Posts Tagged ‘vegan experience’

12/29 Going Green Part Deux-Greening Your Stir Fry

As veg interested,  food loving people…I would imagine you all have your favorite, go-to stir fry recipes. I have a mental grocery list of things that I need to have when contemplating a stir fry meal. There are also those times when our refrigerator is full of things that are only linked by the simple […]

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12/28 Going Green Part 1

I woke up today craving green food. The holidays have been a blur of dark chocolate, red wine and vegan delicacies. My insides have been screaming for kale but all my hands heard was vegan cupcake. The next four posts are going to be about healthy and delectable, green food. Enjoy. Photo By: S. Duquet […]

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12/27 Love to Laugh

This video is so silly and true that it made me laugh every single time I watched it. It has two swear words in it (not including the title) so if you are sensitive to that or are my niece Isabella…please do not go any further. Shit Vegans Say Have a funny and delicious day.

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12/24 Happy Christmas Eve

The Night Before a Compassionate Christmas by S. Duquet and S. Boulton ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the farm Not a creature was stirring, because they were safe from harm The stockings were hung by the barn door with care, In hopes that vegan St. Nick soon would be there; The animals […]

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12/23 Chicken & Dumplings

I made chicken and dumplings for the very first time years after I had already become vegetarian. I have no idea what it is about deciding  to never eat chicken again that encouraged me to make chicken and dumplings but there it is.  I found the recipe in a  Betty Crocker Bisquick cookbook circa 1999. […]

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12/22 Spicy Dark Chocolate Bundles

Happy  Winter Solstice. To honor light, darkness and Yule logs burning brightly all over the world…..I give you Spicy Dark Chocolate Bundles. They are dark chocolate smothered, hearty pretzels dusted with either cayenne pepper or black pepper and cinnamon. They are dark, spicy, sweet and rich. They have captured the warmth of a crackling winter […]

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12/19 Happy Meatless Monday-Giving Good Things

Happy Meatless Monday. It is going to be a delicious week. Yesterday I spent the entire day creating vegan  gift baskets for our friends and family. It was truly divine. We have always given edible gifts, but now they are all vegan and I think that is cool. I made two kinds of hummus, hand […]

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12/17 You’re Nuts

Snacking is addictive…healthful snacking is like volunteering…good for everyone involved. Sahale snacks have stolen my heart (turned me into an addict, see this earlier Post). They have a new nut blend  that I wanted to share. Imagine if you will, pecans, cherries, walnuts and apples encrusted in maple and scented with cinnamon. They are crunchy, […]

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12/15 Blackberry, Honeydew, Jicama Salad

For this weeks Meatless Monday meal-to-go I did a breakfast in bed theme. I wanted to include a  fruit salad that was unique and invigorating. Something that would feel lively and bright on a December morning. This is what I came up with and I think you are really going to love it. This was […]

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12/14 Books You Can Eat Up

I recently learned of both of these books and thought they would be  wonderful gifts for anyone in your life that is interested in or fanatical about food; Where it comes from and why that matters. I am sharing a review and introduction of The Orchard in its entirety originally posted on This Dish is […]

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