12/27 Love to Laugh

This video is so silly and true that it made me laugh every single time I watched it. It has two swear words in it (not including the title) so if you are sensitive to that or are my niece Isabella…please do not go any further. Shit Vegans Say Have a funny and delicious day.

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12/26 For Auld Lang Syne

Happy Meatless Monday. I hope you had a delicious Christmas enjoying all the things you love. On Christmas Eve I worked all day at Trader Joe’s. We have been so busy that our store beat our all time sales record.  It was a bedlam of discount wine and imported brie shoppers. I spent the entire […]

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12/24 Happy Christmas Eve

The Night Before a Compassionate Christmas by S. Duquet and S. Boulton ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the farm Not a creature was stirring, because they were safe from harm The stockings were hung by the barn door with care, In hopes that vegan St. Nick soon would be there; The animals […]

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12/23 Chicken & Dumplings

I made chicken and dumplings for the very first time years after I had already become vegetarian. I have no idea what it is about deciding  to never eat chicken again that encouraged me to make chicken and dumplings but there it is.  I found the recipe in a  Betty Crocker Bisquick cookbook circa 1999. […]

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12/22 Spicy Dark Chocolate Bundles

Happy  Winter Solstice. To honor light, darkness and Yule logs burning brightly all over the world…..I give you Spicy Dark Chocolate Bundles. They are dark chocolate smothered, hearty pretzels dusted with either cayenne pepper or black pepper and cinnamon. They are dark, spicy, sweet and rich. They have captured the warmth of a crackling winter […]

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12/21 Celebrating The Solstice

Wednesday marks the Winter Solstice. It is the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere.  After Wednesday, the days begin to grow longer as the nights become shorter. I find this of great comfort and consider it a worthy reason to celebrate. To honor the Winter Solstice on Wednesday, […]

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12/19 Happy Meatless Monday-Giving Good Things

Happy Meatless Monday. It is going to be a delicious week. Yesterday I spent the entire day creating vegan  gift baskets for our friends and family. It was truly divine. We have always given edible gifts, but now they are all vegan and I think that is cool. I made two kinds of hummus, hand […]

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12/17 You’re Nuts

Snacking is addictive…healthful snacking is like volunteering…good for everyone involved. Sahale snacks have stolen my heart (turned me into an addict, see this earlier Post). They have a new nut blend  that I wanted to share. Imagine if you will, pecans, cherries, walnuts and apples encrusted in maple and scented with cinnamon. They are crunchy, […]

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12/16 Keeping It Raw

Image Courtesy of HappyClamblog.com Wednesday was girls night out so Sandy and I and our crazy girlfriends  went to a Raw For The Holidays cooking class. It was fun to be out and about and neither of our friends are vegan, so it made me very happy that they were so excited about the new […]

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12/15 Blackberry, Honeydew, Jicama Salad

For this weeks Meatless Monday meal-to-go I did a breakfast in bed theme. I wanted to include a  fruit salad that was unique and invigorating. Something that would feel lively and bright on a December morning. This is what I came up with and I think you are really going to love it. This was […]

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