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Cantaloupe Soup

October 2, 2020
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Summer…I miss it already. If you’re longing for summer, this recipe might be worth trying.  It’s Nick Stellino’s chilled cantaloupe soup, but with a vegan twist.  I absolutely love Nick’s cooking show on PBS—huge fan.  Everything he makes looks so delicious, but it’s not always vegan friendly.  When I saw him make this, I knew I needed to try it.  This is also a great make-ahead recipe. The original recipe is on his website:  https://www.nickstellino.com/recipe/chilled-cantaloupe-soup/. […]

Black Bean Sweet Potato Chili

March 3, 2020
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Did you know that national chili day is February 27? I’m a little late with this news, but I like chili, not just on chilly days, but all year long. Chili’s origins are obscure. Sometimes called the “soup of the devil” or “bowl of red,” chili was a favorite meal of American cowboys on the western frontier in the late 1800s. Now chili is ubiquitous and almost as American as apple pie. It’s so easy […]

Granola Goodness

February 12, 2020
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A super sweet friend of mine came to visit one day and brought me a little bag of granola. My dear friend is from California and very health conscious, so I was curious about the ingredients. There were only five ingredients listed on the bag, one of which was butter. Oats, honey, salt, and cashews were also listed. Here’s my vegan version: Ingredients: 4 C old-fashioned oats 2 C chopped pecans 1/2 C Nutiva butter […]

About Me

January 30, 2019
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Welcome to my blog. I’m a Buffalonian. Three years ago I decided to start a plant-based diet. For the most part, it’s been exciting and fun to try new foods, but sometimes it’s a challenge. When you’re from Buffalo, New York (home of the chicken wing), and there’s a get together, it means two things: pizza and wings. These two crowd-pleasing delicacies are at most birthday, game-day, and school parties. Buffalo is the pizzeria capitol […]