I am a beet enthusiast. Zealot wouldn’t be far off. I love their earthy and sweet flavor. I love that they live in the dark ground but are one of the brightest and sexiest veggies. I love the way they stain your hands as if to say…”You’re mine now.” I just discovered a new to […]
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Love is in the air and this time it is for a new sparkling water. La Croix has dazzled me with the most delicious water I have ever had the pleasure of sipping (gulping). It is a coconut essence sparkling water and it comes in a case of 8 cans. I found it while wandering […]
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Last September I wrote a post called Always Be Prepared. It was about a situation we found ourselves in at a family funeral in Toronto when we were stuck for hours and hours without a vegan morsel anywhere in sight. We ended up satiating our hunger with red wine until it was time to leave […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Here is a piece of edible nostalgia, made with a compassionate twist. Yesterday we had 45 minutes of cross training to accomplish. In order to make it more palatable, I conjured up the greatest plan. What if we packed the Veggie Van (our ancient, hippie conversion van) with our bikes, a picnic […]
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The most exciting thing happened yesterday. We pulled into our driveway and sitting on our front porch was an enormous box with my name on it. The label on the outside gave it away even before I could leap out of the car. It was from Door To Door Organics, a company that delivers organic […]
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I found this recipe in an email from VegNews the other day and was immediately intrigued. I love all things lemon and coconut. The recipe looked easy so I thought I would give it a go. The filling thickened as promised and the crust was the easiest I have ever made. It browned beautifully and the […]
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I have a sense memory with chilled soups. When I was a little girl my parents took me on a cruise to the Caribbean. It was there that I experienced my first chilled soup. I could hardly believe that I was enjoying pureed strawberries and cream with a spoon. Such decadence. Chilled soups have always […]
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I have found that sometimes I will resist things simply because they are the hottest thing du jour, like Tweeting or Black Swan. I can also swing the other way and dive into something headlong simply because everyone else in the world thinks it is worthy, like vegan cupcakes and Twilight. I have felt both […]
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Once again I have been dazzled by something I saw at the farmers market. They are edible flowers called Johnny Jump-Ups or Tri-Color Violas. They are brilliantly flavorful despite their dainty exterior. When I nibbled on a few I expected them to taste somewhere between grass and air. I was very wrong. They are slightly […]
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Happy Fourth of July. In honor of the Meatless Fourth of July Monday I would like to share one of my favorite Meatless Monday recipes to date. Vegetable Ghallaba By: S. Boulton Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes, par boiled for 10 minutes 1 1/2 cups of carrots cut into […]
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