Polenta Squares with Cranberry Mostarda
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Fontina Fondue with Cauliflower Dippers
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Pasta Shells with Egg, Beet, and Arugula Salad
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Rice-Stuffed Mini Peppers
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Yellow Split Pea Soup with Smoked Paprika and Rye Croutons
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Coconut Lentils
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New Year’s Black-Eyed Peas and Greens
Eating black-eyed peas can bring good fortune, according to Southern tradition.
Pasta e Ceci (Pasta with Chickpeas)
A cousin of pasta e fagioli, this cozy soup features chickpeas instead of white beans.
Good News! Stories We Dig From Around the Web
A new study finds that eating a protein-packed breakfast can herb curb appetite and leave you satisfied till lunchtime. Not sure what to make? Check out our high-protein breakfast story (complete with protein heavy hitters and easy-peasy recipes) from October.
Talkin’ Sustainable Thanksgiving: Join Us for a Twitter Party Thursday 11/21
With Thanksgiving a mere two weeks away, you’re probably prepping up a storm: planning pies and sides and gravies, stocking up on pumpkin purée, writing frighteningly long grocery lists. No need to panic—we’re here to help!
Copy Cat in the Kitchen: Risotto, Spinach, and Kale Cakes with Parmesan
The idea for this installment of Copy Cat in the Kitchen was to have a healthful starter ready to go to take the edge off before dinner.
What Do I Do With … Lemongrass?
Most people get their first exposure to lemongrass in the form of Thai food (Tom Yum, anyone?), but there are many other ways to experience its amazing benefits.
Share Your Vegiversary and Win!
We want to celebrate your awesome commitment to vegetarianism or veganism and inspire others by sharing your story of when and why you went veg. Plus, enter for a chance to win cool prizes from Frontier Natural Products!
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Drink up! New research confirms that tea may help prevent chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
The Sub: Sweet Potato Stand-In
Pumpkin pie is one of the quintessential sweets of the winter holiday season, and synonymous with American Thanksgiving celebrations because pumpkin is one of our native foods.
TELL VT: What Frozen Fruit or Veggie Do You Always Keep on Hand?
Share your answer and see what others have to say. Our favorite responses will be published in the next issue of Vegetarian Times.
Movie on a Mission: The Paw Project
Can you imagine a doctor advocating a procedure that's not in the best interest of his or her patient? Yet that is the case with declaw surgery, argues The Paw Project, a film documenting the efforts to abolish the crippling procedure and rehabilitate cats who have been subjected to it.
The Improvised Kitchen: Bain-Marie Pots
In my kitchen, I have a large center island where I do all my chopping, mixing, unmolding, cooling, and plating. It is a fantastic, farm table-sized space—with just one flaw.
Enter the Gluten-Free Holiday Recipe Re-Do Contest!
Does part of gearing up for the holidays include reworking Grandma’s stuffing or a well-loved cookie recipe to make it gluten free? If so, Vegetarian Times and Arrowhead Mills would like you to take part in our Gluten-Free Holiday Recipe Re-Do Contest!
Good News! Stories We Dig From Around the Web
Produce companies will soon be allowed to use Sesame Street characters to market fruits and veggies free of charge. (A recent study showed that twice as many kids chose to eat an apple over a cookie when the apple had an Elmo sticker on it.)
Copy Cat in the Kitchen: Shakshuka
I loved this Israeli breakfast recipe when we tasted it at VT HQ last year. And I was pretty confident my better half would like it. It’s a colorful recipe, so no way our picky toddler would clean her plate...
Movie on a Mission: The Ghosts in Our Machine
The Ghosts in Our Machine is a lyrical, often wordless, film that shadows Jo-Anne McArthur as she documents the lives of animals in research labs and in fur and factory farms.
4 Plant Foods You Should Cook Before Eating
Raw food diets are lauded by some as the healthiest way to eat. While it is certainly good to eat raw vegetables and fruits, studies show that some foods are better for our bodies when we cook them.
Dear VT: Best Veg Substitutes for Bacon?
We get lots of questions from our readers. Here, VT editors respond.
Good News! Stories We Dig From Around the Web
A round-up of VT editors' favorite newsworthy links.
Colorful (and Edible) Planters for Fall
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Movie on a Mission: Speciesism: The Movie
Even as a vegetarian, I realized while watching the documentary Specieism: The Movie that I'm not free of species bias.
Copy Cat in the Kitchen: Fajita Quesadillas
As a food-conscious parent, the blessing is that this recipe is mostly vegetables. That’s also the curse. Would the kids eat it?
Kitchen Kung-Fu: A Knife-Sharpening Primer
Keeping your knives ready for slicing and dicing (and chiffonading and julienning) is easy-peasy using these tools and tips.
Good News! Stories We Dig From Around the Web
You know that Queens elementary school that went full-fledged veg? The principal says that since ditching meat in January, the school has seen better academic performances and higher energy levels.
