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To treat his heart troubles

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/21941869

For each serving:

in one very large mug, add:

• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 thumb-sized chunk of fresh ginger, grated
• pour hot water over the garlic and ginger
• stir in some instant vegetable broth powder
• stir in 1 TB miso
• add a pinch of cayenne pepper

Drink, then go to bed.

When life gives you (an economic) depression, look to your ancestors for inspiration. Thanks to my pal Mimi, I have a lot of Vegenaise (vegan mayonnaise), so I veganized this Southern classic recipe for chocolate cake made with mayonnaise in place of butter and eggs. They came out absolutely beautifully. A tender, delicate crumb, no big air pockets, and they rose higher than most other vegan cake recipes I’ve tried.

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Their 30 reasons to become a vegetarian video is not overdone.

In Bittman’s latest book he reports that Americans raise and slaughter 10 billion animals each year for consumption, and that we should all decrease consumption of animal products…

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99268166&sc=nl&cc=bn-20090125

You’ll feel better knowing.

So I just learned how they get those canned mandarin orange segments I loved so much in childhood so perfect and pith-free. They use a lye-based solvent to dissolve the undesirable bits.

Luckily Edward & Sons has a new organic alternative:

http://www.naturalfoodnet.com/community/articles/2698_organic_mandarin_oranges.html

I was excited to hear that So Delicious (parent company Turtle Mountain) was introducing soy yogurt, because their soy ice cream is fantastic. I bought my first 6-oz container last night. Review follows:

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This super-rich yet low-fat brownie recipe is one I’ve been working on since I read about the idea in 101cookbooks.com. (the original recipe uses 4 eggs) It uses black beans kind of like you’d use tofu. I’ve modified the recipe liberally to make it vegan.

Here is the black bean brownie recipe so far. It’s really good. This photo, from an earlier batch before I perfected it, does not do the brownie texture justice:

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The USDA and the Dairy Industry have been forced to halt misleading weight-loss ads after the  Physicians Group for Responsible Medicine lobbied the Federal Trade Commission. They have been forced to stop claiming that dairy products help with weight loss because such claims are not supported by existing scientific research, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced. Read the rest of this entry »