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one girl's quest to follow her heart... into her food

You can call me vegan, but definitions can get messy. I haven't eaten animal products in a year and a half, but I didn't throw away all my leather shoes when I turned vegan, because I also believe in no waste. I don't eat animal foods for ethical reasons, and I eat plant foods for health reasons. I don't believe that an animal-free diet is right for everyone, but I do believe that a conscious connection to our food is vital. I am a nutritional consultant, and I am in school to further my knowledge of holistic health. I love life and health and think the two are inseparable. This blog ponders what we put into and onto our bodies. We really are what we eat, and because the skin is so great at absorption, we are what we wear, too. Through this blog, I will explore cruelty-free, toxin-free, chemical-free, GMO-free, and big corporation-free methods of eating and caring for our bodies. Hippocrates had it right when he said, "Let thy food be thy medicine."

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Raw Veggie Pizza

This is a dish that my cousin used to bring to family get togethers, only I modified it and became addicted.

You'll need:
1 recipe of biscuit or crescent roll dough
1 pkg Toffuti soy cream cheese
1/4 cup vegennaise
1/4 c of ranch seasoning
fresh bell peppers (I use red, green, and orange, and about 1/4 of the pepper each)
fresh onion (1/4 yellow onion)
fresh carrots (2 medium sized)
fresh broccoli (I don't know how to measure broccoli. Just use the florets, not the stems)
fresh mushrooms (1/2 cup, chopped)
fresh cauliflower (same as the broccoli)

First, roll the dough for the biscuits/ crescent rolls out flat on a cookie shit to make the crust. Bake for about 6 minutes and let cool. Chop the veggies into fine pieces. In a mixing bowl, combine the tofutti, vegennaise, and ranch mix. Stir or blend in food processor until it's creamy, well combined, and spreadable. Once the crust is cool, spread the mix onto it, then add the veggies evenly distributed on top. Press them into the cream mixture with a spatula. Refrigerate. It's best served chilled.

Enjoy!