Our culture is sadly raised to loathe the refrain “now eat your veggies!” Kids and adults a like tend to find candy a treat, fruit alright, meat a necessity and veggies something we eat because we “ought to.” At the same time the variety of veggies found in our supermarkets is a simple sliver of [...]

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Ecological Cooking, by Jo Stepaniak & Kathy Hecker is a mini-encyclopedia of Vegan cooking. The book may not sport glossy pictures, but it is filled to the brim with instructions, ideas, tips and recipes that should help even a kitchen novice to start cooking vegan. In fact, the book is a veritable “Joy of [...]

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Our family is decidedly Flexitarian. We’ve tried eating only veggie, but we prefer to eat a little Free Range meat or some fish on occasion. Nevertheless, our society eats way too much meat and we could all benefit (the people and the planet) from eating more vegetarian meals. Thus, I’ve decided that I can have [...]

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I must admit that I am running out of recipes for my weekly menu planning post. After today’s post I will either have to get creative, share some family recipes or perhaps publish some recipes submitted by readers. I may yet do a “family recipe post,” but for now I will leave you wondering as [...]

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