Last night I had the most amazing and affirming experience at the grocery store and I would like to share it with you. I went to the store with an unruly list and a cluttered mind. I was wearing a fleece scarf with skulls on it and no doubt a frown on my face. I […]
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Yesterday morning it took a herculean effort to extricate myself from Chloe and our cave of covers in our toasty bed to go to the gym to swim. When it is dark out , below freezing and there is a chihuahua bed magnet, it feels tantamount to scaling Everest to purposefully leave the house to […]
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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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Happy Winter Solstice and first day of Winter. Over the weekend there was a church in our neighborhood that was torn down. The church had gone into foreclosure and became dilapidated and in disrepair. Because I pass this church everytime I leave my house, I have watched over the course of just a few days…it […]
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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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We love to entertain, especially during the holidays. We deck out the house and compile a shopping list to feature some of our favorite foods. This year as in many times for previous parties, we asked our guests to bring something to share. You know the concept, we will prepare dishes of course, but […]
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Over the weekend we were given a handful of butternut squash that had been grown by my niece and nephew. They are in elementary school and have a voracious appetite for growing veggies (love that). Because I know how lovingly this squash had been cared for, I felt it was my obligation and honor to […]
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Last weekend I finished putting away our summer clothes and begrudgingly organized our fall and winter clothes. It was just in time because the first snow flakes fell last night. I hung up my sweaters and lined up my winter shoes while bagging up my beloved flip flops and sandals. As I brought out my […]
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I am thrilled to introduce our guest contributor Gillian Wilson. Gillian is a 20 year vegan, wife and mother of two healthy, rock star vegan children. I met Gillian online when I was searching Etsy (artisan community website) for vegan messenger bags. She designs one of a kind bags that are gorgeous, funky and earth […]
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I shared with you the fun experience I had at our local coffee house with the vegan curious, excited barista. She made me feel like a giver of knowledge…a vegan role model for the next generation. Okay, maybe I had consumed too much soy, but her curiosity and willingness to just ask made me so […]
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