October is recognized as World Vegetarian Awareness Month. The cool thing about this recognition month is that it has tangible benefits for participating. 1. It can improve personal health. 2. It can help improve the health of the planet. 3. You can win $$ for going vegetarian during October. What? 4. If you create a […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend we ventured into canning one of our favorite root veggies, pickled beets. For the past several years we have canned lots of different specialties from hot dilly beans to sparkling shiraz salsa, but consistently my favorite one to stockpile for gifting and sharing is pickled beets. Even those who […]
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You can frequently gauge the weather in Michigan by what is coming out of our kitchen. Yesterday I baked both cookies and muffins. Autumn has collided with my dream of an everlasting summer. So I did what any summer loving, cold fearing person would do….turned on the oven and began to bake. I bought some […]
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Ever since I read about the flax seed egg replacer in The Ultimate Vegan Baking Cheat Sheet I have been smitten with the idea. In the past I have viewed baking like a science experiment and believed that there was little wiggle room when it came to key ingredients like eggs and oil. Clearly, that […]
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It happens every year at this time…a chill creeps into the air and all of a sudden I have an overwhelming desire to bake with zucchini. Perhaps my cravings follow the laws of supply and demand. Zucchini have made their debut at our farmers market and are now abundant and cheap. Time to get our […]
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Until last Saturday, I had never been to a farm animal sanctuary. I have read about them, raised money for them and revered their work from afar. It is like dreaming of visiting Greece….I can imagine how the olives will taste, how the Mediterranean sun will feel on my face, but until I am actually […]
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Photo By: S. Duquet One of Chloe’s coolest tricks is that she can high five. I taught her how to do that using spinach, which is now her favorite treat besides frosted pupcakes. From what I have read and heard, the jury seems to be out with professionals on the virtues of feeding Fido a […]
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Because I have been vegetarian for the majority of my adult life, it has meant that there are many seemingly ordinary dishes that I have never tasted like corned beef, salmon or SPAM. I went from the foods you eat as a basic 20 year old in her own apartment, (vodka) pepperoni pizza and hot […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. It was a brownie lovin’ type of weekend and I think you are going to love these. They are an easy to prepare, over the top in flavor dessert for your Meatless Monday or any day. Sweets can be even sweeter when they are compassionately created. Photo By: S. Duquet On Saturday […]
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Our neighbor just moved and generously gifted us his fridge. We are grateful to have it and have been searching for two willing and able-bodied individuals to help us maneuver this behemoth down the basement stairs. I was finally able to snag two kind souls by offering vegan brownies. Evidently I have grown up and […]
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