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It’s our 1-year anniversary: VegNews

By: | 17 Comments | On: April 14, 2013 | Category : Blog, Giveaways

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a Rafflecopter giveaway This is it!  Our last giveaway to thank you for all your appreciation and support over the last year. And it’s a great one – a gift pack from VegNews!  One lucky winner will receive a big VegNews tote bag filled with the current issue of VegNews...

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We’re Turning 1!

By: | 0 Comments | On: April 13, 2013 | Category : Blog

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Come celebrate with us and enter to win some awesome prizes!

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It’s our 1-year anniversary: Herbivore Clothing Company

By: | 2 Comments | On: April 12, 2013 | Category : Blog, Giveaways

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a Rafflecopter giveaway The wonderful Herbivore Clothing Company in Portland, Oregon has generously donated this adorable “Be Kind To Animals Day!” shirt for our one year anniversary week of giveaways. Enter to win and check out all the super cute stuff that Herbivore creates.  The winner will pick their size...

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It’s our 1-year anniversary: Chicago Vegan Foods Giveaway!

By: | 7 Comments | On: April 10, 2013 | Category : Blog, Giveaways

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Our good friends over at Chicago Vegan Foods are helping us celebrate our one year anniversary by hooking you up big time!  Our lucky winner will receive: 4 varieties of their vegan cheeses 2 bags of their award-winning vegan marshmallows 1 tote bag a whole bunch of pins and temporary tattoos! ...

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It’s our 1-year anniversary: Sweet & Sara Giveaway

By: | 15 Comments | On: April 8, 2013 | Category : Blog, Giveaways

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a Rafflecopter giveaway   Sara Sohn has been vegan for 20 years. A few years back, she decided it had been way too long since she’d had one of her favorite childhood snacks: the rice crispy treat. With no culinary background but a lot of determination (and vegan sweets on...

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Top 5 of 2012

By: | 1 Comment | On: January 20, 2013 | Category : Blog

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It was a great year for Plant Based on a Budget – and it was a short one, at that.  We started the blog back in April of 2012 with the hope of sharing some delicious, healthy, cheap, plant-based recipes and ideas with our friends and loved ones.  What it...

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Womanly Wednesdays

By: | 1 Comment | On: July 31, 2012 | Category : Blog

I’ve been best friends with the woman in the middle for over half my life and she still can’t remember my birthday. When I was 20 she invited me over on a Wednesday, made me this fabulous Martha Stewart chili dinner and gave me a bouquet of fresh flowers –...

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Now my heart is full.

By: | 1 Comment | On: May 2, 2012 | Category : Blog

Thank you so much for all of the support you’ve been giving us. We’re still in our infancy stages and we’re still working out the kinks, but I wanted to let you know that I’m beyond thrilled by the warm welcoming. Please continue sending us suggestions, questions, photos of recipes...

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Changes

By: | 12 Comments | On: April 18, 2012 | Category : Blog

Over the past few months I’ve watched my loved ones suffer from heart attacks, bypass surgeries, diabetes and the pain of gout – all diet related issues. Fortunately they are all doing fine for now, but I think it’s time to start making some serious life changes. Diabetes  and bypass...

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