Delicious presentation of your vegan meals will make them taste better without you having to change a single ingredient. The brain thinks food that looks good must taste good. As you’re planning your summer vegan entertaining events or even your everyday family meals, consider adding gorgeous garnish to give your vegan recipes gourmet appeal. Here are three easy ways to garnish your plates. Read More
Sipping orange pekoe with a slice of spicy tea cake is a delicious way to spend the afternoon of a warm, sunny day. This easy vegan cake recipe can also be a tasty addition to a weekend picnic basket. Read More
When the craving for fresh summer peach pie arises but the last thing you want to do is make pie pastry, satisfy your vegan sweet tooth with this easy baked summer peach dessert. Partner it with a scoop of vegan ice cream and you’ve got the perfect finale to a backyard cookout. Read More
A celebrity chef and a father of three, Tyler Florence knows the importance of eating well and fixing meals that the whole family will love to eat. The disappointing selection of tasteless (or terrible tasting) infant and toddler foods on the market led him and his partner Max Mackenzie to launch Sprout, an organic baby food company that offers baby food that really does taste good. Florence’s experience with Sprout and his own children inspired his latest cookbook Start Fresh (Rodale, 2011), a healthy and delicious cookbook featuring 60 recipes for infants, babies, and toddlers. Having an affinity for Mexican-inspired recipes, I fell in love with the Horchata recipe in Florence’s book.
The list of reasons to eat fresh, whole foods instead of processed foods is long. However, sometimes it takes just a few specific reasons to convince you to eat as close to nature as possible. Here are four reasons from 25 Amazing Facts About Food, a new (free) download from Mike Adams, editor of NaturalNews.com. Read More
Summer is when fruit is at its ripe juiciest, making fruit salads a winner at every meal. This vegan salad recipe boasts color, natural sweetness, and antioxidant-packed nutrition that kids and adults alike will find hard to resist. Read More
Ann Gentry, owner of the Los Angeles vegan restaurant Real Food Daily, features this Fresh Raspberry Syrup in her newest cookbook Vegan Family Meals: Real Food for Everyone (Andrews McMeel, 2011). Try it with your favorite vegan pancake recipe, swirl it into dairy-free yogurt, or drizzle overtop vegan ice cream. If fresh berries aren’t available, Gentry suggests using frozen raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries. Read More
School’s just about for summer, meaning your kids are home and you have a chance to hit the reset button on unhealthy eating habits they may have picked up during the school year. Registered dietitian Deirdre Pizzoferrato, founder of Connecticut-based child nutrition company Beanstalk Express, says now is the time to engage your kids in healthy “snack-tivities” and make way for them to learn to love nutritious foods. With one-third of the American children considered overweight or obese, changing your children’s snack habits is one easy step in reducing their risk of weight gain. Even if your family is following a vegan diet, making snack time fun for the kids will make vegan eating more enjoyable. Here are five of Pizzoferrato’s healthy summer snacking tips for kids. Read More
Need a crowd-pleasing vegan dessert for your summer holidays? Bake a few extra batches of these vegan cookies and keep them in your freezer. For a tasty change, swap out dark chocolate for vegan white chocolate and pecans for the walnuts. Read More
Loaded with berry goodness, these scumptious vegan muffins also deliciously surprise with vegan white chocolate chips. Just in time for Memorial Day and 4th of July celebrations, Red White and Blue Muffins are a tasty vegan breakfast munch or sweet treat for a holiday picnic. Read More
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