This post is part of my July Vegan series as Featured Health Editor for FoodBuzz’ new sub-division, HealthBuzz.

When I tell people I eat a primarily meat and dairy free diet, they always ask…Well, what do you eat? I’m certainly never at a loss for what to eat, cook, or snack on so I thought [...]

There has been a surge in burrito popularity lately. They’re filling, inexpensive fast food, and with ingredients like rice and beans, people think they’re healthy too. Places like Q’doba, Anna’s Taqueria, Bocca Grande, and Chipotle are popping up everywhere, touting fresh ingredients. But when massive amounts of those fresh ingredients plus cheese, sour cream, [...]

I think it was the first snow of the season that had me holed up in the kitchen for most of Sunday. What better way to spend a chilly day indoors than in the toasty warm kitchen making food for the week? Naturally in the mood for a big, steamy bowl of soup for lunch, [...]

For the few months I lived with Toni, avocados were a staple in our fruit bowl. So when I saw a delicious looking avocado spread in Hallmark magazine, I ripped it out and stuck it to our fridge to remind us to recreate it. With our massive file of recipes we wanted to try, its [...]

With strawberry season at its peak, and a big batch of the berries in my fridge, I made this sweet, non-traditional sandwich from Eating Well. I used vegan cream cheese and didn’t have any orange zest, which I’m not a huge fan of anyway. This sandwich would be great as part of a picnic lunch, [...]

Last night, the temperature was somewhere around 85 degrees, even at 9:30pm when I started thinking about my lunch for the week. There was no way I was about to start cooking anything in the heat, so I opted for a Mediterranean-style salad I’ve been inventing in my head for some time now.

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