Last night, as I was perusing twitter, one of my friends mentioned she had a nut roast in the oven (not a euphemism). I had been planning to make soup for dinner, but asked for the recipe anyway. She was happy to oblige, and before long I’d decided to make some nut roasts, in addition to the soup. Because of my current dietary plan, I had to change the recipe significantly from L’s original. The result was incredibly delicious. I am so happy to be able to share it with y’all.
Internet, I make a lot of new recipes. But I have a hard time calling them new, because more often than now, they’re some sort of variation on a previous recipe, from my book or from another author. My inner perfectionist has Issues letting these sorts of recipes get published. It feels like cheating. But, I tweak recipes so often, because I am easily bored with my food, and the results are often ones I want to share. This blog has been awfully quiet lately, so, I’m making a deal with inner perfectionist to allow these “not new” recipes to be shared, since it helps me to get my butt in the chair & write. Everyone wins! Continue reading
When I started my elimination diet in January, I certainly didn’t expect to still be following it in October. Yet, here I am!
After further testing with my naturopath, I recently started following a candida diet as well, so eating is even more complicated than it was on my super complicated elimination diet. Siiiiigh. Allow me to recite the litany of things I’m not eating. No: soy, corn, gluten, buckwheat, quinoa, peas, garlic, artichoke, fava beans, navy beans, sunflower, cashew, pistachio, sugar, refined grains, banana, melon, grapes, alcohol, fermented foods, vinegar, tamari, juice, or dried fruit. Oh, and no more than 2 servings of fruit. Yep. Everyday. It’s pretty exhausting, to be honest. But, I’m still eating pretty well, & this shake is becoming a habit. I save up all my fruit for the day to have in it, that’s how special it is. And, dead simple to make.
Habitual Shake
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup vegan milk (I use unsweetened almond milk)
1 cup frozen fruit (mango + raspberry is my favorite)
sweetener to taste
Blend! Drink! You don’t have to share…
If I’m feeling virtuous, I add many of the following, I tsp each:
- hemp seeds
- chia seeds
- spirulina
- flax seed
- rice protein
Usually, though, I make it simply, as the recipe is written up top. Perfect.
I’ve found when an issue is raised that requires attention, many people feel uncomfortable with the change required, so they shift the focus onto something else, like moral purity, to keep from accepting that change should take place. in doing this, they not only keep the change from happening, they also keep others from learning about the issue at hand.
activists need not be morally pure to make change. they only need be committed in the face of apathy & fear.
Join me at LifeSource Natural Foods for a discussion on veganism.
Vegans & non vegans alike will discover new information & resources for cultivating a satisfying and delicious plant based diet.
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Hello Internet,
Towards the end of January, my dog, Lola, died. It was really sudden, so I took a few months to sort my feelings so I could share them with you. Continue reading
When I started seeing a psychologist for my depression this past summer, I had no idea it would lead to me changing my diet. Again. I also had no idea that so many of the issues I had been dealing with led back to my digestion. I had a gut feeling something was wrong with me, but I didn’t know I was literally right.
I’ve been seeing a therapist to help with my depression (and other life issues). The therapist recommended I see a naturopath to help me work with my digestion. And that is when my life started to change.
We have been working with some digestive herbs and other things to ramp up my digestion, but none of it was helping long term or changing my digestion for good. So, my naturopath suggested an antibody blood test to see if I was eating anything that could be bothering my body. BOY WAS I EVER: Continue reading
Join us over on the Glad Cow Facebook page and celebrate Glad Cow Week 2012!
My dear friend, Jeannie, organized this event 3 years back and I’ve looked forward to it every year since. Here, she describes it in her words:
In celebration of gladcow’s continuing efforts and advice in service to the improvement of vegan cuisine, here in vegan Facebook world the first week in February is dedicated to cooking something from a gladcow recipe! Diehard fans will cook something every day of the week, but anything you make is appreciated. You will earn special credit at the end of the week if you have done this. ♥
You can make something from her cookbook if you have it, or pick one from the resources she will post to the Glad Cow Cookbook page–she has a ton of recipes to choose from, since she’s been cooking wonderful food for her whole gladherd for years. YEARS!!
During Glad Cow Week, we also celebrate Cheezish Synchronicity (it always falls on Groundhog Day). It is definitely not to be missed as well. Here’s how Jeannie describes it:
In honor of gladcow’s continuing efforts and advice in service to the improvement of vegan cuisine, here on Facebook we are celebrating the Third Annual Cheezish Synchronicity, the celebration of which preceded the rise and domination of Facebook as a social media despot.
February 2, among other things, is the day to participate in vegan Cheezish Synchronicity. On this day, we celebrate and enjoy the delicious, easy, and flexible macaroni and cheese recipe in the Glad Cow Cookbook. The recipe is also gluten-free, and if you use GF pasta, you are goldenly GF.
Don’t have the cookbook? Don’t have the recipe? Buy the book! Or, message author and vegan educator Summer Keightley, aka gladcow, plead your case, and she will accommodate you.
Cheezish Synchronicity accompanies gladcow week, in which the first week of February is dedicated to cooking something from a gladcow recipe (there are many) as often as possible.
And now, for all of the links!
Glad Cow Facebook Page
Glad Cow Week 2012 Event Page
Cheezish Synchronicity 2012 Event Page
Recipes on the Glad Cow Facebook Page
