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Last year, around march 2010, I began the search for better health and well being. I was sick of my allergies and even though my adult asthma was very much under control, well, I was sick of that too. I began googling natural remedies for my body and stumbled across the plant based diet. The …

I stumbled across this quote recently and its so great I just had to share it. There is so much truth in this small statement: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” -Wayne Dwyer What do you think? Much love… Location:NYC

For the most part, I have been blessed with being able to fall asleep easily. Some members of my family are epic sleepers and can out do even the sleepiest big cats of the feline world. Big cats sleep an average of 18 hours a day by the way!. Anyway I was reading a Care2 …

I can’t recall the first time I tasted quinoa but it has become a regular and delicious staple in my life. I prefer the white quinoa personally but I know whole bunch of you that like the red crunchy quinoa better so feel free to use either kind in this recipe. This recipe was born …

I am so very excited to share another recipe! This one comes from www.thekindlife.com and it’s for a vegan mac n cheese. I personally do not enjoy the dairy free cheeses I have come across so the fact that this recipe doesn’t use any was very exciting for me. Not to mention that I was …

I have been baking about once a week lately. I have tackled recipes such as Banana Chocolate Chip Bread, Orange Cranberry Bread, Cookies, Peach Crumble, Candied Pears, Raw Chocolate Raspberry Cake, Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie. The incredible part about all this is that all the delicious outcomes came from vegan recipes!!! …

I am so excited for September. Don’t get me wrong, August was lovely and kind to me but September always brings magical hints of the Autumn season slowly creeping its way in. I found out a few days ago that the Organic Trade Association (OTA) designated September as Organic Harvest Month. The OTA’s website states …

It started off with a strenuous 18 block walk home from whole foods. As always, I went in to Whole Foods with a few yummy items on the brain and I left with a lot more. It was a long and heavy walk home and I must have passed 10 lovely ladies and even one …

Just a heads up…Sunday August 22nd is World Kitchen Garden Day! No, really! Such a day exists! This awesome day was established by Roger Doiron who is the founding director of Kitchen Gardeners International. KGI is a non-profit organization promoting home gardening, home cooking and supporting sustainable locally grown food. Good stuff. So the impetus …

Today marks the 15th day on my vegan journey. After much research, I have decided to go vegan for a month to see if eating a plant based diet will cure my allergies to cats and dogs. I have had these pesky allergies for 10 years now and I am so frustrated with it. Apparently …