A list of top 10 food trends for 2011 includes Meatless Mondays and Tofu Thursdays says Epicurious.com. The food site gurus provide predictions for their best estimate on what new food trends will be popular in the upcoming year. In the round up they list restaurant trends, niche food, beverages and now in the list […]
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Happy Meatless Monday after Christmas. I hope you had a memorable and delicious holiday. Yesterday Sandy and I had our first opportunity to share a relaxing holiday meal together and it was my beloved Hazelnut En Croute. You may remember that I confessed in an earlier Exploits post that I had become completely obsessed with […]
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Merry Christmas from all of us here at Exploits…Sherry, Sandy, Chloe and Sparky. For your enjoyment…Sparky and Chloe with their Christmas stockings. They love Christmas. Sandy made homemade dog biscuits for them with Nutritional Yeast. We used to always use fresh grated cheese so this is their first vegan cheese dog biscuit Christmas. Have a […]
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The Night Before A Compassionate Christmas by S. Duquet and S. Boulton ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the farm Not a creature was stirring, because they were safe from harm The stockings were hung by the barn door with care, In hopes that vegan St. Nick soon would be there; The animals […]
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I love hot dogs. I eat them all summer long from the grill, in a bun, without a bun, in baked beans… I love them. Last week I had my first Chicago Style dog ever and it blew my mind. It is a hot dog smothered in yellow mustard, sweet relish (the crazy bright green […]
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Happy Winter Solstice and first day of Winter. Over the weekend there was a church in our neighborhood that was torn down. The church had gone into foreclosure and became dilapidated and in disrepair. Because I pass this church everytime I leave my house, I have watched over the course of just a few days…it […]
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Happy new week and Meatless Monday. What a perfect day to indulge in a veg-tastic meal that is easy to prepare and easy to love. Yesterday I was craving Middle Eastern food. My favorite dish is Vegetable Ghallaba, which is an assortment of sometimes grilled/ sometimes sauteed veggies in a tomato/lemony sauce served over rice. […]
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I love olives on a tree, I love olives on my knee. I love olives on my plate, I love olives on a date. I love olives in a bar, I love olives from jar. We just watched How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Last night we hosted a holiday soiree at our house. As a […]
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Yesterday we went to our go to store for cool vegan things and purchased our Hazelnut en Croute. I wanted to call in to work so I could stay home and fawn over it but I thought better of it and went in to work. While we were shopping, I was inspired to purchase a […]
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It was 9 degrees in Michigan today. It may have reached a high of 14 during the most balmy part of the afternoon. Chloe took refuge in the warmth of her blankie den while Sandy and I bought more Vitamin D to stave off insanity from early onset Cabin Fever and sun deprivation. To that […]
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