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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Last weekend we attended a Spring open house at Sasha Farm, Michigan’s largest farm animal sanctuary. Our visit was so special that I wanted to share some of the photos and thoughts I had while there. I had the pleasure of meeting and loving Gandalf the turkey, a new resident and the most regal and [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, farm animal sanctuary, plant based diet, SASHA Farm, vegan wannabe
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 [...]
Tags: ENgine 2 friendly recipe, healthy salads, jicama recipe, low sodium recipe, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday recipe, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
Happy day two of All Things Frozen Week. Last year while staying in Cozumel I fell madly in love with papaya. I ate it everyday, multiple times a day. I ate the equivalent of what the trip cost in papaya. Some people take the toiletries or use more towels than they need…I ate papaya. I [...]
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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 [...]
Tags: Engine 2 friendly recipes, healthy popsicles, Meatless Monday, Meatless Monday dessert, Meatless Monday recipe, strawberry balsamic popsicles, vegan dessert, vegan frozen dessert, vegan popsicles, vegan Summer recipe, vegan wannabe
I have been curious about farro ever since we started selling it where I work. It looks a little bit like bird seed. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what kind of grain it actually was. It is in fact a type of wheat. It has been cultivated around the world for thousands of years. According to [...]
Tags: cooking with farro, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, farro recipe, grilled eggplant recipe, grilled vegetable farro salad, healthy grilling recipe, healthy summer recipe, low sodium recipe, oil free recipe, plant based diet, vegan entree salad, vegan side dish, vegan wannabe
Last Summer as we were leaving the farmers market, a lady approached us and asked if we would sign her anti-fracking petition. I almost said no because a year ago, I had no idea what fracking was. In that moment I felt instantly embarrassed because it was evident by the urgency in her tone that [...]
Tags: fracking, hydraulic fracturing, Promised Land, vegan wannabe
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 [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, elbow macaroni tempeh salad, grilled jicama sticks w/black pepper and ime, Meatless monday appetizer, Meatless Monday dessert recipe, Meatless Monday recipe, pistachio tarts w/lemon cream and nectarines, vegan appetizer, vegan brunch, vegan crab cakes, vegan dessert, vegan entree, vegan Memorial Day, vegan wannabe
I just found out about an organization called EarthSave. The work they do is so brilliant and life altering that I wanted to share. EarthSave was founded in 1988 by vegan superhero and author John Robbins. They are a California based non- profit that has created a program called Meals for Health to assist under-served [...]
Tags: compassionate eating, Earth Save, EarthSave, Meals for Health, plant based diet, trying vegan, vegan wannabe
The last time we were in Atlanta my Mother-in-Law whipped up a batch of Zesty Horseradish Humus. We ate it on everything in sight, including sandwiches. I thought I would give it a go and this is what I came up with. I used prepared horseradish from a jar instead of making it from scratch, [...]
Tags: cold sandwiches, ENgine 2 friendly recipe, healthy snacks, horseradish hummus recipe, low sodium recipe, oil free hummus, oil free recipe, summer sandwiches, vegan appetizer, vegan snack, vegan wannabe
