2019-11-16 16:01
On a whim recently, Kel and I picked up a bottle of Stockyard Oatmeal Stout at Trader Joe’s. We aren’t big beer fans, but something about it tempted us. And...
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2019-10-31 15:00
Crepuscular [ kri-puhs-kyuh-ler ] adjective of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct. It is one of two times in a day when the night spiders (a.k.a. Hentz Orb-weave… Read More
2019-10-12 15:10
Two Mothers. Homemaking did not come naturally to my mother. Her considerable skills as a housewife were earned later in life rather than gained through example and osmosis from her...
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2019-09-15 15:00
Dear Garden Diary… As I write this on a blazingly bright July day, the heat index is forecast to reach 115-degrees F. In the pastures, the colors of the wildflowers...
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2019-08-25 15:00
Happy Half-A-Century…+! Without getting into TMI territory, after much procrastination, in July I completed a health check-up recommended for those in their 50s. Happily, my dread and… Read More
2019-08-10 14:15
The Cherry Turned Into A Plum. The twisted and bent trunk of the small tree looked beyond repair, but for some reason Kel and I decided to save it. Kel...
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2019-07-13 15:31
On an unusually cool June morning, I walked out into the heart of the southeast pasture to pick wild blackberries. Inspired by Bruce Nelson’s book, Alone in the Fortress of...
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2019-06-16 06:01
We hurt our boys by calling something toxic masculinity. I do. And I don’t find [that] putting those two words together … because women can be pretty f—ing toxic… I… Read More
2019-02-03 16:30
I’m giving away three books today: my newest (non-food) book, The Book of Ike: an abandoned dog’s [imagined] epic origin story; an e-book, crave. eat. heal. outtakes., from 2014… Read More
2018-07-22 15:25
This past January, Kel and I spent a week in a beautiful beach house in Port Aransas, TX. Our road trip included an overnight in Waco, TX, and I extracted...
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2018-06-24 14:05
Five ingredients, just slightly over 100 calories per serving…this is my dream dessert. I provide two methods for this recipe. I prefer the water bath/baking method to the stovetop me… Read More
2018-05-15 15:00
To celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day, I’m sharing an easy, scrumptious and oil-free recipe from Laura Theodore’s (Jazzy Vegetarian) new cookbook, Deliciously Vegan. I love La… Read More
2018-04-08 15:10
I hope you don’t mind another giveaway! It’s a really good one – – Laura Theodore – a.k.a. The Jazzy Vegetarian – recently released her latest… Read More
2018-03-25 14:30
My husband and I live on 160-acres of Oklahoma prairie in a house situated at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway. The property is gated and fenced by barbed...
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2018-03-03 15:45
I love (and frequently crave) the rich, warm flavors in this easy-to-make dish: the sweet tones from the orange juice, wine, and prunes quickly followed by tart and salty olives...
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2018-02-04 15:28
As I write this, I can hear far off rumbles of thunder and a steady and determined rain hitting the metal roof of the beach house we rented along the...
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2018-01-13 16:01
The incredible is approaching from over there (This time) it won’t leap past us – David Gray, The Incredible It came out of nowhere on an otherwise routine drive. A...
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2017-12-16 15:25
Over the six+ years I’ve been blogging here at An Unrefined Vegan, I’ve baked my share of cookies. This time of year cookies become especially important because they are an...
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2017-12-03 23:00
MANY apologies for those of you who got an email about this recipe and then couldn’t find it! My email scheduling got ahead of my blog/recipe scheduling and that email...
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2017-12-02 16:24
Dessert doesn’t get much more Christmas-y than gingerbread. Its rich, spicy flavors, dark color and intoxicating aroma when baking makes this an ideal treat to end a holiday meal… Read More
2017-11-18 15:20
Before we get into the comforting, seasonal recipe below – I wanted to let you know about a recent post I contributed to Healthline called Favorite Healthy Finds: An Unrefined Veg… Read More
2017-10-29 14:50
Gosh, it sure seems like a very long time ago that I began working with my friends, Elaine and Libby, on a plant-based meats cookbook! Today I’m happy to share...
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2017-09-29 15:02
While reorganizing my computer files recently, I came across something I wrote in 2005, shortly after returning from a trip to Russia, Germany and Austria with my dad and brother....
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2017-09-09 15:00
The fine folks at NuNaturals recently sent me a big box of some of their newest products so I was inspired to create three recipes using their ever expanding line...
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2017-08-19 14:15
I went through a fairly hardcore Krispy Kreme doughnut phase back when they were just starting to open shops in Yankee (a.k.a. non-Deep South) states. When that neon sign lit...
