I am a condiment lover. I have always believed that food was a vehicle for condiments. BBQ sauce, steak sauce, mountains of mustard and a slather of vegan mayo. I eat sandwiches to enjoy condiments. One of the most fearful changes I knew I would have to make on the Engine 2 plan is my […]
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A few days ago I was really dying for pasta alfredo. I call it pasta and not fettucini alfredo because it its the garlicky white sauce I crave…the shape of the pasta is interchangeable for me. It used to be my…really splurging tonight…meal. I noticed (sought it out like a woman posessed) that there was […]
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I have been suffering from muffin phobia for some time now. This is mainly because the ones that have crossed my path have been calorie dense and nutrient barren, albeit delicious desserts disguised in a breakfast wrapper. I could eat a 1000 calorie muffin that was as big as my head and a half hour […]
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Yesterday was our first full day of the E2 (Engine 2 Diet) plan. We were at an all day conference so we brown bagged it. The Power Lunch sandwich spread came out amazing and I felt veg-rific and cool eating it at a Food Summit. I have to be honest though, I was envious that […]
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Today is the first day of our 28 day whole food, no oil eating plan. Today is also the day that we are attending an all day seminar called The Local Food Summit. There will be speakers, breakout sessions and limited access to vegan, no oil, sugar and sodium free foods unless we carry them […]
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Sometimes your body and mind need a pick me up. But, sometimes in the middle of the day (or night or mid morning) I crave chocolate that is decadent and nutritionally barren because it feels like a good idea at the time, when what my body is really in need of is something that is […]
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I love cranberry sauce from a can and am not ashamed to admit it. I crave cranberries with my Tofurky and have not yet tasted a fresh sauce that I love as much as a good solid can of whole berry sauce. It is like survival food because it comes out of the can looking […]
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Watermelon is one of my favorite foods. In the winter I miss it like I miss the sunshine and eighty degree days. It is juicy, brilliantly colored and as naturally sweet as anything I have ever experienced. I love it so much that in our house it is known as Watermagic. To honor this great […]
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