Alternatives to Using Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners By Keith I. Block, MD   As patients make the decision to stop using table sugar and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, they often have many questions about which sweeteners are OK to use, how they are best used, and how often they can use them.  We have … Continued

Recipe from:  The 30 Minute Vegan   By: M. Reinfeld & J. Murray, pg. 240  Yield: 6-8 Servings     Ingredients: 4 cups          water or vegetable stock 1 ½ tbsp.       chili powder 1 tbsp.         cumin, ground 1 cup           yellow onion, peeled, cored, and small dice 1 cup           celery, sliced or diced 4 each          garlic cloves, pressed or … Continued

Use in place or Parmesan or Romano cheese. ½ cup              blanched almonds ¼ cup            Nutritional Yeast (try KAL brand) 1 teaspoon       onion powder 1 teaspoon       garlic powder 1 teaspoon       sea salt Instructions: Grind almonds into a fine powder in a coffee grinder, blender or food processor.  Transfer almond powder to a container with a … Continued

From Happyherbivore.com Lasagna rolled into single-serving portions. Make a big batch and then reheat individual rolls as needed on nights when you can't cook. Ingredients: 8 ounces whole wheat lasagna noodles 14 ounces extra-firm tofu 10 ounces spinach, frozen 2 tbsp Italian seasoning ¼ cup nutritional yeast ¼ cup vegan parmesan (see Almondsan recipe above)1 … Continued

from Happyherbivore.com Ingredients: 1 tsp garlic powder ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)1 tsp mild curry powder 1 tbsp yellow miso paste ¼ tsp cinnamon   1 whole red onion, small 2 cups vegetable broth 1 whole yam, diced 5 cups kale, chopped 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin   Instructions: Line a medium … Continued

 Recipe Adapted from: http://vegetarian.about.com/od/specialoccasionrecipe1/r/quinoastuff.htm?p=1    This Thanksgiving, try a unique quinoa stuffing recipe, with all the traditional stuffing herbs and flavors, this quinoa stuffing smells heavenly while roasting in the oven & provides a great amount of protein to serve as a side dish, or entrée. Ingredients: ·       1 cup quinoa ·       2 ½  cups water or vegetable broth … Continued

By Ashley Huser, RD, RYT Ingredients: ·       8 oz Mushrooms ·       1/2 Tablespoon Earth Balance Margarine or vegetable broth as needed ·       2 Cloves Garlic, chopped ·       Italian seasoning to taste ·       Dash (or two) of red wine vinegar ·       One head of cauliflower

Check out our blog all this week.  We’ll feature healthy and delicious recipes your whole family will enjoy this Thanksgiving!  Baked Tofu with Miso Sauce Author Unknown Ingredients: 1 tbsp.             Miso of choice 2-3 tsp.           lemon juice ¼ -1/3 cup       water (enough … Continued

 Peach or Blueberry Cobbler Recipe adapted by Eric Sharer, MPH, RD, LDN from http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/blog/tag/vegan-peach-cobbler-recipe/ Serves 6-8 Ingredients: Filling: 6 each          large organic peaches, pitted and cut into 1 inch chunks (4-4.5 cups) or 1 quart fresh blueberries (4 cups) 1/3 cup       agave syrup 2 tbsp.        whole spelt flour ¼  … Continued

It’s getting cold outside!  This delicious, healthy soup will help you stay warm!      Toasty Tortilla Soup Recipe from: Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook pg. 101 By: Dr. Neil Barnard  Ingredients: 4 ½  cups       vegetable broth 1 each          small onion, chopped 2 each          garlic cloves, minced 3 tbsp.         chili powder 1 each          15 … Continued