I love to cook; to bake; to start with the basics and create a meal or anything edible. I take after my Dad. But as much as I love bread, I never even attempted to buy yeast from the store and go through the steps to fill my living space with the aroma of fresh-baked…
When I was 50, I said goodbye to all dairy, eggs, bread, pasta, and white/wheat flour products and converted my vegetarian status to vegan. I’d been flirting with the idea for years ’cause it fit my way of thinking. I’d already proven that I didn’t need to consume flesh to be healthy. So, it seemed…
For the first year as a private duty caregiver – in an Orthodox Jewish home – my sense of nutritional control completely disappeared. I was a vegan when I started – no dairy, eggs, or anything made with dairy or eggs, which included nearly everything my new client offered me. I ate whatever she offered…
You know, I love that I decided 24 years ago to cut meat out of my diet. I’ve never once regretted that decision, nor has a drop of meat touched my tongue. Ugh! Except once while out with a friend, he ordered the chicken quesadilla and I ordered the veggie quesadilla, and the waiter brought…
Cheese. Ahhhh. The main reason I became a vegan and the main reason I came back to reality five years later. Cheese. Now don’t get it twisted. I give a solid thumbs-up salute to the vegans of the world and their quest to live life without causing harm to the animals in order to feed…
A fresh 60-degree breeze blowing through my open living room windows always puts me in mind of the warmer temps coming to the eastern United States – and I can’t wait! I live in an apartment with no real space to grow much but I’m determined to attempt to pot-grow one of my favorite edible…
You know, I’m all about eating foods that give me energy; and the older I get the more energy I seek. Before I became a vegan, and even before my vegetarian days, I ate the way I was taught: three meals of substantial portions per day, with snacks in between. Ironically, eating like that every day didn’t…
Using cashews to cream up dishes is not new in the vegan world, but it’s new to me so I’m excited! I’ve been a vegetarian for over 25 years and a vegan for just over a year but experimenting with the many ways I can boost my food flavor and still eat healthy is still…
Change Grow SHINE! 