Wow, this has been a rough week. On Sunday night, the wind and rain was so bad from a storm that we lost power. Even though we got the power back on Monday, we had no internet or cable until today! We actually went 5 days with no TV or internet! We were totally […]
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Gluten-Free Biscuits: Pumpkin Feta and Garlic & Rosemary Cheddar
A couple of years ago I attempted baking gluten-free biscuits. This was when I had first started eating gluten-free. They were terrible! Either they came out dry and crumbly or as heavy as a hockey puck. I chalked it up as a loss, reaffirmed my hatred of baking and moved on to other recipes. But […]
Holiday Menu Extravaganza – 90 Vegan Recipes!!
Here are a bunch of recipes for an amazing Chanukah, Thanksgiving and Christmas! Mix and match. Make it your own. No words are necessary. Just click on the picture and it will link to the recipe. These are just a sample of the hundreds of recipes on The “V” Word so be sure to […]
Garlic Tomato Bruschetta, Gnocchi with Butternut Squash, Kale and Mozzarella and Go Veggie! Dairy-Free Cheeses
If someone offered me a lifetime supply of one product, it would be an easy decision: Go Veggie! Dairy-Free Grated Parmesan. That’s the one. Go Veggie!, please deliver a case of this each month and I’ll try not to run out before the month is over. I know cheese is that thing that so many […]
Product Review: So Delicious Culinary Coconut Milk and Pasta in Lemon-Coconut Cream Sauce
It seems that every time I get really excited about a new vegan product, it’s made by So Delicious. I’ve always loved their yogurt, I could live on their frozen desserts, I’m addicted to their new cashew milk and their seasonal coconut milks make me wish it was autumn all year long! Now So […]
Get the The “V” Word Cookbook: Holiday Edition
UPDATE: THIS E-BOOK IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT WOODSTOCKREVERIES.COM and the fundraiser is over. The “V” Word Cookbook: Holiday Edition – Pam Brown, owner and chef of The Garden Cafe on the Green, the ONLY vegan restaurant in Woodstock NY, has fallen ill and needs our help to pay her medical bills and keep the cafe open. The […]
Curried Pumpkin Soup with Apple Croutons and Pacific Foods Products Review
One of my favorite things about the colder seasons is making and eating lots of soup. Nothing warms you up better, inside and out, than holding a steaming bowl in your hands and spooning delicious, savory soup into your mouth. It’s warm, cozy and comforting. With Thanksgiving coming up, my cooking turns to all […]
Colleen’s Pear Crumb Cake
Yesterday I got a huge box delivered to my door. Excited, I hurried to open the box and found a dozen beautiful pears. The pears were a gift from my friend, Colleen. It wasn’t my birthday or anything but life has been hard lately and I have been down. Through it all, Colleen has been […]
Product Review: Wholesome Chow Baking Mixes and a Recipe!!
Remember when I hated baking? If you have been following me for any length of time, you probably remember. I don’t like to measure when I cook and I have limited patience but I keep at it because I’m stubborn. And truth be told, the more I bake, the less I hate it. I’m getting […]
Potato Knishes
` Lately I have been craving a lot of the foods my mother used to make. A few weeks ago I started thinking about her potato knishes. Oh, how we all got happy when Mom made knishes! When Mom got busy making something like knishes, she made enough to feed an army. She brought some […]
Sorta Seitan Cutlets
I know lots of you are anxiously awaiting V-Meat, my own version of a gluten-free seitan, and I’m working on it. I’ve eaten so many batches of test V-Meat, V-Chicken and V-Sausage that I’m getting tired of it. But I’m still working on getting it better. In the meantime, I thought I would share this […]
Product Review: Ziggy Marley Organics…and Recipes for a Jamaican Vegan Feast!!
“It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.” – Haile Selassie I miss a lot of things since moving upstate especially all the different types of food I used to be able to eat. Of all the cuisines I miss, the one I miss the most? Ital food! Not […]
Apple Cake
I love when it’s apple-picking season. It’s the time of the year I most want to bake desserts. But I like desserts that aren’t that sweet. My favorite desserts have fruits and vegetables in them such as carrot, squash, zucchini, bananas and apples with warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. This apple cake […]
Product Review: Vegan Cuts
Remember when you were a kid, how fun it was to get mail? It always meant something good – a letter from a friend at camp or a present from Grandma. As you got older, mail got a lot less fun – bills, advertisements, bills, junk, bills. Well, now the mail can be fun […]
Pumpkin Tofu Scramble with Tofu Feta and Greens
It’s October! October is my favorite month of the year. The weather is cooler and the leaves are turning to all my favorite jewel-toned colors: orange, green, brown, red and purple (hey, there are purple leaves!). It’s the month of Tom’s and my anniversary. This year will be 10 YEARS since we met in my […]
Product Review: Beyond Eggs for Cookies and Just Mayo (and a recipe!)
There are 2 new products from Hampton Creek Foods that are going to change the way we eat and cook: Beyond Eggs for Cookies and Just Mayo. If there was ever a vegan product that I have been waiting for, it’s one that replaces eggs. Usually, I use flaxseed to replace eggs in baking […]
VeganMoFo 2013 Summary
Well, another year of VeganMoFo has come and gone. It always feels so daunting at the beginning, trying to figure out what to blog about for 20 days and then, before you know it, it’s over. This was my 3rd year participating in VeganMoFo. My first year I had the theme “VeganMoFo and the […]
VeganMoFo #20: Caramelized Radishes
Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo 2013, the month of vegan food. I can’t believe this is the 20th post already! There aren’t many veggies that I don’t like. When it comes to trying new foods, I have a rule: I can’t say I don’t like something unless I try it several times, […]
VeganMoFo #19: Ask Dr. V – Vegan Meats
Ask Dr. V – Vegan Meats Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo – the month of vegan food. Be sure to check out some of the thousand participating bloggers! It’s always fun to find new blogs, new recipes and new friends. Today The “V” Word is featuring another edition of “Ask Dr. V” […]
VeganMoFo Day #18: Thai Caesar Salad
Welcome to another edition of VeganMoFo 2013, a whole month dedicated to blogging about delicious vegan food. Do you know Gary Lowenthal? If you don’t, you should. Gary is the founder of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale and co-founder of Compassion for Animals. Compassion for Animals is a non-profit organization that “works to […]
VeganMoFo Day #17: Spicy Black Bean Soup with Coconut Sour Cream
Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo 2013, the month of delicious vegan food. Hopefully, you are checking out lots of blogs that might be new to you and finding lots of great new recipes to try. The weather is getting colder fast. The leaves are already changing and falling. It’s time to pull […]
VeganMoFo Day #16: Herbed Crispy Flatbread – Regular and Gluten-Free
Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo 2013, the month-long celebration of vegan food. Today you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck because I’m giving you two…count ’em, two…recipes for flatbread. One uses gluten flours and the other is gluten-free. So pretty much, most people are covered. And I know I promised […]
VeganMoFo Day #15: Braised Seitan Short Ribs in Spicy Chile Sauce
Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo 2013, a whole month of delicious vegan food. What better way to spend any day than with a new recipe that is both amazingly yummy and cruelty-free? It’s a win-win! As you may know, The “V” Word recipes are about 99% gluten-free but every now and then, […]
VeganMoFo Day #14: Ask Dr. V – Football Food
Ask Dr. V – Football Food Welcome to another day of VeganMoFo – the month of vegan food. Be sure to check out some of the thousand participating bloggers! It’s always fun to find new blogs, new recipes and new friends. Today The “V” Word is featuring another edition of “Ask Dr. V” – […]