Examine Your Foodprint: Resolve to Waste Less in 2012
Sometimes someone’s words really stick with you, whether it be a card, a conversation, a piece of sage advice, or even a tweet. A message that strikes a chord is rare in a time when there’s no shortage of opinions and no shortage of mediums with which to share them.…
NYC's Little Cupcake Bakery: Eco Friendly Cupcakes with a Humanitarian Twist for FEED Japan
Cupcakes! The Little Cupcake Bakery, located both on Prince Street in Manhattan’s SoHo and on Third Avenue in Brooklyn, has opened a “shop in shop” to benefit Japan. Recently I visited with Starre Vartan, Eco Chick’s editor, to try some cupcakes (delicious!) and support the bakery and it’s projects. Take…
A Delicious Vegan BLT Recipe!
This is my version of my grandma’s traditional BLT. When I was growing up, my grandma cooked breakfast and dinner pretty much every day, and made my school lunches too. She was a great cook, and having grown up during the Great Depression, was never into waste; almost no food…
Heroines for the Planet: Cupcake Queen Chloe Coscarelli
Chloe Coscarelli is as sweet as the vegan cupcakes which landed her the winner on the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. She truly is! At just 23, Chloe has baked her way to the top, and she’s helped veganism garner the mainstream media attention that it so deserves. In between a…
Rachel Avalon’s Vegan Smoothie Recipe (Plus: The Good for You – and the Planet – Protein Powder)
I’ve never tried rice protein powder before, I’m going to check it out after seeing this video! I love smoothies for breakfast….
Superfilling Breadless High Protein Vegan Lunch Roll
Don’t get me wrong; I have little to no problem with carbs. I don’t eschew bread when it appears on restaurant tables, and I thought that Dr. Atkins was a few sandwiches short of a picnic. But some days, I want a break, a chance to veggie-up and lighten the…
Ani Phyo's Healthfully Decadent Raw Coconut Kream Recipe
Dessert has always been my favorite part of any meal (though I do love apps!) and while I’ve managed to tame my sweet tooth in the last few years, I’ve by no means eliminated it. (By tame I mean I can get my sweet-happys from maple syrup, honey, and desserts…
The Homesteader's Kitchen Recipe: Apple-Raspberry Crisp for Autumn's Bounty
I’m totally in love with The Homesteader’s Kitchen, and I was lucky enough to secure a fun-to-try (ad supereasy) recipe from the book. I love that the ingredients for the filling for this crisp are so simple, relying on the fresh sweetness of the apples and raspberries for flavor rather…
Two Beautifully Useful Whole Foods Cookbooks
See, I’m putting in serious effort at learning to cook! 🙂 My love of food comes from three main sources; one primal, one inculcated, the third learned as an adult. First, my natural appetite for delicious, healthy meals and snacks is fairly well-known (I think I can count on one…
Starre's Healthy Summer Coffee Energy Drink Recipe
Too many so-called energy drinks are missing key ingredients to give you truly sustained and healthy power. Too many refined sugars and caffeine, but no sustenance, and ingredients are processed and packaged months before you drink it. Fresh is always better and more life-sustaining– and if you’re looking for real…
