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    Posted on April 26th, 2009

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    Who Wants Vegan Cookies?

    Have you ever had a cookie exchange at work or school? This is where everyone makes their favorite cookies, and you trade them so everyone gets a few of each kind. I stopped participating for a while-I didn’t mind not always being able to eat cookies that were made with butter or milk chocolate, but [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 22nd, 2009

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    The Perfect Fall Morning-A Favorite Vegan Cake Recipe

    I love Autumn. The changing colors, the crisp air-you can almost taste the holidays coming up. Nothing suits me better on an early fall morning, then a hot cup of tea and a slice of something sweet. I propose that the perfect slice for the perfect morning would have to have apples. Apples scream fall. [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 18th, 2009

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    Vegan Pumpkin Pie, Just in Time for Thanksgiving!

    The holiday season is can be a difficult time for vegans, especially those who will be celebrating with people who are expecting the Thanksgiving feast they are have grown accustomed to having. With the focus firmly on the food during thanksgiving, those preparing a non traditional meal can really feel the pressure. Hopefully these three [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 15th, 2009

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    Pastry Chef Worthy Desserts-From a Vegan?

    Pastry chefs LOVE their butter and cream. It seems almost impossible to get a French style dessert if your a vegan. As a lover of fine food, it became a personal mission of mine to bake the kind of cake you might get in a nice restaurant-while remaining completely vegan. To further complicate the issue, [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 12th, 2009

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    You Got Chocolate In My Peanut Butter!

    Remember those commercials? They were huge when I was a kid. They explored the magic that is the marriage of chocolate and peanut butter. To this day, anything with that particular flavor still evokes memories of sneaking peanut butter cups on halloween, after already eating more candy than my parents would allow in one sitting.
    Despite [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 8th, 2009

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    My Favorite Chocolate Cupcakes-No One Has to Know Their Vegan!

    My Favorite Chocolate Cupcakes-No One Has to Know Their Vegan!
    Sometimes I think that going vegan is easy. Other times it feels like the hardest thing in the world. The hard times usually involve a once favored food that I think I can no longer enjoy. Those foods are frequently desserts, and I am usually wrong [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 4th, 2009

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    Vegan Vanilla-Yogurt Pound Cake

    Ah, pound cake. Who doesn’t love it? Easy to make, easy to bake, fancy enough for a weeknight dessert, but simple enough to pack a slice for lunch. Sturdy enough to hold up to abuse, yet it practically melts in your mouth.
    I’m not sure how pound cake got it’s name, but trust me-it could [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on April 1st, 2009

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    The Sunday Morning Vegan

    For me, Sundays have always been a day of traditions. My traditions include sleeping in, the Sunday paper, and fresh squeezed juice. I never squeeze my own orange juice during the week-but Sundays, it’s a guaranteed thing.
    I’ve always been a fan of Sunday brunch, as well. Unfortunately, most brunch menus are laden with eggs [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on March 28th, 2009

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    Looking For A Vegan Thanksgiving Dessert? Try These Pumpkin Brownies!

    Looking For A Vegan Thanksgiving Dessert? Try These Pumpkin Brownies!
    Talk about evocative flavors. Have you ever had a bite of something, just a little taste, that brought back memories so vivid you swore you were reliving them? That happened to me the first time I tasted these brownies. I really think that the combination of [...]

  • Vegan Diet

    Posted on March 25th, 2009

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    What Do You Mean I Can’t Use Eggs! Vegan Baking

    What Do You Mean I Can’t Use Eggs! Vegan Baking Tips
    One of the hardest things about becoming a vegan is finding or making baked goods. Most traditional baked goods contain eggs, butter, or milk-and these items can have a chemical effect that you just can’t ignore.
    Here are some tips I’ve learned for substituting vegan ingredients, [...]