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veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Mar 9, 2008
One of the grocery stores in my neighborhood has been selling packages of these sweet red peppers labeled as “snack peppers”, and I think they’re onto something! I’ve always been a fan of snacking on bell peppers, but …
Also tagged: food, vegetables
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jan 18, 2008
Personal Development for Smart People guru Steve Pavlina has started out 2008 with a 30-day raw food diet, and he’s chronicling his daily progress on his blog for all to see. It’s an interesting read if you’d like to …
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veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jan 7, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve had jicama, so I was happy to come across it in the grocery store in Boston the other day. Jicama is a rather nondescript-looking tuber which is common in Latin American cooking. It is …
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veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jan 4, 2008
New York (home of the infamous Sushi Memo) is the place to be for sushi. I can’t believe I only managed to eat it once this time around. I need to go back! At least the one place I went was plenty delicious. Mishima …
Also tagged: restaurants, adventures, traveling while vegetarian
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Nov 2, 2007
Mmmm… clementines are in season. These small citrus fruit resemble mandarin oranges and are as much fun to peel as they are to eat. Experts among us can get the entire peel off in one piece (a skill I perfected during …
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veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Aug 28, 2007
It’s cucumber season! Here’s a fun fact: cucumbers are the most common vegetable in the whole world, with China being the largest producer. The cucumber is officially a member of the squash family, and technically a …
Also tagged: food, cooking, vegan, vegetarian, vegetables, salads, cucumbers, tzatziki, mmmm salad
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Aug 25, 2007
Actually these are neither. According to the sign at the grocery store, they are called nectavigne and come from France (which still counts as eating ‘local’ for me). It is a cross between a certain breed of peach and …
Also tagged: food, fruit, vegan, vegetarian, healthy eating
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jul 13, 2007
When I picked up these Stachelbeeren in the market the other day, I had no idea what they were called in English. I also had no idea how to eat them, so I asked the woman behind the counter. She kind of laughed at me …
Also tagged: food, fruit, vegan, vegetarian, farmers market
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jul 5, 2007
Whenever I heard “passion fruit” I used to think of tropical islands or processed fruit cocktail blends. I always thought it was more popular for what it could add to a name than for its flavor. “Strawberry passion” …
Also tagged: fun, food, fruit, vegan, vegetarian, recipes, drinks, cocktails
veggiechic.com » Veggie Chic - Jun 19, 2007
I also picked up this really, really ripe cantaloupe at the farmers’ market the other day. It was so fragrant that it stunk up my whole kitchen (in a good way). We ate half of it right away, and then I chopped up the …
Also tagged: food, vegan, vegetarian, cantaloupe, melon