Here is some food for thought. A few days ago I heard a show on NPR’s Science Friday called Biting Into the first Invitro Meat, about the most recent lab created meat. You can access the interview through the above link to NPR. I was riveted to the program as I drove myself home from […]
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Ever since I read about the flax seed egg replacer in The Ultimate Vegan Baking Cheat Sheet I have been smitten with the idea. In the past I have viewed baking like a science experiment and believed that there was little wiggle room when it came to key ingredients like eggs and oil. Clearly, that […]
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My favorite summertime sporting event to attend is a home town baseball game. The sun is always shining, the beer is always cold and you get to sing out loud, really loud during the seventh inning stretch. Ever since the first 70 degree day I have been looking forward to going to a game. Even […]
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Many things about adopting a vegan lifestyle are inherent, like don’t wear leather or suede, never again consume anything that had a face or a family, immediately find a non dairy ice cream you adore and a store that sells nuts in bulk. Other layers of this transition were not as clear for me, like […]
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Here’s the yummy truth of my adoration for the love of olives. I love them green, I love them black, I love them Kalamata, I love them spicy, I love them all. Perhaps I will find an olive entree soon, but until that day we’ll eat them as a condiment, a side dish, an […]
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A few weeks ago a comment came in about the Oreo Cookie pie crust I used to create the Play In The Mudd Pie. One of Exploits readers was cool enough to write in to tell me that when she had looked up the ingredient list of the crust on the Nabisco website, the list […]
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Yesterday I promised to share with you in today’s post about a vegan cheese that was new to us, called Sheese. We’ve sampled a few of their products and here is the first scoop about some of this non-dairy cheesy delight. I used the Gouda to make the Garlicky, Gouda Croutons that topped the roasted veggie […]
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Sandy and I watched the PETA documentary, “Glass Walls.” It is narrated by Sir Paul McCartney, long time herbivore and activist. It is a 13 minute glimpse into factory farming, slaughterhouses, animal transport and the fishing industry. The images are savage, mind searing and unforgettable. Sir Paul’s narration is so eloquent and matter of fact. […]
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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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