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Cookies for breakfast? Sign me up! Healthy vegan Breakfast Cookies are made with good-for-you ingredients like rolled oats, banana, raisins, and peanut butter. This recipe is from Easy Vegan Home Cooking by Laura Theodore. It’s easy to make, gluten-free and oil-free.   Vegan Breakfast Cookies I’ll admit that I’m not a morning person, though I have kind of forced myself to become one. Each morning I get up around 7:00 to meditate and exercise, but then I just want to sit and quietly drink my tea. I don’t feel like pulling out lots of ingredients to make breakfast. Jokingly, I...

We often stumble upon quirky museums when we travel. Some are small, out-of-the-way curiosities that intrigue us with exhibits focused on one topic. A few astound us with their size and collections. And some offbeat  museums tickle our interests solely because, why not? And let’s face it, what seems odd, quirky, unusual, or just plain weird to some people will delight and entertain others. Indeed, a topic that appears bizarre at first glance makes sense once you delve inside. Or not. In any case, these quirky museums deepen our knowledge about an area, its heritage, inhabitants, and culture. We asked...

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Eggplant parmigiana made its way to the U.S. in the late 1800s with the first wave of southern Italian immigrants. Many of these enterprising newcomers opened restaurants with Americanized versions of the flavors they had loved back in the “old country” and the dish, along with other classics like spaghetti and meatballs, sausage and peppers, ravioli, lasagna and pizza, became staples of Italian American cuisine in the US. My neighbor Claudia happens to make a delicious eggplant parmigiana which, as she says, is a “light version” using smoked mozzarella and a quick tomato sauce with 4 or 5 cloves of...

In our experience, nobody’s complaining when it’s lasagna night. For large families, everyone’s usually on board, and for smaller households, making a lasagna allows you to cook once and eat all week, each slice somehow improving in your fridge as the flavors and textures continue to marry. However, nobody needs a nutrition expert to tell them that conventional lasagna can be a caloric powerhouse and cause a blood sugar high dive if left unchecked. You know that for yourself if you’ve ever eaten a normal-sized serving.  Read next: I Tried the Brand New Plant-Based Whole30 — Here’s What I Discovered...