Introducing Twelve Days of Vegan Joy Giveaways! In celebration of the holiday season getting underway, I am sharing in some fun vegan love giveaways. Who doesn’t like to win stuff? I sure do and I like giving it away too. From now until Nov 30th, every time you comment on the blog, send me an […]
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I go to sleep at night looking forward to breakfast. Leaving the house without breakfast would be tantamount to leaving without a top on…I just wouldn’t do it. Sometimes I crave oatmeal or smoothies, while other mornings I wake up wanting savory things like hummus or left over Tofurky. On weekends, breakfast can stretch out […]
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I made this salad on the fly when I found out that a friend of ours was joining us for dinner. We were out of traditional salad fixins and were having burgers on the grill. I thought this would be the perfect accompaniment and I had all of the ingredients on hand. Ingredients 1 Can […]
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There is something magical about coffee, Oreos and chocolate ice cream for me. Baskin Robbins once sold a coffee ice cream with Oreos in it. I was sure that they had gotten into my head. With that in mind I wanted to create a holiday worthy, Gimme Five dessert that would be ridiculously easy and […]
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I have always believed that the most intimate and thoughtful gift you could give was something edible, especially from your own kitchen. Making food for someone takes time, effort and a biggie dose of love. I found this recipe for a bountiful trail mix in our Sunday paper. I changed it a smidge and made […]
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Happy Monday! This is the first of five posts this week that I’m sharing some fun original recipes with a twist, they will only have 5 ingredients each. I promised to do this in Saturday’s post and quickly realized that we are ingredient fiends. Sandy and I love spices, nuts, extra dashes of this and […]
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The first Michigan snow fall has come and gone . It was hardly a dusting but it still sent me reeling with the need to stock the pantry with cans of soup. It is my perceived protection against a winter chill (or a starving belly). It is like my survival plan. We make soup at […]
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I love a well dressed salad. I want my salad the way I used to like my pints of Ben and Jerry’s…full of chunks of the good things. I want to see mammoth hunks of apple, plump dried cherries or grandiose veggies that cradle the dressing like a tidal pool. Give me enough nuts to […]
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I have often thought that Hubbard squash were the King Kong of squash…large, misunderstood, a bit scary and really sweet on the inside. Hubbards can be many different colors including blue and orange, and will range in size from 5-50 pounds. They always pop up in the farmers markets right around Halloween. I have questioned […]
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Over the weekend we bought a new car, a KIA Soul. I fell in love with the stark white version and immediately thought it looked like a hand cut vegan marshmallow. To honor such a lovely thought and our new sweet ride, I made up a hot cocoa concoction that is craveable and decadent. It […]
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