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Vegan Kids Saving the World

February 24, 2012

Vegan Kids Saving the World & Gardein Chicken Piccata I knew that vegan kids existed but I never met one. That changed yesterday when I met my first all vegan child. His name is Matthew, and he is twelve years old. I had so many questions for him and here are a few things he told…

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How Hattie Montgomery Overcame Addiction & Lost 300 lbs

February 16, 2012

   How Hattie Montgomery Overcame Sexual Abuse & Food Addiction and Lost 300 lbs Ordinary people everywhere are faced day after day with tragic events that occurred in their lives. Some people turn to drugs, alcohol or food and others are courageous enough to find a way to motivate themselves and move forward. Today we…

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Loving Yourself on Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2012

Loving Yourself on Valentine’s Day & Fran’s Ultimate Chocolate Sauce I have a problem with Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s day is about love, and I am a true believer in love but Valentine’s Day is all about loving others, and you can’t genuinely love anyone until you truly love yourself. So how do we go about…

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Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

February 10, 2012

  Do you ever feel caught between the person you want to be and how you really are? Last week I was haunted by an old habit of mine. I was at a spa and fell in love with the spa shoes that were provided. Let me further explain this by saying, I have terrible…

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Understanding Your Food History & Vegan Glazed Donuts

February 1, 2012

Caring for my 20 month-old Godchild Sawyer for the past six days got me thinking again about my history with food and how it effects my life. Sawyer’s parents instructed me to feed him as often as possible because he is on the thin side,  and sometimes it is a challenge to get him to…

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Marinated Tempeh & My Vegan Kindred Spirit

January 27, 2012

Kindred spirits are two people that make a special connection by sharing a bond or experience that has drawn them together on a higher level of consciousness. ~~~urban dictionary A kindred spirit comes in all forms.  Yesterday I was shopping in the Whole Foods produce section when I met mine. As you all know from…

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Paula Deen – I Challenge You To Save Thousands Of Lives

January 16, 2012

Paula Deen – I Challenge You To Speak Out & Save Thousands Of Lives I’ve had a lot of feedback about my last blog in regard to Paula Deen and the announcement about her Type 2 diabetes. Once again, I would like to say,  I am truly sorry to hear about Paula Deen’s diagnosis, but…

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Paula Deen Encourages Bad Food Choices

January 13, 2012

Ka-Ching! Paula Deen Encourages the American public to make life threatening food choices and just take a pill for it.  A pill she will make millions of dollars from. Today Paula Deen announced she has type 2 diabetes. I genuinely feel sympathy for her, but she also announced a multi-million dollar deal to be a…

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Lemongrass Consomme’ with Mushroom & Tofu Dumplings

January 12, 2012

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart ~~~Thich Nhat Hanh Yesterday I had a fascinating conversation with some friends about the relationship we have with our bodies. The new year of 2012 inspired many of us to make an effort to lose weight, and…

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Cannellini Soup & Jerry & The Angry Lady

November 3, 2011

Over three weeks ago, I needed to go to into my safety deposit box at Bank of America. I looked everywhere but couldn’t find the key. It is weird because I have kept every key from every place I have lived, every car I have ever owned and even my honeymoon room wedding keys. I…

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