I love the way things happen naturally if you are willing to let them unfold. Taking the job at Trader Joe’s has encouraged my path to intersect with so many new and interesting people that are consuming, using and enjoying so many new and interesting products. One of those new and interesting things for me […]
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Last night we watched the movie Food Matters. It was created by nutritionists turned filmmakers James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch. Motivated by an illness in their own family, they set out on a journey to find out the truth about nutrition, illness and wellness. Food Matters discusses food as the key to wellness, disease […]
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When we first became vegan I felt overwhelmed. I was overwhelmed by all the new things that I felt I didn’t know and by what I perceived were the rules of engagement of being vegan. Avoiding all dairy and honey felt like the least of my concerns. Make your wardrobe and shoe collection cruelty free, […]
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The other day I had the opportunity to try Vanilla Hemp Milk for the first time. I really don’t have any idea why I didn’t try it sooner but I have to admit, I have been pretty stuck on lovin Soy Milk and just recently tried and fell in love with Almond Milk. Like many […]
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Happy Meatless Monday after Christmas. I hope you had a memorable and delicious holiday. Yesterday Sandy and I had our first opportunity to share a relaxing holiday meal together and it was my beloved Hazelnut En Croute. You may remember that I confessed in an earlier Exploits post that I had become completely obsessed with […]
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Yesterday we went to our go to store for cool vegan things and purchased our Hazelnut en Croute. I wanted to call in to work so I could stay home and fawn over it but I thought better of it and went in to work. While we were shopping, I was inspired to purchase a […]
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Last night I was doing some vegany research and I found the most outrageous thing you could add to your Wish List. There is a company called Ecoist and they are using post-consumer waste to create one of a kind handbags, jewelry and home goods. They have partnered with multinational brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, […]
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Meatless Monday I am proud and excited to announce that I have joined the Meatless Monday movement to further the message of adopting one meatless meal a week. You may have heard of Meatless Monday in the media as it has become a more visible campaign as individuals like celebrity chef Mario Batali have supported […]
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A few days ago I receive d a VegNews email with This Weeks Must Have….. Field Roast Hazelnut en Croute. Vegan Essentials describes this mind boggling delicacy as rich grain meat seasoned with toasted hazelnuts and rosemary, stuffed with a sausage-style mixture of Field Roast, cranberries, apples and crystallized ginger, wrapped en croute with a […]
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A few weeks ago a comment came in about the Oreo Cookie pie crust I used to create the Play In The Mudd Pie. One of Exploits readers was cool enough to write in to tell me that when she had looked up the ingredient list of the crust on the Nabisco website, the list […]
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