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My Favorite Cookbooks of 2011, mostly vegan and then some

By Ann on December 16th, 2011 in Blog, Green Food Movement, Lifestyle, Organic, Sustainability, Vegan, Vegetarian

This was an exceptional year for cookbooks focused on healthy eating and living. My latest cookbook, Vegan Family Meals, Real Food for Everyone has made several Favorite Cookbook Lists.

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Thanksgiving for Seven Billion

By Ann on November 29th, 2011 in Blog, Green Food Movement, Lifestyle, Organic, Sustainability, Vegan, Vegetarian

Being a restaurateur and a mother, I spend a lot of time thinking about food and how to feed both my customers and my family. When I think about how to feed the world, it seems logical that a plant-based diet is the solution.

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8 Plant-Based, Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

By Ann on November 19th, 2011 in Blog, Gluten-free, Lifestyle, Organic, Recipes, Sustainability, Vegan, Vegetarian

I am in the restaurant business and Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year. In my first year in business, I was looking forward to a day off. My plans for a much-needed day off had nothing to do with cooking or eating or the demands of feeding others.

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Travelogue – Right Here in my Own Hood w/ Vermont Harvest Recipe

By Ann on November 15th, 2011 in Blog, Gluten-free, Organic, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

So much for weekends being a time when I get a little R&R. The past two weekends have been chocked full of events. After spending the morning at a conference for food bloggers at a local beach hotel, I’ve gone to my office to write. I couldn’t ask for a more beautiful Southern California Sunday. [...]

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Ten reasons why I love roasting vegetables w/ recipe

By Ann on November 5th, 2011 in Blog, Gluten-free, Lifestyle, Organic, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

I just recently I made a How-To-Cook video with Vegetarian Times.

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Healthy Food – Against the Law?

By Ann on November 2nd, 2011 in Blog, Green Food Movement, Lifestyle, Organic, Sustainability, Vegan, Vegetarian

Did you ever think there could be a police crackdown against raw food? It’s a reality, and right here in Los Angeles.  In fact, the police are taking “heat” (pun intended) for one “crackdown” that’s back in the news. The story of the “bust” itself last summer was already an insult to our freedoms, but [...]

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Foodies. Are they better than the rest of us?

By Ann on October 26th, 2011 in Blog, Green Food Movement, Lifestyle, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian

“It has always been crucial to the gourmet’s pleasure that he/she can eat in ways the mainstream cannot afford.”

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Butternut Squash Soup with Rosemary White Beans

By Ann on October 22nd, 2011 in Blog, Lifestyle, Organic, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

In the last week, some nasty flu with heavy sinus congestion hit LA as if it was a disaster movie of the worst kind. You know the ones where A-list actors find themselves in Los Angeles fighting natural disasters like earthquakes or fires in what turns out to be a B-movie production. Bad and more [...]

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RFD HALL OF FAME…Meet Avery Couchman

By Ann on October 12th, 2011 in Blog, Lifestyle, Organic, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian

I believe that the FOOD WE SERVE at RFD can be a powerful agent of change. We have a new manager who is a living example of this.

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Is Food Getting Dumbed Down?

By Ann on October 4th, 2011 in Blog

Autumn is here, the unfortunate sign that the last few days of tomato season are upon us. That has me wondering about something. Why, with only week’s left in tomato season, do supermarkets provide mealy, flavorless tomatoes when the juicy, sweet, local variety is still in abundance?

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