RECIPES for a Festive Cinco de Mayo
Margaritas, nachos, sombreros...here in the U.S. we make a big party out of this May holiday most of us know very little about. Contrary to what a lot of us think, Cinco de Mayo does NOT celebrate Mexico's independence from Spain, but instead, Mexico's unlikely...
RECIPES: A Vegan Passover
The egg-heavy holiday of Passover (not to mention that pesky lamb shank!) is an opportunity for Vegans to get creative. If you're also avoiding rice, beans and corn, you have to improvise even more, but that shouldn't stop you from having a deliciously festive...
This Year, Hack Your Easter Basket
To gift an Easter basket to someone who loves you is one of the holiday's simple pleasures. And it doesn't need to be stacked with all kinds of avoidables—high fructose corn syrup, food dye, sugar, sugar, sugar—to be something special. We've got everything you need to...
RECIPES: Take the Food Dye Out of Saint Paddy’s Day
As St. Paddy's Day approaches, you might be thinking about how you can get festive, bright green foods on your table (and in the kids' lunchboxes, etc.) without toxic food dyes (linked to hyperactivity, allergic reactions and tumor growth—and banned in Europe). Here...
RECIPES: Irish Soda Bread
Traditional soda bread contains just flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk. Depending on the baker, you'll find loads of variations on that theme including brown breads, dessert breads, and the classic Irish-American version with raisins and caraway seeds—the one...
The Art of Cleaning (and Greening!) Up
It's almost spring...time to RENEW, to dig out from the piles of dirt and clutter we accumulated over the winter and get everything glowing again. Are your cleaning products as healthy as your diet? According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit...
RECIPES: Warming Trends
What is better on a cold winter day than a steaming, comforting, filling hot bowl of SOUP? The only thing better is a soup made from scratch, and being around to enjoy the warm, savory aromas while it cooks. Let's clear one thing up from the start: making soup is NOT...
This Year, Have a (Protein) Ball!
Snacks. You love ‘em and you hate ‘em. But either way, you’re most likely having them. According to one study, some 90 % of adults surveyed admitted to snacking at least once daily; 50% nosh 2-3x/day. But what, exactly, are we noshing on? And are we serving our bodies...
Time to Make the Doughnuts (and Cookies and More)
It's common knowledge...the amount of holiday cheer you'll enjoy is directly related to the quality of your TREATS! Whatever you celebrate in December, you'll want to get your hands on some holiday-specific goodies that'll really make your season bright. You really...
Vegan Holidays Made Easy
For all our vegan friends out there, we’ve got your back this holiday season! We checked in with Alyson, our Assistant Store Manager (and one of Rising Tide’s resident vegans) to see what ingredients she uses to make all the magic happen for her family on Christmas....