What Do I Do With … Balsamic Vinegar?
In the tangy and intriguing world of vinegars, balsamic vinegar marches to the beat of its own drummer.
No-Bake Chocolate–Peanut Butter Pie
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Hearty Broccoli and Orecchiette
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Sweet Potato and Corn Chili Pasta
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Chai Pumpkin Pie
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Leek and Sun-Dried Tomato Tart
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Pear and Port Gravy
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Buttery Garlicky Broccoli
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Crunchy Pink Pickled Sunchokes
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Pumpkin Crème Caramel
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Copy Cat in the Kitchen: Red Pepper “Sandwich”
Once in a while there’s a bout of spring cleaning here at VT HQ, and things staffers squirreled away in their cubicles come back in circulation. Such was an advanced reading copy of Sarah Kramer’s Vegan a Go-Go! A Cookbook & Survival Manual for Vegans on the Road.
Movie on a Mission: GMO OMG
Watching the documentary GMO OMG reminded me of a rallying cry heard in the late '60s and early '70s, “The personal is political.” Yes, filmmaker Jeremy Seifert takes the condescension of the biotech industry personally, but that’s kind of the point.
Endive Boats with Apple Pie Rice
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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
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Maple-Glazed Carrots
Maple syrup brings out the natural sweetness of carrots, while Dijon mustard adds a hint of tanginess.
Honeyed Sweet Potatoes
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Caramelized Shallot Gravy
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Port-Sweetened Cranberry Sauce
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Rich Vegetable Broth
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Oven-Baked Sunchoke Chips with Garlic and Smoked Paprika
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Parsnip Pear Soup
Slightly sweet with a hint of spice, this velvety soup highlights the delicate flavor of parsnips. For best results, use soft, ripe pears.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Skewers with Lemon-Thyme Dipping Sauce
Roasting Brussels sprouts produces a tender, juicy interior encapsulated by a crispy, caramelized exterior. Hemp oil lends a nutritious element to the light sauce, but you could substitute olive oil or walnut oil.
Shaved Sunchokes with Pink Grapefruit and Avocado
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Spinach Salad with Roasted Beets and Dried Fruit
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Cumin-Roasted Beets
These beets can be served warm in a bowl or at room temperature over a bed of greens.
Gratin Dauphinois
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Green Beans and Radishes Braised in Orange Juice
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Mashed Parsnips with Crispy Parsnip Ribbons
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Spicy Spinach with Sunflower Seeds
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Whole-Grain Stuffing with Caramelized Onions and Pecans
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Farro-Sunchoke Lunch Salad with Toasted Sunflower Seeds
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Rigatoni Torte with Ricotta and Fall Vegetables
Packed with autumn flavors, this impressive main dish is mac-and-cheese elevated to its highest form.
Spinach, Peppers, and Cherry Tomatoes with Penne Rigate
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Ultimate Stuffed Acorn Squash
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White Bean, Brussels Sprouts, and Pomegranate Tart
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Winter Squash Pot Pie with Swiss Chard and Chickpeas
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Chocolate-Cherry Semifreddo
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Cornmeal Bundt Cake with Pecan Pie Swirl
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Frozen Cranberry-Cream Pie
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Pear and Cranberry Parfaits
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Sweet Potato Spice Cake with Hazelnuts and Candied Ginger
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Nut Butters 101
Nuts and nut butters are fantastic for our health. In the battle between almond, peanut, and cashew butter, which one is the best?
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A round-up of VT editors’ favorite newsworthy links: Time to go nuts! A new study finds that snacking on almonds satisfies hunger without making you gain weight. Look for the unsalted, skin-still-on kind.
5 Minutes with Record-Breaking Backpacker Josh Garrett
It's hard not to marvel at Josh Garrett. The 30-year-old track coach from Southern California just backpacked the Pacific Crest Trail—all 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada—in a record-setting 59 days. In the name of raising money for animal rights group Mercy for Animals, he hiked as quickly as he could, averaging 45 miles a day and sleeping just a few hours every night. How to fuel such an epic adventure? Below, Garrett gives props to his vegan lifestyle (he made the switch about two years ago) and the awe-inspiring critters he met along the way.
Copy Cat in the Kitchen: Roberto Martin’s Red Beans and Rice
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Bryant Terry’s Cranberry Upside Down Cake
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How to Pack the Perfect Travel Meal
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Good News! Stories We Dig From Around the Web
A round-up of VT editors’ favorite newsworthy links: California legalizes commerical hemp farming! (Most of the hemp found at the supermarket—hemp seeds, hemp oil, hemp milk—currently comes from Canada.)
Green Corn Tamales
These are a perennial favorite at the Border Grill in Los Angeles. Serve them with sour cream and pico de gallo, a fresh salsa-like condiment made with chopped tomatoes, onions, and cilantro.
Animal Rescue: Q&A with Tim Phillips, director of Lion Ark
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