Since choosing vegan nearly 2 years ago now, I’ve met lots of people along the way who have been vegan for more than 20 or 25 years. I truly marvel at their resolve and appreciate that they paved the way for many of us who are choosing vegan now. I can only imagine that 20 […]
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Courtesy of Naturehills.com The first time I had ever had a Meyer Lemon was in a gin and tonic in Georgia. It was love at first sip. They have the bravado of a lemon with the sweetness of a tangerine. They are fragrant and juicy with an unmistakable orange hue that grows in beauty as […]
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I am enamored with Chia seeds. I want to incorporate them into my everyday and am working toward that. They provide Omegas by the truck load, protein, calcium and belly loving fiber without calories. They beef up baked goods, feed hungry muscles post workout and are really inexpensive. Yes please! The other day I found […]
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Courtesy of happybirthdaywishes.co.in Today is my 40th birthday. I have the day off work, a new sled with Snowmageddon in the forecast and plans to play with people I cherish. I am excited and grateful. In my heart I have carried around two goals to reach before this day….to run a half marathon and to […]
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Every vegan wannabe has an arsenal of favorite recipes for vegan mac and cheese….here is our first. The other night we were seeking some comfort food, you know the kind of food that fills your belly and a place in your soul that is wanting to feel safe and loved too. We discussed some […]
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I have always been a lover of bake sales. The elementary school in our neighborhood where we vote always has one situated perfectly outside the gymnasium, where the voting booths are located. Our favorite church rummage sales also have them. Tables overflowing with beloved baked goods looking for a home. There are always antique baked […]
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~Ice your cookies, let dry and enjoy. I had one while Sandy was gone then pretended I hadn’t. I had another as I was photographing them, then I made myself a pot of tea so I could enjoy another one. They made my heart smile really big. Have a delicious Love Yourself Day.
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This week was the first time I have ever created a dish using Pearl Couscous. I had heard of it before, but had not yet sought it out or tried to cook with it. In all honesty, until I became vegan a year and a half ago, I wasn’t really familiar with anything more scandalous […]
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Happy Meatless Monday and decadent dessert day. I love spicy hot chocolate. If ecstasy and passion could have a taste…this would be it. The heat and the bitter, the slightly sweet. Then I thought, take the heat and make it cold….like life and passion and lusty things. I give to you the most sensory pleasing […]
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Photo By: S. Duquet Here is the recipe for the lemon coconut cookies from Bryant Terry’s latest book The Inspired Vegan. These are also the cookies that nearly turned me into a kleptomaniac at his book signing and reception. They are positively sensational and lemony in the way that I desire lemon desserts to be. The […]
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