One of my favorite things about travelling is seeking out and experiencing new foods and restaurants. Whether we are in another country or three hours away from our house, we strive to eat where the locals would eat and visit new stores we have never seen. Here are two of my faves from our trip […]
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We tried a bag of Flamous Brand Falafel Chips (spicy flavor). They are vegan, gluten free, trans fat free and organic. They are free of all things seemly and full of all things lovely. They are SO good that we could not stop eating them. I opened them in the car and we almost finished […]
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As promised, a full review of the SugarHigh bakery I found in Frankenmuth, Michigan. A little slice of vegan joy in Michigan’s Little Bavaria. Owner and head chef Heather is so fun and easy to talk to…you forget she is working and want to hang out in her shop all day. When we met, her […]
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Yesterday it was amazingly, unseasonably warm. Summer trampled on Spring and it was steamy, hot and humid (my favorite weather ever!). I made up these yummy, easy and filling sandwiches to avoid cooking anything. They were SO delicious and fun to eat…we will definitely have them again. I made a vegan herbed cream cheese ahead of […]
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Top Five Reasons to Feast on Veggie Burgers at Memorial Day Festivities 5. The possibilities are endless With available flavors like, Chipotle Black Bean, California Turk’y Burger and the Mushroom Lover’s Burger, you will never get burger boredom. 4. You can pack them in a cooler without worry According to the food safety info on […]
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In our kitchen, I am usually the idea man and Sandy is execution. I’ll say,” Hey, wouldn’t it be great if we had chicken in a green curry sauce with coconut and lime scented rice for dinner?!” She will start noodling the request and whip up the most amazing vegetarian version of whatever I suggested. […]
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I am always excited to hear new and easy ways to enhance my life and health. I am more motivated by promise than fear, and by adding as opposed to limiting. When I read the title …”Cacao is the new Broccoli” I thought…now that is news I can use. The article said that 100 grams […]
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Today we used Daiya Cheddar vegan cheese for the first time. Because it is so new to us, I wanted begin the discussion, try it a few more times and then review it. It has been receiving SO much press that I have to admit, I wanted to taste what all the buzz was […]
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The Dew Me bar is so decadent, you will not want to shower without it ever again. I have never used anything like this and I thought it was out of this world. It is an exfoliating, solid body butter you use in the shower. You rub the bar all over your body as the […]
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Sandy and I had the mystifying, dizzying pleasure of taste-testing vegan cupcakes from The Cupcake Station. I call it taste testing to relieve myself of the inevitable guilt associated with consuming that many cupcakes on a random weekday. We had chocolate with a buttercream frosting and banana with a cream-cheesey buttercream frosting. The banana cupcake […]
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