Before I went vegan some 12 years ago, I was a big sushi fan. It’s probably one of the few animal-based foods that I still think about. But maybe there’s an alternative now: vegan sushi! ; ; Seafood is a staple of diets in this […] The post Vegan Sushi appeared first on Vegan Bits. (c) Vegan Bits - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Vegan Thanksgiving recipe: No ‘Turkey’ Roast
Vegan Thanksgiving recipes. Find a delicious and easy-to-make vegan 'no roast' wrapped in vegan bacon which both vegan and non-vegans will love. The post Vegan Thanksgiving recipe: No ‘Turkey’ Roast appeared first on Vegan Bits. (c) Vegan Bits - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Vegan Cheesesteak Sandwich
This video is a really short one showing you how to make a vegan cheese-steak sandwich. I grew up in the New York metropolitan area. We were close enough to Philadelphia to have heard of Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, but I, myself never actually had one. I […] The post Vegan Cheesesteak Sandwich appeared first on Vegan Bits. (c) Vegan Bits - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Redefining Gluten-Free and Vegan…Decadent and Delicious! – A Review
When I cracked open my review copy of Decadent Gluten-Free Vegan Baking by Cara Reed a few weeks ago, the first thing I wanted to do was take it down to one of our local coffee shops where a year ago I had THE most disgusting GF vegan muffin I had ever tasted. Don’t get […] (c) Vegan Mainstream - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
More Than Your Average Oatmeal – it’s OATRageous!
Growing up I hated oatmeal. There, I said it. It's a hard thing to admit, oatmeal being such a healthy food that you should eat EVERY day, and all. As I got older, I started to realize that while overly mushy quick oats with brown sugar just were not my cup of tea, I COULD like oatmeal if I made it right. These days I like my oatmeal piled high with crunchy apple slices, raisins, cinnamon, hemp hearts, ground flax and almond milk. But I have to … [Read more...]
Vanilla Blueberry Lassi
; I am a lassi fiend these days. I drink them in the mornings and many evenings for dessert. I love the tartness of the yogurt and the mild sweetness of the blueberries. And they aren’t a total calorie bomb like so many smoothies out there. I got on this lassi kick a few weeks ago when I whipped one up to go with my Indian take-out order. So glad I did. This lassi is life changing. Ingredients: (makes 2 large shakes) Adapted from Cooking … [Read more...]
Raw Chocolate: Treats for the Body AND Soul
I have always been a big chocolate lover, but it wasn’t until I opened up Jessica Fenton (now Jessica Laura)’s new book Raw Chocolate Treats: Healthy Recipes for the Chocolate Lover that I really started to understand that chocolate could be good for more than your soul. Ok, first up, let’s clarify. We’re not talking about your Hershey’s […] (c) Vegan Mainstream - Read entire story here. … [Read more...]
Wildly Affordable Organic: Eat Fabulous Food, Get Healthy, and Save the Planet–All on $5 a Day or Less
Buy Green. Eat Green. Save Green. If you’ve wanted to eat like it matters but felt you couldn’t afford it, Wildly Affordable Organic is for you. It’s easy to think that “organic” is a code word for “expensive,” but it doesn’t have to be. With these ingenious cooking plans and healthy, satisfying recipes, Linda Watson reveals the incredible secret of how you can eat well every … [Read more...]
The Wholesome Baby Food Guide: Over 150 Easy, Delicious, and Healthy Recipes from Purees to Solids
Baby food can be fresh, vibrant and delicious when it's made easily at home. It does not have to come from a jar and be tasteless, processed and bland. It In THE WHOLESOME BABY FOOD GUIDE, Maggie Meade will show you how fast and easy it is to feed your baby fresh homemade goodness. Based on the top-rated baby food website, THE WHOLESOME BABY FOOD GUIDE is filled with carefully researched information on nutrition, allergies, myths, and the best … [Read more...]
LARABAR Fruit & Nut Food Bar, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, 1.6 Ounce Bars (Pack of 16)
Everyones favorite flavor combination - peanut butter and chocolate come together for "WOW!" inducing deliciousness. But this bar is also nutritious. This bar has 15% DV Fiber and the peanuts are a good source of protein. Add simple, 4-ingredient Fair Trade Certified chocolate chips and you have one outstanding gluten-free treat. $ 18.48 … [Read more...]
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything. Hailed as "a more hip Joy of Cooking" by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman's award-winning book How to Cook Everything has become the bible for a new generation of home cooks, and the series has more than 1 million copies in print. Now, with How to Cook Everything: Vegetarian, Bittman has written the definitive guide to meatless meals-a book that will … [Read more...]
