Food Yoga- Fettuccine with English Peas, Mushrooms and Onions
Some things are worth the extra effort. I notice and appreciate the details when it comes to food. Not everyone does. And although I shake my head at these people (on the inside of course, I’m not...
View ArticleFood Yoga – The Slow Food Movement
photo credit nourishnetwork.com What is the Slow Food Movement anyway? While browsing Black Girls Guide To Weight Loss I read a great article on the Slow Food Movement. I went to the website...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Spring Veggies Sprung
I went to Trader Joe’s last Monay and spent 16 bucks on dinner groceries for the entire week. This is pretty awesome anywhere- but to manage this at a Manhattan grocery store is worthy of some kind of...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Black Bean Chili and Hot Peppers Baby!!!
I love chili. But I’m not obsessed with it. You know, like the people who have recipes in safe deposit boxes because only 2 living family members are allowed to know the secret ingredient. When one...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Pasta and Spring Veggies
HAPPY SPRING!!!! I was going to whip up a healthier version of Pasta Primavera for Meatless Monday post. It’s really warm here on the East Coast and a creamy but vegan dish didn’t fit the weather....
View ArticleVegan Diaries – PIZZA!!!!
After class on Friday I picked up some veggies from the fruit market and stopped at the local pizza joint. ‘Dough please!’ They didn’t hand over money, but they did charge me 5 smackers for a enough...
View ArticleAdventures in Yoga Teaching – You Need a Blog.
I’m a baby when it comes to new media. It’s a wild west of words in a new world. It seems that everyone is writing. Social media is becoming literary. I know it may make the more conservative readers...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Black Bean Burgers
I won’t sit here and pretend that a ‘burger’ made from black beans, asparagus and other goodies is the same as a burger made from beef. It’s not. It bears no resemblance to a Kobe hamburger. That...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Stuffed Zucchini
I wish I had a garden. I just know that I have a green thumb. It’s genetic. My mother has a green fist and my Dad is a scientist so c’mon that’s got to mean something. But all this city livin’ has...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – The Perfect Bite
One bite of guacamole love Hunger not necessity is the mother of invention. Home from yoga (and starving), I was jonesing for a tasty snack but it was late. On the counter I spied an avocado that was...
View ArticleThe Vegetarian Table – Arugula Blackberry Salad
Mange! So these days my diet is mostly vegan- but I do allow myself to have cheese once in awhile. I go back and forth with the decision, but I find if I over think it, my head hurts. For now- I have...
View ArticleVegan Diaries- Roasted Veggie Wrap
Make Sandwich Night a wrap! That’s right, a wrap! You don’t have to abandon the idea of sandwiches on Meatless Monday either! Roasted veggies wrapped in a tortilla are delicious. Roasted veggies wraps...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – The Big Salad
photo the recklesschef.com Episode 88 of Seinfeld was a monumental day for salad everywhere. Hearing George Castanza shriek about Ellaine having to have the ‘biiiiig salad’, we all started to give...
View ArticleVegan Diaries- Ratatouille
Stult’s Farm in Plainsboro, NJ. New Jersey is the Garden State! My trip to Stult’s farm in Plainsboro, NJ was fruitful indeed. This family owned farm has been around since 1912 and they only...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – Pizza Treats
I feel like the toughest part of a diet that is 80% plant based is creating tasty snacks or appetizers. Let’s face it, there’s only so much crudite a person can eat. I mean how many carrots sticks and...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – 21 meals 35 bucks
Post by Oneika’s Yoga Life. So, Eat Well on the Cheap was a great post what wasn’t well thought out. I decided to go back to the drawing board. 7 days. 21 meals. 5 bucks a day. Grand plans of menu...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – 21 Meals 35 Bucks (Days 2 and 3)
The quality of food definitely matters. Day 2 Breakfast Apples and hummus Lunch Soup and a half serving of the kale with chickpeas Dinner Salad with sautéed green beans and quinoa I seasoned the...
View ArticleSeptember is Hunger Action Month
Here are some sobering facts about hunger in the US. (Courtesy Do Something) 1 in 6 people in America face hunger. Households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than...
View ArticleVegan Diaries – 21 Meals, 35 Bucks (Days 6 and 7 and Recap)
This week didn’t turn out as I planned. I wanted to repot that this was super easy and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be eating a yummy vegan life on the cheap. It was hard. With my teaching...
View ArticleVegan Diaries- Building a Pantry
A delicious, nutritious meal is easy to prepare on the day you come home from the grocery store. But as the food dwindles, the urge to order take-out or grab unhealthy frozen pizza grows. Unplanned...
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