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Finding a great recipe for vegan honey cake is not an easy task- especially considering that honey is not vegan. Luckily there are ways around it and some simple alterations that can make it even more delicious than the original. Looking for a new recipe for Rosh Hashanah or Thanksgiving? Try this delicious vegan recipe or check out our always-expanding vegan & vegetarian recipe section.

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As apple picking season wraps up, before you tire of apple crisp or apple pie and before your kitchen fills with rotten, unused apples be sure to try these fall favorites! Conversely, if you haven't been apple picking this season, make sure you go before the first snow and stock up to try some of these recipes! The best thing about apples is that while they may seem to contain a lower amount of Vitamin C compared to other fruits, they are filled with antioxidant compounds and fiber, so you won't feel hungry minutes after eating.

Ten Best Apple Recipes (For Fall!)

1. Apple Acorn Squash Soup

2. Oats & Applesauce Muffins

3. Carrot & Apple Muffins

4. Apple Wheat Juice

5. Homestyle Applesauce

6. Hot Tofu & Curried Apple Sandwiches

7. Apple Noodle Pasta or Rice Casserole with Apples

8. Granny Apple Slaw

9. Spiced Apple Sauce Bread

10.Two-Bowl Apple Cake

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Autumn is the perfect time of year to re-evaluate your company's environmental efforts and commitment to sustainability. Going green is a great way to enhance your company's ethics, help the environment and even save money. It's also an amazing way to encourage employees to become more considerate of the environment outside of the office. Here are some of the easiest ways to become instantly eco-friendly:

Make the Switch

Using sustainable energy is a great way to save an incredible amount of money (over time). Can't afford to use solar or wind-power? Switching to eco-friendly light bulbs will ensure not having the lights burn out for years. You also might want to consider eco-friendly office equipment made from recycled or sustainable materials. Get creaitve: soy ink, recycled business cards, solar powered desk lamps,used furniture...Despite popular belief eco-friendly purchases often offer great savings.

Encourage Employees to

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What do you get the supermodel who has everything for her 41st birthday? If you're her Russian billionaire boyfriend then you would probably get her this eco-friendly home away from home shaped like the eye of ancient Egyptian deity, Horus.

From Inhabitat:

Designed by and a birthday gift from one of our favorite new architects Luis de Garrido, the glass domed house is completely energy and water self-sufficient and features an amazing indoor landscaped terrace. Everything about this house is a dream: its comfortable microclimate, its constant flow of air, light and heat when necessary, its superior landscaping, and of course the fact that it was built on the Isla Playa de Cleopatra in Turkey (notice the Egyptian theme.)

Image via Styleite.com

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A new study from Marshall University suggests that preventing breast cancer might be as simple as adding walnuts to your diet- Research published in the Nutrition and Cancer journal found that these nuts can play a significant role is decreasing one's risk.

From Science Daily:

The risk of breast cancer dropped significantly in mice when their regular diet included a modest amount of walnut, Marshall University researchers report in the journal Nutrition and Cancer.

The study, led by Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., of Marshall's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, compared the effects of a typical diet and a diet containing walnuts across the lifespan: through the mother from conception through weaning, and then through eating the food directly. The amount of walnut in the test diet equates to about 2 ounces a day for humans.

Hardman said that during the study period, the group whose diet included walnut at both stages developed breast