This celery tonic is a new take on a classic and largely forgotten soda flavor which was popular in the New York delicatessens of the 1930’s. It has the spice of celery and ginger, the crispness of cucumber, green apple and fresh celery and the freshness you should expect of great soda. Try it with […]
Vegan Minestrone Soup
Some of the earliest origins of minestrone soup pre-date the expansion of the Latin tribes of Rome into what became the Roman Republic and later Roman Empire, when the local diet was “vegetarian by necessity” and consisted mostly of vegetables, such as onions, lentils, cabbage, garlic, broad beans, mushrooms, carrots, asparagus, and turnips. During this […]
Kiwi Smoothie
If you use organic kiwifruit, toss them in your blender with the skin on! The skin has fiber and extra nutrients. Kiwis are a rich source of vitamin C. They are also a good source of vitamins A (as beta-carotene), B6, E and K as well as folate, magnesium, phosphorus, copper and dietary fiber. The […]
Vegan Coleslaw
The term coleslaw came from the Dutch term koolsla, meaning cabbage salad. The kool part is the Dutch word for cabbage and the sla part is a Dutch abbreviation of the word salade. In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, Dutch settlers flooded into New York, so much so that the city was originally […]