Last weekend while at Whole Foods I grabbed a free recipe for a Creamy Cucumber dip made from raw Cashews. I crafted the recipe adding my own flair and we enjoyed it on crackers like pate and with veggies as a dip. It was light, fragrant and satiating. I also used it to stuff cucumbers […]
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Last week I read an article about a movie called Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. It is a documentary about a man named Joe that cures his debilitating autoimmune disease, becomes a rock solid athlete, completely over-hauls his own life and the lives of thousands of people around the world by undertaking a 60 day […]
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Photo by: S. Duquet Happy Meatless Monday. I have a unique spread recipe to share with you. Created from fava beans, it is nutty, as green as a crayon and insanely good for you. Over the weekend I found fresh fava beans at the market. I had never purchased or eaten them before so I […]
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Photo by: S. Duquet Pizza has always been one of my two favorite foods, ice cream being the second. My first job at the age of fifteen was at an ice cream parlor where I ate endless amounts of Tofutti ice cream, before I knew it was vegan cool. My second job was at a […]
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I love Tempeh the way I love fresh air. I know I wouldn’t want to live without it. Tempeh does not masquerade as faux meat. It knows it is a strange fermented soybean cake and is entirely unapologetic. It has a bizarre texture and the strangest most unidentifiable, comforting flavor. I can hardly walk by […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I have an easy recipe to share that will elevate your broccoli and effortlessly work a meatless dish into your plan for the week. Think of it as broccoli, only better. When I was a little girl I lived next door to what seemed like the oldest woman that had ever lived. […]
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Image Courtesy of Bronners.net Today Sandy and I are taking a road trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan. Considered Michigan’s Little Bavaria, all of the buildings, restaurants and stores are Bavarian-esque. There are biergartens, flower gardens and music in the streets. Specialty treats include hand crafted soft pretzels, the coldest, German beer and Portobello mushroom fries with […]
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Image courtesy of Facebook I love making popsicles. I had never made them until I became vegan and then they became a form of entertainment….a fanciful addition to any 80 degree day. Last night I splurged on new popsicle molds. They were $3.99 at Bed Bath and Beyond and have already provided double that in […]
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I have found that I feel my best when I eat all day long. I like to snack between meals, on my way to work and on my way home. I eat when I am hungry to avoid becoming ravenous and insane. When I come home from work famished and emotionally beat down by retail […]
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