I whipped up another popsicle creation. This green-tastic one is Pistachio. They are creamy and refreshing. The roasted nuts add a nice crunch and a slightly salty taste. It has been so perfectly warm and muggy over the past few days. I absolutely love it like this. It is the ideal popsicle weather. Ingredients: 1 Box […]
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Happy Monday and Summer Solstice. I discovered something this weekend that felt like an important find. Once I tested the validity of my new tip, I knew I had to share it with you. I was at the grocery store on Saturday and in the produce section I saw a bag of crinkle cut carrots […]
Tags: 30 day challenge, compassionate eating, crinkle cut carrots, eat more vegetables and fruits, going veg, play with your food, trying vegan, trying vegetarian, vegan, vegan experience, watermelon
I would like to introduce you to The Art of Good Food. They are a family business from Montana creating mixes for vegetarian/vegan soups, salad dressings, breadsticks and cookies. You create the edibles at home while receiving all the praise and love from your family and friends. Their mixes are hand crafted in small batches. […]
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Last Friday was the official launch of Project Produce. It is our new community venture where we collect fresh produce each week to take to First Step, a local domestic violence shelter. They will use the produce for the women and children in the shelter, and for those living in transitional housing while rebuilding their […]
Tags: Big Pink Cart, compassionate eating, Dearborn Farmer's & Artisan Market, dearborn farmers market, donate produce, first step, project mothers day, project produce, vegan experience
I woke up on Tuesday with the worst sore throat. The kind of sore throat that makes you think you have swallowed shards of glass and will surely never recover. I immediately turned four years old and asked Sandy to get me my favorite go to, my I am sick comfort food, restaurant prepared cream […]
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One of my favorite things about travelling is seeking out and experiencing new foods and restaurants. Whether we are in another country or three hours away from our house, we strive to eat where the locals would eat and visit new stores we have never seen. Here are two of my faves from our trip […]
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Sandy and I were travelling with a friend of ours over the weekend to the lovely west coast of Michigan and stayed at a B&B. Last week (6/10) I posted about how happy I was because I had worked out the vegan thing with the B&B ahead of time. They would provide a vegan breakfast […]
Tags: 30 day challenge, buy local, compassionate eating, local produce, locally grown, Summertime market, trying vegan, vegan experience, vegan travel, vegetarian travel tips
I wanted to share two tips that I have found invaluable for incorporating more and more fruits and veggies in to my everyday experience. They will seem very back to basics, but I believe that is what it takes to create sustainable change. If something is so challenging that you are unable or unwilling to […]
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We tried a bag of Flamous Brand Falafel Chips (spicy flavor). They are vegan, gluten free, trans fat free and organic. They are free of all things seemly and full of all things lovely. They are SO good that we could not stop eating them. I opened them in the car and we almost finished […]
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Watermelon is one of my favorite foods. In the winter I miss it like I miss the sunshine and eighty degree days. It is juicy, brilliantly colored and as naturally sweet as anything I have ever experienced. I love it so much that in our house it is known as Watermagic. To honor this great […]
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