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Your New Favorite Summer Drink

Welcome to your new favorite summer drink. I am calling it: The Cure for What Ails You, or just “The Cure” for short. That’s an absolutely unique and original name which no one has ever used before, and googling “The … Continue reading

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Milo’s Favorite Smoothies

Milo drinks a smoothie first thing every morning, and he refers to them by their color. If I happen to forget about his smoothie in my pre-coffee haze, he will remind me: “Mommy, you make me a smoobie? Purple?” I … Continue reading

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Happy New Year! Coupon Code Extended!

Use the coupon code “YAY2011″ between now and Saturday, January 1st to get a 15% discount at my Etsy store while supplies last. And hopefully this is the very, very last that you will ever have to hear from me … Continue reading

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Stocking Stuffer Snacks & Nog Recipes

I may have gone a teensy bit overboard with stocking stuffer snacks this year. Clockwise from top left, they are: pecan, almond, and pumpkin seed brittle: I substituted brown rice syrup for corn syrup in this recipe, so the consistency … Continue reading

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Holiday Sale at Etsy Store: Books 10% Off This Weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving! I had these grand plans of all the inspired Vegan MoFo posts I’d be making this month, and then life got in the way. My in-laws came for a visit last week, and then on the day that … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Spice Syrup

I’m neither the first nor the last person to gripe about the fact that pumpkin spice lattes taste nothing like pumpkin. The coffeehouse versions are also a little too sugary for my taste. I want the flavor without feeling like … Continue reading

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Mushroom Dressing from Potluck Mania

I will be doing a full post on Thanksgiving recipes a little closer to the date, but here is the recipe for the dressing I use every year, from Issue #1 of Potluck Mania. Mushroom Dressing makes 8-10 servings In … Continue reading

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Necessity Is the Something of the Something

Yesterday’s survey questions led me to thinking about how my creative process is stimulated—maybe even thrives upon—deprivation of some form or another. For instance: I learned how to make killer vegan Mexican food when I moved to Idaho because I … Continue reading

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Vegan MoFo and DIY Burgers

Today is the first day of the Vegan Month of Food, or Vegan MoFo, where vegans all over the world are attempting to post an entry every day for the month of November. Every Monday, I will be posting a … Continue reading

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A Quick Word About Marinating Tempeh

In the last year, I have completely changed the way that I use marinades, both with my own recipes and old standbys. It seems so obvious that I can’t believe it didn’t occur to me before, so I’m sharing it … Continue reading

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