Happy Meatless Monday. Summer is such an effortless time to enjoy a few meatless meals. Our markets are bountiful with inexpensive, fresh vegetables that have been infused with the richness and flavor of a long awaited Summer. Winter here is long, dark and never ending. I swear, you can taste the longing and exhalation of […]
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Kale Trail Update I did it…I secured our spots in the Women’s Half Marathon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Training is one thing…renting a condo is another, (built in vacation if we freaked out and didn’t run) but paying for our spots was a financial and emotional commitment. I felt excited and nervous as if something […]
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Photo By: S. Duquet Nik, a fellow foodie and good friend of Exploits remembered how much I swoon over watermelon and sent me a link to a dehydrated melon recipe. What? I have never, ever considered such a scandalous thing. I was so intrigued that I rushed to the store and bought two seedless watermelons, […]
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The Meatless Monday movement is all about taking a day to enjoy meatless, energetic foods that are vibrant and packed with nutrients. One of the easiest and most economical ways to do that is by planting a small garden. Whether you focus on herbs or have a veggie stand worth, growing and harvesting your own […]
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I am a beet enthusiast. Zealot wouldn’t be far off. I love their earthy and sweet flavor. I love that they live in the dark ground but are one of the brightest and sexiest veggies. I love the way they stain your hands as if to say…”You’re mine now.” I just discovered a new to […]
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Last September I wrote a post called Always Be Prepared. It was about a situation we found ourselves in at a family funeral in Toronto when we were stuck for hours and hours without a vegan morsel anywhere in sight. We ended up satiating our hunger with red wine until it was time to leave […]
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I have a sense memory with chilled soups. When I was a little girl my parents took me on a cruise to the Caribbean. It was there that I experienced my first chilled soup. I could hardly believe that I was enjoying pureed strawberries and cream with a spoon. Such decadence. Chilled soups have always […]
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Happy Fourth of July. In honor of the Meatless Fourth of July Monday I would like to share one of my favorite Meatless Monday recipes to date. Vegetable Ghallaba By: S. Boulton Ingredients 1 1/2 cups of potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes, par boiled for 10 minutes 1 1/2 cups of carrots cut into […]
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My favorite part about Pad Thai is all of the extras on top. The crushed peanuts the crispy fresh bean sprouts, cilantro and the lemon wedges. I thought it would be fun to cut out the middleman on this dish (noodles) and just go for it. For that I needed some exquisite and inexpensive bean sprouts, so […]
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While touring one of the organic farms over the weekend we were introduced to garlic scapes. As the bulb of garlic is maturing in the ground, the plant is producing long seductive tendrils called garlic scapes, above ground. Photo By: S. Duquet The farmer snips the scapes so the plant doesn’t give its growing energy […]
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