Happy Meatless Monday. Since becoming vegan I have found that making a weekly trip to my local bulk food store is really worth it. Many of the items that I use all the time are there in their least expensive form like dried beans, nuts, and nutritional yeast. Last time I was there, I was wandering […]
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This week we watched the movie The Witness. It is a documentary that follows the transformation of Brooklyn born Eddie Lama to an impassioned animal advocate. As the story begins, Eddie is unaffected and uninterested in animals of any kind…companion or otherwise. He offers to pet sit for the kitten of a beautiful woman he would […]
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Image courtesy of Naturallivingmoms.com This has been one of the hottest, most fantastic summers I can remember in a long time. It is hot when I wake up and hot when I get in bed. I absolutely love it. The air is moist and steamy in a way that almost steals your hunger. Chilled soups […]
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Tuesday morning’s post began the discussion about consuming honey. I shared that over the past year of this vegan journey I had decided to no longer purchase or consume honey. As I wrote about it, I realized that it really felt important to me. I was happy to share, begin a dialogue and anxious to […]
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Bake in a 350 degree oven until the tops are slightly domed and shiny and look like a thoroughly cooked brownie. The insides will remain liquidy. I served ours with Chocolate Obsession vegan ice cream and the anticipation of a child waiting at the locked gates of Disney World. This is one of the most […]
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Image courtesy of blog.bougiecandle.com This weekend we were at a birthday party with scads of people we did not know. The vegan thing came up and there were a few questions. One of them was why won’t you eat honey? More than other aspects of veganism, I have found that so many are perplexed by […]
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Happy Meatless Monday. Summer is such an effortless time to enjoy a few meatless meals. Our markets are bountiful with inexpensive, fresh vegetables that have been infused with the richness and flavor of a long awaited Summer. Winter here is long, dark and never ending. I swear, you can taste the longing and exhalation of […]
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