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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As you plant your gardens big and small, consider adding some herbs. Try a few you have never had and fall back in love with some of the classics. Have a great holiday Weekend!
Tags: 30 day challenge, basil, compassionate eating, cooking with herbs, dairy free, lemon balm, parsley, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan challenge, vegan experience
The Exploits blog and upcoming Vegan Experience has overtaken my thoughts and activities. Our kitchen has become an amateur photography studio and my days are now consumed with compassionate consumption. I love it. I am thoroughly enjoying the entire process. One feeling that has secretly surfaced is the thought that once we are immersed in […]
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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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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 […]
Tags: 30 day challenge, compassionate products, dairy free, secret stash, vegan lotion, vegan products
A funny thing happened the other day. I received my customer appreciation coupons from our local grocery store. Because they swipe my savings card with every purchase, they can track the types of things I am buying month to month. The customer appreciation coupons always reflect the items we buy regularly. I am always excited […]
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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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Plantain Cakes 2 ripe yellow plantains 1/4 cup black olives chopped 1/4 cup diced green chiles (canned and drained) 1/2 of a large red bell pepper diced 1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp ground Cumin Make it happen: Cut plantains into 2-3 inch slices. Fry in pan with cooking spray or oil […]
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In preparation of the VE (Vegan Experience) I have been researching products, reading labels and collecting vegan recipes of all kinds. One thing I have found is that they are not low fat. Many of them are full of succulent ingredients (nuts, avocados, oils) that most of us fat fearing individuals would shy away from. […]
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