I have been wanting to create a pasta dish with a butternut sage sauce. I saw an entree once with that sauce and thought it sounded so rich and beautiful. I paired whole wheat gnocchi, (which I have never made until now) with roasted butternut squash, fresh sage and raw cashews for the creamiest, dreamiest [...]
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Last weekend we were in Cleveland, Ohio for a wedding. The morning we left the hotel, I searched Happy Cow for a nearby vegan option and found The Root Cafe in a neighboring suburb called Lakewood. The menu was overflowing with vegan options. So much so, that I kept ordering food and baked goods like [...]
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Happy Meatless Tuesday. We were out of town for a wedding. It feels nice to be writing again.
Two weeks ago or so we found vegan Lettuce Wraps on the menu at a local Chinese restaurant. They were made with mock chicken, water chestnuts and what tasted like a perceptible amount of love. They were sinister. The [...]
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Last night we decided to craft an Asian themed meal and experiment with a few new recipes. A friend came over who is one of our designated “taste testers” and we had a ball creating two new recipes to share. This is the first.
One of the most common Asian veggies that I really enjoy are [...]
Sometimes I crave green food. This seems implied from someone living a vegan lifestyle but it really isn’t. When I came home from work last night feeling dejected and sulky, I polished off a bag of pita chips then fell into a deep carbohydrate induced nap. When I woke up several hours later I had [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Spring continues to shine brightly on Michigan. Over the past week and a half we have enjoyed a record breaking heat wave. It felt like a personal gift to me from the heavens. The warm sun was like a healing tonic for my brain and body. Last night we [...]
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One of Sandy’s favorite desserts is carrot cake. I would be more than happy to whip one up for her….especially one as easy as this. The other day I saw a carrot cake mix by Simply Organic and wondered if it would be a flavorful stand-in for a homemade rendition. When I turned the box [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Recently someone asked me what I missed about being vegan. I had to think about it because it has been my experience that there are so many phenomenal vegan replacements for most anything I could desire, that I haven’t ever felt deprived. However, I do remember that as I embarked on the [...]
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Just in time for Saturday I wanted to share links to some of my favorite St Patrick’s Day recipes. A few days ago I made a loaf of the Irish Soda bread using dried cranberries, cherries, raisins and walnuts. It was outstanding.
Irish Soda Bread
British Isles Pie
I also found this recipe for [...]
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Recently while perusing the cereal aisle I found Nature’s Path Peanut Butter granola. Their packaging has changed so it may look new. I am convinced that most things are better with peanut butter so naturally, I was intrigued. This granola is organic and outrageously delicious. It could inspire you to wake up ten [...]
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