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It's been my pleasure to work with Heather (domo arigato over to the left)for the last 4.5 years. She has humoured me to no end with her constant phobias and frights, all of which I find so endearing. Such a trusting friend is she, that she has actually shared with me some photos from her youth when she was just a knobbly-kneed, bespectacled, little lad…I mean lass! Oh how we joke! Thunderstorms

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I've spent the last 2 days crawling around in a concrete basement installing a laminate floor, and it's really taken a toll on my knees! They've been brilliant red and so sore since the project started Saturday morning. My sister suggested that I try some Burt's Bees Res-Q Ointment on them - and it's worked like a charm! I used it last night and this morning, and though my knees are still sore,

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I've been tickled by my daily horoscope lately and how pertinent it has been. I don't really believe in the powers of Astrology, so I take it all with a grain of salt. And I find that as often as it is pertinent, it is also impertinent...which would be the opposite of pertinent... Today's is particularly funny because 1) it could apply to anyone in any situation, and 2) it offers a challenge to

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I admit it. I have a bit of bike envy. My sister recently acquired this beautiful thing. Her name is Betty, and she's pretty fierce! I had the chance to take her for a wee spin a couple of weeks ago, and it was just enough of a taste for me to get my Norco Katmandu c. 1997 off it's meat-hook and back on the trail! I do love Betty, and I hope to one day have something as lovely as her to toot

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I was just scanning through my 2005 posts looking for a particular link, and I realised that my blog used to be a lot more interesting than it is now. Food, food, food, FOOD!!! I'm pretty sure there's more to life than food, and I don't know how or why I let my blog evolove into a mostly-food-related blog? Not that there's anything wrong with that. I love food. Food is very important to me, and

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I resumed keeping a food journal recently, and it's something that I'd highly recommend...especially if like me, you tend to over-indulge your dietary freedom! I had a feeling something was a bit out of whack, and after reviewing the journal it appears that I'm just a tad to heavy on carbs and fat - no surprise there. So, I picked up some edamame (protein) and had a flip through Veganomicon. I

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Starwhats??? Who needs to spend $10 for an iced coffee when they're so insanely easy to make at home? If you have followed my blog, or know me at all, you'll know that I'm all about my percolated Kick-Ass coffee. I make a half pot every morning, but I can't ever seem to quite finish it all before running out the door for work. So, I decided to start freezing what was leftover for some Kick-Ass

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It's smoothie season! I love a good smoothie - my standard is Strawberry-Banana, which always tastes good...but it's a little boring. So I started brainstorming, and came up with a list (okay, a 3 page spreadsheet) of desserts and sweet treats that I thought would translate well in a smoothie. So this was my first trial, and what a success - this may have actually been the best smoothie I've

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The last day! I cut up a banana and threw it into a bowl, along with the last of my pineapple - and a few more cashews (they taste good with bananas). What I really liked about this breakfast was the portion - not as overwhelming as some of the breakfasts I had through the week. Substantial, and small - 'twas good. It was a clear the fridge kind of day. I should have taken a picture on Sunday -

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By day 6 I was feeling like I had lost the plot a little. I cut up some pineapple, kiwi, and grapes for breakfast, and threw in some cashews for fun. This is not a normal breakfast for me - I might have the fruit, but not the nuts. I suppose I was trying to follow the diet plan somewhat by having a fat with my fruit - but it was unnecessary. I'm fine with fruit, and maybe a small portion of

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I started Day 5 off with a big bowl of quinoa with ground flax seed, flax seed oil, a chopped apple and a nice sprinkle of cinnamon. I had a look at the bowl before I dug in, and I said to myself "I'm not hungry enough to eat all this!?" But of course, I ate it anyway. I felt SO full afterwards, but oddly the feeling subsided and I got through the morning feeling fairly light - I even managed to

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All my meals were repeats on Day 4. Breakfast was wheatberries, blueberries and flax (easily my favorite meal this week, and definitely one that will be going into regular rotation). Lunch was chickpeas with bulgar (instead of brown rice) and a salad. And for dinner I had my whole-bean hummus lettuce rolls with brown rice (instead of quinoa, which I did on day 2 - too mushy). I decided to

