Yesterday I bought the most scrumptious pineapple at the grocery store. It was bright and ripe and juicy. When picking a pineapple, look for one that is more yellow then green and gently tug on one of the center leaves at the crown. If it comes right out, your pineapple is ready to enjoy.
The pineapple [...]
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Happy Meatless Monday. When I decided to try veganism, one of the things I was terrified I would have to go without was really extraordinary, mind boggling chocolate. Sometimes it is sooo good to be wrong.
Over the weekend I indulged in an edible phenomenon called Rawtella. It is a hand crafted spread made from whole, [...]
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While surfing the web yesterday afternoon I found an article that resonated with me for two reasons: 1. because it involves great vegan eateries 2. travel in order to get to them. Combining my two favorite pastimes into one story? Rock on. It is a story out of VegNews and written by Carolyn Scott-Hamilton, aka [...]
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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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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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Recently a good friend of ours, Amy, introduced us to the most delicious Chayote Squash. Amy used to live in the Dominican where she would enjoy Chayote as a regular part of their diet. They are lime green in color and the size of a buxom pear. You peel off the outer [...]
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Today marks the first day of spring and the celebration of the Great American Meat Out. Yes, just like it sounds, a day to share in the education of the virtues of eating a plant based diet. Organized as a remote grass roots movement in 1985, Meatout now has International reach and includes a coalition [...]
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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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Spring has made an early appearance here in Michigan and it has been magnificent. It is anyone’s guess how long this glorious heat wave will stay and whether or not we will once again see more of the frozen white stuff flying around. The warm sun has been an unexpected gift so we [...]
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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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