Gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish. These eight foods account for 90% of food allergies (source). If you’re vegan, half of them aren’t a concern, since you don’t eat them anyway. However, the other four could be issues. And even those four foods are pretty tough to exclude from your diet. Soy […]
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Air Fryer Tofu Satay
Tofu Satay cooks up incredibly quickly in the air fryer. It’s perfect dipped in my quick-and-easy, blender peanut sauce. Serve it as an appetizer or entree! When I was a kid, we would go out for Thai food once a week, on average, and I so looked forward to Thai food night! My family orders […]
The New Vegan by Áine Carlin
I’ve been vegan for well over a decade. The switch was a little a difficult at times, but I got through it. After reading The New Vegan, I wish I had had Áine Carlin by my side all of those years ago! As the title suggests, The New Vegan is geared towards new vegans. In […]
Vegan Colcannon for St. Patrick’s Day
I am part Irish, but I didn’t grow eating foods that were Irish in nature, and we never celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with anything special. Several years ago, I had been reading about Irish foods, Colcannon struck as something I’d enjoy. It’s simply mashed potatoes with cabbage or kale, with leeks, scallions, or chives sometimes mixed in. I […]
Raw-Vitalize: The Easy 21-Day Raw Food Recharge by Mimi Kirk and Mia Kirk White
Years ago when I was deep in recovery from chronic illness, I read an article about Mimi Kirk. Raw foods had been a boon to my healing journey, and I was a sucker for a good transformation story. Her youthful energy and exuberance for raw foods made me an instant fan. In a society where […]