Friday Five: Five habits of happy eaters
Posted in Motivating MessageMotivationTips & TricksVideoIs eating the cause of any unhappiness in your life? Does the mere thought of “what to eat” feel so overwhelming, that it’s discouraging to you? Does the pressure of “eating well” or “following the rules” build anxiety within you every time you sit down
Dole Recalls Bagged Salads Due to Potential Listeria Contamination
Nutrition and You! – (c) Nutrition and You! – Read entire story here.
For the Love of Food
For The Love of Food Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup. This is one of the best link roundups in a long while. Learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about protein and mortality, the real reasons habits are hard to build, and new guidelines for sugar intake. Want to see all my favorite links? (There’s lots more). Be sure to follow me on on Delicious. I also share links on Twitter @summertomato, Google+ and the Summer Tomato Facebook page. I’m very active on all these sites and would love to connect with you. (And yes, I took that pepper heart pic…
Grapefruit Beauty Products
Essence of this zingy fruit enlivens body scrubs, suds, and creams.
Orange Chicken Makeover
Sweet, spicy and flavorful – a lighter alternative to the popular Chinese fast food take-out dish and it's quick and easy to make!I had a request a few weeks ago to make over this popular American-Chinese fast food dish which is usually battered and deep fried. To be honest, this is not a dish I would order because I'm not a fan of battered sweet Chinese dishes, but I was happy to tackle a lighter version. My solution was skip all that frying, and make a flavorful orange sauce. The outcome was great, and my husband even gave it two thumbs up!I served this over…
Trashcan Turkey and Black Bean Nachos
Yield:Serves 2Ingredients 2 oz. blue corn tortilla chips (lowest sodium possible) 1/2 cup ground and seasoned lean turkey 1 Roma tomato, chopped 1/2 bell pepper, chopped 1/4 cup black beans (if canned, drain and rinse) 2 oz. grated Monterrey Jack cheese InstructionsClick Here to see the rest of the instructions
Strawberry Custard Tarts
Farmers markets are always a wonderful source of inspiration, and a visit to my local farmers market on Sunday was no exception. We arrived home with a wonderful bounty of beautifully sweet unwaxed apples, a bunch of beetroot, potatoes, beans, roma tomatoes, purple carrots, asparagus, strawberries and the biggest bunch of basil I’ve ever seen. Continue reading Strawberry Custard Tarts or leave a comment
Blue Sky and Bento Lunch
We have officially had the warmest and driest winter on record in California and although I love the sunshine and blue skies the lack of rain is really affecting the crops. We grow A LOT of things in California. I’m sure the prices at the supermarket will soon reflect the drought conditions. It was 84 for a high today and tomorrow it’s supposed to be 90. It’s crazy, it’s March! 90 degrees?!Well despite it being still “winter” I did what you should do on a Saturday with …
There’s So Much In This World We Can Learn
Breakfast to BedToday marks eleven years since we lost one of the most loving and inspirational voices of our time: Mr Rogers. I remember watching episode after episode of “Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood” while eating my rice and milk. (rice, milk, and honey was one of my favorite breakfasts.) I loved his lessons about confidence, peace, and love. I was fascinated by his love of books, as it was so similar to my own, and his vast collection of awesome zip-up cardigans. He…
Livi-isms
Me: “It’s coffee time for mama” Liv: “It’s waffle time for ME” While grabbing all of her baby dolls out of her crib, “I’ve got my hands full!” After Tom gave her a bath, she was bundled up on the bed in a towel while he got her jammies together. Me: “Oh!! Don&#…
Girls Getaway in the Mountains
March 2nd marked my SEVEN year anniversary of living in Colorado… and for those of you in Tennessee, can you believe it?? It seems like just yesterday that I packed up all my essentials and moved across country! Seven years later, I am so happy I made the decision to move! Now, even though I’ve lived here for that long… I finally did something that is VERY Colorado for the first time. I finally went to the mountains in the winter! Now, I’ve spent a bit of time up in the …
Parmesan Orange Sweet Potato Hash Brown
Yield:4Ingredients 1 medium sweet potato (about 2 cups grated) 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 orange, zested 1 Tbsp. whole grain flour 1 tsp. Kosher salt 1 tsp. cracked black pepper olive oil cooking spray InstructionsClick Here to see the rest of the instructions
Ground zero for climate change? Corporate culprits in Charlotte
A rally in Charlotte last week against a corporation driving climate change. Photo: Sally KneidelLast year during the DNC, I heard activist leaders refer to Charlotte as “ground zero for climate change.” I was startled by that. I grew up in Charlotte and the city has seldom surprised me. But that made me curious. So I decided to get more active in Greenpeace-Charlotte, and started reading the websites of NC WARN and Rainforest Action Network (RAN). Turns out, the culprits are very specific. Climate activists are focused primarily on two corporate giants. Duke Energy and Bank of America are both headquartered in Charlotte, and …
Hey Hollywood! Doomie’s Pop Up Dinner is gonna be poppin’!
