vegan

Kale Chips
By Mary Cappabianca
January 31, 2011 - 5:19pm
Kale loses its intimidation factor when you bake it into irresistibly crunchy veggie chips.

This winter, I promised myself to expand my vegetable horizons. Kale is a scary vegetable. Raw kale is bitter and has a reputation of being too healthy to be delicious. This baked kale breaks the stereotype. The recipe is easy, and relatively healthy if you can skimp on the cheese (I can't). Just substitute nutritional yeast for the cheese, and you have a great vegan snack.

Are there any vegetables you're scared to take on this season? Let us know in the comments!

1 small bunch kale

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Syracuse Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Guide
By Deandra Modica
January 21, 2011 - 1:06pm
Explore Syracuse's plethora of vegetarian and vegan friendly restaurants, grocery stores and cafes.

It's not surprising that Syracuse was named one of the most vegetarian and vegan-friendly cities in North America by The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals last July.

Almost 40 restaurants, cafes, on campus dining halls and grocery stores provide a substantial amount of meat-free food options that can satisfy any craving.

How Syracuse can veg out
By Deandra Modica
January 20, 2011 - 9:19pm
How vegetarians, vegans and raw foodies live and work in Syracuse.

Until last March, Mariesa “Goji” Narelle rarely set foot in the kitchen. Now she works as a chef for the Vegan Raw Food Café at Green Planet Grocery in Fairmount. She believes she has found her calling.

“I never liked to cook,” she said while leaning over the counter of her small food prep area. “That was my mom’s job.”

Strong Hearts Cafe
By Megan Saucke
February 4, 2010 - 6:44pm
The only all-vegan cafe in upstate New York offers an eclectic menu and a home for revolutionary spirits and activists.

At first glance, Strong Hearts Cafe looks like any other eatery, from the tables and chairs to the colorful chalkboard menu to the free wireless Internet. But Strong Hearts is the only 100 percent vegan restaurant in upstate New York, meaning the food has absolutely no animal products such as meat, eggs or dairy.