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Slow Cooker Vegan Chili

It’s so nice to come home at the end of the day and smell this… I’ve been loving the slow cooker lately. And I had a hankering for chili! Slow cookers and chili making just go hand in hand. With … Continue reading

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Black Chickpea Curry from The Indian Slow Cooker

Not the prettiest dish, but tasty and spicy. I’m glad I finally found a way to use black chickpeas! Last fall I got into the slow cooking craze, but it’s taken me a while to get comfortable with leaving the … Continue reading

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Rosemary-Hazelnut Encrusted Seitan

In my last post I mentioned that I was taking over a locally-focused vegan column for my local newspaper’s food blog. I am the new I Eat Plants columnist at Small Bites, the food blog on LoHud.com (that would be … Continue reading

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Candle 79

The day after my last post, I got an iPad. It is awesome, and has been my primary internet device since then. There is one thing that the iPad isn’t so good for though… and that’s blogging. So I’m here … Continue reading

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All About Seitan

On to the last of this series! I got a comment from a reader through my contact form last week a few weeks ago: Subject: Seitan, Tempah, & Tofu Message Body: All I can say is “ick”. I’m good with … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

This post is far more timely than yesterday’s. 🙂 Christmas was much more laid back than Thanksgiving as far as food goes- and the dinner was almost healthy! We started off the day with the same Cinnamon Rolls as we … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Wait, what? Yes, I’m slow. My New Year’s Resolution is going to be to post more often, but hey, at least you’re getting my Thanksgiving post before New Year’s right? I might even get to my Christmas post this week, … Continue reading

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Healthy Weeknight Meals: Not Your Mama’s Pot Roast With Roasted Vegetables

Another slow cooker recipe, but this one from Vegan Diner. The actual directions for the dish have you cooking on high for 4 hours, but I cooked on low for a couple of hours first. I’m thinking it would work … Continue reading

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Healthy Weeknight Meals: Mix-and-Match Jambalaya

Another meal in the slow cooker! I actually had today off, so I again got to be here while using the slow cooker. I’m feeling pretty confident about it at this point, though using it next week is not on … Continue reading

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Healthy Weeknight Meals: Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine

Slow cookers are awesome. Spend a few minutes prepping things the night before, then a few minutes to throw everything in the cooker in the morning, and you can set it to do all the cooking while you’re at work. … Continue reading

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