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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I have found that sometimes I will resist things simply because they are the hottest thing du jour, like Tweeting or Black Swan. I can also swing the other way and dive into something headlong simply because everyone else in the world thinks it is worthy, like vegan cupcakes and Twilight. I have felt both […]
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Once again I have been dazzled by something I saw at the farmers market. They are edible flowers called Johnny Jump-Ups or Tri-Color Violas. They are brilliantly flavorful despite their dainty exterior. When I nibbled on a few I expected them to taste somewhere between grass and air. I was very wrong. They are slightly […]
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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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Last night we waited as long as we could but we finally had to rock out our run in the heat of a perfect Summer evening. The sun was going down but I still felt like Mr. Heatmiser in Asics. When we finished the run, stretching, walking the dogs (because we were already hot and […]
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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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Today marks another milestone along the journey of the Exploits blog. It is the first full year of being vegan. The initial months of the blog shared ways in which we explored various aspects of eating vegan, how to substitute foods we enjoyed with new compassionate versions, seeking recipes and learning more about foods that […]
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Photo By: L. Nauman As we walked around the market on Friday the aroma of Michigan Strawberries was absolutely intoxicating. It was hanging in the air sweet and sultry. I bought a biggie box and we ate them, shared them and talked endlessly about their unrivaled beauty and flavor. I forget what a real strawberry […]
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First Day in Their New Home In April I told you about the Heirloom Seed Trial that we are participating in and I wanted to share an update. Early in the season we gave our tomato seeds to our friend Amy, the awesomely organic farmer, to germinate. We knew that Amy would nurture our seeds […]
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Photo By: S. Duquet Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend we found the most magnificent rainbow chard. It is colorful and festive like a gift or a party favor. My kind of party. We wanted to really feature the chard and decided to use them as wrappers for stuffed rolls. Sandy made an unbelievable filling […]
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