Details my life as an urban vegan, and news about my upcoming cookbook, "The Urban Vegan: 250 Simple, Sumptuous Recipes, from Street Cart Favorites to Haute Cuisine" which will hit the bookstores in Fall 2009. Also features a vegan store, recipes, and travel tips.
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Naturally blonde.
"So, this blonde walks into a juice bar..."
I've been a towhead all my life. So I've heard, endured – and gleefully shared – more than my share of dumb blonde jokes. [Not to mention Polish jokes. Oh, and let's not forget the ever-popular vegan jokes.]
But seriously, folks.
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Win a coupon for a free carton of Good Karma Flax Milk
Omega-3s. They're the big nutritional buzzword, and everyone knows we don't get enough in the right proportion to omega-6s. There are actually three different types of Omega 3s: DHA, EPA and ALA and it's best to consume all 3 in balance. [Regi
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Black bean hummus may not look pretty – but you can't judge a dip by its color.
Chickpea-based hummus is a vegetarian classic – nutritious, easy to make and frugal. It's substantial on its own and is prone to infinitesimal variations – garlic, horseradish, edamame, red pepper, sun-dried toma
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Shower the people you love with sugar (at least on Valentine's Day)
Anyone can hand off a store-bought box of chocolates as a Valentine gift. But nothing says “I love you” better than a batch of these adorably addictive heart-shaped cookies from my new cookbook, Celebrate Vegan. The
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What a life. From gutter kitties to feline odalisques...
Pablo would like to announce the winner of the $20 gift certificate to Allison's Gourmet. [Buttons, as you can see, refuses to be woken from her beauty rest for such foolishness]. The lucky chocoholic is.....[drumroll!]....ANNE! Co
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Cranberry-Cornbread squares, fresh out of the oven.
Cornmeal-based baked goods are unfairly typecast. Cornbread tends to be savory or semi-savory while breakfast corn muffins usually lean on the sweet side. For this recipe, thinking "outside the savory box" required baking these tasty, sweet cornb
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Some of the hedonistic confections that Allison makes by hand: dark peppermint bark, peppermint creme patties, truffles and artisanal caramels.
Last year at the Vida Vegan Conference, I met and hung out with Allison Rivers Samson, self-proclaimed "Maven of Mmmmm" and owner of th
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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie: Dessert in a glass
Smoothie Basics
The weather's growing colder, and I know it's more seasonally appropriate to write about warming libations like tea, coffee and cocoa. But the fact is, regardless of the temperature, when my tummy starts to rumble– usually around 10 a.m.–
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Beans, beans, they're good for your heart – and your wallet
The 80-20 Ratio
In terms of maintaing a healthy diet – and in maintaining equilibrium in most things in life – I'm all about the 80-20 ratio. Generally speaking, I aim for 80% healthy foods and 20% hedonistic. Some weeks are better t
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Last Saturday, I met JL of JL Goes Vegan for a girls' night out nosh. She came down to Philly for work and was dying to try Vedge. Of course, she didn't exactly have to wring my arm to join her; I had been to Vedge's press opening in November and was anxious to return for a full
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