Today we have a wonderful recipe from Cornucopia in Dublin, Ireland. Now that colder weather is upon us this Moroccan Chickpea Tagine is just the thing to warm you up and keep you satisfied! This is a classic North-African spiced casserole with slow-cooked vegetables and dried fruit, served up on a bed of aromatic bulgur wheat. Tagines are traditionally served with couscous, but in Cornucopia we often use bulgur wheat, as it is…
Orlando is not a very big city but houses one of the largest tourist attractions in the United States, Walt Disney World. Visitors from all over the world meet here for fun in the sun, eating and other tourist-friendly activities. So it would make sense that Orlando has some really great vegetarian and vegan restaurants right? Here are some of the top-rated restaurants on HappyCow for Orlando, Florida. Photo by…
Organic Vegan Chocolate Candy Bars. Mmm… just seeing these words make me salivate. Chocolate… candy… bars…! It’s been a very sweet week because I ate some awesome vegan chocolate candy bars & gourmet chocolates by Sjaak’s Organic Chocolate. I’m still in chocolate heaven cloud, actually. Just as soon as I had finished eating my first Sjaak’s chocolate candy bar, I went onto their website and drooled over all the different…
Hi! Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you creating this cruelty-free and Raw meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 1 zucchini (courgette), sliced with vegetable peeler 1 carrot, sliced with vegetable peeler…
In my all-vegetarian household, we eat a lot of nut butter (almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter) — on toast, celery sticks, and by the spoonful. Our favorite brand of nut butters are created by Living Tree Community Foods, a small, independent company that manufactures organic, raw, kosher nut butters in Berkeley, California (USA). Living Tree nut butters are made slowly, over several days and in small batches…
Ann Gentry, owner of Real Food Daily in Southern California, shares with us a beautiful and nutritious recipe from her new vegan cookbook, Vegan Family Meals: Real Food For Everyone. This kale salad includes roasted vegetables and a unique tahini based dressing. You could always serve it on it’s own or pair it with the marinated tempeh dish found below. I can’t wait to try it! Harvest Kale Salad with Sweet Mustard Tempeh and…
Restaurant: Real Food Daily 414 N La Cienega Blvd (at Oakwood) West Hollywood, California 90048 514 Santa Monica Blvd (at 5th St) Santa Monica, California 90401 Owner: Ann Gentry Is this your first restaurant? Yes What has been your greatest professional success and your biggest setback? Its one and the same. In January 1994, only seven months after opening my first restaurant, first business, a serious earthquake struck Los Angeles. While nobody at RFD…
I am a long-time HappyCow member and a 35 years young woman. Married but not girly. I don’t wear makeup, perfume, or even chapstick (low maintenance, I guess). In fact, I wash my face with just water from the tap – that’s it. No fancy soaps, lotions, or potions. So when I was given a Hurraw!Balm lip balm sample a few weeks back, I accepted it but I was…
A DOZEN CUPCAKES (Minus One)! Hey, someone has to make sure they are good, right? LOL! Greetings Happy Cow’ers and a good Moo-Moo to you!! My name is Evelyn and this is my first blog for HC and it will be about… WAIT… yes, vegan baking!! I love baking vivacious vegan baked goods!! Yummy & healthy for you, too!! Isn’t it great when people that aren’t vegans absolutely LOVE what you bake? You go to…
It’s a good time to be vegetarian or vegan! Even in small cities, new veg restaurants are popping up making it easier than ever to get a wholesome vegetarian meal. I wanted to recognize these small town restaurants that are going against the grain and taking chances in their communities to offer healthful food for everyone. As you can tell from our new Restaurateur Interview Series, opening a restaurant is…