Minstantaneous. I know. It’s not a word. But it should be! You know what I’m talking abut. It’s that moment when you look in your garden and realize that the mint has instantaneously taken over. No more sage, rosemary or thyme. Well, they are still there, just buried underneath the mint. I know that everyone says that mint is invasive, but with a little plucking at the beginning of the…
Spring is upon us and that means we are approaching a little warmer weather, the days are getting longer and again another holiday is approaching. Walk into any store and the isles are lined up with Easter egg coloring kits that will dye kids’ fingers for a week, plastic woven pastel colored baskets, big white and pink stuffed bunnies with floppy ears, colored cellophane and grass that you will be forever picking up all over…
Ever since I tried the amazing jackfruit nachos at Sage Bistro I’ve been dying to try my hand at cooking with jackfruit at home. I finally found some canned jackfruit at a local indian market. I’m not really sure if restaurants use canned jackfruit or fresh but I plan on asking next time I eat at Sage. For now, I figured canned would be ok for experimenting with some new recipes. I wasn’t…
There were about 900 runners who came out to run on this cold, blustery 30 degree March morning here in Rhode Island. My husband and I came prepared with our hats, gloves and Underarmor gear, and waited in a heated tent for the race to start. When the gun went off we began our journey, running past the open ocean where we were greeted with a steady cold wind hitting us in the…
You don’t need to be a chef to impress with this satisfying vegan meal. Every scrap will be devoured, and you may even surprise an unsuspecting carnivore. Adzuki Bean Burger 1 Cup Quinoa Flour (1 Cup) 1 Cup Garbanzo Flour (Chick pea flower) 2 Cans Organic Adzuki Beans 1 TBSP Noma Shoyu* 1 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar 1 TBSP Chipotle Powder ½ cup Flaxseed milled 1-2 cloves of Garlic 2 Carrots…
Falafel is a traditional deep fried Middle Eastern dish. We enjoy a wonderfully healthy version by adding a few extra things like turmeric and sweet potato and bake them in the oven instead. I like to add turmeric, because it complements the other flavours so well and gives a gorgeous yellow glow to the plate. Turmeric is an all round winner when it comes to health. It’s excellent at supporting…
Walk into a grocery store and there in the produce section is an array of fruits and vegetables in every color of the rainbow. There are rows of green kales, spinach, herbs, beets, carrots, celery, and more that are automatically sprayed with water every few minutes to keep them fresh. There are displays full of apples, oranges, pears, bananas, avocados, and melons to name a few, all neatly piled and strategically placed.…
It’s National Pancake Day so we just want to take a minute to celebrate all of the amazing vegan pancakes out there in the world! There are so many restaurants out there that offer vegan pancakes on their menus, and you can use the HappyCow app to find them all. Here are just a few totally awesome pancake pics from HappyCow users: 1. Champs Family Bakery in Brooklyn, NY 2. Spiral Diner…
This gluten-free, vegan lasagne is a fantastic alternative to the meaty, dairy laden versions. It’s tasty, filling and full of healthy protein and nutritional goodness. In this version I use twirly rice fusilli pasta instead of flat lasagne pasta sheets. You can, of course, buy pasta sheets and use them instead. Gluten free pasta sheets are more specialist and expensive (here in the UK at least), so I prefer to…
This tasty ‘Mushroom, Coconut & Greens Soup’ recipe benefits from a nutritional array of iron rich greens such as parsley and broccoli, whilst enticing the taste buds with a flavourful fusion of mushroom and coconut. I really love the light, vibrant, clean nourishing feeling that this soup leaves me with afterwards. Serves: 2 Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 15 minutes Ingredients: -1 medium to large broccoli (350g/12oz approx) -300g (11oz) tasty mushrooms…
Emmy-nominated actress (and mother of two vegan boys) Mayim Bialik, with pediatrician Dr. Jay Gordon, has created a new vegan cookbook called “Mayim’s Vegan Table, More than 100 Great-Tasting and Healthy Recipes from My Family to Yours”. . We caught up with Mayim in a telephone interview, and she discusses with HappyCow’s Ken Spector her perspective on veganism and her latest book. Mayim’s recipes range from breakfast (everything from a…
Have you ever walked into a room and smelled an aroma of something cooking that took you back to your childhood? One that takes you back to your grandmother’s house where she is cooking your favorite treat, apple pie. You are sitting at the kitchen table waiting quite impatiently as she takes the steaming hot apple pie out of the oven and sets it on the cooling rack as it…
I adore finding healthful ingredients, full of antioxidants, vitamins and all round nutritional goodness, weaving them together to create delicious, fun, healthy, indulgent, vegan treats. These super tasty ‘Raw Chocolate, Blueberry & Coconut Lovehearts’ are the perfect thing to give a friend or lover as a gift to show how much you really care! Don’t forget the importance of loving yourself too, so be sure to keep a few back…