The other night I found a recipe in the Engine 2 book that I wanted to try. It was an incredibly simple meal of a baked sweet potato, a side of steamed greens with a cashew sauce and a roasted pepper. It felt like an austere meal fit for a monk or a practicing yogi. […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. I have the perfect snack, breakfast or brunch food to add to your compassionate edibles repertoire. These muffins are an easy way to enjoy a tasty nibble that is easy to make and nice to have in the house. The E2 Mighty Muffins that I made a week ago or so have […]
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I saw this recipe in the E2 book and was very intrigued. Because I love all things Mexican inspired, I added a ton of my own favorite flavors, completely hijacked the recipe and made it my own. I hope you love it as much as I do. This is a third meal created from the […]
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On Tuesday we had an unbelievably unique opportunity. The owner and head chef of our most beloved restaurant, Bangkok 96 (inspired Thai cuisine) gave Sandy and myself a private tutorial on how to make her legendary fresh rolls. Her name is Genevieve and she is a masterful, giving and talented chef. Her fresh rolls are […]
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You know how it is always SO easy to share insight, ideas or advice to anyone in earshot, but a different matter all together to follow your own words of wisdom? The funny thing is that we are so willing to impart our wisdom, best methods or ideas on others even when we are not […]
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I am a condiment lover. I have always believed that food was a vehicle for condiments. BBQ sauce, steak sauce, mountains of mustard and a slather of vegan mayo. I eat sandwiches to enjoy condiments. One of the most fearful changes I knew I would have to make on the Engine 2 plan is my […]
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Today is the first day of our 28 day whole food, no oil eating plan. Today is also the day that we are attending an all day seminar called The Local Food Summit. There will be speakers, breakout sessions and limited access to vegan, no oil, sugar and sodium free foods unless we carry them […]
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Thank you friends for the birthday wishes. I had the most wonderful birthday I can ever remember having. It included turtle brownies, dark chocolate caramel turtles and turtle Voopee Pies from Veganville Bakery that were to live for. The postal carrier dropped them off at exactly the right moment like he had some sort of […]
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Today is my 39th birthday and I am taking the day to celebrate. For me, my birthday is a day to reflect, rejoice and to overflow with gratitude and joy for the exciting year to come. On this day last year I would have never, ever believed that I would be ushering in a new […]
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Since yesterday’s post was about avoiding salt I thought it would be fun for today’s post to embrace pepper. I used a low sodium veg broth and black pepper a go-go to create this wacky green nest noodle dish. During the experimental phase of this recipe creation I added 2 Tsp of pepper to the […]
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