I’ve been fairly obsessed with cooking these days. OK, I’ve always been obsessed, but this is becoming slightly ridiculous. I’ve had my Thanksgiving menu planned for weeks now, and it has grown by at least three dishes from last year. My obsession started with watching waaayyy too much Food Network…
It has been one delicious year since Phillip and I made the decision to be 100% full-time vegans. We first toyed with the idea after a coworker lent me the book Skinny Bitch. Yes, Phillip got curious and ended up reading it too (it’s what prompted him to become vegetarian).…
The broccoli mac is a creation from my childhood. We were a hippie veggie family which meant that I didn’t try meat until I was seven at a friend’s house. Side note, meatloaf should not be the first thing a kiddo tries, it turned me off for a good long…
I typically use my tried-and-true meal planning process to decide what we’re going to eat during the week, but after a visit to the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary and lunch at Chipotle on Saturday, we had an “oh, there’s a Trader Joe’s across the street” moment. The closest one to our…
When I mention that I’m vegan, the first question is, “What do you eat?” With any dietary change comes the inevitable, ‘what will I eat?’ question. You immediately think of all the things you’ll have to give up in the face of preserving your health. At times it may even…
This was the first year I attempted vegan Thanksgiving. Stuffing is my favorite food and Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite meal, always has been. My mom made Thanksgiving the same as my grandmother did as I eventually learned to. The menu never changed, and those are the tastes I dream…