Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup
“Only the pure in heart can make soup.” - Ludwig Van Beethoven This soup looks creamy and it has a creamy flavor without adding milk. I think if you wanted an even heartier flavor you could add...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Vegetarian Curry
Looks like my vegan lifestyle is really trying to stick. I’m a big fan of Indian food. The other night- I made Vegetarian Curry. Served over a 1/4c of brown rice and greens it made a great meal. I...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Meatless Meatballs?
I must confess when I first thought about doing tofu meatballs I was skeptical. I’m not big on foods that try to be meat. You can’t call a carrot a burger, I won’t be duped. But always one to try...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Chickpea Burgers
I search the world looking for the best veggie burger recipes. That’s hyperbole, but I think my point is clear. Veggie burgers matter to me. And I’ve made a few great ones. Guess what? This one may be...
View ArticleFood Yoga- Fettuccine with English Peas, Mushrooms and Onions
Some things are worth the extra effort. I notice and appreciate the details when it comes to food. Not everyone does. And although I shake my head at these people (on the inside of course, I’m not...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Black Bean Chili and Hot Peppers Baby!!!
I love chili. But I’m not obsessed with it. You know, like the people who have recipes in safe deposit boxes because only 2 living family members are allowed to know the secret ingredient. When one...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Pasta and Spring Veggies
HAPPY SPRING!!!! I was going to whip up a healthier version of Pasta Primavera for Meatless Monday post. It’s really warm here on the East Coast and a creamy but vegan dish didn’t fit the weather....
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Five Minute Gazpacho
Oh how I love warm weather! Aside from it being the season of my birth (what what could possibly be wrong with it), it’s the time of longer days, fresh foods and spring fever. This means I need to be...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Black Bean Burgers
I won’t sit here and pretend that a ‘burger’ made from black beans, asparagus and other goodies is the same as a burger made from beef. It’s not. It bears no resemblance to a Kobe hamburger. That...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Stuffed Zucchini
I wish I had a garden. I just know that I have a green thumb. It’s genetic. My mother has a green fist and my Dad is a scientist so c’mon that’s got to mean something. But all this city livin’ has...
View ArticleThe Vegetarian Table – Arugula Blackberry Salad
Mange! So these days my diet is mostly vegan- but I do allow myself to have cheese once in awhile. I go back and forth with the decision, but I find if I over think it, my head hurts. For now- I have...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Green Bean and Mushroom Stir Fry
A good stir fry is an easy meal. Grab what’s in the fridge and toss it in a pan! Green beans are great in a stir fry. The trick is to make sure they are steamed for a few minutes before they hit the...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Pizza Treats
I feel like the toughest part of a diet that is 80% plant based is creating tasty snacks or appetizers. Let’s face it, there’s only so much crudite a person can eat. I mean how many carrots sticks and...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – 21 meals 35 bucks
Post by Oneika’s Yoga Life. So, Eat Well on the Cheap was a great post what wasn’t well thought out. I decided to go back to the drawing board. 7 days. 21 meals. 5 bucks a day. Grand plans of menu...
View ArticleBrussels Sprouts With Quinoa – Food Yoga
Derailed. My list is dust in the wind. That’s life though, right? Best laid plans and all that? Right now I have work to do and a hunger to quell. Pish- no worries. In 20 minutes you too can prepare a...
View ArticleBreakfast Yoga
I have the attention span of a small child. And everything entertains me. This means each day is an adventure. I shriek with delight at every new discovery and can barely contain myself as I share my...
View ArticleFood Yoga- When Mistakes Get Delicious
Grown-up pizza!!! I had these grand plans to make a tasty pizza with prickly pears goat cheese and caramelized onions. But it just wasn’t working. I tried, but square pegs, round holes and whatnot....
View ArticleCucumber Gazpacho
Summer weather. It’s my favorite time of year. Not just because I can zip around on my bike without a balaclava but because summer veggies make dinner easy and delicious. Gazpacho is refreshing...
View ArticleFood Yoga! Meatless Monday – Mushroom Tagliatelle
Happy Meatless Monday!! I know it may be hard for you to give up meat completely. Like everything else we learn, it takes practice. I have had my own struggles with going meatless. The reasons that we...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Roasted Cauliflower and Carrot Soup with Tricolor Carrot Salad
Happy Meatless Monday! Soup, salad and bread. Yum. I love summer. The sun on my face and heat on my skin make me feel alive. It’s a time of year when ice clinking in tall glasses of water and taking...
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