Cookbook Reviews, Dessert, Main Courses, Recipes, Vegan

Book Report: The Plant Protein Revolution Cookbook + 2 Bonus Recipes + Giveaway!

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*** GIVEAWAY CLOSED ***

After 6 months of writing and cooking for my new cookbook, I am happy to say I put it to bed! It will be coming out in May 2021. As we get closer, I will share more details but now that it’s done, I can finally dive into all of the new vegan titles that have come out in the last few months. And I am super excited about The Plant Protein Revolution Cookbook: Supercharge Your Body with More Than 85 Delicious Vegan Recipes Made with Protein-Rich Plant-Based Ingredients by Robin Robertson! This book is fantastic and timely and packed with recipes that answer the age old question, “But, where do you get your protein?”

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Breakfast, Condiments, Dessert, Recipes, Vegan

Blackberry Picking + Small Batch Artisanal Berry Jam!

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Greig Farm, Red Hook, NY

The summer of 2020 is winding down and we are preparing to go back to school. In the words of Jerry Garcia, “what a long strange it’s been!” The last 6 months have been life altering to say the least. Being in lockdown in an apartment in New York City because of a raging pandemic was insane but I wrote a new book, spent every waking hour with my husband and son, and was forced to do nothing when there was nothing to do. On some level, I am grateful for that time but as soon as lockdown ended in June, we started taking trips outside of the city. We spent some time out east on Long Island where we hit up the farm stands and got lots of fresh corn and tomatoes and made several trips to the Hudson Valley, one of our favorite areas. This last time, my plan included picking blackberries!

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Blue Plate Specials, Main Courses, Recipes, Vegan

Blue Plate Special #65: Seared Tofu with Spicy Citrus Salad and Slow Roasted Red Onions

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It has been a long time (3 years?!) since I posted what I like to call a Blue Plate Special – a plate of goodness that usually includes a protein like tofu, tempeh or beans, and two or three sides. I have made so many over the years and they are on full repeat in my kitchen that I didn’t think I could come up with another combo. But I have and it’s a good one!

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Recipes, Salads, Vegan

How to Build a Not-Boring Salad

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This season in our lives has certainly had its challenges. As I type this, we are still in the middle of the pandemic and things are nowhere near normal. Or what used to be normal. Or, now maybe a new normal. Anyway, I have been trying to keep things as sane as possible and trying to come up with ideas for dinner. And that is how salad came to be a regular dinner around here.

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