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2017-07-15 14:40
Later this summer I’m going to be sharing the fruits of my six months+ labors and today’s post is a delicious little teaser. Through a fleeting affiliation with the Tulsa...
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2017-06-18 15:06
It’s June and it’s hot so I’m in full-on kombucha brewing mode. I’ve been stepping outside my kombucha comfort zone lately, trying different combinations, some… Read More
2017-05-20 14:35
Until this recipe, I felt about hummus the same way that I feel about kale. I knew that I should love it, but I didn’t. After all, hummus is a plant-based eater’s...
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2017-04-15 15:02
Some days, nothing but a big, soft chocolate chip cookie will do. Do you get cravings for them the way I do? Without a doubt it’s the taste of these...
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2017-04-02 14:00
Are you a kombucha fan? I unabashedly and enthusiastically am. I love the stuff. If the first and last time you tasted kombucha was a couple of years ago when...
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2017-03-19 15:00
It’s all starting to come back to us. The age-appropriate food, the toys and treats, the doctor visits, the “accidents” during the night, the training books and videos. The… Read More
2017-02-26 16:00
Banana bread may be Kel’s favorite treat so I try to keep a few deeply ripe bananas on hand at all times. Over the years I’ve made tweaks to my recipe,...
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2017-02-08 15:45
I’m happy to say I have a long history with Becky Striepe‘s e-book (and now book), 40 Days of Green Smoothies. Way back in 2012, I reviewed 40 Days and hosted...
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2017-01-29 15:53
These rolls are a spin-off of a recipe from 2012 Chocolate Cinnamon Babka that I originally made for a neighbor who was convalescing from an injury. When that same neighbor’s moth… Read More
2017-01-15 16:12
My mom didn’t have a drop of Italian or Sicilian blood in her, but you wouldn’t have known that from her pasta sauce. Gently simmered all day in a big pot, her sig… Read More
2016-12-28 16:00
I’m not a huge fan of cold temperatures (though as I get older I’m finding that I can tolerate heat less and less; I guess this just means I’d be...
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2016-12-17 16:00
The inspiration for these darling little vegan chocolate biscotti came from a Mario Batali recipe calling for 3 eggs, 3 egg yolks and a cup and a half of sugar....
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2016-12-03 16:00
This fall I realized a goal that I’d been nursing for a long time: compile my old Dough, Dirt & Dye blog stories – along with some more recent pieces &nda&hell…Read More
2016-11-27 16:15
Warning: this post has absolutely nothing to do with Lemony White Bean, Potato & Artichoke Soup. If you came here for soup and soup only, scroll down and you’ll find the...
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2016-11-07 15:15
Rumor has it that there’s a holiday coming up where people buy, make or otherwise procure things and then give them to other people. Now that’s a concept! If this… Read More
2016-10-29 15:25
Earlier this month I took a completely unexpected trip to the east coast to help out a family member who’d taken a nasty fall. The one week visit turned into a...
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2016-10-19 15:30
I haven’t celebrated All Hallow’s Eve in years (our driveway is about 1/4 mile from the road and it’s…very, very dark. With lots of spiders along the way. Kids just… Read More
2016-09-16 14:00
A Coffee Drinker Is Born Very slowly, over the course of eleven years, Kel turned me into a coffee drinker. To clarify – a latte drinker – where only a...
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2016-09-04 15:05
Why does food taste better when it’s piled high into a big bowl? Is it the endless flavor/taste/texture combinations? The ease (or not, if you like) of prep and clean-up?...
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2016-08-14 14:30
Once again I’ve taken inspiration from the free foodie magazine, Edible OKC (Chocolate Rose Truffles) for these ridiculously easy and happily healthy chocolate orange truffle… Read More
2016-07-17 15:00
Our resident green thumb – Kel – grows beets for one reason and one reason only: so we can devour the greens. It turns out that beet greens are our...
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2016-07-09 14:10
I mentioned a few weeks back that I’ve been working on a tea-themed e-book and I’m pleased (and relieved) to finally unveil it. Although a whole lot of time and...
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2016-06-18 15:10
I’m moving at a glacial pace on a tea-themed e-book and I thought I’d share one of the recipes I developed early on in the process: Earl Grey Chocolate Pudding....
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2016-06-04 14:51
I’ve got something a little out of the ordinary for you today – recipes for a complete meal! And one that is perfect one for a late spring or summer lunch or...
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2016-05-15 13:42
This recipe was borne out of necessity. I had very little in the refrigerator and a dinner date (with my husband, of course!) breathing down my neck. From the refrigerator...
