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Vegan Avocado Dill Potato Salad

May 19, 2013
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Now that it’s Spring and some of us are thinking about barbecuing, picnics and potlucks, I thought it was the perfect time to dig out this recipe I haven’t yet shared with you. It’s a delicious twist on potato salad using avocados instead of mayonnaise. I’m sure many of you have loved potato salad and [...]

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Fat Free Potato Chip Recipe

April 14, 2013
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Hands up how many people like eating crunchy snacks? What about potato chips? Mhmm that’s what I thought! You love potato chips, but wonder how you can eat them as part of a healthy diet. I love crunchy things and sometimes you want the crunch of a chip, but without all the excess fat and [...]

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Bun Chay (Vegetarian Vietnamese Vermicelli Herb Salad)

March 24, 2013
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I love how fresh and light vegetarian Vietnamese food is. Vietnamese dishes don’t tend to be very vegan friendly because many items have chicken stock or fish sauce in them, so you may not always be able to find something that is truly vegan at a Vietnamese restaurant. Bun Chay is a vegetarian vermicelli noodle [...]

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Jeff Novick on the Myth of Moderation Pt 1: Do All Foods Really Fit?

February 11, 2013

I love watching presentations by Jeff Novick. First he always presents great information that challenges the beliefs of the mass public and secondly he is very engaging and entertaining while doing so. I also highly recommend his lecture From Oil To Nuts: The Essential Facts About Fat Oils. You can watch a free section of [...]

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Inspirational Vegan Documentaries Review on Netflix

January 23, 2013
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I’m down in Texas right now (hiding from winter)and getting some sunshine. I brought my handy little apple tv device with me and have been watching Netflix documentaries lately. I have to say how thoroughly impressed I am that Netflix (in the USA at least) has tons of awesome documentaries to choose from that are [...]

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Vegan Soy Curl Fajitas With Yams (Sweet Potatoes)

January 21, 2013
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I don’t often use “fake meat” substitutes and prefer to make almost everything from scratch.  But my favourite “just like chicken” product is Soy Curls because they do have a great taste and texture once they are seasoned.  They don’t contain a lot of ingredients, just soy and they are gluten free (and GMO free as [...]

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Vegan Baked Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli and Mushrooms

December 27, 2012
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Sometimes I like to play around with my own recipes and change them up for variety! This is a different spin on my Low Fat Vegan Baked Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese. This time I’ve left out the panko breadcrumbs so you can see all those lovely vegetables inside! I’ve added lightly steamed broccolini/brocolette (a milder [...]

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Vegan Quinoa Chickpea Pilaff

November 26, 2012
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Quinoa is all the rage now, and so are quinoa salads and pilaffs. There are hundreds of ways to season quinoa and you don’t have to just eat it plain on the side. If you find cooking quinoa properly still a challenge, check out my post How To Cook Quinoa Perfectly to make sure your next [...]

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Fat Free Vegan Spaghetti Marinara With Chickpeas

November 25, 2012
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So this is a recipe I made one day when I wasn’t sure what to throw into the spaghetti… I thought why not try a bit of chickpea for something to chew on. The results were not bad, but you definitely need a lot of sauce to add some flavour. I used whole wheat pasta [...]

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Quick and Easy Dr. McDougall Program Dinner Meal Ideas

July 2, 2012
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Eating a whole foods plant based diet doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming.  It can be very cheap, quick and satisfying, but you need to be able to design a meal that will at least give you enough calories and be enjoyable to eat to succeed in the long term. Dr. John McDougall [...]

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