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Tomato Update

Our tomato's are coming along nicely. Still a little small but by September they should be  bright red and ready to eat.

Vegetarian Cooking and Baking

You can tell I'm thinking a lot about food this week. I love baking during this time of year and if you are a vegan or vegetarian like myself you will appreciate The Angelica Home Kitchen: Recipes and Rabble Rousings from an Organic Vegan Restaurant. I've prepared nearly everything from this book and let me tell you the recipes are amazing. Some are pretty involved but they all deliver.

I especially enjoy the dessert recipes and tonight I'm baking brownies which are wonderful to give as gifts for the holiday's. And I always make a point of letting my gift recipent know that they are enjoying a treat made without eggs, butter or refined sugar. I can't tell you how many fans I've made by sharing these special baked treats as gifts for the holidays.

Well I hope you enjoy!!

Healthy Homemade Granola

Fed up with store bought granola? I am. Organic brands can be very expensive and conventional brands are just loaded with sugar. So, here is my super easy recipe for healthy granola.

4-6 cups oats
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. Cardamom
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2-2/3 cup maple syrup
1 to 2 tsp. vanilla
2-3 tbs. olive oil or safflower oil
hand full of crushed walnuts (optional of course)
hand full of sliced almonds (optional of course)
half handful of pumpkin seeds (optional of course)
handful of raisins or cranberries. (be creative!)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the dry ingredients with the exception of the raisins. (Leave these to the very end of baking)

Combine wet ingredients separately and whisk well.

Mix wet into dry and stir thoroughly with a wooden spoon.

Spread mixture evenly into a 9x14 or larger roasting pan with low sides.

Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Add raisins and let cool. Then enjoy with fresh fruit and soy or organic milk!

Use your nose to gauge cooking time and will stir the mixture once or twice during cooking time to ensure none of the oats burn which can happen if you are not careful. 

Making your own Tempeh

I'm always on the look out for great vegan recipes. Here is a site with some terrific recipes and great information for those of you who may not know much about Tempeh.

No Foil Cooking

Thanks to Anna Shepard at Eco-Warrier for sharing this tip from one of her readers.

A Vegan Thanksgiving to Remember

If you are like me this time of year can be heartbreaking. Here are some terrific Vegan menus from 'Vegetarians in Paradise' for Thanksgiving that will make everyone thankful including our feathered friends.

Enjoy! Yum Yum! 

Veganism in a Nutshell

I have chosen a vegan lifestyle because of my love for all sentient beings so it makes perfect sense that I would be importing products from Brazil that are made with recycled canvas and a faux leather that is made from Amazonian plants.

Being a vegan is not so difficult once you understand what is at stake. Here is a great resource for those of you that may be exploring a new lifestyle. Vegan-ism in a nutshell is a terrific site answering some very basic questions that will de-mystify Veganism for you.

Free Vegetarian Starter Kit!

We support the work of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and I just came across this free e-book with ideas and tips on making the switch to a vegetarian diet.

The free e-book comes complete with recipes and tips for women who are pregnant as well as vegetarian diets for children ages 1-4, 5-6, 7-12 and 13-19.  Enjoy!