If you are still buying your beans canned, you really should try to make them from scratch using dry beans. It is so easy and so much cheaper than buying canned. Baked beans are another perfect example. Below is one of my favorite baked bean recipes. So easy, and I guarantee the non-vegans will [...]
There are lots of recipes on Vegan Digest for vegan cakes from scratch, but sometimes a mix is just what you need. I found this mix at my local Jewel here in Chicagoland and thought I would give it a try. It’s so simple to make. The box calls for combining the mix with a [...]
I was browsing my small local market this weekend and came across these items, Sensible Foods Crunch Dried Snacks. They had several varieties and the Tropical Blend was the first one I picked up. Like all good vegans, the first thing I did was turn the package over to read the ingredients. It said, “Apples, [...]
I’m just now catching up on all of the Top Chef episodes I’ve missed over the last few weeks. I finally caught the episode where the contestants are cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the Foo Fighters at one of their concerts. At the beginning of the episode, it was mentioned that there were many vegetarians in [...]
Crock pots (aka slow cookers) are great tools for vegans. I use mine constantly, cooking everything form beans to oatmeal. One of my favorite uses is cooking sweet potatoes. Something about the slow cooking process makes the potatoes amazingly sweet and delicious, without any additions. Before going to bed last night, I peeled six medium [...]
Buying a rice cooker means perfect rice every time, right? Wrong. At least for me. I admit I purchased an inexpensive rice cooker. (OK, it was cheap) I had high hopes of wonderfully fluffy brown rice for my favorite salads, stir fries, curries, burritos, and more. My hopes were dashed! The texture of the rice [...]
Coconuts were on sale at the market this morning for 99 cents, so I brought one home. I had no idea what I would do with it at the time, but what the heck. Opening one is half the fun. I started by Googling “opening a coconut” and came up with everything from step-by-step [...]
Here in Chicagoland, we have a unique grocery store called Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Market, or Caputo’s for short. It’s a bit of a drive from my house, but they have the most amazing produce selection at even more amazing prices. Every “healthy eating” vegan knows how much good, fresh vegetables can add to the budget. Especially [...]
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