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2016-04-16 15:30
Before I launch into chocolate and nut butter heaven…I recently got some amazing, gratifying, totally out-of-the-blue news: An Unrefined Vegan has been nominated for a VegNews Bloggy… Read More
2016-04-16 15:30
Before I launch into chocolate and nut butter heaven…I recently got some amazing, gratifying, totally out-of-the-blue news: An Unrefined Vegan has been nominated for a VegNews Bloggy… Read More
2016-04-12 15:15
Before memory there was mother. Mom. The one person who knew me from my zygotic beginning, who nurtured me from the moment of inception, of whose existence I owe for...
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2016-04-12 15:15
Before memory there was mother. Mom. The one person who knew me from my minute beginnings, who nurtured me from the moment of inception, of whose existence I owe for my...
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2016-03-12 13:45
As I was assembling the ingredients for this Whole Wheat Lemon Date Loaf, it struck me that I’m just about the last person who should be drawn to the demands of...
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2016-02-13 15:30
You might have noticed that I’m not blogging as much as I did in past years. This reduction in content was a conscious decision to back off on my social networking efforts… Read More
2016-01-23 15:45
Christmas 2015 came out of nowhere – mostly because I’d just gotten back to Oklahoma after being in Ohio for several weeks, but also because the weather just wasn’t saying… Read More
2016-01-10 16:00
The truth is, for me, that dessert has never been about fruit. My ideal dessert centers around richness, carbohydrates, and chocolate. But after 5 busy, fairly stressful weeks in Cleveland… Read More
2015-11-23 06:45
Take a gander at what I’ve been working on with my friend – yogini, chef and animal activist, Tracey Narayani Glover – Mobile to Mumbai: Plant-based Southern Comf… Read More
2015-11-14 06:45
I live in a house divided. Kel no longer eats the stevia-sweetened chocolate chips that I love – due to the cocoa butter content. Sure, I could show solidarity and...
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2015-11-05 06:10
Ten years ago – hell – 5 years ago, I never would have believed that I’d be routinely baking my own bread, brewing my own kombucha, creating non-dairy cheeses, or...
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2015-10-28 05:30
Here’s how this chickpea and brown rice soup was born: Looking for a quick lunch idea one morning, I found a simple yet rich-sounding soup on The Healthy Family and...
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2015-10-22 05:30
The same day that I hosted my first cooking class at Natural Grocers, I had the opportunity to meet Chef Kenny Wagoner of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in...
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2015-10-22 05:30
The same day that I hosted my first cooking class at Natural Grocers, I had the opportunity to meet Chef Kenny Wagoner of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in...
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2015-10-19 05:30
When I transitioned from meat-eater to vegetarian back in 2005, one of the first books I purchased was Robin Robertson’s The Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes Cookbook. It was a deli… Read More
2015-10-14 05:15
Do you know the favorite dish of your favorite person? That meal he or she requests again and again (maybe even so much so that you have grown a bit…tired...
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2015-10-10 05:18
Before I talk about a talented vegan woman whom I admire – I want to talk about another talented vegan woman whom I admire: Jenny Mustard. Recently Jenny featured one of...
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2015-10-03 05:30
I recently read The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People by Dan Buettner and ever since I’ve been even more mindful of including some ke… Read More
2015-09-30 12:25
A sugar addict from Day One. – Ricki Heller That’s the header to a section in Ricki Heller’s latest book, Living Candida-Free: Conquer the Hidden Epidemic that’s… Read More
2015-09-23 05:14
This is one of those recipes that I’ve been meaning to make and share for months now. Months of hot, sultry, uncomfortable weather when an icy-cold beverage offers some relief....
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2015-09-18 05:30
As you’ll see from the photos here, I’m a big fan of Herbivore Clothing Company’s message t-shirts. I enjoy walking around like a pro-vegan billboard, spreading the… Read More
2015-09-12 05:45
Here’s an interesting albeit useless factoid: watermelon is the official vegetable of Oklahoma. That’s right. Watermelon. Until we moved to Oklahoma, okra was, in my mind… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
First things first: thank you all for your sweet words and support. I was feeling like a major heel for canceling the May Potluck, but I needn’t have worried. Big virtual h… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is about the time when I would be announcing the date for the next Virtual Vegan Potluck. After many weeks of going back and forth between just sucking it up and going ahead with… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
With vegan “replacement” foods like tempeh (or coconut) for bacon; nuts and nutritional yeast for Parmesan cheese; seitan for sausage – the key to satisfaction and appeal i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Have you ever made a recipe based solely a name? This was the case here. One morning I made hummus and I made babaganoush. As the food processor was doing its thing, the fr… Read More
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