Being a “new” vegan means that I often have to tell people I’ve changed my way of eating. When I do this, I’m frequently met with a look of pure puzzlement. In addition to the question of “why,” I am invariably asked, “but what do you eat?” as if there isn’t anything [...]

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Dinner tonight was some kind of stew: Black eyed peas, yams, spinach, and soy-chorizo (a Mexican spicy sausage). When I used to cook, Jane and I would have discussions about whether cooking is a science (my opinion) or an art (her opinion). I used to follow recipes exactly. [...]

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Things have been quiet here since Thanksgiving. Something to give thanks for!
Leftovers are another thing to give thanks for. I know that some people complain when faced with the same meal a second time. For me, I could eat Thanksgiving every night. OK, maybe I’d get bored with that too, but [...]

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Thanksgiving is all about traditions. This was our 10th Thanksgiving together. Our first holiday together was Thanksgiving. For us, it has become a day we recommit to our relationship. As part of our tradition, we have our dinner alone, followed by dessert with our relatives. So this way we have [...]

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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, once you tell someone you’re doing something a little out of ordinary they tend to challenge you. Yesterday we were chatting with our cousins who think we are insane for restricting our diet so severely. Tom wanted to know why, exactly, we were doing this, but somehow the [...]

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