Thank goodness I had yesterday off work, I needed it to catch up on laundry and housework after all the Christmas festivities. And I’m thankful to have leftovers from the festivities also, it’s nice having a little break from kitchen cleaning! I re-mixed the raw vegan nut loaf from Christmas Eve by crumpling it on […]
Surviving the Excitement
The older I get, the more I appreciate the day after Christmas even though I don’t have kids. I used to hate the day after as a kid – no more gifts or exciting family gatherings. Now it’s a relaxing start to a quiet week of limbo before the new year where I can catch […]
Christmas Eve with Raw Nutloaf
Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is having a wonderful time with family and friends today. I’m recovering from a fabulous Christmas Eve gathering at my sister’s house last night and preparing for another one at my dad’s today, wee! She had plenty of cute decorations out including this wine bottle stuffed with Christmas lights, so California! […]
Holiday Recipe Inspiration
Merry Christmas! Hard to believe it’s here already! But I’m ready with recipe planning and all my shopping and wrapping done. I think. What I’m not sure I’m ready for is a long, pre-Christmas run this morning with everything covered in frost outside and temps in the low 20s! The poor kale in our garden. […]
Candy Cane Dessert Balls
Is it bad that I’ve been to Baagan twice this week – so far? Discovering a high-raw vegan casual dining gem near work might be a problem! Maybe not when lunch prices are comparable to Panera, but menu items much more me! I got a lovely massaged kale salad with almonds, pomegranate seeds, tomato, and […]
Fast and Easy Raw
Kind of can’t believe Christmas is less than a week away! But I’m comforted that most of the shopping and wrapping is down, most of it. Recipe planning is a different story with potlucks and two family gatherings we still need to complete the menus for and the following grocery shopping. With holiday stress, work […]
Baagan & Local Tofu
Sometimes I can be an idiot, like not knowing there’s another fabulous high-raw vegan restaurant in the area until over a year after it opens! Really! My sister came across Baagan while she was looking into local places to eat and emailed me about it last week. Thanks sis! Today my mom and I finally […]
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Better late than never on a gift guide, right? Below is a list of goodies I’ve been enjoying this year that maybe a tricky friend of family member can enjoy too. Kiva Gift Card – Kiva is a non-profit organization that offers micro-loans to people around the world to start a business. Recipients of a […]
Cheesy Tempeh Bacon Salad
I consider myself lucky for not being addicted to bacon, it’s something I missed the least during my vegan transition. But it seems to be like crack for some, including my fast food-loving boss who’s trying a plant based diet this week after seeing Forks Over Knives and grilling me with questions about it. But […]
Hemp Mustard Dressing
In talking to my mom and sister today, I noticed we vented continuously about feeling stressed, crunched for time, strung out, etc. My mind raced as I listened to all their stresses and tallied my own. That’s been the trend for me this week settling back into a busy schedule at work, catching up with […]