Happy Halloween friends. I simply love Halloween and the themed foods that go along with it. I buy every pumpkiny thing I can get my hands on. I have had to make a deal with myself that I will only buy my beloved pumpkin, soy, decaf lattes on Fridays. I wish every day was Friday. […]
Tags: compassionate eating, dairy free, Halloween snack ideas, plant based diet, pumpkin seed recipes, vegan Halloween treats, vegan wannabe, veggie dog recipe, veggie dogs wrapped in dough
If you plan on handing out candy this year for Halloween, consider treating your tricksters to some vegan candies. There are some old fashioned favorites, like DOTS, Dum Dums, Fireballs, Twizzlers, assorted Brach’s, Laffy Taffy, Lemonheads and more. Some newer candy favorites are here too like the Chocolove brand of chocolates. It is not only […]
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If you were given the option of having an additional six years to live, would you accept it? The secret is simple, live longer by eating a plant based diet. An ongoing study of approximately 96,000 Seventh Day Adventists has just released some initial findings and they are extraordinary. The study indicated that vegetarian […]
Tags: Adventist Health Study-2, Loma Linda School of Public Health, plant based diet, Seventh Day Adventists study, trying vegan, vegan wannabe
Happy Meatless Monday. Here is the last recipe in the series, Meatless Goes Vintage. It is a meat free, 70’s era, Brady Bunch-esque classic makeover, vegan Beef Stroganoff. Our version is a cholesterol free, rich and creamy, whole wheat noodles kind of dish that will knock your socks off. Not even your favorite meat lover […]
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Exciting News!! Last night our own Detroit Tigers baseball team won the American League Championship and are now headed to the World Series. The Tigers are the first team in history to Sweep the Yankees for an AL Championship. The last time we won a World Series was 1984. I remember it as if it […]
Tags: compassionate eating, Detroit Tigers, homemade hamburger buns, homemade hot dog buns, homemade ketcup, homemade mustard, making vegan hot dogs, making vegan sausage, Pennies for Paws, plant based diet, tiger conservation, vegan hot dog recipe, vegan sausage recipe, vegan wannabe, vegetarian friendly ballpark
For the second exciting installment of modernizing vintage foods, I give to you, the vegan Waldorf Salad. For a brief history, I went to The Kitchen Project.com. “Waldorf salad [WAWL-dorf] (was) created at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in 1896 not by a chef but by the maître d’hôtel, (dining room manager) Oscar Tschirky, the Waldorf salad […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. This week I want to rock meatless in a vintage way so I am starting us off with a dish that any child of the seventies will have heard of, Turkey Divan. When I was little, my mom used to make Turkey Divan. It was a concoction of turkey and copious amounts […]
Tags: compassionate eating, dairy free, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday entree, Meatless Monday recipe, plant based diet, vegan casserole, vegan cheese sauce, vegan chicken casserole, vegan comfort food, vegan dinner recipe, vegan Turkey Divan
Happy Meatless Monday. Today instead of a recipe I thought I would share a meatless experience with you. Last weekend we attended the annual vegan chili cook-off at Sasha Farm animal sanctuary. Sasha stands for Sanctuary and Safe Haven For Animals. They shelter over 200 animals including sheep, cows, pigs, turkeys and kitties. Every kind of […]
Tags: animal sanctuary, compassionate eating, going veg, Meatless Monday, plant based diet, SASHA Farm, vegan experience, vegan wannabe, Vegetarian Awareness Month, World Vegetarian Day
One of my favorite parts of the weekend is having more time for breakfast. Here is a bundle of my favorite vegan breakfast recipes. I hope one or two of them fit into your weekend. Many of them can be made and enjoyed more than once. You need fuel for play, work and running errands. […]
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I recently picked up the Guide to Veg Living which is a free mini magazine created for Veg For life, a Farm Sanctuary campaign. It is a complimentary, mini magazine that has tips and tricks for the vegan wannabe. Inside I found a recipe for Phenomenal French Toast. I thought…wow, they are really confident about […]
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