Posts Tagged ‘30 day challenge’

3/8 One Meal at a Time

Image courtesy of Momsgoinggreenblog.com

Throughout this Exploits journey I have continued to stress the idea of small steps creating great change. I believe that we can be as vegany as we choose to be…every single day. There is no code of conduct or point  of failure.  Start where you are, do your best to make the [...]

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3/7 Meyer Lemon Tart

Meyer Lemons must be the most magical little citrus bursts on the planet.  Ever since we first met, I’ve been enchanted, delighted and surprised by their sweety-tart, lemony-orange exuberance.  They provide a brilliant lemon flavor in essence of mandarin orange without the acidity.  They can be used in any recipe that calls for lemons and [...]

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3/5 Roasted Golden Tomato and Red Pepper Soup

Happy Meatless Monday. To start off the week with a culinary slam dunk I have a super easy dish to share. While  at work the other day we were sampling a roasted red pepper soup and adding cooked lentils to it.  I thought it looked scrumptious but was disappointed to learn that for some silly [...]

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3/1 Growing up Vegan

Since choosing vegan nearly 2 years ago now, I’ve met lots of people along the way who have been vegan for more than 20 or 25 years.  I truly marvel at their resolve and appreciate that they paved the way for many of us who are choosing vegan now.  I can only imagine that 20 [...]

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2/28 Luxurious Vegan Laundry Soap

When we visited Grand Rapids in January for Wake Up Weekend, we discovered a cool Recycle shop called the Tree Hugger Store.  They are a recycle center for the community of many hard to recycle items and also have a retail storefront.  Their merchandise is a compilation of many chic “up-cycled” products.   Lots of [...]

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2/21 Vegan Ranch

Photo By: S. Duquet

I have always loved homemade ranch dressing. The kind that you get in really good restaurants or seedy diners. Yesterday for our meatless meal clients we created a retro diner themed meal. With their meals we gave them an iceberg lettuce wedge with homemade vegan ranch dressing and sliced cherry tomatoes. This [...]

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2/14 Happy Love Yourself Day

~Ice your cookies, let dry and enjoy.
I had one while Sandy was gone then pretended I hadn’t. I had another as I was photographing them, then I made myself a pot of tea so I could enjoy another one.  They made my heart smile really big.
Have a delicious Love Yourself  Day.

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2/13 An Inspired Winner and Love Yourself Part one

Happy Meatless Monday and day before Valentine’s. I have a two part Love Yourself Valentines special for you. Two recipes to love that will absolutely love you back.
Thank you for all of your comments to win The Inspired Vegan by Bryant Terry. The book is beautiful and I am honored to have a copy to [...]

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2/8 Vegans In Paradise

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I have the most phenomenal news to share….Sandy and I have made it through the first filter and are being considered to be in an episode of a new show on the Travel Channel debuting this fall. This would require us to go to The Virgin Islands  the first week of March, Yay! [...]

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2/3 Chewy Lemon Coconut Cookies

Photo By: S. Duquet

Here is the recipe for the lemon coconut cookies from Bryant Terry’s latest book The Inspired Vegan. These are also the cookies that nearly turned me into a kleptomaniac at his book signing and reception.  They are positively sensational and lemony in the way that I desire  lemon desserts to be.  The directions [...]

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