Happy Meatless Monday. Here is a plant lovin recipe for a simple au gratin. You can replace the veggies for others to create a different dish every time. We are in the process of working the plant strong, oil and sugar free dishes of the Engine 2 Diet (E2) into our kitchen. Last night Sandy […]
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The other day I asked Sandy (out of the blue) how it felt to her to be vegan. When we took on the 30 day vegan challenge she was omnivore so she skipped vegetarian all together and went straight to being vegan. She has always been over achieving as long as I have known her. […]
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I’ve always been more than casually interested in the beautiful bouquets of decoratively cut fruit that are available for sending as gifts. It is an entire arrangement that is edible…what a strange and fantastic idea. The one thing that has always been my sticking point when considering sending one is the cost. They are down […]
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I was standing in the kitchen making a pot of tea while noodling what to have for dinner. Suddenly, it came to me….make an Eggplant Stack. I don’t really even know what that means, but there it was brewing in my mind along with the tea in the pot. I started to picture it as […]
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Last week at the screening of Forks Over Knives I had the opportunity to meet Rip Esselstyn, former Austin firefighter and author of the Engine 2 Diet (read Sandy and I made a human road block to tell him about Exploits) . Rip is the son of esteemed researcher and committed plant based diet advocate, Dr. […]
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When I was a little girl my parents owned a boat. It was a magnificent boat with a master bedroom, two bathrooms and a living room big enough to have fun in. It was my dads greatest source of joy and where he would take his last breath. The three of us traversed the Great […]
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Through this Exploits of a Vegan Wannabe journey, I am learning to shed old thoughts and patterns, willing to find a new path in compassionate living. I’m exploring new foods, a healthier relationship with food and my surroundings and re-shaping my old habits. What I’m also beginning to learn is that one of the most […]
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This winter I have found that I have been craving two things almost daily, a really hot bath and a decaf, sugar free Peppermint Mocha with soy milk. The latter is kind of an expensive habit that I have not let myself indulge in that frequently lest I take out a personal loan to support […]
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Risotto, I have feared you so. Risotto has always been on the pre-made portion of the grocery list because it is too difficult to create at home. I never really realized until now that I let food t.v. brainwash me into thinking that only trained chefs and television personalities were capable of making a creamy, […]
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Exploits friends, I have the most exciting news…I have been invited to write for This Dish is Veg. It is an online news magazine sharing info about all things compassionately cool, edible, sustainable and veg interesting. I have been an avid reader and now have the opportunity to be a contributor. I will be […]
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