Photo courtesy of Doomie’s Facebook page. Doomie’s Home Cookin’ in Hollywood has a plethora of seitanic foods (their secret menu item the vegan “Big Mac” has a cult following), so imagine my surprise when I saw that they’ll be doing a gluten-free menu! And SIX COURSES?! People, this is a don’t-miss! Email DoomieVeg@gmail.com to make your reservation.
Introduction to speciesism
by Sarah Albonesi WHAT IS SPECIESISM? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines speciesism as “prejudice or discrimination based on species; especially discrimination against animals,” or “the assumption of human superiority on which speciesism is based.” In other words, just as sexism is discrimination against someone of a different sex, and racism is discrimination against someone of a certain race, speciesism is discrimination against members of other species. SOCIETY AND SPECIESISM While much of the developed world today strives to prevent discrimination against groups within the human species (such as women…
This Is The End
Rob here for one more post. It’s been a year since we last posted anything, and whilst I’ve been checking emails and replying to comments and tweeting away, as a blog Vegangstaz is no more. Have no fears – I am still alive, I am still vegan, Kylie and I are still together and very much in love. The truth is, Vegangstaz is just the tip of the iceberg of what I …
Veganism Is Inexpensive
It’s time to kill the myth that veganism is expensive. The truth is that being a vegan doesn’t cost much. Veganism is cheap. First, the evidence: According to a 2007 MSN MoneyCentral article, the cheapest cuts of beef, such as ground round, average $3 per pound; boneless chicken breasts cost $3.40 a pound; and canned tuna costs around…
Where Love Can Lead Us
A United States freeway may seem an unlikely place to reflect on love, but each spring, I get that familiar wrenching of the heart that signals to me that I’m witnessing a lack of love. Each spring, my resources of joy are replenished by the sight of the greening earth, lush with grass, garlanded in wildflowers – signs to me of the miraculous beauty of Earth, the inherent goodness of Creation, and the love of my Creator. I feel blessed. I feel loved when nature provides …
Gellin’ with Chia
Chia Seed Gel is featured in Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – one of the recipes being shared with the Vegan Mainstream Cookbook Club this week. I absolutely love chia seeds! I especially appreciate all of the nutrition and health benefits that they provide to my body, and I try to work them into my daily diet wherever and whenever I can. That being said, I have run into an obstacle, or should I say, a slight annoyance when it comes to my enjoying this awesome superfood. Much like their seedy counterpart, the poppy seed, teeny-tiny chia seeds will often get caught in between…
Review: Cheesy Parsnip Spread
Gena at choosingraw.com has developed an brilliant spread/dip. We really enjoy the flavor of parsnips and are often disappointed when mixed in a soup, the parsnip flavor is lost. This recipe for a cheesy parsnip spread offers that salty, cheesy flavor that vegans are used to and yet the lovely sweetness of the parsnips still comes through. This spread is fantastic and is not so high in calories …
Chocolate Cake with Mocha Ganache and Frosting
Not much to say here other than this is a wonderfully moist chocolate cake with layers of rich ganache and topped with frosting. I am eating the last piece right now as I blog. INGREDIENTSCake- 227g cake flour- 65g cocoa- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda- 3/4 tsp baking powder- 1/2 tsp salt- 1 1/4 cup chocolate soy milk- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar- 1/4 cup water- 1 1/4 cup sugar- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp canola oil- 2 tsp vanillaMocha Ganache- 1/2 cup light coconut milk- 1 tbsp instant coffee or espresso powder- 185g bittersweet vegan chocolate chips- 2 tbsp margarineFrosting- 300g bittersweet vegan chocolate chips- 200g margarine (or a margarine/vegetable shortening mix)- 150g icing sugar- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla- 1/4 to 1/2 cup soy milkMETHODCakePreheat oven to 350 degrees, or 325 convection1. Grease two 8 inch round cake pans. Cut out two circles of parchment paper to fit …
