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Get the Most Nutrition from Your Veggies…with a little FAT!

October 27, 2009

by Allison Abrey
From NPR.org
Tomatoes are certainly nutritious — a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But consider this: if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat — say a drizzle of olive oil — your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients.
Scientists at Iowa State University figured this out a [...]

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October outdoors and green group meetings

September 14, 2009

Families interested in green living enjoy so many resources here in Dallas/Fort Worth. Here’s what’s going on in the latter half of September and early October, courtesy of DFW Earth/Food/Animal/Green newsletter.
Monday, Sept. 14 Sierra Singles Dinner at 6:30ish at Cuquita’s Mexican, 214.575.3188, 8076 Spring Valley Rd., Richardson. You don’t have to be a Sierra Club [...]

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Stella McCartney developing line for GapKids, babyGap

June 22, 2009

Designer Stella McCartney has announced plans for a new line of clothes to debut later this year at GapKids and babyGap. “For years now I’ve wanted to create a collection for kids, it’s something I’ve often been asked about,” McCartney revealed to Vogue magazine. “I believe that this one off collaboration will be a great way [...]

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Local restaurant reviews: local and sustainable foods

May 8, 2009

D/FW Earth/Food/Animal/Green Building serves up these quick restaurant reviews for healthy, sustainable and local eating right here in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Ann’s Health Center & Market has many vegetarian/vegan selections, sandwiches and fresh veggie juices. Their mock chicken salad is my favorite — as a wrap in the store, or take some home to stuff in a [...]

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Vegan cuisine comes to Nana

March 10, 2009

Award-winning Executive Chef Anthony Bombaci at Nana at the Hilton Anatole has used his culinary gift for combining simple and precise ingredients that achieve unparalleled taste, texture and style to create a Vegan Tasting Menu and Lacto Vegetarian Tasting Menu. Available nightly, both menus feature a seven-course and 10-course sampling, professional wine pairings by Wine [...]

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Crosby Cafe hits the blogosphere

November 19, 2008

Dallas’ Crosby Cafe has long been known for its vegetarian and vegan catering (and its organic coffees, too). Now you can follow Chef Jeanette Prasifka online at the new Crosby’s Food Blog. “I’d rather start talking about my passion — food!” writes Prasifka. “This blog is intended to be about all things culinary — recipes [...]

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How to eat like a vegetarian (even if you never want to be one)

September 7, 2008

The title here really says it all! Join local feminist-vegetarian author Carol J. Adams for “How to Eat Like a Vegetarian (Even if You Never Want to Be One) at the Richardson Public Library from 7-8 p.m. on Sept. 9. For more information, call the library at (972) 744-4350.
Adams is a dynamic speaker and [...]

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Local eatery up for Veggie Award

August 18, 2008

Dallas/Fort Worth’s own Spiral Diner is up for a 2008 Veg News Veggie Award. Click on over and show your support for luscious veg food, right here in Fort Worth and Dallas!

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Vegetarian home delivery

July 27, 2008

There are lots of good reasons to have dinner delivered to your doorstep: Maybe there’s a new baby at home and everyone’s curled up nursing and resting. Maybe summer camps and activities have got you running 12 different directions at once. Maybe you’d like some good food delivered to the office on deadline day. Or [...]

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