Photo By: S. Duquet Eggplant is abundant right now in our markets. There are skinny ones and buxom ones and some right in between. Last week I wanted to use one of the eggplant we had but had no idea what to do with it. I started slicing it and just decided to wing it. […]
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Happy Monday, both of the Meatless and Labor Day variety. Wishing you an enjoyable last day of this long weekend with your friends and family. Need a last minute veggie dish to pass? There are plenty of searchable options right here on the Exploits blog for you to find fun ideas for the family gathering, […]
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This week a recipe formula for whole food snack bars popped into my inbox from Matt Frazier, the No Meat Athlete. It is like ingredient roulette. There is one formula and countless ways to enjoy it. The formula looks easy to use and I love that it takes the guess work out of what ingredients […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Yesterday I was staring at a head of cauliflower that I had purchased several days earlier with high hopes. It was now sitting on the counter for maybe the fifth day, begging me to make it into something or put it out of its misery. When I am in the produce aisle, […]
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Image Courtesy of 4seasonsgreenhouse.net The necessity to use the abundance of green tomatoes we had, the desire for a quickie meal and the love of all things green were the collective inspiration for this dish. We threw everything in the food processor, boiled pasta, wilted kale and had a stunning meal. Photo By: S. Duquet […]
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A few weeks ago while at the farmers market picking up our CSA share, I overheard my friend Charlie from Living Stones farm telling another customer to add beets to her mashed potatoes. He told her that they would add a soft sweetness and earthiness. Plus, they would turn the mash pink or purplish, depending […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Since becoming vegan I have found that making a weekly trip to my local bulk food store is really worth it. Many of the items that I use all the time are there in their least expensive form like dried beans, nuts, and nutritional yeast. Last time I was there, I was wandering […]
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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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The watermelon chip experience was so amazing that I went right back to the store and purchased another seedless melon to make more. Because I began stock piling melon, I also decided to create a Watermelon Gazpacho. I have a borderline addiction to watermelon and I crave chilled soups. This Gazpacho is so flavorful and […]
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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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