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June 4, 2015
Vegan Austin Part 1
As I’m writing this, cool rain is sprinkling down outside. It couldn’t be a larger contrast from my week in a sunny, hot and humid Austin Texas. I’ll be showing you around vegan Austin in the next few posts. I want to go back and recommend you take a trip there when you can. It’s a great city to eat your way through!
I was walking on asphalt to amazing places, so it didn’t seem so bad. But Idid use Uber or Lyft after the first walk of each day. (Note: Both of those links are affiliate links...
May 30, 2015
Vegan Slow Cooker Creamy Indian Lentils and Kidney Beans
It’s getting hot in Durham. We live in a split level house and I think I may have to clear out a space for a summer office downstairs. It’s beautiful and sunny upstairs, butI can feel the cold as I walk down the stairs. In other words, it’s time to start making everything in the slow cooker. I’m starting my summer with these Creamy Indian Lentils and Kidney Beans
It’s so easy to make. You just throw in most of the ingredients in your 4-quart slow cooker and you can go to work while it cooks...
May 27, 2015
What It’s Like to Attend the Food and Wine Conference
Most of the time being a food blogger is experimenting with new foods, creating recipes, taking photos and writing stories. Going to blogger conferences is also a part ofblogging.
If you aren’t that interested in conferences you can go straight to a recipe instead:
Indian Stuffed Potato Chaat Sriracha Avocado Chickpea Salad Thai Red Curry Vegetables with Sweet Potato Rice Banana Flax Vegan Dog BiscuitsThis is blogger conference season and I’m going to Vida Vegan on Friday. My next stop is...
May 24, 2015
Vegan Coconut Pecan Shake from Your Pantry – No Ice Cream Needed!
It’s true, you can make a vegan coconut pecan shake fromthings you probably have in your pantry right now. All you need to add in is a blender and ice. You’ll be able to make a cold, sweet, thick and rich shakewith pure ingredients whenever the moodhits you!
I’m using Mary Banker’s awesome idea of grinding chia seeds to make a binder for frozen drinks. She was a tester for The Easy Vegan Cookbook and came up with the idea for the salted caramel shake recipe that’s in it.
In the past, I’ve us...
May 23, 2015
Avocado Chili Bean Veggie Burgers
Since my Sriracha Avocado Chickpea Salad was a surprise hit I thought I’d share another easy recipe. This time I’ve got some Avocado Chili Bean Veggie Burgers that are perfect for the holiday weekend.
They take no time to mix together and use ingredients that you probably have on hand right now.
One of the ingredients is oat flour. If you don’t have oat flour now, please don’t go out and buy it. Instead add a few cups of rolled oats to your food processor and process until fine. The texture...
May 19, 2015
Dinner at Plant in Asheville NC
Cheryl and I went on a quick vacation to Asheville NC and it was delicious!I had eaten at Plant last year, but this was Cheryl’s first time.
First I have to give you an apology. The photos aren’t the best quality because I used my phone in lighting that wasn’t great. I still thought you’d enjoy seeing all this wonderful vegan food.
You can see the entire plant menu online. All of their food is vegan. Make sure to make a reservation if you plan to go. It’s small and fills up fast!
I had the...
May 15, 2015
Lavender Gin Strawberry Shortcake for Family Favorite Desserts
I can’t leave well enough alone. I love to tinker with recipes and it drives Cheryl crazy. She would love to have a plain dinneror at least the same pasta sauce I made the week before. It’s just my nature to change things up each time. That’s why I made aLavender Gin Strawberry Shortcake instead of the plain one I grew up on.
I’m participating in Canned-Time’s NuNaturals Family Favorite Desserts event. I was provided with some NuNatural products to use in my recipe, but honestly I always kee...
May 13, 2015
Indian Stuffed Potato Chaat, Food and Wine Conference and A Contest
I’m a Brand Ambassador for the 2015Food and Wine Conference. It’s in Orlando again this year and yes, it is inthe middle of summer (July 17 – 19). But don’t worry, you’ll stay cool in the conference venue if you go. The Indian Stuffed Potato Chaat recipe that I’m sharing today is my entry in the Idaho Potato Commission Recipe Contest.
If you’re a blogger, I highly recommend that you come down and join in the conference. Last year Food and Wine was full of amazing people, great sessions, and...
May 11, 2015
OATrageous Book Sale TODAY ONLY and Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Belgian Waffles
Photo by Kate Lewis
Today I have a recipe forGluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Belgian Waffles from OATrageous Oatmeals.The awesome book sale is through Buck Books, who organized 12 vegan authors. Each of us has a book on sale for 99 cents.
Below is the link to buy the ebook version ofOATrageous Oatmealsand a few of my very favorites. Remember that this sale is only 1 day!
See a list of all the books on Buck Books site. You may need to scroll down to see them.
Now on to the waffles…
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May 9, 2015
4 Brunch Recipes for Mother’s Day or Graduation
This seems to bea weekend of celebration. Where I live all the colleges have graduations this weekend and it’s Mother’s Day. It’s also a time that I avoid going to restaurants at all costs.
Here are 4 brunch recipes that arejust as much of a treataseating out. Try one or all of them and have a wonderful weekend at home. I don’t know about you, but I want to avoid the crowds.
These Strawberry Spelt Biscuitsare my favorite weekend breakfast treat. They are also a grea...
