Guest guest Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 November 30, 2009 Recipe Cranberry-Blueberry Sauce Whether you buy it or make it, call it cranberry sauce or relish, no holiday meal is complete without some. This healthy homemade recipe is fat-free, low-calorie, and packed with antioxidants, for a tangy sweet twist to your traditional cranberry sauce. It's best made in advance to let flavors blend. Make plenty of it, and serve over your favorite vegan ice cream, "cheese"cake, as a side dish with dinner, or over oatmeal in the morning. Ingredients: 1 cup fresh organic cranberries1 cup fresh organic blueberries1 cup fresh orange juice1 Tbs. orange zest¾ cup organic sugar1 tsp. vanilla Directions: Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the sugar dissolves and the berries soften, for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and chill. Find this and other vegan holiday recipes, visit Vegetarian.About.com! book Almost No Fat Holiday Cookbook Searching for some great-tasting recipes this holiday season that won’t leave you with that extra winter bulge? Then Bryanna Clark Grogan’s Almost No-Fat Holiday Cookbook is the ideal book for you! With Bryanna’s help, you and your family can enjoy healthy, celebratory fare for any occasion. Her almost fat-free vegan recipes are unbelievably rich in flavor and nutrients. You can eat right and still indulge on the tempting treats that make the holidays so special. Click here to order the cookbook!Find out more about Bryanna on her website at www.BryannaClarkGrogan.com! health Cranberry Benefits Cranberries have been utilized medicinally for hundreds of years, and more recently have demonstrated a broad array of health benefits in a number of research studies. Consumption of cranberry juice has been associated with prevention of urinary tract infections, and several well-designed clinical studies have confirmed this association. For years, the preventative effects of cranberries were assumed to be due to the acidity of the fruit; however the majority of clinical studies reveal other active compounds present in the berry. More than twenty acclaimed researchers presented the results of their latest studies on the positive effects of berries on human health at the 2009 Berry Health Benefits Symposium. Dr. Amy Howell and researchers from Rutgers University presented their findings, "Bacterial Anti-adhesion Activity of Cranberry Proanthocyanidins," demonstrating compounds in cranberries associated with preventing bacterial adhesion in the urinary tract, stomach, and oral cavity. To read the full article, visit www.BerryHealth.org! Inspiration Gentle Thanksgiving Feast! Millions of people across the U.S. recently celebrated a Gentle Thanksgiving, choosing compassionate alternatives to the turkey centerpiece. For the past 16 years, the Triangle Vegetarian Society (TVS) has coordinated an annual public Gentle Thanksgiving feast. Attracting 600 dinner guests, the event is the country’s largest vegetarian Thanksgiving celebration. This Thanksgiving, attendees enjoyed delicious dishes including lentil wild rice cakes, roasted garlic olive oil mashed potatoes with chives, gravy, apple-pecan stuffing and fresh raspberry-cranberry relish, macadamia nut blackened Cajun tempeh, roasted squash and pumpkin soup, and more! The festivities continued beyond the amazing meal with a raffle of fun prizes. Find out more about the celebration at www.TriangleVegSociety.org! Pass it on! Thanks for reading this week's issue of Meatout Mondays! Share the veggie love with your friends and family... forward this e-mail or sign them up! Meatout Mondays is published each week by:FARM - Farm Animal Rights Movement10101 Ashburton Lane Bethesda, MD 20817info Email list management powered by http://MailerMailer.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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