Shortly after the beginning of our vegan journey last year, Sandy and I attended a Vegan Retreat at the Leaven Center in west Michigan. It was an amazing weekend with new found best friends and some of the most sensational food I had ever experienced, each meal cooked together joyously and enjoyed like vegan royalty. […]
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We drive a prehistoric convertible Volkswagen. She is a senior citizen and I love her like she has human qualities. I feel most myself when I am cruising down the expressway with the top down, singing as loud as I can (my gift to the others on the expressway). I was out all day today […]
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I love making smoothies for breakfast. It is the quickest way I know to consume that many servings of fruits and veggies in one gulp. Silken Lite Tofu has always been my secret weapon. Because of its amazingly silky texture, it transforms your health drink into a milk shake, which is okay by me. When […]
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It is Sunday night and I am writing Monday morning’s blog. We just got home from the Vegan Retreat at the Leaven Center. I am exhausted in the most satisfying way and already missing my new friends. There were six of us including Sandy and myself. To be completely honest, I don’t even know how […]
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We made it through the weekend unscathed with our veganism intact. We were challenged a bit over the weekend (I had a run in with a not vegan bag of lime tortilla chips. My fave) but I did not succumb to their seduction. We brought Sandy’s Vegan Cowgirl BBQ Beans (In the recipe section) to […]
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Sandy and I are going to our first vegan retreat!! It is called: Your Food, Your Power: Vegan Eats for the Conscious Cook The retreat is at the Leaven Center in Lyons, Michigan, July 9-11. The weekend will highlight how to create healthy, delicious meals from affordable staple foods as well as how to […]
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