Sprouts: The Miracle Food: The Complete Guide to Sprouting
The Sproutman's guide to indoor organic gardening shows you step by step, how to grow these delicious baby greens and mini-vegetables in just one week from seed to salad. This guide can make anyone a self sufficient gardener of sprouts that are bursting with concentrated nutrition. Includes comprehensive nutrition charts, Questions and Answers, seed resources, illustrations, photo's & Charts. $ 7.75 … [Read more...]
The Fast Metabolism Diet: Eat More Food and Lose More Weight
Haylie Pomroy has helped countless clients lose up to 20 pounds in just 4 weeks –all through the fat-burning power of food. Hailed as “the metabolism whisperer,” Haylie reminds us that food is not the enemy, it’s the rehab needed to rev-up your sluggish, broken-down metabolism and turn your body into a fat-burning furnace. On this plan you’re going to eat a lot. You’re going to eat three full meals and at least two snacks a day – and you’re still … [Read more...]
Giada’s Feel Good Food: My Healthy Recipes and Secrets
Food Network’s most beautiful star reveals her secrets for staying fit and feeling great in this gorgeous, practical book with healthy recipes including nutritional information, and personal lifestyle and beauty tips. Finally answering the question her fans ask most often, “How do you stay so trim?,” Giada De Laurentiis shares the delicious easy recipes and tips she uses to maximize energy and remain fit. Here are 120 recipes for breakfasts, … [Read more...]
The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life
Howard Stern’s celebrated sidekick, Robin Quivers presents her vegan cookbook and manifesto with more than 90 healthy recipes for the home cook. Known for her levelheaded, deadpan comebacks to Howard Stern’s often outrageous banter, Robin Quivers is a force of nature. Yet few people know about her struggles with foodespecially the high-fat, high-sugar, high-cholesterol, highly addictive foods that doomed many of her relatives to obesity, … [Read more...]
201 Organic Baby Purees: The Freshest, Most Wholesome Food Your Baby Can Eat!
Baby food should be made of the freshest, healthiest ingredients on the planet. Brimming with the biggest variety of purees sure to expand baby's palate, 201 Organic Baby Purees teaches readers to blend, well-balanced meals right in their own home. As easy-to-prepare as they are nutritious, these recipes include: Basic fruit and veggie blends from apricots to zucchini Classic combinations such as turkey, sweet potato, and corn Superfoods … [Read more...]
Your Guide to Winter Squash
“Image courtesy of Bill Longshaw / FreeDigitalPhotos.net”. Winter squash of all kinds are now abundantly available. These are actually squash of the summer-growing kind, but they are now harvested in their mature stage, meaning winter squash are typically those with tougher skin and need to be baked for a while before eating. Most winter squash are a great source of veggie fiber and, depending on the type, are rife with vitamin A, … [Read more...]
The Men’s Health Big Book of Food & Nutrition: Your completely delicious guide to eating well, looking great, and staying lean for life!
In the aisles of the grocery store, the menus of chain restaurants, even in one’s own refrigerator, confusion about how to eat right reigns: Is low-carb good or is carbo-loading the better way to go? Fat-free or sugar-free? And when did those dreaded eggs become a health food? Americans are hungrier than ever for clear-cut answers to their most perplexing food questions, but aprivate nutritionist or a membership in a diet club are expensive … [Read more...]
The Kitchen as Laboratory: Reflections on the Science of Food and Cooking (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)
Eating is a multisensory experience, yet chefs and scientists have only recently begun to deconstruct food's components, setting the stage for science-based cooking. In this global collaboration of essays, chefs and scientists advance culinary knowledge by testing hypotheses rooted in the physical and chemical properties of food. Using traditional and cutting-edge tools, ingredients, and techniques, these pioneers create, and sometimes revamp, … [Read more...]
Real Food Fermentation: Preserving Whole Fresh Food with Live Cultures in Your Home Kitchen
Preserve your favorite foods through every season with Real Food Fermentation. Control your own ingredients, techniques, and additives. Learn a practical food-preparation skill you’ll use again and again. And express yourself by making something unique and whole. Inside, you’ll find: —All the basics: the process, the tools, and how to get started —A guide to choosing the right ingredients —Sauerkraut and beyond—how to ferment vegetables, … [Read more...]
Cultured Food for Life: How to Make and Serve Delicious Probiotic Foods for Better Health and Wellness
Donna Schwenk’s world changed when she discovered cultured foods. After a difficult pregnancy and various health problems, she became determined to find answers to what ailed her. And in her quest, she came across the ancient art of home fermentation, a food preparation technique that supercharges everyday foods with beneficial bacteria to balance your digestive system, and vitamins and minerals to enhance your overall health. This simple, … [Read more...]