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Pomegranate Quinoa

November 15, 2011 By Tiffany 5 Comments

Quinoa (pronouced keen-wah) is an excellent food choice for vegetarians who want to incorporate nourishing traditional foods in their diet. Many think it is a grain but it is actually the fruit of an herb plant and it is related to spinach. It is also a complete protein, gluten free, and a very healthy choice [...]

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Can You Be a Nourished, Traditional Foods Vegetarian?

January 10, 2011 By Tiffany 2 Comments

The traditional and nourishing foods diets made popular by Weston A. Price and Sally Fallon of Nourishing Traditions often emphasize the consumption of animal products. This is due to their nutrient density and availability year round. It is easier to get sufficient protein by eating a juicy steak it is thought, rather than by eating [...]

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What is the Raw Foods Diet?

January 6, 2011 By Tiffany Leave a Comment

The concept of eating raw has gained a lot of momentum in the past couple of years. If you are unfamiliar with a raw diet you may be confused or even a little weary. Perhaps you imagine people eating nothing but carrot sticks and wheat grass juice. Or you might conjure up images of people [...]

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Homemade Peach Frozen Yogurt

July 12, 2010 By Tiffany 3 Comments

This is actually a very easy, very yummy treat to make on hot summer days. It has the tang of yogurt with the delicious sweetness of peaches and nothing screams summer like peaches!!! All in all it took only 40 minutes to make this in an ice cream maker and it was a HUGE hit! [...]

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Spinach, Mustard, and Mushroom Pasta

July 7, 2010 By Tiffany 2 Comments

I added a recipe for my Mojito Raspberry Paletas to a the Vegetarian Foodie Friday blog carnival a couple days ago. As I did, I noticed a recipe for Fresh Pasta with Spinach, Mushroom & Mustard Sauce and I knew immediately that I had to make it. I ended up making it for my parents tonight [...]

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Vegetarian Fourth of July Party Ideas

June 2, 2010 By Tiffany Leave a Comment

The great American Fourth of July picnic.. it is a tradition with foods such grilled hot dogs, burgers, and fried chicken. But Vegetarians can get their red, white, and blue festivities on with good food too! Here are some ideas for making your Fourth of July a vegetarian friendly affair. Grill Those Veggies Yes, you [...]

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Eating Vegetarian While Traveling

May 16, 2010 By Tiffany Leave a Comment

I just got back from an 8 day trip to Virginia and DC. We stayed in the Shenandoah area of VA and made several day trips to Falls Church, VA where we caught the subway train into DC for fun and museum hopping. Under ideal circumstances you can check out vegetarian or vegan restaurant opportunities [...]

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A Vegetarian Cinco de Mayo Feast

May 6, 2010 By Tiffany 1 Comment

Today was Cinco de Mayo and we decided to create a theme meal to celebrate… always vegetarian of course and mostly organic. On the menu: Homemade salsa, guacamole, burritos with wheat and gluten free rice tortillas, yellow rice, black beans, a little bit of cheddar cheese, blue corn chips, rice pudding, cacao nibs, pineapple, papaya, [...]

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Almost Vegan Manicotti

May 4, 2010 By Tiffany Leave a Comment

Manicotti, like most Italian food, is a big favorite in our house. Ever since we started this vegetarian journey I have attempted to find tasty Veg Italian dishes that even my meat loving husband would love. Since we trade off on cooking duty, this means he has to come up with creative veggie dishes too. [...]

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How to Make a Green Smoothie

April 1, 2010 By Tiffany Leave a Comment

My kids and I are crazy about green smoothies. We make them a couple times daily usually. Never before has it been so easy to get my kids to eat plenty of those all important leafy greens! You may be wondering what a green smoothie is exactly. Or maybe not, they seem to be getting really [...]