Almost every single time I am talking with someone and my being vegan comes up they will say to me,” I would be vegetarian/vegan if it weren’t for …..fill in the blank”. This fill in the blank is something they have decided they can not live without and therefore it is the barrier to choosing […]
Tags: being vegan-ish, compassionate eating, going veg, part-time vegan, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan wannabe, vegan-ish
As many of you may know, I work in the demo station at Trader Joe’s. Trader Joe’s is an inexpensive gourmet food store that has bizarre and interesting foods from around the world. I cook in the demo kitchen preparing food for customers and staff to sample throughout the day. I demo all kinds of […]
Tags: compassionate eating, going veg, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday at Trader Joe's, Meatless Monday in the workplace, Trader Joe's and Meatless Monday, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday friends. Over the weekend I bought a package of Field Roast Wild Mushroom deli slices. I had never had them so I thought I would give them a go. I knew I had a busy week and thought..these could come in handy. This afternoon in haste and hunger I decided that tonight […]
Tags: compassionate eating, compassionate products, FIeld Roast deli slices, going veg, Meatless Monday, plant based diet, vegan deli slices, vegan lunch meat, vegan sandwich, vegan wannabe, Wild Mushroom Field Roast deli slices
Happy Meatless Monday, Happy Earth Day and Happy first day of US VegWeek 2013. Launched in 2009 by Compassion Over Killing, VegWeek is a culmination of all things veg. It is an all encompassing resource for veg curious and vegan wannabes like us. You can go to In Your Area to see if there are VegWeek activities […]
Tags: Ann Arbor VegWeek, compassionate eating, dairy free, going veg, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, plant based diet, US VegWeek, vegan wannabe
When Sandy and I first met, she actively sailed on a racing sailboat. She had been crewing on a forty foot sailboat for many years and had participated in the famed Port Huron to Mackinac race. She asked me if I was interested in joining their crew. Well of course I am. Who wouldn’t want […]
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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is offering a free 21 Day Vegan Kickstart program. It is designed to help you incorporate vegan foods into your lifestyle in an easy and sustainable way. When you sign up you will receive tips and recipes every day for 21 days, beginning on the first of the […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Yesterday as we were running I began to crave kale and rice pilaf the way you would crave an ice cream cone or piece of chocolate. The thought overwhelmed me and I blurted out, “Let’s have sauteed kale and rice pilaf with portobello mushrooms and almonds for dinner.” When Sandy and I […]
Tags: compassionate eating, cooking kale, going veg, Meatless Monday, plant based diet, portobello pilaf recipe, vegan entree, vegan pilaf, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. Today instead of a recipe I thought I would share a meatless experience with you. Last weekend we attended the annual vegan chili cook-off at Sasha Farm animal sanctuary. Sasha stands for Sanctuary and Safe Haven For Animals. They shelter over 200 animals including sheep, cows, pigs, turkeys and kitties. Every kind of […]
Tags: animal sanctuary, compassionate eating, going veg, Meatless Monday, plant based diet, SASHA Farm, vegan experience, vegan wannabe, Vegetarian Awareness Month, World Vegetarian Day
Yesterday on Babble.com they had the most ingenious post. It was a round-up of meatless recipes for back to school. I decided this sounded like fun and I wanted to play along, so I did the same with some tried and true easy Exploits recipes. I chose ten of my favorite meals that are easy […]
Tags: back to school recipes, compassionate eating, dairy free, Dearborn animal shelter, easy vegan recipes, going veg, meatless meal recipes, Meatless Meals, meatless recipes, No Beast Feast, plant based diet, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. I have found that making one dish that we can enjoy several times makes it much easier to eat healthy, meatless meals even when I am in the middle of a harried week or weekend. On Saturday in the middle of a seven hour volunteer shift with our animal shelter, I came […]
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