Today we are going to a birthday party for a very good friend of ours. She is one of the sassiest, sexiest and kindest women we know. It is a milestone birthday and is going to be a bash with a ton of people. They are roasting a pig, which I really wish were not […]
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Jane, a new friend of “Exploits” rang in on the green smoothie conversation and recommended adding Chia seeds to the mix. As a child of the seventies I could not help but picture the terra cotta animal with green sprouting hair. The edible seeds are from a Mexican desert plant that is part of the […]
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Today marks the 30th day of the vegan challenge. I thought it would be cool to hear from both Sandy and myself. There are of course two sides to every story. We have a joke in our house that whenever I say to Sandy,” I have the greatest idea…” that she has to prepare herself […]
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We drive a prehistoric convertible Volkswagen. She is a senior citizen and I love her like she has human qualities. I feel most myself when I am cruising down the expressway with the top down, singing as loud as I can (my gift to the others on the expressway). I was out all day today […]
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I love making smoothies for breakfast. It is the quickest way I know to consume that many servings of fruits and veggies in one gulp. Silken Lite Tofu has always been my secret weapon. Because of its amazingly silky texture, it transforms your health drink into a milk shake, which is okay by me. When […]
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I have seen liquid amino acids in the store and have seen them on countless ingredient lists for vegan recipes. I have continued to wonder, what are they and do I want to ingest them? I began to surmise that it was the same type of deal as the Nutritional Yeast…most vegan pantries stock it […]
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The Art of Good Food has created another masterpiece, a mix for Lemon Thyme Cookies. Photo By: S. Duquet Art of Good Food is a family business from Montana creating mixes for vegetarian/vegan soups, salad dressings, breadsticks and cookies. You add a minimal amount of ingredients to their mixes and they magically turn into something […]
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Today is the three week mark of the vegan challenge. I have been trying to take an honest look at how I am really feeling and what if anything has changed in the past three weeks. I have been on the look out for the miraculous transformations I have read about, chronicled by others on […]
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At the Vegan Retreat I had the opportunity to cook with rhubarb for the first time. We cooked it down with mulberries and put the luscious mixture into tarts. It was SO tangy and fruity and bitter and sweet. Photo By: S. Duquet Ever since then I have decided that I am a lover of […]
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Over the weekend we purchased the most beautiful golden and red beets at the farmers market. I love roasting them and marinating them in balsamic and rice wine vinegar so they are ready to add to salads and sides throughout the week. When I roast beets I cut off the tops and cut them in […]
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