Tuesday was Chloe’s 2nd birthday so we had a little soiree. I ordered doggie pupcakes for Chloe and her friends and baked dark chocolate, peanut butter cupcakes for our 2 legged friends. The doggie pupcakes surpassed mine in beauty, but my first vegan cupcake adventure was a rousing success. I used the tried and true […]
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We had a chicken salad at the vegan retreat that blew us all away. Our fearless leader Nicole shared it with us and now we have taken it and made it ours. Sandy added curry because curry may be her one true love..and it made it even more amazing. You can now try it and […]
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The funniest thing happened over the weekend at the party we went to. As I explained on Saturday, we were bringing our best vegan dishes to share at our friends 50th birthday party/pig roast. We wanted to make sure we had enough to eat because we were partying all day at a meaty affair and […]
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Today we are going to a birthday party for a very good friend of ours. She is one of the sassiest, sexiest and kindest women we know. It is a milestone birthday and is going to be a bash with a ton of people. They are roasting a pig, which I really wish were not […]
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Jane, a new friend of “Exploits” rang in on the green smoothie conversation and recommended adding Chia seeds to the mix. As a child of the seventies I could not help but picture the terra cotta animal with green sprouting hair. The edible seeds are from a Mexican desert plant that is part of the […]
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Today marks the 30th day of the vegan challenge. I thought it would be cool to hear from both Sandy and myself. There are of course two sides to every story. We have a joke in our house that whenever I say to Sandy,” I have the greatest idea…” that she has to prepare herself […]
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We drive a prehistoric convertible Volkswagen. She is a senior citizen and I love her like she has human qualities. I feel most myself when I am cruising down the expressway with the top down, singing as loud as I can (my gift to the others on the expressway). I was out all day today […]
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I love making smoothies for breakfast. It is the quickest way I know to consume that many servings of fruits and veggies in one gulp. Silken Lite Tofu has always been my secret weapon. Because of its amazingly silky texture, it transforms your health drink into a milk shake, which is okay by me. When […]
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In the post “7/17 The Roast With the Most” I told you about my roasting binge where I roasted everything that wasn’t tied down. It was the most fantastic thing because it was effortless and made for some extraordinary ingredients to create with. Roasting edibles brings them to an entirely new level of flavor. I […]
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Sandy made the most amazing soup the other night so I asked her to share it with you. It was savory and spicy and a tiny bit sweet. It hit every part of your palate in the best way possible. It was the perfect sassy soup that you can still enjoy in the summer with […]
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