Category: Recipes

Lentil -Tomato Stew – Vegan/Vegetarian

| January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

Experiencing cold weather and need something to warm those bones?  Here’s a recipe from Carolyn Aken’s Recipe Corner. I don’t know about you, but I love lentils and tomatoes, so I know I will enjoy this stew.  Here’s the recipe below: Ingredients 3 teaspoons organic coconut oil 3 organic carrots, thinly sliced on the bias [...]

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How To Make A Basic Green Smoothie (Video)

| December 2, 2011 | 12 Comments

There was a time, when I didn’t know what a smoothie was let alone a green smoothie.  When I learned about green smoothies, I started drinking green smoothies every day.  I even did a green smoothie cleanse/fast.  These days, I don’t drink green smoothies as much as I should. When I was drinking green smoothies [...]

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Raw Vegan Cheese Sauce (Video)

| October 22, 2011 | 4 Comments

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a good Saturday. I am doing a challenge with some fellow You Tubers and Friends on Facebook.  I am challenging myself to eat a very high raw vegan diet and to exercise at least 3-5 times a week for 30 days.  I’ll update you on how the first [...]

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How to Make Vegetarian Chili by Carolyn Akens

| August 31, 2011 | 8 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I love chili.  I especially enjoy creating different non-meat versions of chili. Carolyn Akens shared her recipe for Vegetarian Chili in her most recent newsletter and I’m passing it along to you. Vegetarian Chili 1 cup dried red kidney beans (can use organic canned kidney beans) 1 Tablespoon extra [...]

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Quick and Easy Vegan Cornbread

| August 17, 2011 | 20 Comments

Most southerners enjoy eating cornbread with meals.  If you are a southerner who is vegan, you can still have cornbread minus the eggs and buttermilk. I enjoy trying different vegan recipes and this is the second cornbread recipe that I have tried so far.  The first cornbread recipe that I ever tried was a total [...]

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One of the Most Powerful Berries – Blueberries

| July 8, 2011 | 12 Comments

Summer is the time when berries are in season where I live.  Blueberries are available from early May through August, and the peak month is July. Canada and the northeastern United States produce the greatest amounts of blueberries, because they grow best when the days are long and the nights are cool. The price of [...]

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Homemade Vegan Burgers this 4th of July: Basmati Rice Burgers with Pinto Beans

| July 2, 2011 | 12 Comments

This is the 4th of July weekend and it can be a little stressful for the vegan, especially when attending cookouts with family and friends.  Everyone has to grill the burgers, ribs, chicken, and hot dogs, etc. Reduce your stress, by bringing your own food.  You can also prepare one of your special dishes that [...]

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Interview: Tracye McQuirter, Vegan for 24 Years and Author

| June 27, 2011 | 19 Comments

Today, I have the privilege of interviewing Tracye McQuirter, MPH.  Tracye is the author of, By Any Greens Necessary.  By Any Greens Necessary helped me stay on my journey of eating a vegan diet.  It has almost been a year, since I gave up all animal based food products and I owe Tracye the credit [...]

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How to Make a Quick and Easy Vegan Pizza

| June 10, 2011 | 22 Comments

I love pizza, but as a vegan it is a little hard trying to make one that is tasty and nutritious at the same time. I have made a pizza with Daiya cheese (okay, but not my favorite) and another using a recipe provided by Tracye Mcquirter. A while ago, I did a review of [...]

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Mushroom and Seitan Stroganoff

| May 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, I tried the Mushroom Stroganoff recipe from The American Vegetarian Cookbook from the Fit for Life Kitchen by Marilyn Diamond. The first time I made this recipe, it was okay, but I made a few mistakes. The second time I tried this recipe I got even better results than before and [...]

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