As many of you may know, I grew up in the fine state of Alabama, the nation’s third largest producer of peanuts. Indeed, in Alabama peanuts are about as prevalent as confederate flags and cheese grits. Accordingly, memories of my childhood included shelves lined with this stuff: While I have long since discovered the joys [...]

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The veggie burger. A seemingly quintessential vegetarian food. Like many of my fellow veg-heads, I have sampled many a meatless patty in my days since converting to my present lifestyle. Indeed, I presented you with a collection of burger reviews at just about this time last year. While I prefer to make whole foods the [...]

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Now, it’s no secret that I love chickpeas—check out my tag cloud for evidence of my devotion to this versatile legume. While I have a fondness for blending chickpeas into homemade hummus, food manufacturers have been getting in on the action lately as well, transforming them into chips, prepared salads, falafel, not to mention out-of-this-world [...]

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