Tag Archives: Sugar

Holiday Cranberry Salad

Well, I’ll admit I have been kind of lax on the posting this week for Vegan MoFo, but here is a great recipe that I’ll be doing next week for Thanksgiving. We really like having this salad instead of your average cranberry sauce. It’s sweetened with apple juice, so it doesn’t have refined sugars, either. [...]

Happenings…

So, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated. I’ve been keeping super-busy. Here are a few of the fun things I’ve made this last weekend in the kitchen:                       The pictures above are my pancakes and also my cranberry-currant bread. I made the pancakes this afternoon because [...]

Low-Sugar Sweet Rolls – bread maker version

I did an experiment on Friday – low-sugar sweet rolls, predominately sweetened with dried fruit. And it turned out really well! I combined a couple of different recipes, so I guess it’s “mine” now. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup warm water 1/3 cup oil 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/8 tsp coriander 1/2 cup sucanat 1 1/2 [...]

My favorite breakfast

OK, so this is one of my all-time favorite breakfasts, both to eat and to make. I just made some this morning, in fact. Baked Oatmeal Preheat oven to 375°. Boil together:  4 cups water 1 t. salt Mix together separately: 3 c. quick oats 1/2 c. soymilk powder (I suppose you could use regular milk [...]

Breakfast savings

I never knew how expensive cereal was until I started my own home. My husband loves cereal, and some of his particular favorites include Weetabix (which averages $4-something-a-box for the organic biscuits), Grape Nuts, and Raisin Bran. Yeah. They’re not what I call cheap. (And he goes through it quickly!) On the other hand, I [...]

Help for the upcoming flu season – part 2

Your friends, the white blood cells White blood cells… they’re our friends. They kill germs. They clear our bloodstream from clutter. They provide that wonderful thing called immunity (that we say fights off disease). They make helpful chemicals.  There are a couple types of white blood cells (also known as phagocytes). Neutrophils are the most [...]