I am sitting in seat 16B of the plane that is speeding toward West Palm Beach. I was just handed three complimentary vegan snacks from the flight attendant. We are on our way to Florida for our second half marathon. We have trained for nearly six months. We have run in the scorching sun and […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Dolphin Tale, Kale Trail update, on our way to running a half marathon, plant based diet, Shell Key, training for half marathon, vegan airplane snacks, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. In July I shared that I had found a new vegan dog food by Halo pet foods. Here is a link to the original post. In the past I had given quite a bit of thought to switching Chloe to a vegan diet but frankly, was nervous. I don’t know anything about […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Halo, Halo Pets, Halo vegan dog food, Kale Trail, Kale Trail update, Meatless Monday recipe, plant based diet, vegan dog food, vegan dog treat recipe, vegan dog treats, vegan wannabe
Enter To Win Exciting news. I have the opportunity to give away two tickets to this year’s No Beast Feast. No Beast is a fundraiser dinner for the Dearborn Animal Shelter. The meal is sensational and entirely vegan from the rolls with butter to the dessert buffet. Local restaurants and chefs come together to […]
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Happy Meatless Monday and Day One of the 15 Day Juice Fast. I have two updates to share and the most insane shopping list you have ever seen. Kale Trail Update We have been running in the most extreme heat ever and I am mostly loving it. It makes it more difficult to breath, but […]
Tags: compassionate eating, dairy free, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead, juice fast, Kale Trail update, Meatless Monday, Notes from the Juicer, plant based diet, vegan, vegan wannabe
Three months ago I ran my first half marathon. It was one of the most profoundly moving experiences of my life. I trained in earnest with great enthusiasm and vigor for six months. Training stretched the limits of my body and my mind. By race day I felt physically ready and in the best shape of […]
Tags: exploits of a vegan wannabe, Kale Trail update, positive affirmations, raising self esteem, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. I have missed sharing with you in daily blog posts and am so glad to be back here again with Exploits friends. We were without internet access throughout our entire trip. It was both a blessing and a nightmare. Deadlines were missed and blog posts sat in Word document purgatory. I have […]
Tags: going veg, Kale Trail update, plant based diet, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan athlete, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan half marathoner, vegan transition, vegan wannabe
As promised, here is the second Ambercup Squash recipe from the squash baking experiment. I decided to make a hot breakfast cereal using buckwheat and squash. I thought they would be wonderful together and buckwheat is nutritionally amazing. Here are some buckwheat facts from homestead-acres.com to blow your mind: ~Buckwheat although often considered a cereal […]
Tags: Ambercup squash breakfast, Ambercup squash recipe, buckwheat breakfast, buckwheat squash recipe, hot buckwheat cereal, Kale Trail update, Seven Gifts of Gatitude, vegan breakfast, vegan enter to win, vegan giveaway
All the most edible holidays are fast approaching. I become giddy and food lustful just thinking about vegan sugar cookies and Tofurky Roast Beasts. In honor of foodie holidays and gift giving, I wanted to do a beautiful book giveaway. One lucky Exploits winner will receive a copy of Vegetarian, more than 100 fresh flavoursome recipes. […]
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Kale Trail Update As we drove to the Metropark for our first 13 mile run the wind howled and the Veggie Van shook. I thought,”Why today wind and rain? Why today?” Photo By: S. Duquet I would have thought that since a week ago we had just rocked out 12 miles that 13 would be […]
Tags: 30 day challenge, Cafe Press, Kale Trail update, plant based diet, plant strong, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe
One of the important aspects of helping to share vegan dishes with friends and family is to create flavor and food experiences that are similar to their non-vegan counterparts. Even if the flavor or texture is a bit different from what someone might typically recognize, I believe that getting them close enough to a known […]
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