Sunflower Greens are my new addiction. When they are in the house I eat them all. When they are gone, I think about them and wish there were more. Eating a sandwich without them is like PB without J. You wouldn’t do it unless you had a an impeccable replacement. I was introduced to them […]
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It has been the most amazing Michigan summer I can ever remember. It has been scorching and sunny and the sky has perpetually been the most dramatic hue of blue. For me it has been the best days of the very best season. One of my favorite things about summer is craving salads. I love […]
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Over the weekend we splurged on a box of new veggie burgers, Amy’s Quarter Pound Veggie Burgers. They are organic, vegan and crafted with non-GMO (genetically modified organisms) ingredients. I put them in the cart feeling more skeptical than optimistic. What could they possibly do to this thing that hasn’t already been done? They are more […]
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A wonderful friend of ours gave us a bottle of Kombucha Tea to experience so I brought it out at Movie Night. When you bill an evening at your home as “Mind Expanding,” I feel like you should deliver. I opened the bottle and immediately smelled the sediment filled liquid. It is my thing…I am […]
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Wesnesday night was Mind Expanding Movie Night at our house. We rented the documentary Food Inc. Everyone in attendance thought the movie was riveting from beginning to end. It tells the grim tale of where our food is really coming from and who is in charge of quality control. The movie grabs you and won’t […]
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I love a beautifully dressed salad. All the veggies that I adore floating on a bed of my favorite greens, waiting for a light rain of a salad dressing I can crave. That is what I have found in the two creations being served up by a family owned company called Middle Eastern Delites. We […]
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The Art of Good Food has created another masterpiece, a mix for Lemon Thyme Cookies. Photo By: S. Duquet Art of Good Food is a family business from Montana creating mixes for vegetarian/vegan soups, salad dressings, breadsticks and cookies. You add a minimal amount of ingredients to their mixes and they magically turn into something […]
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We tried a package of Gardein Classic Style Buffalo Wings. I found them in the freezer of the “health food” section of our grocery retailer. They are like the new Morningstar Farms, becoming more available in the average grocery store. To say that they were delicious would be like saying winning the Lotto would be […]
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If I could move to Veganville, I would already be packed and the dogs would be in the car. Veganville is the name of a catering and vegan sweets baker out of Berkley, California. GiGi, the owner and creator of Veganville sent us a package of some of the most decadent edibles we have ever […]
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I would like to introduce you to The Art of Good Food. They are a family business from Montana creating mixes for vegetarian/vegan soups, salad dressings, breadsticks and cookies. You create the edibles at home while receiving all the praise and love from your family and friends. Their mixes are hand crafted in small batches. […]
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