The Thanksgiving email from the Portland Food Co-op featured six types of plant-based holiday roasts this year. Such abundance got me thinking about the 1980s, when vegetarians either cobbled together our own Thanksgiving roasts or served a baked, stuffed squash as a centerpiece. How did we get here? The origins of vegetarian Thanksgiving date way […]
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Phyllo is the key to an off-the-cuff, flaky ‘pizza’
Suzy Karadsheh’s recipe for phyllo ‘pizza’ exemplifies the Mediterranean approach to meals — and entertaining.
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A roundup of the season’s local vegan news
It’s official: Veggie Life is the Sea Dogs’ veg burger; Vickie’s Veggie Table closes; we bet dollars to doughnuts that Leigh Hallis’ vegan chocolate desserts will be a success; and more.
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Portland middle school students get vegan hot lunch options
The district’s elementary school students have had vegan choices for several years. Now the lunch program has expanded to other grade levels.
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Beans and squash make this pasta salad fit for fall
Let fall produce shine in this hearty pasta salad.
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The founder of Tofurky to give keynote speech at 19th annual Maine Veg Fest
Tofurky landed on American tables in 1995, and in the decades since has become a new Thanksgiving tradition.
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A fragrant chickpea tagine captures the essence of a Moroccan classic
A chickpea tagine takes its cues from a Moroccan chicken stew, bathing the legumes in a heady combination of spices, herbs and aromatics.
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One excellent casserole, many variations
This recipe for White Bean-Basil-Tofu Casserole is warming, healthy and appealingly versatile.
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Home Plates: Use all your senses – and take time – to improve everyday meals
For these former Chicagoans, a remembered favorite restaurant meal, Pasta Faggioli, makes a perfect weeknight supper.
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Plant-based food columnist explores Maine’s buried vegetarian history
Avery Yale Kamila talks about her co-curated exhibit, ‘Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History,’ which opened this month at the Maine Historical Society Museum.