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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 [...]

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“Baby it’s cold outside”….well, at least where I am at.  It is absolutely freezing.  We have had ice and snow storms that have kept me indoors   And, since it is “winter,” as vegetarians, we have to fuel our bodies with different types of foods than we would during the spring and summer.  While [...]

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Vegetarian and vegan holiday recipes are some of the yummiest dishes on the table during the holiday and gathering recipes.  In fact, think about some of your favorite holiday dishes.  It is not very often that I hear people “raving” about how great the Turkey, (bless its soul) was.  Instead, I usually hear things like, [...]

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So every time I have to spell the word “banana” I always have to hum Gwen Stefani’s song “Holla Back” girl…the part where she spells banana (b-a-n-a-n-a-s) in the chorus just to make sure I have spelled it correctly. 
When I was whipping up this Indian inspired banana salad…I thought to myself…”wow, these are [...]

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I absolutely enjoy Tabbouleh…but (here is the disclaimer) the Tabbouleh Salads that I have enjoyed in the past were always mostly parsley, which adds very little nutritional value to us Vegetarians and Vegans.   Now don’t get me wrong.  Parsley is packed with various vitamins we need, but for those of us who don’t eat [...]

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Seitan, what exactly is it?  If you don’t know what this wheat gluten is and how you can incorporate it into your vegetarian diet, do not worry.  I have been walking the meatless path for the past 17 years and I just discovered the versatility and deliciousness of seitan a couple of years ago.  Seitan, [...]

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Okay we have all, ate some point in our lives, eat french fries, hash browns, baked potatoes with all the toppings, twice baked potatoes (I am still not sure what those are all about), potato skins, and even potato soup.  I was trying to think of a creative way to incorporate my love for the [...]

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Vegan Jerk Tempeh – This low-fat and high-protein meal is absolutely delicious.  It is packed with heat and flavor.  Now I love spicy food and the Habanero  Peppers that are is in this Caribbean inspired sauce definitely sets it all off.  You can whip this up, freeze it and enjoy it all week.  In this [...]