Sometimes I get tired of bread and wraps and think, “Isn’t there a better way to eat a sandwich?” Well there is and it is inexpensive and abundantly healthy without even trying. I have started adding collard green wraps to create delicious sandwiches. I know…it sounds like food for rabbits and hippies but I promise […]
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Happy Meatless Monday I have much to share and celebrate. For the celebratory side, we have a Winner in the No Beast Feast ticket giveaway for this Friday, September 20th. Drumroll please and a high vegan five to Lisa N. for sharing her favorite comfort food, vegany spinach dip with pumpernickel bread. Lisa won 2 […]
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Yesterday I spent the day perfecting my entry for the Sasha Farm Vegan Chili Cook-Off. This is the first time I have ever entered a chili cook off and I am really excited. As much as I would like to bring home a ribbon, I am just thrilled to be attending an event where I […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I have the most exciting enter to win to share. I have been given two tickets to give away for this year’s No Beast Feast on September 20th in Dearborn, Mi. It will be the Friday night, more boozy version of the most Meatless Monday we have all ever had. No […]
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Happy Meatless Monday and Labor Day. I have the most fun and easy recipes to share. They will add some freshness and life to your breakfast routine. One of my favorite things to have for breakfast is a toasty raisin english muffin with raw almond butter and jam. It feels comforting yet still energizing and […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I have the most exciting news to share. Last week Sandy and I catered a party for Wayne Pacelle, author of The Bond:Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them and CEO of the Human Society of the United States (HSUS). I am absolutely name dropping because it was the most thrilling […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Our first eggplant of the season have arrived amidst a handful of scorching hot days and buckets of rain. Everything has grown rainforest style. At the end of May we planted two little Japanese Eggplant seedlings in big orange buckets. We gave them room to grow and hoped for the best. They […]
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I just found out about Farm Sanctuary’s Country Hoe Down and am seething with envy for all that can attend. Sadly, it is on the same day as Chloe’s fifth birthday party. The date is fast approaching, but who am I to plan your weekends?? Perhaps you are free and can make it work. Vegan […]
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Fresh figs are now in season and have graced the shelves of our local markets. When they finally appear I begin to purchase them like I require them for my very survival. I buy them en masse because I adore them, but also because I fear and dread their inevitable disappearance. According to EatTheSeason.com, fig […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. In the heat of the summer it is no wonder that July is celebrated as National Hot Dog Month. They are the perfect accompaniment to picnics, birthday parties, outdoor celebrations and indoor quick meals. Food that is easily consumed out of your hand seems to hold promise of fun for kids […]
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