raw, organic nuts and raw nuts from a grocery store. Recently, I ran out of brazil nuts and picked some up at my local health food store. When I tasted them, I noticed a slightly rancid flavor coming through. Never with these raw nuts. They taste fresh and clean. The coconut sugar is my new favorite unrefined sugar. It has a caramel color and flavor, and is simply a beautiful sugar. I buy in bulk, and it is no more expensive than unrefined sugars at my health food store (in fact, it's often cheaper). Their goji berries and vanilla beans are also very reasonably priced, and both are softer and fresher than others I've tried. They also carry these pitted herbed olives which are freaking amazing! They are like a Moroccan dry olive - but far better. Very intense and pungent, and just a few chopped go a long, long way in a dish... if you like olives, you'll love these! Finally, their trail mix is a current obsession of mine. The walnuts in the mix taste particularly delicious, and with bitty pieces of mango, dried banana, and other fruits and nuts, it is not only healthy but entirely delicious. I don't know if orders will be economical if you live in the US, but if you are Canadian you should definitely check out Real Raw Food and stock up on some goodies.
And, the final bit of raw business I have is about a cookbook. I received a review copy of Raw for Desserts by Jennifer Cornbleet. Since raw desserts are particularly enticing to me, I was well chuffed to receive this cookbook! I don't have a full review to share with you, as I have only tried one recipe (and it was lovely). But, I can tell you that this is a tidy, appealing book that offers recipes that are not overly complex. At times, raw recipes can appear intimidating and laborious with required soaking, dehydrating, etc. Jennifer has a collection of sweet treats in this book that allow home cooks to dabble in raw cookery without feeling overwhelmed. Most recipes use just a handful of ingredients, many of which are quite common. Only a small number of recipes use less commonly known and used ingredients such as young coconut. These are raw recipes that can be prepared fairly quickly and without too much advanced preparation (apart from some soaking of dates and nuts in certain recipes). So, if you'd like to try out some healthful, simple, raw sweets, look into Jennifer's Raw for Dessert.
ta for now! :)
In my article, I mention that I order raw ingredients from a local company. That company is Real Raw Food. I've been wanting to share their link with your for a while, because they supply wonderful raw raw nuts, dried fruits, and more. I buy raw cashews, brazil nuts, walnuts, goji berries, vanilla beans, coconut sugar - and more - from Real Raw Food. I have noticed a marked difference in the taste of their raw, organic nuts and raw nuts from a grocery store. Recently, I ran out of brazil nuts and picked some up at my local health food store. When I tasted them, I noticed a slightly rancid flavor coming through. Never with these raw nuts. They taste fresh and clean. The coconut sugar is my new favorite unrefined sugar. It has a caramel color and flavor, and is simply a beautiful sugar. I buy in bulk, and it is no more expensive than unrefined sugars at my health food store (in fact, it's often cheaper). Their goji berries and vanilla beans are also very reasonably priced, and both are softer and fresher than others I've tried. They also carry these pitted herbed olives which are freaking amazing! They are like a Moroccan dry olive - but far better. Very intense and pungent, and just a few chopped go a long, long way in a dish... if you like olives, you'll love these! Finally, their trail mix is a current obsession of mine. The walnuts in the mix taste particularly delicious, and with bitty pieces of mango, dried banana, and other fruits and nuts, it is not only healthy but entirely delicious. I don't know if orders will be economical if you live in the US, but if you are Canadian you should definitely check out Real Raw Food and stock up on some goodies.
And, the final bit of raw business I have is about a cookbook. I received a review copy of Raw for Desserts by Jennifer Cornbleet. Since raw desserts are particularly enticing to me, I was well chuffed to receive this cookbook! I don't have a full review to share with you, as I have only tried one recipe (and it was lovely). But, I can tell you that this is a tidy, appealing book that offers recipes that are not overly complex. At times, raw recipes can appear intimidating and laborious with required soaking, dehydrating, etc. Jennifer has a collection of sweet treats in this book that allow home cooks to dabble in raw cookery without feeling overwhelmed. Most recipes use just a handful of ingredients, many of which are quite common. Only a small number of recipes use less commonly known and used ingredients such as young coconut. These are raw recipes that can be prepared fairly quickly and without too much advanced preparation (apart from some soaking of dates and nuts in certain recipes). So, if you'd like to try out some healthful, simple, raw sweets, look into Jennifer's Raw for Dessert.ta for now! :)
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