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Want to win an AWESOME gift basket with our favorite Indian...

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:41 -0700

Want to win an AWESOME gift basket with our favorite Indian spices for cooking at home?

Win some Coen Brothers movies, a cast iron skillet in the shape...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:27:37 -0700

Win some Coen Brothers movies, a cast iron skillet in the shape of corn cobs, and some bob’s red mill corn bread mix! Plus learn to host your own movie themed dinner parties!

Want to win an awesome Coen Brothers Giveaway?!?!

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:06:36 -0700

Want to win an awesome Coen Brothers Giveaway?!?!

We made our dining room like like Panem!!!!

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 08:29:18 -0700

We made our dining room like like Panem!!!!

cinemaandspice: Check check check out our latest video!!!!

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:39:26 -0700

cinemaandspice:

Check check check out our latest video!!!!

robotheartrecipes: Quinoa is a HUGE staple in my diet. I am...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:38:49 -0700

robotheartrecipes:

Quinoa is a HUGE staple in my diet. I am eternally grateful to the vegetarian chef who introduced me to it years ago by way of a delicious quinoa “stuffing” that he made as part of a gorgeous vegetarian Thanksgiving feast. I typically make at least one quinoa based dish a week.

I find quinoa terrible easy to work with and utterly versatile. However, this was not always the case. I went through a long period of trial and error upon error in regard to quinoa, nearly giving up on it altogether before learning how to cook it properly and make it tasty.

My mom recently lamented a salad attempt ruined by mushy quiona. I randomly came across this article as I was perusing cooking blogs and snatched it up to send to my Moms, but thought that I should post it for all of you dear readers as well!

+Click photo for article+

Are you a fan of The Hunger Games? Check out our menu inspired...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:38:02 -0700

Are you a fan of The Hunger Games? Check out our menu inspired by the film and win an official Mockingjay pin!

Want cancer causing pesticides out of your strawberries California???

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:30:05 -0800

If so, add your name to this petition!!!

http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1960&utm_source=201202camethyliodide&utm_medium=email&utm_content=first-link&utm_campaign=food

Love almond milk?

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:30:05 -0800

I do! I love it with cereal or in a smoothie.

Now “So Delicious” has an almond milk that is higher in protein, 5 grams per serving. That’s because they add pea and rice protein.

They have an unsweetened variety with just 40 calories in 8 ounces. I’m going to keep an eye out for this product!

http://www.sodeliciousdairyfree.com/products/product.php?p=so_delicious_beverage_almond_hg_original

findvegan: Gluten Free Marble Cake

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:43:54 -0800

findvegan:

Gluten Free Marble Cake

Guide to who shouldn't eat gluten

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:30:06 -0800

If you suspect that you don’t react well to gluten, please read this article!

If you are going to be tested for celiac disease do it before going gluten free on your own or you might not react to the blood test.

But if you’re like a growing number of us are, intolerant to gluten instead of having celiac disease, try eliminating gluten and see how you feel. Then slowly add foods back in and keep a diary of your symptoms.

I have an intolerance to wheat but can eat spelt and oat flour. See what works and doesn’t work for you before spending lots of money on gluten free products.

And remember, just because it’s gluten free down not mean it’s healthy! Watch your portions and don’t fall into the same track that snagged us years ago with the “fat-free” craze. These “fat-free” foods had tons of sugar and caused people to gain, not lose, weight.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577206891526292590.html

Low fat, dairy-free brownies (thank you No Pudge!)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:06 -0800

Does the world REALLY need (or want) a Bacon Milkshake???

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:30:06 -0800

Jack in the Box thinks so! “Because our customers love bacon.”

So if a vanilla shake infused with bacon syrup sounds good to you, please let me know why. Personally, I don’t think I’d ever want, crave, or enjoy such a concoction…

Dairy-free Spelt Cornbread, so good!!!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:30:05 -0800

I LOVE cornbread, but since I have a problem with wheat and dairy I usually abstain.

But when I heard that turkey chili was being served at my neighbor’s Superbowl party, I knew I just had to have some cornbread with it.

So I took a very traditional recipe, swapped spelt flour for regular flour, soy milk for regular milk, and coconut sugar for regular sugar (because it’s supposed to be lower on a glycemic index). Guess what? Everyone LOVED the cornbread and nobody guessed that is was made with spelt and dairy free.

So double this recipe for you next party, and enjoy!!!

Spelt Cornbread

1 cup corn meal

1 cup spelt flour

1/4 cup coconut flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 cup unsweetened soy milk

1/3 cup safflower oil

1 large egg

Preheat oven to 400. Spray an 8”x8” pan. If you have a cast iron pan all the better!

In a large bowl mix your cornmeal, spelt flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a smaller bowl mix your soymilk, oil and egg. Add to the dry ingredients and blend gently.

Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serves 10!

Throw these cooking oils away!!!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:30:05 -0800

These oils contained GMOs, meaning products that are genetically modified, even if the label says 100% NATURAL!!!

So don’t be fooled! Use olive oil, grapeseed oil, coconut oil or safflower oil for cooking and baking.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/urgent-throw-these-cooking-oils-in-the-trash.html#ixzz1lf4sYEkt

An 11 year old gets to the bottom of the Monsanto debacle!!!!

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27:06 -0800

If you care about the poisoning of our food supply and water sources, genetically engineered frankenfoods becoming more prevalent, the fact that CORN is in everything, all the junk food that is aggressively marketed to kids who are becoming more sickly and obese, not to mention the inhumane treatment of livestock, please watch this video and pass it on!

http://www.youtube.com/user/renagade12?feature=mhum re-upload this is great!! more kids need to get out of the whole brainwashed mindset.. and start looking …

Don't expect the federal gov't to protect consumers!!!

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:07:26 -0800

California had the good sense to pass a law in 2009 which required that “downer” or “nonambulatory” livestock, animals too sick to walk on their own, be euthanized rather than put in your local grocery store’s meat department.

Our great state was moved to make this sensible decision after the Humane Society turned over a video. The video showed that sick animals are shocked, then dragged, then killed along with the healthy ones.

Well guess what? The Supreme Court just unanimously ruled to OVERTURN this law, since, in their view, it is up to the federal government to set standards that all states then have to abide by. They are siding with the National Meat Association.

It seems that our government thinks it’s just dandy for consumers to eat weak, sick livestock. But they insist that this is not the case! Because, as they state “The vast majority of nonambulatory pigs are merely overheated, stressed, fatigued, or stubborn, and if allowed to rest, will stand an walk unassisted.”

I’m not making this stuff up! I guess they have swine psychologists on staff that understand these things, while we do not.

Hmmm. Maybe they should improve the overall conditions that these animals are forced to endure, so that the really sick pigs can be distinguised from the fussy ones. They’re just that pissed off about their heinous living conditions and the fact that they are about to die.

And if the next time you eat ribs they’re from a sick pig, well sorry, that just is not really important enough to the powers that be.

Agreed, Native Foods is...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:19:33 -0800

Agreed, Native Foods is fabulous!!!

veganfeast:

Always.

ibtk:

want all of this, kay.

ayzlovesfood:

Native Foods Cafe - Southern California

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!! I wish they had a location in NorCal, so I can eat here everyday! This cafe is all vegan, organic, and all delicious! I visited my friends in SoCal and told them I had to try this place while I am there. Luckily, there were two locations near their house, so I was able to eat at both!

The first photo is of their Twister Wrap (Salad greens, fresh avocado and cucumber salsa, creamy chipotle sauce and blackened Native Chicken in an organic whole wheat wrap). It was sooo delicious and exactly what I remember chicken wraps tasted like. You have a choice on how you want your chicken cooked (fried, grilled, blackened) and I am glad I went with blackened… which worked well with all the vegetables that were in the wrap.

The bottom photo is of their Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger (Native Original Seitan, melted cheddar, caramelized onions, and crispy Native Bacon on a bun slathered with BBQ sauce and ranch dressing, romaine, carrots, onions, and tomato. Topped with crunchy battered dill pickle chips). THIS BURGER WAS TO DIE FOR!!! WOW! I was very pleased and so happy after consuming this burger. I loved every ingredient and it all complimented each other very well. It was crunchy, full of flavors, savory… made my mouth salivate with every bite. I was truly in burger heaven. Their homemade vegan ranch is delicious and better than any ranch dressing I have ever had. I loved dipping the burger and fries in it. It was so good that I probably would have drank it if their was extra. haha. I brought this burger back to my boyfriend, who wanted to try it since I kept raving about it… he is a meat eater and loved this burger!

With your meal, you can choose an array of sides: soup, fries, sweet potato fries, salad. I obviously went with the fries for my burger and a wild mushroom soup for the wrap. All of course… delicious! I can’t wait till my next visit to SoCal to go again or hopefully they can open one soon here in NorCal.. and I would make sure to be there every week!

Vegetarian laments dining (or trying to) in Kansas City

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:30:05 -0800

Only dinner option on night 1-baked potato. Night 2-bread.

Read on for a humorous take on the challenges of being a vegetarian in the Midwest!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/dining/a-vegetarians-struggle-for-sustenance-in-the-midwest.html?_r=1&hpw

"How yoga can wreck your body"

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:30:05 -0800

If you are a devotee or practice yoga occasionally this is a good article to read. It warns you of the potential dangers in yoga, so you’ll be careful not to push too hard and to listen to your body!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/magazine/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hpw