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I was a little worried about Day 3, as it was on the third day that I crashed the last time I did this cleanse. Thankfully that didn't happen this time, but unfortunately Day 3 was a letdown foodwise. My own fault too, because I set the menu. For breakfast I tried to mimic the Pineapple-Cashew-Quinoa Stir-Fry I made a few weeks ago. I added some fresh pineapple to a bowl of quinoa, tossed in a

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Breakfast on Day 2 was a simple bowl of oatmeal (steel cut though - I can't stand sloppy rolled oats) with ground flax seed, flax seed oil, and a Delicious apple! The portion size for whole grains is 1/2 cup, and for breakfast the diet plan allows for 2 servings. A full cup of oatmeal is substantial amount of food, and kept me comfortably full till midmorning when I was able to enjoy my "snack

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It's Spring cleaning time for my insides! With all the cooking, and subsequent eating I've been doing it lately, I realised that it was high time to clear out, reassess the diet, and hopefully reset the appetite. Plus it's Spring, and my mind is set on eating fresh! I decided to do the 7-day ReCleanse again as my previous experience was for the most part enjoyable. The gist is to avoid all

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Have you ever wondered, "what's the deal with arugula anyway"? I often have - it sounds so fancy! My grocery store carries organic arugula, washed and ready to go - they also sell organic baby romaine, baby spinach, and field greens. I usually buy the baby romaine, but a couple of weeks ago all they had was arugula. Seeing it as an opportunity to have a new culinary experience, I bought some,

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I used the peanut dipping sauce from the cabbage roll recipe to spice up some plain noodles and broccoli. If you have the sauce ready to go, this meal can go from fridge to plate in about 10 minutes. I steamed the broccoli over a couple of inches of water, then used the remaining water to cook the rice noodles - I love one dish meals! It's a toss-up between laziness and efficiency! If I had

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I'm getting over a cold, so I decided that it was time for more garlicky caesar salad. I like my caesars, as you might have noticed in a previous post, so this time I thought I'd try the Veganomicon version. Sorry if you're getting sick of me talking about this book...but it is SO GOOD! This version of caesar dressing is much like the others, but it has 2 ingredients unique from the other recipes

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I woke up nice and early Sunday morning to a gorgeous, sunshiny start! So fitting that I chose that very morning to make the Carrot-Pineapple Sunshine Muffins from Veganomicon. Holy smokes! This book is great! Not only was this recipe easy to put together, but the muffins turned out perfectly - maybe even better than the authors suggest?! My muffins rose to a cute little peak - according to the

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This is my favorite noodle recipe so far! The pesto noodles were delicious, and maybe my favorite tasting noodle recipe - but this one I really enjoyed because it tastes fantastic, and it's a lot less work than it appears to be. I took my inspiration from this Chinese Cabbage Wraps recipe, but I had to Google chorizo as I had no idea what it was. Instead of paying for a veggie sausage which I

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I just happened upon this site today as I was looking for some nutritional info on TVP. At first I thought, "cool, meat without livestock - like, veggie burgers and stuff". But then I noticed the section named "cultured meat"...what's this? WHOA MAN!?!??! Okay, we all know that there is very little about the standard American diet (S.A.D. - no joke) that is natural anymore. From the pesticide

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I couldn't help myself - I had to get the Veganomicon cookbook after seeing so many of their delicious creations spun out of the Urban Vegan kitchen. I honestly have no idea how that woman stays so thin...? She adores this book, and all of the meals she has created from it look amazing. Her commenters have nothing but good things to say as well. I'm always looking for recipes that are healthier

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I've been taking a lot of kitchen inspiration lately from Urban Vegan. Early last month she blogged about this incredible, young, baking prodigy named Hannah Kaminsky who has recently pubished a book full of sweet, vegan treats. I love sweets, but try to a avoid them - so, as her blog is titled bittersweet, so too is her book!!! I noticed Hannah published several of her recipes on her blog (YAY

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I tried Robin Robertson's quick-fix vegan lasagna. It's a nice, simple recipe that's quick and easy to put together, but it requires about an hour of cook time - so for a commuter like me, this is a Sunday evening recipe. Bonus - lunch leftovers! I don't want to give Robin's secrets away, but you can quite simply create a lasagna like this one by crumbling some firm tofu and adding whatever

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