I love making smoothies for breakfast. It is the quickest way I know to consume that many servings of fruits and veggies in one gulp. Silken Lite Tofu has always been my secret weapon. Because of its amazingly silky texture, it transforms your health drink into a milk shake, which is okay by me. When […]
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In the post “7/17 The Roast With the Most” I told you about my roasting binge where I roasted everything that wasn’t tied down. It was the most fantastic thing because it was effortless and made for some extraordinary ingredients to create with. Roasting edibles brings them to an entirely new level of flavor. I […]
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Sandy made the most amazing soup the other night so I asked her to share it with you. It was savory and spicy and a tiny bit sweet. It hit every part of your palate in the best way possible. It was the perfect sassy soup that you can still enjoy in the summer with […]
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I have seen liquid amino acids in the store and have seen them on countless ingredient lists for vegan recipes. I have continued to wonder, what are they and do I want to ingest them? I began to surmise that it was the same type of deal as the Nutritional Yeast…most vegan pantries stock it […]
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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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Today is the three week mark of the vegan challenge. I have been trying to take an honest look at how I am really feeling and what if anything has changed in the past three weeks. I have been on the look out for the miraculous transformations I have read about, chronicled by others on […]
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At the Vegan Retreat I had the opportunity to cook with rhubarb for the first time. We cooked it down with mulberries and put the luscious mixture into tarts. It was SO tangy and fruity and bitter and sweet. Photo By: S. Duquet Ever since then I have decided that I am a lover of […]
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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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On 4/29 Sherry blogged about Silk non-dairy products and a letter that appeared in Veg News criticizing Silk and their parent company, Dean Foods. She promised to share more when we had further information available. So, here is some more insight. During the Vegan Retreat we had the opportunity to inquire about Silk and Dean […]
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I found a cookie mix at the grocery store that absolutely blew me away. It is called: Cherrybrook Kitchen Arthur Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix. Yes, I am referring to Arthur, the beloved PBS animated mouse-like character. The mix is dairy free, wheat free and nut free (Which I won’t stand for). All you are obligated […]
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