Category Archives: Nutrition

Replacing Eggs


Every time I visit my hometown’s Bakery (it is actually called ‘The Bakery’), I can smell the sweet deliciousness from outside the door…the smell of the black and white cookies, rainbow cookies, brownies, chocolate cake with fudge frosting..chocolate chip cookies…seven layer cakes……okay, maybe smelling it is not quite as good as […]

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Earth Balance


Earth Balance is an absolute must have! It is a butter replacement that can be used as a spread, in baked goods, or in any other dish that you would use butter. It is similar to margarine, but be careful-most margarines have casein or some kind of milk product in […]

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All Hail Seitan!


That’s Seitan (SAY-TAN) not Satan. If you have Celiac disease (allergy to gluten), steer clear seitan as it will suck up your soul! But for everyone else, seitan is a meat substitue made from wheat but should not be confused with flour or bread. It can also be called ‘wheat […]

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‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: BlackBeanBrownies


Yep that’s right. BLACK BEAN brownies. Black beans? Yep! Black beans!!! Guess what the main ingredient is… LOVE. Well actually, black beans are the main ingredient. But the love is pretty tasty too. This scrumptious recipe is from ‘Karma Chows’ Ultimate Cook Book,‘ by Melissa Costello. It has an entire 25 oz […]

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‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: Pad Thai


Pad Thai is one of my most favoritest of favorite things. My boyfriend and I have been on a quest to find the ultimate pad thai ever since I brought him to his first Thai restaurant, Lemon Grass, in Syracuse. Their pad thai is BY FAR the best ever (ask […]

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Dulse


You know when you’re in the ocean and you get that paranoid creepy feeling that something is going to swim up and bite ya under that murky water? Then suddenly you feel a slimy tentacle rubbing against your legs and you frantically swim away to save yourself from the horrors that live […]

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‘Karma Chow’s Ultimate Cookbook’: Chickpea “Tuna” Salad


  Now, I loves me a good tuna fish sandwich. It was one of the hardest things to say goodbye to after becoming vegan. Some of my fondest memories are of going to the cute little coffee shop in my home town where they made the best tuna sandwich. Seriously. […]

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Vegenaise


So what the @#$! is vegenaise? Vegenaise is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a vegan mayonaise. Vegans can’t have mainstream mayo because egg whites are a main ingredient. But other than the eggs, there is nothing else in mayo that vegans can’t have. So most vegenaises you will try are […]

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