Happy Meatless Monday. I have a snack recipe for you that is going to change the way you look at chick peas. I admit it….when I am at discount department stores like Tj Maxx and Marshalls, I peruse their shelves of bizarre specialty foods. I am not looking for anything as much as I am […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Our first eggplant of the season have arrived amidst a handful of scorching hot days and buckets of rain. Everything has grown rainforest style. At the end of May we planted two little Japanese Eggplant seedlings in big orange buckets. We gave them room to grow and hoped for the best. They […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. In the heat of the summer it is no wonder that July is celebrated as National Hot Dog Month. They are the perfect accompaniment to picnics, birthday parties, outdoor celebrations and indoor quick meals. Food that is easily consumed out of your hand seems to hold promise of fun for kids […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Today I have a recipe to share for a soup that is so tasty and fresh, it will make you want to have Meatless Tuesday and Wednesday just so you can have it two more times. I have wanted a Vitamix ever since we stayed in the home of our friends Kathy […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend I wanted to create an easy salad that we could have in the fridge and enjoy at our leisure. We had a busy weekend planned and I knew I wouldn’t want to spend a ton of time in the kitchen. I modeled it after a store bought salad that […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Over the weekend we had two graduation parties and a Spring open house at a farm sanctuary to attend. Fun times and festive foods all around. I have often thought that soirees were the ideal place to introduce your nearest and dearest to a few of your favorite veg dishes. When people […]
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Happy Meatless Monday and self proclaimed All Things Frozen Week. This week I want to celebrate the return of Summer by focusing on dairy free desserts to enjoy as the sun blazes overhead. It has been steamy hot here in Michigan. The kind of hot that makes you want to eat popsicles for lunch and […]
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Happy Meatless Memorial Day friends. Ever since I was a little girl I have always considered Memorial Day the official kick-off to Summer. On this day the grills burn hotter, the ice cream tastes better and all of our local pools open. We honor those that have served while celebrating the long awaited return of […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. We are home from the Dominican Republic and I have the most easy and delicious recipe to share with you, plantain steak fries. While we were in the Dominican we enjoyed plantains at almost every meal. They were mashed and sliced, salty and sweet. I looked forward to them everyday and found […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Although I have been a food loving vegetarian for more than fifteen years and vegan for nearly three, I have to admit…I am frequently surprised by tofu. After all of these years, I am still suspect of the strange white block and I don’t know why. It is most often better than […]
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