Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
My friends were about to do Pickle Back Shots… yes we are still on a holiday week! They glanced over at me.. some with that “aww you can’t eat or drink” look and others just flat out laughing at me. They were snacking and getting in “shot” mode! I’m like.. don’t even look at me that way– I could drink most […]
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Back to the PRESS + BLEND– my new favorite raw vegan stop while I am upstate visiting Woodstock! I came in here the other day for a smoothie.. and left with inspiration! The inspiration and motivation is what I had needed to to begin my challenge to a one month raw vegan food experience.. and my continued efforts on my […]
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I had this dehydrator gift from a friend of mine for one whole year and a half. Now that I learned all about dehydration… it was time to open my present (besides the fact that she was really beginning to get mad that I hadn’t used it yet lol)- thanks Dawn! It was perfect timing since the girls were with […]
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macadamia-pine nut ricotta cheese with basil and garlic spicesfresh farm strawberries and raw dehydrated crackers Interesting nut cheese experiment today– I wanted to make a nut cheese from the soaked macadamia and pine nuts that I prepped the night before. I made this two different ways- they both came out very good. Batch 1- from the soaked nuts (no fermentation) […]
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It always more fun when kids are around.. to prep the foods and make them from scratch. You may be surprised.. but kids like to eat something that they can be proud that they made themselves.. and if nothing else it was a learning experience! I was so happy when one of my friend’s daughters wanted to help me out. […]
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WHY DO I MAKE VERBAL COMMITMENTS! Once I make them, I feel I have to keep to them.. especially when it’s official.. like on Facebook.. haha jk Woodstock Woodstock For real though, I said I would dedicate JULY to eating raw vegan. I figured by now I would research what foods are raw vegan and keep that list with me. […]
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Tamari almonds will always put a smile on my face… not only because of their delicious taste but for the story that it reminds me of. A friend of mine and I had started to take different nuts and seeds into our newfound vegan diet. She went to the store one day and came back with a gallon size container […]
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Day one with a brand new dehydrator. What is a dehydrator anyway? Why do people dehydrate food? Dehydrating food is a method of preserving food that has been around for centuries if not longer. Before refrigeration, canning and freezing, civilizations would dry their food via sunlight. Today, dehydrators are popular with people who chose to eat a raw vegan diet. […]
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