Asian Rice Noodle Salad with Tofu Today I made this delightfully light and refreshing Asian rice noodle salad with tofu. It took about 30 minutes or less to prepare and worth every minute. The best thing about this salad is how it comes together in no time at all. Asian rice noodles generally cook more quickly…
Cashew Cheese, Tomatoes, Basil & Watercress I wanted to try something new and challenging this week. So, in an effort to expand my vegan cheese repertoire, I made a cashew cheese recipe from Tal Ronnin’s new book The Conscious Cook. I won’t say this vegan cheese isn’t some work because it was, but I will say it was worth it.…
Yesterday I cried and felt numb with sadness and disbelief. I kept asking myself, “what kind of human being could possibly want to hurt so many innocent people?” I know it happens all the time, but that didn’t make it any easier to handle. But what a difference a day makes! Today, the fog has…
Vegan Caesar Salad with Avocado Vinaigrette I listened to an interesting talk by Joseph Campbell the other day and it got me thinking about our evolution from hunters to our current food chain. Dr. Joseph Campbell was a highly regarded American mythologist, writer and lecturer. Campbell’s usage of the word “myth” does not denote falsehood,…
Recently, I have been reading a lot of negative articles about veganism. The more popular veganism gets the more threatened people seem to become. As we all know about societies, there is a group that gets hold of it and has certain vested interests in keeping things as they are. When there is change, this…
On Tuesday, March 26, President Barack Obama, signed a spending bill, HR933, into law that included language that has food advocates and organic farmers up in arms. It is being called the “Monsanto Protection Act”. The “Monsanto Protection Act” bars federal courts from being able to stop the sale or planting of genetically modified (also known as GMO)…
What do you do when you’re hungry, busy and don’t have time to shop? My answer is to stare into my refrigerator and try to create something. Today I had three ingredients – asparagus, some potatoes, and basil. Didn’t sound like much of a meal until I remembered I had cooked chickpeas and viola! A…
There is a small corner store in my neighborhood and every once in awhile I pop in for last minute groceries. Recently when I pulled up, a man looking very befuddled and talking to himself, was standing in front of the store. Unfortunately, you see transient people everywhere, but on this occasion, I was in…
I don’t indulge in processed foods very often but today I made this cheesy roasted cauliflower and it was very yummy! I choose Daiya cheese for this recipe but now there are so many vegan cheese choices. Many of them are nut based like Kite Hill and Parmela. Even when cheese is made out of…
I am taking a course on plant-based nutrition, and yesterday we studied the historical reasons on why there is such a strong emphasis on animal protein. We also discussed the effects of too much animal protein in your diet. The animal protein boom started in the 1800s. People wanted to eat animals because their physical…
