Langer Farms Apple Butter & Apple Honey: No Sugar Added

If you’re still seeking inspiration for stocking stuffers or other small gifts, we recommend to sweet treats that have no added sugar: Apple Butter and Apple Honey from Langer Farms. They’re both vegan, made from apples, even certified OU Kosher. Oh, and their good-for-you, healthful condiments, great for starting off the new year without added…
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Carrot Pot Roast Recipe, A Hearty Vegan Main Or Side Dish

If you mention “pot roast” in the U.S., many people think of a hearty comfort food made by slow cooking a tough cut of beef in moist heat—chuck steak, short ribs, rump roast, and others. So what’s a carrot pot roast? It’s a vegan alternative to beef pot roast, that can made the same way:…
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What Is Sotol? A Mexican Spirit That Isn’t Tequila Or Mezcal!

[1] Sotol can be drunk with salt and lime, similar to tequila (photo © Cristian Rojas | Pexels). [2] Hacienda de Chihuahua is the leading producer of fine sotol. Sotol plata (a.k.a. blanco, joven, or silver) is not aged. It goes straight from distillation to the bottle (photos #2, #3, #4, #5, and #16 ©…
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Recipe For A Vegan Fall Cobb Salad, Delicious For Everyone

The Cobb salad was invented late one evening in 1937 when Bob Cobb, owner of The Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, was scrounging in the kitchen’s refrigerator for a snack. He grabbed a head of iceberg lettuce, an avocado, some romaine, watercress, tomatoes, a cold breast of chicken, a hard-cooked egg, chives, blue cheese and…
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Winter Squash & Peanut Sauce Recipe For Hispanic Heritage Month

If you like winter squash and peanuts, here’s a side dish that’s delicious and good for you. Called Calabeza Con Pipián Rojo in Spanish, it’s comforting roasted winter squash with beautiful seasoning, covered with a spicy peanut sauce. Pipián rojo is a peanut sauce from the central Pacific region of Mexico, and is typically served…
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