Vegan Guinea Pig

Quick & Easy Low-Calorie Vegan Comfort Food is here! (Plus it's giveaway time!!!)

2012-05-16T22:58:00.001-04:00

IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE! IT'S FINALLY HERE! As of May 15, 2012 Quick and Easy Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food is officially in a bookstore near you (or on your favorite online store). Writing this book has been a true labor of love as I balanced work, school, blogging, pregnancy and writing - and I couldn't be more proud of how it turned out. Every recipe has complete nutritional analysis plus I give

Match Meats Vegan Crab Meat

2012-03-15T12:09:00.000-04:00

Although I’ve never actually had a crab cake made of actual crab I am a sucker for a good tempeh cake with a little tartar sauce or a spicy remoulade. I’ve generally steered clear of vegan crab meat as the thought of handling something that was remotely crab like kinda grossed me out plus why go out and buy expensive mock products when tempeh is just a couple bucks and readily available?

Quorn's New Vegan Burger

2012-03-01T11:59:00.000-05:00

There's a fungus among us - and it is damn tasty. When the folks at Quorn contacted me about their new vegan burger I was over the moon with excitement. Their products have always looked soooo yum-tastic but none of them are vegan. Finally Quorn heard to pleads of its vegan audience and came out with a vegan burger. But not just any vegan burger, a smoky, savory, meaty vegan burger that is

Book Review: Vegan For Life by Jack Norris and Virginia Messina

2012-02-17T17:52:00.003-05:00

As a student of nutrition I can't tell you how frustrating it is when I hear misinformation and hysteria about nutrition and veganism. The scientific literature is filled with solid, reproducible evidence that a vegan diet is not only safe but abundantly healthy for humans at all stages of life from birth and beyond including pregnancy and lactation. This has been echoed in position papers

Breakfast Lifesaver! Amy's Tofu Scramble in a Pocket Sandwich

2012-01-26T13:33:00.000-05:00

I'm not a morning person. Not even a little. Getting up at 9am is my idea of getting up early. But now that I have a little girl my schedule has been turned upside down and I find myself getting up before sunrise to get ready for the day. Between getting myself ready, my daughter ready and heading out the door on time breakfast has slowly shrunk lower and lower on the priority list. But as a

So Pricey Yet So Delicious Greek Style Coconut Milk Yogurt

2012-01-13T10:57:00.000-05:00

A belated happy new year to all of my wonderful readers! I have had a fantastic hiatus from blogging taking care of my new baby girl and am finally getting a chance to return to both my blogs and share great recipes and reviews with you again. First up is So Delicious brand Greek Style Coconut Milk Yogurt. If you've made it past the title of my review on So Delicious Coconut Milk traditional

And The Winner Is....

2011-11-06T08:50:00.001-05:00

This has been one of my most fun contest ever. I absolutely loved reading about everyone's favorite celebrations from weddings and birthdays to impromptu celebrations with friends over food. But without further ado the winner of a signed copy of Quick & Easy Vegan Celebrations is Janel! Not only that but Janel is a newsletter subscriber who put in the secret newsletter code so she also gets a

GIVEAWAY! Win a free, signed copy of Quick & Easy Vegan Celebrations

2011-10-28T12:30:00.000-04:00

Wowzers. Vegan Mofo went by so quickly this year! I didn't get in half or even a fourth of the blogging I planned to and now the Vegan Month of Food is almost over and I have yet to have one giveaway! Well that's all about to change. With a new baby on the way and my latest cookbook Quick & Easy Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food off to the publisher I have a lot to celebrate and want to share my joy

Royal Harvest Flavored Flax Oils

2011-10-27T12:10:00.004-04:00

A little over a year ago, by happenstance, I found myself having lunch with a man that had been vegan for 30 years. I picked his brain about the evolution of the vegan diet from the whole foods diet (which was all that was available when he went vegan) to the tower of processed foods that are now staples in many diets. The conversation was absolutely fascinating and as he got up to leave he

Vegan Snack Bar Alert! - New Orchard Bars

2011-10-25T12:00:00.001-04:00

I can't tell you how many food and energy bars I receive to taste and review for this blog. Typically they're all seeds, twigs and berries and not worth mentioning and nearly always they are so packed with calories that they could almost be considered a meal and definitely not something I would recommend as a snack. Orchard Bards kin of fall outside of the realm of a snack bar or a meal

Hazelnut Hot Cocoa

2011-10-17T21:26:00.000-04:00

Wondering what that chocolatey beverage is steaming in the mug behind my Chocolate Hazelnut Pumpkin Pancakes. It's Hazelnut Hot Cocoa and here's the quick and easy recipe. 2 tablespoon Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter 1 cup plain almond milk Whisk hazelnut butter with 1/4 cup almond milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add remaining milk and continue to whisk until warm. And there you

Chocolate Hazelnut Pumpkin Pancakes

2011-10-10T09:52:00.000-04:00

Once I started experimenting with Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter I just couldn't stop. Pancakes, cookies, hot cocoa. I've been eating this stuff everyday since I bought it! Here's my recipe for Chocolate Hazelnut Pumpkin Pancakes. Makes 11-12 Pancakes 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour2 tablespoons brown sugar1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 3/4 cup

Justin's Chocolate Hazelnut Butter (Move Over Nutella)

2011-10-08T12:16:00.000-04:00

There's a lot of things that I never had as an omnivore or a vegetarian - a Philly cheesesteak, a Reuben and I never had nutella.Now in my vegan life I have fallen so in love with a vegan chicken philly that I actually took one on a plane wrapped up in foil back from Philly to Atlanta and I make tempeh Reuben's at least twice a month. Now that I have found Justin's chocolate hazelnut butter I

It's Vegan Mofo Time!

