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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
This is the spread I put out when we hosted our family of friends for UFC watching last weekend. We trade off who hosts, and when it’s their turn they make the BEST tacos. We would probably riot if they made something else. I usually recruit my son to make bean dip, and I make something to go with it. This time was different.
These are the pumpkin muffins that please everyone. They’re based on the recipe in Vegan With a Vengeance with a few tweaks of my own. The kids love it when I add chocolate chips, like I did here. I almost always make a double batch, like I did on Sunday morning. If I don’t make a double batch, they don’t last through breakfast. Ah, the joys of feeding tweens and teens! I make these often when my daughter’s friend comes for a sleepover. She’s the pickiest girl in the world. But, she LOVES these.
What is your go-to recipe when you have someone picky in the mix?
Every Friday is “Make Your Own Dinner” night. It gives the adults a break from meal planning, and helps the kids learn to fend for themselves. Continue reading
