Month: January 2012
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Blueberry & Strawberry Cornmeal Pancakes
A few days ago while I was looking around other food blogs, I saw a couple references to a very weird holiday – National Peanut Butter Day! Apparently Tuesday was it! I was very intrigued, and had to look up more weird food holidays, and found this gigantic list of them. Now I don’t […]
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Wasabi Pea Crusted Tempeh & Ginger-Lemongrass Rice
Turns out that PETA’s website is a fantastic source for delicious vegan recipes! I was browsing around there and found this wasabi pea encrusted tofu recipe. I made it with tempeh (because that’s what I had in my fridge), and it was incredible! I was especially excited to find this recipe because I just […]
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Spiced & Spiked Cardamom Tea
I’m in love with this recipe from Anne Thornton for cardamom spiced tea. I like to keep a little pitcher of this in the fridge so I can microwave a mug anytime I like. Then I let a mug of this get cold the other day, and decided that instead of heating it for […]
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Super Spicy Chilaquiles
There used to be a Mexican food stand at my local farmer’s market that made the most amazing chilaquiles. They’d take a big bowl of chips, throw them on this huge screaming hot griddle, pour loads of salsa verde on top and toss the chips and salsa around together. Piled on top was onions […]
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Tofu Scramble Nests
I’m making tofu scramble nests today as a kind of veganization of an awesome old breakfast favorite! One of my favorite weekend morning breakfasts pre-vegan days were these delicious baked eggs in baskets by Sunny Anderson. Her recipe creates adorable “baskets” out of shredded potatoes, which she bakes an egg in, and then tops […]
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Lemon Lavender Muffins
If you’ve never had the combination of lemon and lavender, you must try it!
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Easy Vegan Summer Rolls
This is one of my all-time favorite no-recipe-required recipes! Summer rolls! These are a delicious way to load up on raw veggies. Just thinly slice your favorite veggies, herbs, some baked tofu, whatever you want. They’re also very easy to prepare.
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Portobello Fry Salad with Truffle Aioli Dressing
Here’s a healthy meal inspired by an incredibly unhealthy restaurant favorite: portobello fries with truffle aioli!Mmmmmmm. Battered and deep fried strips of portobello mushrooms dipped in a deliciously rich and creamy truffle aioli. Irresistible. But seriously unhealthy.
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Blueberry Muffin Soy Ice Cream
Welcome to Flora Foodie! Even though there are already a million food blogs out there, I’m adding one more. I recently became vegan, and thought this would be a fun way to track my transition. I’ll be using Flora Foodie to follow my progress, making my favorite recipes vegan, creating my own versions […]