2011-10-01T11:24:00.000-04:00

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Vegan Brioche brought to you by Have Cake Will Travel

2011-09-09T13:14:00.000-04:00

I don't know what's gotten into me lately but I have been canning, preserving and pickling summer fruits and vegetables like a madwoman. I've had to head to the container store on more than one occasion to buy new risers for my pantry to accommodate my growing collection of jams, preserves, chutney's, sauces and pickled veggies. But what's a girl to do with row after row of summer treats? I've

Go Max Go Foods Jokerz Candy Bar

2011-07-16T10:55:00.001-04:00

Growing up I wasn't allowed to eat much candy. Let's just say I was a "spirited" child with more than enough natural energy to go around and my mom wasn't about to take the chance that adding a little extra sugar would send me over the edge into a tiny tazmanian devil of energy. Since I never really ate candy or chocoaltes as a child I have to say they don't appeal to me very much as an adult

Independence Day BBQ Tempeh Hoagies with Chipotle Mayo

2011-07-03T10:15:00.001-04:00

After a nearly 4 month absence I'm back! I've been busy working on my new book Quick and Easy LOW-CAL Vegan Comfort Food and a new blog dedicated to veganizing Paula Deen recipes called The Lady and Seitan. I'm busy as ever but finally back and I have a stockpile vegan goodies to review for you. What better way to start the month than with a recipe for BBQ Tempeh Hoagies with Chipotle Mayo from

Vegan Bake Sale for Japan!

2011-03-23T22:07:00.001-04:00

I can't believe I haven't blogged in over 6 weeks! The daily grind of school, work, writing a new book and working on a new recipe based blog has me thinking I might have bitten off a little more than I can chew and my poor Vegan Guinea Pig blog has suffered. Well, I'm working on a bunch of new content for you guys but in the meantime I can think of no better reason to break my 6 week silence

Whole Kitchen Pad Thai with Tofu Frozen Dinner

2011-02-15T15:32:00.000-05:00

Many moons ago, back in my ovo-lacto days I used to live and die for a good ole fashioned Whole Foods Whole Kitchen brand frozen meal or soups. Their french onion soup was stacked in my freezer 4 x 4 deep. For the longest time the Whole Kitchen brand hasn't really had much to offer in the world of vegan dishes. However lately, slowly but surely, I'm starting to see more vegan products creeping

Book Review: The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life by Melisser Elliott

2011-02-08T21:27:00.000-05:00

Over here in the land of the Vegan Guinea Pig I get boat loads of vegan cookbooks to look over and review month after month. There’s so many amazing (and some not so amazing) cookbooks out there that it seems to take forever to review them all. What I don’t get often is a vegan book that is more than just a cookbook but a real guide to what being vegan is all about. On the off chance you’ve been

Game Day Nachos (from Quick & Easy Vegan Celebrations)

2011-02-05T16:25:00.001-05:00

I'm not a sports kinda girl by any stretch of the imagination. I managed to make it through 2 years of cheerleading in highschool without ever actually learning how the game of football is played. But what I can do is cook up a big vegan feast for damn near any occasion and Super Bowl Sunday is no exception. Here's my recipe for Game Day Nachos from the Game Day Spread chapter of Quick & Easy

Book Review: Garlic-Onion-Beet-Spinach-Mango-Carrot-Grapefruit Juice by Nathalie VanBalen

2011-01-18T10:22:00.004-05:00

Garlic-Onion-Beet-Spinach-Mango-Carrot-Grapefruit Juice, now say that five times fast. On second thought maybe that isn’t the best idea, I just tried and confused myself by try three. This might sound like the contents to possibly the worst cup of juice ever (try kissing your significant other after taking a big gulp of garlic and onion laced juice) but in fact it’s the name of Nathalie VanBalen’

Homemade Potato Bread

2011-01-11T00:18:00.001-05:00

I haven’t had potato bread since going vegan, I’m not sure if a vegan version exist commercially so I was ecstatic to see not one but two recipes for potato bread in The Bread Lovers Bread Machine Cookbook by Beth Hensperger. One version calls for you to bake and mash your own potatoes and the other calls for instant potato flakes. Beth seemed

It's A Breadmaking Bonanza!

2011-01-07T13:42:00.000-05:00

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Poblano Chickpea Patties by Moo Moo’s Frozen Meals

2011-01-03T14:23:00.002-05:00

My experience with Moo Moo’s Sweet ‘N Spicy Curry Tofu was less than favorable too put it mildly. I spent a week giving Moo Moo’s Poblano Chickpea Patties the stink eye in my freezer as I grazed on leftover BBQ Baked Beans and frozen veggies. Finally, one rainy afternoon I mustered up the courage to pop these patties in the oven and just get the whole thing over with. The patties were much larger