a veg life

(posted by Emily) On Tuesday night this week, it was time for one of my favorite events--a cooking collective with Jennie. After helping out at a demo of hers at the beginning of June, we began planning our next cooking get together. We've met up before, to make sauerkraut and pickled cabbage, and decided at this gathering we wanted to focus on vegan cheeses. I have dabbled with the recipes out of Miyoko Schinner's Artisan Vegan Cheese before, but really wanted to try some new things. We picked out a few recipes, and I am hoping to chronicle what happens to all of the deliciousness before we head to Europe next week! First up - Almond Feta! Noelle was in charge of making vegan feta for the group, following this recipe.  I was noodling around on the Maple Spice site and found her recipe for vegan sankopita using the feta , and I knew it would be a fun dinner to try. We have phyllo (filo?) dough leftover in our freezer, and the only thing I needed to pick up was spina...

(posted by Emily) Whenever we talk about smoothies or juicing, people inevitably ask us for recipes. I've always thought the idea of a recipe for a smoothie or a juice was a bit contrived. Those two are perfect opportunities to get into the kitchen and experiment--just give something a try and see if it tastes good! Throw some frozen fruit, fresh fruit, and almond milk or juice in the blender, and you're off to a good start. I've even made smoothies with tea and water--it's up to you! Sneak in some veggies (spinach and avocado work well and don't have an overpowering flavor) if you're feeling really adventurous :) Cooking is more fun without a recipe! For those of you that need a jumping off point, start with some of our favorite combinations: Favorite juice combos: Apple Orange Carrot Ginger Lemon  Half of a golden beet Start with the mix above, add celery and cucumber.  Pineapple Cucumber Apple Rom...