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Southern Vegan Gastronomy Tour—Wilmington, NC

We last visited Jim’s parents in North Carolina about a year and a half ago. It was during the summer and the perfect time to be at the beach. When we decided to go for the holidays this year, the first thing I thought of was to search for great vegan food, since we weren’t vegan last time we visted. Vegan isn’t the first word I would associate with North Carolina, home to the country’s largest pork producer. In fact, there just aren’t a lot of choices upon first glance... Read More

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Review: Vegan Family Meals Cookbook

Roasted tomato soup At least for me, Ann Gentry’s Vegan Family Meals, real food for everyone is not just another vegan cookbook, it’s another great cookbook if you’re looking to take your cooking skills to the next level, without going ultra-gourmet. Quick-cook recipe books are great for busy week nights, but since I love dishes with complex flavors this book has really won my heart. It’s currently one of my favorites in my personal library. I haven’t... Read More

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Review: Sprig & Vine

Sprig & Vine is the best vegan restaurant we have close by, and it’s a pretty darn good restaurant period. For that reason we end up going there A LOT (oh, the sacrifices we make) for birthdays, anniversaries, Sunday brunch, our Breakfast with Gene Baur event or just because. It’s no accident that it’s our favorite local spot and that the food is so good, though. Ross Olchvary, the owner and chef, was a sous chef and chef de cuisine at Horizons (now reopened... Read More

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Review: Robin Robertson’s Quick-Fix Vegan

Robin Robertson’s new cookbook, Quick-Fix Vegan, was released at the beginning of October and we were so excited to receive a copy to review. We’re happy to say that we really like it, as expected. It’s a Robin Robertson cookbook, after all. Quick-Fix Vegan provides 150 new vegan recipes ranging, from starters, snacks, salads, sauces, and sandwiches to stovetop suppers, pastas, soups, and desserts that can all be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Quick-Fix Vegan... Read More

Cooking Videos

Beans, beans, the magical fruit

The term “beans” is currently associated with a large number of legumes such as the actual beans (black, fava, pinto, etc) and also soy, lentils, chickpeas and peas. They are good sources of fiber, protein and iron. They’re very versatile and make good soups, salads, stews, curries, dips and spreads, you name it. In this [...]

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My first year as a vegan

In my first year as a vegan, I feel as though I’ve learned a tremendous amount about myself and about other people. As I’ve heard many people say over the year, there was a time in my life when I never could have imagined myself living this lifestyle—but then again, I really had no idea [...]

Cosmetics

Review: Fitbliss Organics

Mauro and I are huge supporters of locally produced food and pretty much anything else for the house or personal use. In this era of globalization and mass production, of pretty much everything made everywhere but the US, we really go out of our way to find and support American-made. The closer it’s produced to [...]

Gardening

The Green Gardening Chronicles, Vol. 1, #2

  Checked one thing off my list this afternoon—I cut down the butterfly bush in our backyard. My friend and extraordinary gardening resource, Jen, tells me that it’s quite a hardy plant and I can cut it back severely and still keep it healthy. Let’s hope so, because it is now nearly stumpy (okay, not [...]