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Food of the Week [Part II]: Tempting Tempeh

Posted March 9, 2008 at 10:00 AM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

If you’re looking to increase your consumption of soy but find tofu too boring and mock meats too processed, pick up a package of tempeh the next time you’re at the health food store. It has a unique flavour, it’s…

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Food of the Week [Part I]: Tasty Tempeh

Posted March 8, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

Unless you spend a lot of time in vegetarian restaurants, you’ve probably never heard of tempeh, the Indonesian soybean cake that is slowly becoming more widely used in North American cuisine because of its many health benefits. The words “soybean cake” may…

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Food of the Week [Part I]: Cruciferous Cauliflower

Posted January 26, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

You probably remember cauliflower from your childhood as those tasteless, colorless florets only made edible by the heavy cheese sauce piled on top. True, cauliflower is not the jazziest vegetable around, but it’s certainly one of the healthiest, and a few delicious…

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Food of the Week [Part I]: The Glory of Garlic

Posted January 19, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jessica Hale

Section: Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, Food of the Week

For thousands of years, cooks have used garlic to add a rich, robust flavor to everything from dips and spreads to pasta sauces to soups and stews to toasted bread. But this tasty and versatile veggie is also hiding some surprising health…

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Book Review: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

Posted November 25, 2007 at 07:00 PM by Katie Drummond

Section: Her Motivation, Books, Her Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Recipes, Vegetarianism, Special Features, HAL Reviews

Whether you’re looking for an ambitious five-course vegan menu or a simple recipe for quick-and-easy veggie burgers, the latest tome from best-selling vegan culinary phenomenons Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero has your dining solution.

Moskowitz and Romero are…

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