Happy Meatless Monday. Convenience is important and convenience foods are a lifesaver to have. Especially when you are trying out your Meatless Mondays or Tuesdays. I just figured out an inexpensive and healthful way to create a convenience food that we used to have in our freezer all the time. This version is nearly sodium […]
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Thanks to all of you for sharing Exploits, for “liking” us on Facebook and for following us on Twitter. Each time you use our new tool bar to share features you will be entered to win some handcrafted vegan-tastic prizes. Click here for additional giveaway details. Thank you for spreading the word. Last week we […]
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As our runs have continued to get longer and longer, the need for hydration throughout the run has become greater. Coach Kelly recommended a hydration belt which holds four 8oz bottles of liquid and has a little pocket for (kale) chapstick or our energy gels. I researched the belts online and found out they were […]
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I have found that I am most successful at integrating lifestyle changes when I take it one step at a time. Sometimes easing into things helps me feel more successful and encourages me to continue trying. Many times I have been temporarily inspired by desire but then unable or unwilling to sustain my new habit. […]
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Image Courtesy of 4seasonsgreenhouse.net The necessity to use the abundance of green tomatoes we had, the desire for a quickie meal and the love of all things green were the collective inspiration for this dish. We threw everything in the food processor, boiled pasta, wilted kale and had a stunning meal. Photo By: S. Duquet […]
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Travel experiences in this vegan journey have been “spotty” at times as Sandy and I have ventured into different cities and circumstances. I’ve shared some of our humorous and sometimes bittersweet experiences in earlier posts. After a few attempts, I’ve learned some staple tricks of the trade to plan ahead while traveling, to help set […]
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If I could capture Summer in a bottle I would crawl inside of it and live there forever. The smells, the heat, the tastes…they are here and then gone in the blink of an eye. I have begun gathering (hoarding) Summer fruit at its peak and chopping and freezing it for a later date. I […]
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A few weeks ago while at the farmers market picking up our CSA share, I overheard my friend Charlie from Living Stones farm telling another customer to add beets to her mashed potatoes. He told her that they would add a soft sweetness and earthiness. Plus, they would turn the mash pink or purplish, depending […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Since becoming vegan I have found that making a weekly trip to my local bulk food store is really worth it. Many of the items that I use all the time are there in their least expensive form like dried beans, nuts, and nutritional yeast. Last time I was there, I was wandering […]
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This week we watched the movie The Witness. It is a documentary that follows the transformation of Brooklyn born Eddie Lama to an impassioned animal advocate. As the story begins, Eddie is unaffected and uninterested in animals of any kind…companion or otherwise. He offers to pet sit for the kitten of a beautiful woman he would […]
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