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Elegant dinner of Seafood Provencal with vegan sides
Seafood Provencal makes an elegant dinner for family and friends. In keeping with my “flex” meal planning, I prepare all the sides as vegan or plant based. This gives everyone options, if they want seafood they can have it but there’s always plenty of plant based sides to fill up on. This recipe is easy and quick, but you wouldn’t know that by the taste! The original recipe is Ina Garten’s but I have altered hers to eliminate the butter and swapped regular onions for shallots(because I didn’t have any). The sides include mashed potatoes, green leafy salad with mushrooms, onions and tomatoes, as well as, steamed broccoli. I like…
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Vegan breakfast – pancakes, french toast and quiche..oh my!
I recently ordered the cookbook, The Engine 2 diet, by Rip Esselstyn. He’s got some good recipes, all vegan, but they are pretty plain. I have modified his version of banana french toast and it is divine! Vegan Banana French Toast 6 – 8 slices of bread (I have made this with sourdough and nutty whole wheat and both are good) 2 very ripe bananas 1 cup coconut milk (or whatever type of milk you want to use) 1 Tablespoon of pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup flour (or so) for drenching 1 to 2 tablespoon coconut oil for the pan In Rip’s version, he does…
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Fall Wedding
My husband and I just returned from my cousin’s wedding in Delaware last weekend. While hurricane Matthew made the day a little rainy, it was still a beautiful fall event. Most people think of pumpkins, candy corn and Halloween this time of year but I loved her colors. It was an outdoor setting with a full pavilion for cover from the rain (thank goodness). The trees were just starting to turn… a very romantic setting for a wedding. I was honored to help with the flowers. While the mother of the bride slaved away making a delicious home made wedding cake, I helped with the fun…
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Fall is finally here!
Our weather has finally cooled down and it’s enjoyable to be outside. To take advantage of this, we fit in some fun fall traditions this past weekend. On the list was the neighborhood pumpkin patch, searching for Halloween costumes, and adding some fall touches around the house. We rounded out our fall welcome weekend with roasting a turkey and watching Sunday afternoon football. I know we are a long way from Thanksgiving, but I love roasting a turkey any time of year. It’s a delicious dinner for day 1 and then leaves you with many turkey meal options for the week. This is also one of the most…
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Zara – fashion forward meets accessibility
Ever been to Zara? In the last two years it has become one of my favorite shops. They offer really unique looks at a good price. There’s a new store here in Dallas and it is really quite big, give yourself some time to check out all they have to offer. I was first introduced to Zara in Vienna and I have tried my best not to miss any shopping opportunities in my travels, even in the London Heathrow airport – but beware those British pounds add up quickly… Here are a few pieces I picked up on my visit to our new store: This is my…
