Veggie Meal-Maker Blog

Read This!

Author: Trina | October 26th, 2009

Welcome to the Veggie Meal-Maker Blog! Our posts cover a variety of vegan and vegetarian related features as well as other lifestyle topics. Whether you use us as a meal-planning resource or a break from it all, we're ready to share our experiences on saving time, saving money and eating healthy. Next time you're about meal-planned and grocery-shopped out, join us here.

Our current features include:

The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle...

Author: nick | March 2nd, 2010

Thanks to Sandy, one of our users, we have a new book featured in our resources. (If you have a book or site that you would like to suggest - contact us!) The book is, "The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle" by: Stuart A. Seale (and a bunch of other authors). The book features a 30 day raw/vegan program that has changed many peoples life - including Sandy’s father…

Picture This! Butternut Pear Soup

Author: Trina | January 10th, 2010

After years of neglecting squash, I was excited to puree it into something edible. I was also on a mission to convince my husband how filling soup can be (he's not a fan), among other agendas. I found a recipe and enthusiastically started early on my adventure; packing this many firsts into one meal would take time.

Fresh this Season! Winter : Squash

Author: Trina | January 4th, 2010

My one and only experience with winter squash involved a yellow mush (how does something roasted turn so soft?) that tasted a bit "squashy"--no amount of brown sugar could mask that decidedly terrible flavor. With that experience 15 years behind me, I am ready to learn more about this intriguing vegetable and excited to cook it into something edible.

January 2010

Author: Trina | January 3rd, 2010

I am a vegetarian, so it might seem odd that I avoid vegetables. This started as a young child. With tightly squinted eyes, I'd firmly grasp my nose between my fingers as I gulped water to wash down the tiniest of cut green beans. A couple decades later, not much has changed. There's perhaps a little less drama, but that's only because no one is threatening my dessert. (I've threatened my husband to not threaten me on this matter.)

KT&T | Keeping an Edge in the Kitchen

Author: nick | November 10th, 2009

Varying opinions on the essentials for a kitchen call for a small fortune to outfit your kitchen. Amongst all these so-called “essentials” exists one tool no kitchen or cook should be without—a quality knife.

Fresh this Season! Fall : Apples

Author: nick | November 4th, 2009

This time of year I look forward to the field trip my wife (a teacher) takes her 1st & 2nd graders on to Greenbluff, an orchard just north of Spokane, Wash. Even if I dont go - I am sure to enjoy the trip through the fresh apples, pie and cider she brings home.

Picture This! Mock Apple Crisp

Author: nick | November 2nd, 2009

As fall rolled around (a little late up here in the northwest), apples ripened in abundance right along with my craving for apple crisp. I looked over some favorite recipes and cringed remembering the not-so-healthy ingredients in this tasty treat. So, I set out to create a less cringe-inducing alternative. It is with pleasure I present you with Mock Apple Crisp.

November 2009

Author: Trina | November 1st, 2009

Coming from the mid-west with your typical leaves-change-colors and jackets-are-necessary signs of autumn, something feels a little “off” as we're nearing the end of our first fall in Florida. Temperatures reach 90 as winter nears. Dead leaves clutter our yard, though I can't imagine their origin as all trees are still green. Palm trees taunt hints of summer vacation, even as I think about holiday cleaning before family visits for Christmas.