I am so happy to introduce Joey Lee from Meatless Mondays. She is joining us to share The Kids Cook Monday, an initiative by The Monday Campaigns to empower children to make healthy food choices. By including children in the preparation of healthy meals it encourages them to be invested in the meals they enjoy, […]
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The new issue of VegNews just reached my mailbox and I have wanted to devour it ever since. The promise that a new magazine holds is intoxicating. Pulling into the driveway and seeing the magazine corner peeking out of the mailbox elicits the same reaction as a Lands End or Amazon.com box waiting on the […]
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I have been running for three years now and I absolutely love it. I run a little at a time and have really enjoyed participating in 5K’s. Two days ago, I decided that I want to get a running coach and train for a half marathon. I am both paralyzed with fear and ready to […]
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Like most people on the planet, yesterday was a busy day filled with obligations and time lines. By the end of the afternoon I still wanted Sandy and I to go for a run and we needed to go to the farm market for leeks and shrooms to round out our dinner plan. It was […]
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The night before last a friend came over for dinner. She brought the most unbelievable bottle of sparkling water with her. It looked like something you would consume if you were having dinner with Portia and Ellen. The flavor was ginger lemon peel and it really blew my mind. The next day I looked for […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. There are seven Easter recipes in a link from this post for meatless feasting. Yesterday we enjoyed the first real Spring day in Michigan and it was magical. I wore shorts and flip flops and could feel the sun healing my soul after an especially long winter. The sudden warmth shocked me […]
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Today we are teaching our second vegan cooking class at a local college. The theme is stunning desserts, dairy free. We are going to share how to create Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Pie, Key Lime Pie and Dark Choco-nut Truffles. I love these recipes because they are simple to make and positively decadent to […]
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Enter to win prizes for our birthday celebration! On April 21st Exploits of A Vegan Wannabe will turn one year old. Beginning Monday April 19th I will give away a birthday present every day until Saturday April 24th. One of the prizes is a copy of The Conscious Cook by vegan celebrity chef Tal Ronnen. […]
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Enter to win prizes for our birthday celebration! On April 21st Exploits of A Vegan Wannabe will turn one year old. Beginning Monday April 19th I will give away a birthday present every day until Saturday April 24th. The goods I am currently compiling are so exciting that I can hardly keep them a secret, […]
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On April 21st Exploits of A Vegan Wannabe will turn one. Break out the vegan cake and lets party. I find this absolutely mind boggling. I have never done anything religiously six days a week for an entire year except eat and breath. I am both excited and grateful. Writing this blog has changed so […]
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