Alice McCart

Chicago vegan root beer float

I became a vegetarian about 16 years after I had spent my junior year abroad at the University of Bonn because I was majoring in German and French. When I moved to Oak Park in 1988 with my three children...

Black bean and rice soup recipe

The following is one of my most favorite soup recipes. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do. Black bean and rice soup Simmer the following ingredients for about 2-3 hours:2 1/2 c...

What do vegan cooking, the Girl Scouts, and daylight savings time have in common?

Let's be prepared. All good Scouts learn somewhere along the way that it's good to be prepared. So in honor of Girl Scout Day, which is next week, Thursday, March 12, let's think about preparing. For example...

Chicago and tofu

I love to spend the day in downtown Chicago, especially in the Loop. Yesterday, I visited an attorney friend who has an office in the Monadnock Building at Jackson and Dearborn, where I had a law office more than a...

Nonvegan additives, fillers, and processes

You may think that you are not eating animals, but are you sure? What's in your favorite candy or gum or sports drink? What do manufacturers use to process your food? In my previous posting on vegan smoothies, I...

Vegan smoothies

All smoothies may be smooth, but they are not all vegan. Whether you buy your smoothies at your favorite smoothie bar or make your own, knowing your ingredients is important if you want your smoothie to be vegan. If you...

Vegan oatmeal cookies recipe

If you have on hand the baking ingredients that I mentioned in my recent posting on the topic of staples for a vegan pantry, plus vegetable shortening, which I had neglected to list, you have what it takes to make...

Staples for a vegan pantry

What does a vegan need to keep on hand in the pantry? I believe that vegans need lots of different kinds of beans and grains, nuts and seeds, and fruits and vegetables. Beans and grains keep well usually. Nuts and...

Finding inexpensive, healthy vegan food when eating out

If you want to go out with family and friends, where can you go to find food that you can eat, too? One place that I would recommend is Sweet Tomatoes. I like to build a huge salad with all...

More vegan substitutes for old favorites

My earlier posting that mentioned a few vegan meat substitutes drew a delightfully informative comment from a reader named Nick about finding even more varied and delicious meat substitutes at Whole Foods Market South Loop at Roosevelt and Canal Street...

Chicago vegan root beer float

Black bean and rice soup recipe

What do vegan cooking, the Girl Scouts, and daylight savings time have in common?

Chicago and tofu

Nonvegan additives, fillers, and processes

Vegan smoothies

Vegan oatmeal cookies recipe

Staples for a vegan pantry

Finding inexpensive, healthy vegan food when eating out

More vegan substitutes for old favorites

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