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Monthly Archive: February 2011

The Big O, the Big V, the Big C

Curious about day 3 of alphebruary?  Here’s a teaser. But before I get into that, I wanted to hear people’s thoughts on the way Oprah discussed veganism on a recent episode of her show.  I was talking whining about it to my mom yesterday and she brought up some good points.  So, I’m not going to be the bitter vegan that brings up all the issues I had with it because after some consideration, I’m just happy veganism is getting the spotlight at all (regardless of the reasons The Big O is choosing to showcase… Read more >

February 3, 2011 nooch, nuts Read more >

Barley Irony

Yes, I ate more than my arame-zing salad yesterday. I had breakfast (Alvarado Street sprouted bread with peanut butter, banana slices, and cinnamon). Lunch (wrap). And dinner. My latest batch of log seitan was in both lunch and dinner. I used this same recipe/method but kneaded it longer, which made for a much denser log.  The lunch wrap had Alvarado Street sprouted tortilla, spinach, seitan, and a delicious avocado/hummus spread. One (whole) avocado + one (huge) scoop of roasted red pepper hummus One squeeze of lime juice + one dash of paprika I spread some… Read more >

February 2, 2011 granola, greek yogurt, spinach salad, tvp Read more >

A is for…

Arame. Welcome to the first day of Alphebruary.  [In case you missed the description of this month’s little game, see this post] Arame is a species of seaweed.  I’ve used it to make seaweed salads before (as well as wakame), but seaweed is something I often forget about until I am at a sushi restaurant.  It’s ridiculously easy to make, which is why it immediately came to mind when I was brainstorming “A” words for the first day of Alphebruary.  So tonight I was set on making a delicious seaweed salad centered around arame.  Here… Read more >

February 1, 2011 kale, seaweed, seitan Read more >