Have you ever eaten crema? Crema is the Mexican version of French crème fraîche. Both are a slightly sour and thickened dairy cream but less thick than American dairy sour cream. It’s typically used as a garnish drizzled over enchiladas, burritos and tacos. I’ve also seen it used as a dip for tortilla chips. I loved it […]
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Laura Theodore’s Vegan Garbanzo Stew with Spicy Rice
I love, love, love garbanzo beans (chickpeas). I like to add them to so many dishes – from my daily salad, to satisfying soups, to sandwich spreads, to pasta recipes, and so much more! I even eat them by the handful, (drained well, but right out of the can) or they can be tossed with […]
Cookbook Review and Recipe: V is for Vegan by Kerstin Rodgers
I didn’t know much about Kerstin Rodgers (aka MsMarmiteLover) before picking up her book V is for Vegan, but now I feel she is someone I want to hang out with and talk about food, travel, photography, and her exciting adventures. I mean, who else can say that a song by the band Madness was written […]
Where Do You Get Your Protein?
The one question that herbivores get asked more than anything else is “Where do you get your protein?” It usually comes right after “You haven’t eaten any of the bacon or eggs. Are you vegan?” I’ve been eating this way for so long, that I’m actually kind of tired of the word “protein”. In fact, […]
Roasted Tomato and Jackfruit Chili
I was at a friends’ house the first time I tried jackfruit. My friends are the type of people who not only know good vegan food, they know how to cook good vegan food. So when they asked me to take a taste test of dinner while it was still cooking, I didn’t hesitate to […]