Food poisoning update: Sandy and I are nearly at full strength and last night we enjoyed our first real meal since Monday. It was the most succulent veggie dog I have ever had. Thank you for all of your kind words and healing wishes. I appreciate them very much. Yesterday as I walked around our […]
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Happy first day of October. During our road trip to Toronto I read everything veg related I could fit into my portion of the back seat. I found an interesting tid-bit in the winter 09 issue of Vegetarian Journal worth sharing. A recent study conducted by Loma Linda University showed that vegetarians, especially vegans, are […]
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Day three of our Saltine and Ginger ale diet. I have thrown in Gatorade to stave off dehydration and mania. I tried finding fun facts about Saltines to share because after three days of debilitating illness, I am convinced they are saving my life. If you have ever had food poisoning, a hangover or a […]
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Evidently the most delicious Thai food we had in Canada had an unwanted ingredient. Sandy got it first, than about six hours later I had all the symptoms of the worst food poisoning ever. I am home now after spending five of the longest hours of my life in the back seat of a tiny […]
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We are travelling right now in Toronto, Canada for a funeral. We were visiting with family and planning to go out to dinner with Sandy’s parents and five members of her extended family, including three children under the age of 8. As I sat in our room gulping gin and tonics I thought,”Where in the world are we going […]
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I believe in signs and cues, an inner feeling, a knowing, a dream that repeats or a topic that comes up randomly in multiple conversations. I strive to listen with more than my ears and act on it when I know how. This openness has not let me down. Oddly enough, this continues to happen […]
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Sandy and I both love to cook. We adore pouring through cook books page by page seeking new recipes to fall in love with. We love to scour outdoor markets for the most gorgeous ingredients we can find for our new creations. Reality….we are also running two businesses, writing a blog, running Project Produce and […]
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We are lovers of breakfast so I am always looking for new ways to energize the day. The mornings in Michigan are beginning to get chilly which immediately makes me crave oatmeal and all things warm. I decided to cook instant brown rice with milk and fruit because that sounds delicious and easy to me. […]
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Kombucha Tea update I shared our first Kombucha experience with you in the Kombucha Tea post. Our first bottle was a gift so we had not purchased it ourselves yet. Since then we had decided that we wanted to incorporate it into our routine and see how we felt after a few weeks. We took […]
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Over the past four months of this vegan experience, I have become significantly more aware of what I am eating. I read every label like a forensic scientist. We prepare most of our meals at home with more organic and local vegetables than I have ever purchased in the past. I love experiencing these transformations […]
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