What if you were craving a creamy, decadent, chocolate-y vegan dessert… but you wanted it without refined sugar or gluten or dairy or egg products? This raw chocolate and cherry mousse tart could be the answer to your dreams in more ways than one. Delicious? Check. Easy to make? Check. Full of good-for-you ingredients? Check, […]
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Cauliflower Date Pistachio Salad With Mint and Dill
Cauliflower – Some people say you either love it or you hate it. But with this Cauliflower Date Pistachio Salad, it doesn’t even matter if you like cauliflower or not. You’re going to love this salad and you’re going to want to eat it all the time – it’s that good. For those who are […]
True Food Kitchen’s Seasonal Fall Menu
If you don’t know True Food Kitchen, you probably will soon. This plant-centric restaurant is winning raves for its good-for-you and tastes-great menu, and will soon be expanding from 16 to 20 locations around the country. We had a chance to sample the new fall menu (the menu items change seasonally) and we came back […]
Desert Farming: Citrus, Dates, and Peppers
If it’s the dead of winter, where are you going to get your fresh fruits and vegetables? In many cases, you can thank desert farming. Throughout the low desert of California’s Imperial and Coachella Valleys, the crops flourish in wintertime. Farming in the Coachella Valley To many people, the Coachella Valley conjures an image of […]
Coconut Date Shakes – Dairy-Free and Vegan
Can you make a shake… from a date? We had never even heard of date shakes before we moved to Southern California. But if you’re driving to or from the Southern California desert, you’re certain to pass at least one date shake stand. Date shakes are a smooth and creamy ice-cold treat made from the […]
Quinoa Stuffing with Dates and Walnuts
Does Thanksgiving stuffing have to involve bread? Not if it’s this savory Quinoa Stuffing with dates and walnuts. To be honest, we’re used to the kind of stuffing that you make with regular bread. In the past, we have saved up bread crusts and stumps for months in the freezer just to have them on […]