Wednesday night we attended our first raw food cooking class. Our instructors, Chef Angela Newsom and her husband Gregg are vegan, raw foodies who are dedicated to raising awareness of Health and Food Justice issues. The menu was unbelievably delicious and I am already craving the soup and crackers we had. Like most yummy super foods, […]
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I love figs. I love fresh figs, dried figs and Newtoned figs. I adore how sensual they look and how subtle they taste. The are sweet, sultry and the most grown up food I know. Monday was our day to create the much anticipated Fig Jam. I have never made it before. It always seemed […]
Tags: canning, compassionate eating, dairy free, Fig Jam, Fig topping, going veg, trying vegan, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe
Happy first day of September. The weather here is still gorgeous and hot. I am soaking it up and storing it for later. I wanted to share an update to our previous Meetup conversation from the post on 8/20. Tonight is our first official event with new Meetup friends. We are attending a raw foods […]
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Every week at the farmers market I am more and more amazed by the beauty and depth of available produce. The mountains of fresh corn and the overflowing heaps of beans and tomatoes. The colors and smells are like no other. It is like a gift for your eyes and your belly. I love everything […]
Tags: buy local, canning, compassionate eating, dairy free, going veg, hot dilly beans, pickled beets, preserving, preserving seasonal foods, trying vegan, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan experience, vegan wannabe
Over the weekend I saw the most beautiful Spaghetti Squash. It was nestled between the green cabbage and the perfectly perfect Michigan corn. As I looked past it toward something more Summery, it came to me like a smack from behind…this is that bizarre squash that doubles as spaghetti. Without further hesitation I bought the […]
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Once the journey of this vegan life began, I knew there would be multifarious changes that had nothing to do with food. Some of them obvious, some of them not so much. Once I started to rethink and recreate the life I have always known, it took on the inertia of a rock rolling downhill. […]
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I have the coolest present to give away!! It’s a prize pack from our friends at Amy’s Organics. They sent the most fantastic “swag” to share with Exploits readers because they loved the notion that together we are changing the world one meal at a time. So here’s the goods; a T-shirt in the most […]
Tags: 30 day challenge, Amy's organics, compassionate eating, dairy free, free Amy's market bag, free vegan t-shirt, giveaway, going veg, trying vegan, vegan, vegan challenge, vegan products, vegan transition, vegan wannabe
I have a minor hoarding issue with cookbooks. I love to look at them and borrow them from the library and collect them from bookstores and friends. Tagging their glossy pages for future meals fills me with such possibility and promise. The reality of my daily life is that when I need a recipe…I need […]
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I have shared with you my love of roasting all things roastable. Sunday has become my roasting day of choice. As I am doing other things like computer work, making jewelry and photographing food, the oven is creating the most succulent, roasted ingredients you have ever seen. We use those ingredients for many meals throughout […]
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Sunflower Greens are my new addiction. When they are in the house I eat them all. When they are gone, I think about them and wish there were more. Eating a sandwich without them is like PB without J. You wouldn’t do it unless you had a an impeccable replacement. I was introduced to them […]
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