Ever since we began following the Engine 2 Diet I have been making our salad dressings. I love experimenting and appreciate being able to limit the sodium and omit the oil. I realized that you do not need oil for an amazing vinaigrette salad dressing, you just need a memorable vinegar that is ripe with […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I am just now learning how nutritious, tasty and inexpensive sprouts can be to add to our lives. I used believe that the only sprouts available were the tangled, grass like, alfalfa sprouts which I have never really enjoyed. Little by little I am being introduced to different sprouts that are nutty, […]
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I have been curious, I have dabbled, but raw foods still seem a bit intimidating to me. I have stuck my toe in the water little by little. The next logical step felt like a raw cheesecake. To me it is like the training wheels of raw food creation. Vanilla Bean Cheesecake w/Summer Melon Original […]
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I am a beet enthusiast. Zealot wouldn’t be far off. I love their earthy and sweet flavor. I love that they live in the dark ground but are one of the brightest and sexiest veggies. I love the way they stain your hands as if to say…”You’re mine now.” I just discovered a new to […]
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Little by little I continue to incorporate more vegan beauty products into my routine. Sometimes it feels easy, like finding vegan shampoo and conditioner at a major chain retailer, while other times it feels daunting. Fear no more , the Vegan Beauty Market has taken the detective work out of finding compassionate beauty products. With […]
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Last September I wrote a post called Always Be Prepared. It was about a situation we found ourselves in at a family funeral in Toronto when we were stuck for hours and hours without a vegan morsel anywhere in sight. We ended up satiating our hunger with red wine until it was time to leave […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Here is a piece of edible nostalgia, made with a compassionate twist. Yesterday we had 45 minutes of cross training to accomplish. In order to make it more palatable, I conjured up the greatest plan. What if we packed the Veggie Van (our ancient, hippie conversion van) with our bikes, a picnic […]
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The most exciting thing happened yesterday. We pulled into our driveway and sitting on our front porch was an enormous box with my name on it. The label on the outside gave it away even before I could leap out of the car. It was from Door To Door Organics, a company that delivers organic […]
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I found this recipe in an email from VegNews the other day and was immediately intrigued. I love all things lemon and coconut. The recipe looked easy so I thought I would give it a go. The filling thickened as promised and the crust was the easiest I have ever made. It browned beautifully and the […]
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I have a sense memory with chilled soups. When I was a little girl my parents took me on a cruise to the Caribbean. It was there that I experienced my first chilled soup. I could hardly believe that I was enjoying pureed strawberries and cream with a spoon. Such decadence. Chilled soups have always […]
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