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Sunshine Napa Cabbage Kimchi

January 10, 2019Updated March 27, 2023 By Timothy Pakron 3 Comments

This vibrant, turmeric and ginger-infused napa cabbage kimchi (excerpted from Mississippi Vegan by Timothy Pakron) is crunchy, zesty, and tangy — the perfect addition to salads, sandwiches, and wraps. It can also be tossed into fried rice or a vegetable stir-fry.

Timothy Pakron, the creator of this recipe, writes:

“To spin it my own way, I add fresh turmeric root, which provides the cabbage with a beautiful yellow glow. I like my kimchi to have a kick, so I throw in some chili peppers, but you can totally leave that out if you’d prefer.

Chocolate with Heart: Lagusta’s Luscious in New Paltz, NY

January 10, 2019Updated January 30, 2023 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

Lagusta’s Luscious, with its flagship store in New Paltz, NY, is just one company representing a growing concern about the ethical sourcing of chocolate. Do Lagusta’s Luscious customers come first for the chocolates, or for the ethics behind them?

“I think it’s probably about 50/50,” Lagusta Yearwood mused. “We don’t market our products to vegans, because it’s better vegan activism to have non-vegans eat our wares, but it’s always nice to have vegan customers, who are so appreciative and sweet.”

How to Choose Perfectly Ripe Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Every Time

January 10, 2019Updated January 23, 2020 By Barbara Davidson Leave a Comment

It’s always the same, a couple of hours after you get home from the grocery store, you decide it’s time to eat that avocado. But it’s not ‘ripe and ready to eat’ as the packaging claims, it’s rock solid. Then you ruin it just trying to cut the thing. So, you reach for the mango instead.

But your mango is a mess. You pick it up and your fingers seem to squish right through it. What a waste of money. And what a disappointed stomach! The charts in this post will show you how to choose fresh, perfectly ripe fruits and vegetables every time.

You can feel confident in choosing perfectly ripe fruit and vegetables thanks to this kitchen resource: a visual guide to selecting produce so it’s ready to eat when you want to eat it.

Easiest Vegan Carrot Lox for Your Plant-Based Bagel Sandwich

January 9, 2019Updated February 6, 2023 By Nava Atlas Leave a Comment

This is the easiest vegan carrot lox recipe ever, for a delicious bagel and (preferably vegan) cream cheese sandwich! Many contemporary recipes for vegan carrot lox involve a lot of steps, and in some cases, many days, to accomplish. This simplified version doesn’t even require a knife, let alone a mandoline slicer.

It starts with wavy-cut carrots, which are the perfect size, shape, and thickness to serve as a lox substitute.