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Meatless Mondays: Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Curry

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato, diced into medium sized pieces 1/4 pumpkin, diced into medium sized…

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2012 Top 10 Compassionate Gifts + Exclusive Discounts

Veggie Greetings   Celebrate the holiday season Veg style! As you are purchasing presents for friends and loved ones, please consider supporting companies that practice sustainability and compassion for animals. Please enjoy Cows’ perfect gifts finds + discount codes. Use coupon code “happycow” get 10%OFF all products – expires Dec 7 The best 100% vegan holiday shopping site you’ll find online Take 50%OFF at Susan Nichole with promo code “HAPPYCOW”…

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Meatless Monday: Thanks Living Vegetable with Pumpkin and Almond Sauce

Here’s a Thanks Living week Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 4 small-medium zucchini squash (yellow or green), sliced 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), thinly sliced…

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Meatless Mondays: Mediterranean-inspired Stir Fry

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients: 1/4 pumpkin, thinly sliced 1 bunch of asparagus, cut lengthwise 2 zucchini (courgette), thinly sliced…

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Meatless Mondays: Spinach and Polenta pie

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 1 cup polenta (corn meal/semolina) 2 cup filtered water 2 cup spinach leaves, chopped in food…

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Meatless Monday: Yellow Curry

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 2 zucchini (courgette), diced 2 carrots, diced 1 red capsicum (pepper), sliced 3 yellow squash, diced…

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Meatless Mondays: Raw Lasagna

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you preparing this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 1 zucchini (courgette), sliced with vegetable peeler 1 carrot, sliced with vegetable peeler Spinach leaves 1…

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Meatless Mondays: Pasta with Pine Nuts and Veggies

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, crushed 10 cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered 1/3 cup oil 1 tbsp…

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Meatless Mondays: Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Polenta Bake

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 2 cups polenta (cornmeal / semolina) 3 cups of soy milk 1/4 pumpkin, diced 2 sweet…

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Meatless Mondays: Quinoa Sushi Nori Rolls

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: Nori sheets Sushi bamboo mat 2 cup of cooked quinoa (red, black, or white) and brown…

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Meatless Mondays: Millet Pie

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach.   Ingredients & Method:  3/4 cup cooked millet 3/4 cup cooked brown rice 1/3 cup water pinch…

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Vitamin D: Is supplementation a non-negotiable?

No one will argue that preventing Vitamin D deficiency is a very good idea, but who is truly at risk, how much Vitamin D is needed and from what sources is where it gets tricky.  In my own research I’ve seen recommendations from reputable medical practitioners that say fortified foods and 10-15 minutes of sunshine 3 times a week is perfectly adequate to physician’s prescribing 50,000 IU’s per day for…

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Meatless Mondays: Stir-fry with Linseed (Flaxseed)

Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 6 okra, sliced 2 zucchini (courgettes), sliced lengthwise 1 red capsicum (pepper), thinly sliced ½ cup…

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