A non-vegan takes on this vegan macaroni casserole
 Lily is not vegan. She's not even vegetarian. She's just a grad student who is trying to eat healthy on a budget. Recently, she blogged about her first experiment with nutritional yeast. If you've been following my blog for a while (or read my book!), you know that I personally absolutely love nutritional yeast, and just can't get enough. Find out what this unbiased nonvegan blogger thought about using nutritional yeast to make vegan mac!
Link: Lily's Health Pad blog
Recipe link: Vegan macaroni casserole recipe
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A non-vegan takes on this vegan macaroni casserole originally appeared on About.com Vegetarian Food on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at 06:02:41. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Fruit salsas for summer
 Fresh summer fruit is a sweet addition to a homemade salsa recipe, so take advantage of the season and make some homemade salsa.
Try this pictured apricot salsa recipe to start with, get tropical with a sweet mango and peach salsa or get creative with a unique pineapple salsa or even a mouth-watering strawberry orange salsa. 
Though it's often paired with fatty fried chips, Mexican salsa is a healthy choice on it's own. Why not pair it with healthier homemade baked pita chips or baked crisped tortillas for a lower-fat snack? Or, use your homemade fruit salsa to top off a baked potato, to make a Mexican salad, or to fill a healthy vegetarian burrito.
Pictured above, left: Homemade apricot salsa with beans
Pictured above, right: Pineapple salsa
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Follow me on Twitter! Fruit salsas for summer originally appeared on About.com Vegetarian Food on Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at 05:39:27. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Summer watermelon tips
 Ah, summer. The time of fresh seasonal fruits, barefoot outdoor eating, icy lemonade and oodles of wonderful moments that will be the future's nostalgic memories. And nothing says summer like fresh juicy watermelon. But wait, according to Oklahoma, watermelon is actually a vegetable. Or both a vegetable and a fruit, apparently. Something about how it's related to cucumbers. I don't know.
So, how do you enjoy this classic summer, uh, vegetable treat? Once you've finished lugging that 20-pound weight home from the grocery store or farm stand, what do you do with it? (Hint, the child pictured at right has one idea!). Learn how to pick, open, slice, cube or ball a watermelon in this timely watermelon video and see it done right.
Don't throw away those rinds, either! You can use them to make old-fashioned southern pickled watermelon rinds or a watermelon rind pie. Um, yum?
See also: Icy cold watermelon granita recipe
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All vegetarian recipes Summer watermelon tips originally appeared on About.com Vegetarian Food on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 05:52:15. Permalink | Comment | Email this
New raw food recipes!
I've been experimenting with raw foods and trying new raw food recipes and combinations again.  Just because. I love they way they never give you that "over full" bloated feeling, and of course, they're just super healthy, nourishing and naturally delicious. I've also noticed a new benefit of eating raw foods. When I do my dishes, everything just seems to wipe right off. No scrubbing, no soaking needed, even if I get distracted and the dishes end up waiting around for me for a while. Love it! Here's a few of the new raw food recipes I've come up with recently: 
Raw banana date cookies (pictured above, left) Made from just three ingredients. I love this one!
Raw zucchini hummus recipe So healthy and so yummy! Just as good as the real thing.
Lemon coconut cookies I literally couldn't stop eating the batter, these cookies were so good! You've been warned!
Raw Thai coconut soup (pictured above, right) A spicy and flavorful coconut soup with veggies and lots of spices.
Asian snow pea and scallion salad Snow peas, crunchy celery, and a sweetened sesame vinaigrette.
Dehydrator fruit leathers Just like the fruit roll-ups you had as a kid, only much healthier!
Raw date muesli Make a healthy raw food breakfast cereal, and top it all off with homemade nut milk and fresh fruit. Yum!
Raw Southwestern Summer Salad With fresh raw corn, bell peppers and avocado.
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All vegetarian recipes New raw food recipes! originally appeared on About.com Vegetarian Food on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 05:56:36. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Is the Old Spice guy vegan?
All my female friends are all about the old spice guy, aka Isaiah Mustafa.  If you're saying "Who?" right now, then you obviously don't spend enough time on the internet or watching TV. But if your estrogen peaks just at the words "Old Spice guy" then keep reading.
Rumor has it he's vegan. Or at least on a vegan diet. Where does this rumor come from? Well, Twitter, of course! A couple of astute (stalker?) vegans noticed that actor Isaiah Mustafa tweeted that he was looking for vegan cooking help, because he is "on a diet". Still waiting for a full confirmation, as in, I tweeted him so I'll let you know if he tweets me back.
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Photo by Angela Weiss / Getty Images Is the Old Spice guy vegan? originally appeared on About.com Vegetarian Food on Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at 00:14:06. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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