On the last day of the farmers market Amy from Living Stones Community Farm managed to blow my mind for the last time until spring. Her luscious Kabu Turnips made their market debut just in time to get us addicted. They are tiny like a radish with a similar spicy attitude. I brushed one off […]
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Since the very beginning of the Vegan Challenge I have been giving it my all to embrace greens. I have made smoothies out of Kale and eaten raw tacos out of Collards. We have purchased bunch after bunch in an attempt to truly fall in love. It hadn’t happened until now…I have been wooed by […]
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This weekend at the farmers market we found a vendor that was selling the most bountiful bags of local beans. I spied a soup mix that consisted of every bean known to man in one bag. There were no seasonings with it. The mix came as a blank slate, a bright white canvas to embellish […]
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When autumn comes creeping in it brings with it an entirely different palette of colors at the farmers market. Baskets overflowing with dark and rich greens, golden yellows and bright orange edibles. Our autumn veggies look hearty as if to say, “I am ready for the long haul of a Michigan winter.” Last Friday at […]
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Yesterday I was standing in the doorway talking on the phone and watched a squirrel begin to attack my autumnal display. He started to consume my largest and most grand pumpkin with the determination of a piranha. I encouraged him to skedaddle with an aggressive tone and colorful language. When that didn’t work, I persuaded […]
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Last night we attended our first ever raw, vegan potluck dinner. I have to be honest, I panicked because I didn’t know what to bring. When we RSVP’d I thought it was a vegan potluck…no problem, cant wait. As soon as I realized it was raw and vegan I began to fret. Each person was […]
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Sundays are one of my favorite days. It always feels like the ideal day to do something fun. In honor of that joy, we love to make brunch. Yesterday Sandy made a new vegan masterpiece that was out of this breakfast world. She used the most flavorful and seasonal ingredients to create a Sweet […]
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We are lovers of breakfast so I am always looking for new ways to energize the day. The mornings in Michigan are beginning to get chilly which immediately makes me crave oatmeal and all things warm. I decided to cook instant brown rice with milk and fruit because that sounds delicious and easy to me. […]
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I have recognized a very interesting phenomenon of the vegan challenge. Long held tastes for foods have begun to change dramatically. Just this past weekend I began to believe that this was note worthy after a friend of ours shared that she too had dramatic changes in her taste after going vegan. I was born […]
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In honor of Labor Day I wanted to revisit one of my favorite grillin recipes. It is easy to replicate and oh so summery. Enjoy. Fresh Cactus and Lime Fajitas By: S. Boulton Ingredients 2 cactus leaves, edges trimmed, spines removed and “eyes” or dark tips gently shaved off with a knife 1 yellow pepper 1 […]
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