Are you in the mood for another Beyond the Garden Throw Back Video?  I was hoping you would say YES!  Before I being to divulge the delicious recipes I whipped up during this Retro Beyond The Garden Episode, I wanted to say “THANK YOU” to each of you for your continued support of Beyond the [...]

During the summer, my husband and I ventured out to the wild wild west; the west coast that is.  Our first stop on my grub fest tour was Native Foods Café.  My father and step mother absolutely loves this place and would rub it in our faces every time they made a trip out to [...]

The sound of family and friend s chattering and laughing as the smell of vegan spiced pumpkin bread tickles your guests’ noses and Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” plays in the background, are some of my favorite memories of the holidays and being around the people who are important in my life.  Food is [...]

This celebration of the meatless lifestyle was just what I needed to be around other “like” minded vegetarians and to generate some new ideas for recipes, videos, and how I can continue to play my small part in helping people become healthier and more informed vegetarians. I had a blast and I encourage each and [...]

Fun and fabulous organic candies, treats, and baking specialties.  No Gelatin, Gluten-Free, and Vegan.  Now that’s my type of treat!  I absolutely love Gummi Bears, of course, the problems is that I couldn’t find gelatin free gummi treats until I stumbled upon Edward and Son’s Let’s Do Organic Gummi Bears.  It was love at first [...]

Vegetarian Like Me Reviews “Dream Chocolate Bars.” – Looking for a dairy-free chocolate bar option without the complicated and confusing ingredients? Well, you are in luck because “The Dream” – popular for the diary-free almond drinks – has transferred their delicious dairy-free formula to chocolate bars!  This line of “Dark Chocolate Dream” Bars can be [...]

Vegetarian and Vegan Product Review #6 – Amy’s Soy Cheese & Spinach Rice Crust Pizza – A couple of months ago I posted a review of  Tofurky’s Pizza and I stated that Amy’s did not make a vegan friendly pizza.  Boy was I wrong.  I got tons of comments letting me know that Amy’s does [...]

Delicious Vegetarian Peanut Noodle Recipe – I love this light and tasty noodle salad recipe.  It is not only vegetarian friendly, but also vegan and gluten free.  It is so refreshing and goes great with other summer salads and cookout foods.  For the best combination of flavors, make sure you make this Peanut Noodle Salad [...]

Vegetarian & Vegan Product Review #5 – The joy of a good spoonful of chocolate pudding.  I have been eating Zen Soy’s Soy Pudding Products for a couple of years now.  Zen Soy’s Pudding products are Lactose and Gluten Free, Certified Vegan and they come in 4 different flavors:  Vanilla, Chocolate, Banana, and Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl.  [...]

Vegetarian Shepard’s Pie & Vegan Peach Ice Cream Video Recipe – On this exciting and “retro” episode of Beyond the Garden, I explore the makings of a very popular comfort food that I had never eaten before.  This vegetarian and vegan friendly (by using either TVP or Boca Ground Crumbles) Shepard’s Pie is great during [...]