Fun With Falafel

In my quest to find new entrees, and off set my somewhat compulsive baking of sweets, I decided to try my hand at making falafel.  While I would love to say that I slaved over a hot stove preparing homemade falafel, such is not the case.  Instead I did the unthinkable.  I used….pre-made falafel mix.  [...]

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The Journey So Far

It has been 3-1/2 weeks since the beginning of my vegan journey, so instead of doing a post that revolves around a recipe I am going to do a bit of an update on my journey so far.   Hopefully this will be the first of many posts that widen the scope of my blog.  I [...]

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Comfort Food Vegan-Style

I am finally back on my feet, and after a course of antibiotics and lots of sleep I am ready to start cooking again.  While I was down for the count most of my meals consisted of canned soup, fruit and whatever else was lying around.  So, needless to say, I have been itching to [...]

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Perfectly Blended

Okay, I know I have been on a bit of a smoothie kick lately but bare with me.  Fall is rapidly descending in my neck of the woods and will bring many soup, stew and bread recipes to the blog.  At the moment though, the speed and ease of smoothies have taken over my world.  [...]

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Short But Chocolatey Sweet

Today has been lovely and filled with chocolatey goodness.  Breakfast was a chocolate covered strawberry smoothie, courtesy Amazing Grass Chocolate Green Super Food.  It was the perfect way to start my morning and sooo simple.  I used two scoops of the super food powder and blenderized it with 3/4 cup of frozen strawberries and 1 [...]

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The Best Part of Waking Up Is Spinach In Your Cup

It is now five days into my veganization and I am loving it!  I have even found a new favorite breakfast and yes, it does involve spinach.   I am completely in love with green smoothies.  I have concocted my own special blend that may end up taking the place of coffee as my reason for [...]

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Twas The Night Before V-Day

Well, it’s official.  Tomorrow is V-day.  For the next year I will cast aside all animal products to embrace a healthier and more compassionate way of life.  I am looking at the coming change with excitement, anticipation and a slight bit of trepidation.  I have the support of family, friends and vegans everywhere.  One of my friends has even signed on [...]

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Anticipation

It was really nice to get a chance to relax this weekend.  There was not one day last week when I didn’t have to be somewhere.  I made the most of my downtime by trying out some vegan recipes from The New Farm Cookbook by Louise Hagler and Dorothy Bates.   I have had this cookbook for [...]

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Powdered Milk, Egg Whites and Casein…Oh My!

When I got home tonight I decided it was time to start going through the pantry to prep for my coming veganization.  With V-day a mere week away I knew that there would be some things that either needed to be consumed or disposed of.  When I began to go through my stockpile of veggie meats, [...]

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Really?? A Whole Year…

This weekend I got to spend some quality time with my parents.  I also got to tell them about my plans to go vegan.  My mother was quite encouraging until I mentioned the part about doing it for a year.  ” Really?  A whole year.  Why would you do that?”  She looked like I’d told her I [...]

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