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Category Archives: Vegan
Slow Cooked Black Beans
The most simplistic recipes often are not born out of a lack of creativity, nor a lack of skills in the kitchen. Sometimes simplicity is both competence and comprehensibility of the ingredients at hand. Knowing that you can put X, … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged bean recipes, beans and rice, black beans, crock pot, crock pot beans, crock pot recipes, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipes, meatlessmonday, slow cooked beans, slow cooker beans, turtle beans, vegetarian beans, vegetarian black beans, vegetarian crock pot recipes, veggie black beans
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Pineapple Sunrise Juice
Let’s discuss something. Pineapple. And how adding pineapple to anything does not make it “Hawaiian.” For instance – Hawaiian pizza, topped with pineapple and Canadian bacon. C’mon now. Being born and raised on Kauai, I have to tell you – … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Juice, Kids, Lunch, Vegan
Tagged Breville Juice Fountain, Breville juicer, fresh pineapple juice, ginger, grapefruit, grapefruit juice, Hawaii, home, juice, Kauai, Kauai oceans, pineapple, pineapple mandarin juice, ruby red grapefruit, sunrise juice, sunrises, tangy juice recipe
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Energy Boost Juice
In the last few years, I’ve learned a few things about going to the gym: 1.) If I go between 7:30 AM and 11:30 AM, the senior population scattered around the place is out of control. And parking? Forget it. 2.) … Continue reading
Cup ‘O Sunshine
I laugh to myself when I think of sharing juice recipes. Mostly because my method of making juices includes a lot (I mean a LOT) of winging it. Using what is on sale for the week, what looks and feels … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Juice, Kids, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged beverages, Breville, carrot beet juice, cup of sunshine, drinks, fresh juice, golden beet juice, homemade juice, juice, Juice Fountain, juicer, liquid sunshine, nonalcoholic drinks, pear juice
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Carrot Apple Grape Juice
Since this little juice fountain showed up in our house, I’ve used it every day except one, when I wasn’t feeling so great. It’s hard to not feel healthy after drinking freshly juiced fruits and vegetables that don’t carry added … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Juice, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged apple juice, beverages, Breville juicer, carrot apple grape juice, carrot apple juice, carrot juice, drinks, grape juice, homemade carrot juice, homemade fruit juice, juice, juice cleanse, juicer, juicer juices, non-alcoholic drinks, vegetable fruit juice
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No Orange-Orange Juice
As I was doing my juice fast last week, I told myself I was going to be a green juice kind of girl. I have had green juices and not once have I enjoyed any of them. At first I … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Juice, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged apple juice, apples, Breville Juice Fountain, carrot juice, filling juices, fresh juice, grapefruit juice, homemade juice, homemade juices, juice, juice cleanse, juice fast, juice for dinner, No Orange-Orange Juice, sweet potato carrot juice, sweet potato juice
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Creamy Potato Leek Soup
‘Tis still the season for soup, I say. Sometimes when I can’t think of what to make for dinner, I will look around the kitchen and my brain immediately goes to soup. Especially if it’s a pureed type – anything … Continue reading
Posted in Appetizer, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged creamy vegan soup, leek soup, leeks, potato leek soup, potato soup, potatoes, soup, soups, sweet peppers, vegetarian soups, winter dinner ideas, winter soup
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Carrot Apple Beet Kale and Ginger Juice
Let’s face it. Kitchen disasters are inevitable sometimes. And as life goes, when they happen, you either adapt or not. You might say a few choice curse words. You may say such words, look at the pile of dishes you … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Juice, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged apple, beet carrot juice, beet juice, carrot apple beet juice, carrot juice, fresh juice, fruit juice, homemade juice, juice, juicer, vegetable juice
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Vanilla Bean and Pear Vodka Cocktails
Whenever I decide to have a drink, chances are I want good bourbon, neat. Or on the rocks. Maybe a delicious microbrew. Preferably dark. I will rarely order a cocktail. It’s not really out of snobbery… Maybe it’s just something … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged adult beverages, mixed drinks, pear juice, vanilla bean, vanilla bean and vodka, vodka, vodka cocktail, vodka cocktails, vodka mixed drinks
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When Winter Moves From Inside-Out
Since I was about twelve, I’ve known what it’s like to ride out lows that feel like they’re going to bury me alive. That’s a decade and a half filled with periods of wanting to close myself off to the … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Life, Lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tagged almonds, blueberries, blueberry oatmeal, blueberry oats, coconut, crock pot oats, depression, ginger, life, moods, nuts, oatmeal, oatmeal recipe, oats, overnight oats, overnight steel oats, self-motivation, slow cooked oats, slow cooker oatmeal, steel cut oatmeal, steel cut oats, walnuts
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
