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Vida Vegan Con Day #1

Vida Vegan Con is now over. 🙁 But, since I didn’t blog on the days of the conference, you get to hear all about it now! Official events on day 1 weren’t starting until late afternoon/early evening, so I started … Continue reading

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Portland Pre-Vida Vegan Con!

I made it to Portland, OR last night for Vida Vegan Conference. I got in too late to do anything, and was so tired from all the travel. Today was filled with sight seeing and stopping at some of the … Continue reading

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Portland Tomorrow!

I’m leaving for Portland tomorrow! I won’t be arriving until late, but I am so excited! I was home sick today- but feeling better (you know, until the allergic reaction to a medication, but it’s all good now). I had … Continue reading

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Tempeh Temptations at NGI

The class I took this past Saturday at NGI was “Tempeh Temptations.” If you look over at my tags, you’ll see that I do use tempeh a fair amount of the time, but I use it in basically the same … Continue reading

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Watermelon-Cucmber Salad

I mentioned on my Facebook Page earlier today that I’m sick- just before Vida Vegan Con! That is why I didn’t post yesterday. I am doing this quick post right now, and I have a post to give you about … Continue reading

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Weekly Roundup & Vegan Bodega Shout-out

Earlier this week I saw VegNews mentioning a new vegan funding campaign for Vegan Bodega. I think that this sounds like such an awesome project- and makes me so happy because I only live a short train ride from Manhattan! … Continue reading

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Healthy Japanese Cooking at Natural Gourmet Institute

On Saturday, I’m taking another class at NGI! I’ll post about the next class this weekend, but for now, I will post about my last! Back in June, I took a Healthy Japanese Cooking Class at NGI. This one was … Continue reading

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Chili Lime Corn on the Cob and Buffalo Tempeh

Served on greens, this makes for a reasonably healthy meal! Use spiced up/thinned out tomato paste instead of ketchup if you’d rather avoid the sugar in ketchup. I’m not a great planner when it comes to my weekly grocery shopping. … Continue reading

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Chow Down

Shortly after I posted my review for Forks Over Knives, one of the producers of Chow Down contacted me and asked if I might watch and review the film, which was available for free on Hulu (it’s also available without … Continue reading

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Peppers and Onions

Have you ever had what you thought was a really good idea for a recipe, but it just didn’t work out to your expectations? Tonight’s dinner was one of those. Yesterday vegan boyfriend sent me home with cubanelle peppers, red … Continue reading

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