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Ok, I know. It is so irritating that I haven’t blogged in so long! But as you know, I am working in the land of dissertations, and if I focus on my blog, I find I loose focus on my … Continue reading →

My lovely husband helped build me a composter! I have been wanting to build one for so long. As you probably know, I have been working really hard to reduce our enviornmental footprint. It is sometimes like pulling teeth around … Continue reading →

It will come as no surprise that I get a lot of flack for being a Vegan. People question me about it, make fun of me, make snide comments. I have even been called, on more than one occasion, the … Continue reading →

Green juice, green smoothies, green anything in liquid form always scares me. But determined to eat more greens, I tried to make a green smoothie a few months ago. But my blender was not really high powered enough, so it … Continue reading →

My dear, dearest, wonderful followers, fans, family, friends, readers, and haters, I would like to announce that despite my absence, I am not quite dead. I have been taking my qualifying exams for my PhD. It has been draining. All … Continue reading →

So the question I get asked the most as a Vegan is “what do you eat?” I get asked this question in varying forms: what do you eat for breakfast, what do you eat as snacks, what do you eat … Continue reading →

Finally, the time for talking about my personal feelings is over. Even though I feel like I could fill up seven blogs with what I am feeling, I am going to quit boring you. Today, you get a recipe. Here … Continue reading →

>The strangest thing has been happening to me. I haven’t really been sure about what exactly it is. Then it just kinda dawned on me yesterday. I think it is really important that I share it with you all. I … Continue reading →

>I’m getting my PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Sometimes I feel like that means I can’t be angry or have conflict. But someone said something to me a few days ago that got me rip roaring mad. So mad … Continue reading →

>I don’t have a photo, but I promise this recipe is amazing! I am going to steal a photo of something similar to give you an idea, but Cashew Cheese Queso Dip makes the world go round! A few weeks … Continue reading →

>I might get a little flack from some of my friends for this. I’m not saying that you have to be thin to be a Vegan or that you should become a Vegan with the expressed purpose of becoming thin, … Continue reading →

>If  you are a parent, then you know that one of the first things we teach our children to do is self soothe. You hear these lovely words almost from the moment a child is born. Every time a baby … Continue reading →

I went to the grocery store (Kroger) a few days ago. I hate putting things away. I hate putting away laundry, dishes, papers, and groceries! But after I put the groceries away, I couldn’t help stare in my fridge. It … Continue reading →

>I fell off the planet for the weekend. I took my family on the 2 and a half hour schelp to Dallas, Texas to go to Earth Day and visit my bestest friend in the world. I was so excited … Continue reading →

>I ordered “That’s why we don’t eat animals” from Amazon.com and pre-ordered “Vegan is love” by Ruby Roth. I have mentioned this before, but my husband and I have arguments about how graphic to get with the kids about why … Continue reading →

I keep saying not everyone has a Whole Foods. So many times we see recipes with fancy ingredients or things we just don’t have on hand, and we give up or don’t want to make it.  Even more frequently we … Continue reading →

>My camera is out of batteries and my charger is missing! I ordered a new one, but it won’t arrive until Wednesday, so my haul post is going to have to wait. I also have some delicious recipe posts in … Continue reading →

>One of the side effects of changing your diet is emotions. It isn’t just a side effect of going Vegan, it is a side effect of trying to eat a more healthy, whole foods (unprocessed) diet. I want to share … Continue reading →

>Being a Vegan is hard. There are so many layers to veganism. You have your food. You have your clothing, furniture, toys, material possessions. And, you have the items you use to clean yourself and your house. Tackling it all at once … Continue reading →