In my life, I do not think I have ever eaten or made anything specifically intended to be vegan. I may have eaten a salad with no animal products here and there but I would never have called it a vegan salad. It was just vegetables. Wait, I take that back. Most salads I make have some sort of cheese in them or are topped with bacon. So, maybe I haven’t had as many vegan dishes as I once thought. In my defense, adding bacon and cheese to a salad is the only way I get my husband to eat them. And therein lies my problem. I could totally be vegan. I could! Except for the fact that I love cheese. I gave it up one year for Lent and it was the hardest thing I have ever done. Milk, eggs, meat, fish, etc, etc, I could totally live without. I have done it before so I know I would manage. When you have something like almond milk which tastes way better than regular milk, you don’t even miss regular milk. Blend it up with some wonderful fresh herbs, leeks, and potatoes and you have a hearty healthy vegan soup. …

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