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and vegan adventures week 9 I was in my forties when I started running. Oh, I’d done a few laps around the campus in college (on my way to buy a fresh pack of Marlboros, no doubt) and during the Jane Fonda exercise craze of the early 8os I think I bought some leg warmersContinue reading “my love-hate affair with running”

revelation It’s occurred to me how much I’ve been gravitating towards “ethnic” foods as we’ve adopted a vegan or “plant based” diet. The map above (and the interesting blog that accompanies it- see below) feature a whole lot of foods that are not especially good for you. Oh, they’re tasty, but not great for heartContinue reading “vegan week 8”

or when the audio book ended and my mind was my own Upon passing a contractor’s sign, pushed over by the wind (?) at the edge of a lovely, empty field: “Whoever pushed over this sign cannot stop the inevitable creep of development. Sorry, chipmunks who play in the stone fence, mice who wind theirContinue reading “random thoughts to myself on a Thursday morning walk”

more of the same- it is midwinter, after all. Seven weeks in- that’s almost 50 different dinners- and, I can attest that while I see some patterns emerging, I haven’t repeated a (dinner) meal yet. For all those who think that Veganism is a restrictive and limiting way to eat, I’d say that while theContinue reading “vegan week 7”

and other thoughts This (pic above) is what I saw when I unzipped my tent flap and turned my head to the sky- at around 5:30 this morning. My camera does some strange things that turns the greyness just before dawn into a baby blue color- it wasn’t blue- but I liked how the fringeContinue reading “vegan week 6”

Just a few things to report on this week in the continuing vegan journey… a road trip, a “nope,” and a “yes.” Last weekend I traveled up north to Mansfield for my Sunday visitation at St James and then over to Wellsboro on Sunday afternoon for the Celebration of New Ministry of Fr. Ed Erb.Continue reading “vegan week 5”

and other adventures So, after last week’s offering of how I like “straight up vegan,” I tried some of the “vegan products” out there that mimic different non-vegan foods- just so I could be certain of what I thought was true- for me: We tried seitan this week- a wheat product that when smushed upContinue reading “vegan week four”

Well, almost Week Three. It’ll be three weeks tomorrow. But this is when I have time to write: on Week Two plus 6 days. I am still loving exploring new recipes as we take on this new way of eating. It’s not intuitive, yet, but I am making a discovery: I prefer to eat straightContinue reading “vegan week three”

sorting it all out Here is as delicate a way that I can think of to say this: my gut is in transition. After decades of enjoying meat, eggs and dairy alongside loads of veggies, fruits and grains, my digestive system is learning and adjusting to a new way. I didn’t know how “stuck” IContinue reading “vegan week two”

Honestly, this isn’t much different than how we usually eat… or, at least, how I approach cooking. We love ethnic food, I cook most of the week’s dishes on Monday (my day off) and, if we heed the directions on the sticky notes on the refrigerator Tupperware (Quinoa and chick pea stew for Tuesday dinner;Continue reading “vegan week one”