Monthly Archives: November 2014

A Vegan & Gluten-free Thanksgiving

Joyful Food To Share With Family & Friends This year, I decided to mix up the traditional Thanksgiving menu and make a vegan feast. Tradition can be a heartening anchor from the present to the past, but it can also … Continue reading

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Autumn Vegetable Frenzy

Being Beautifully Vegan This time of year makes me yearn for simple, clean tasting food. Maybe it’s all the excess, the richness, the overindulgence that’s on the horizon? I don’t know, but my response it to streamline menus and make … Continue reading

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Whomping Beans In A Barrel

Saving–and Using–Soup Beans One of my favorite autumn tasks is harvesting dry beans. This year, I fell a bit behind schedule, thanks to some unexpected events, but happily my beans were willing to wait. A few weeks ago, I pulled … Continue reading

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Of Bulbs And Microgreens

Indoor Gardening, Edible And Ornamental I love fall, and winter comes a close second most of the time, especially when I can still get out and putter around in the garden. When the beds get saturated and it’s unwise (and … Continue reading

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