Category: ramblings

raw vegan vs. whole food plant based diets

I finally saw Forks Over Knives this afternoon and it was as good as I expected it / wanted it to be! It provides a good balance of scientific research and clinical evidence, statistics and human experience, fact and practical advice that illustrate the… Continue Reading “raw vegan vs. whole food plant based diets”

cooked food cravings and (un-raw) vegan chili

So after the office lunch run debacle yesterday, I was HUNGRY when I got home from work. And it was snowing and cold and miserable. And sometimes miserable weather = miserable me, and miserable me sometimes wants something warm in my belly. I think… Continue Reading “cooked food cravings and (un-raw) vegan chili”

the office ‘lunch run’

Today I did something I don’t do very often, I joined some people from the office in their daily outing to “get lunch”. Today, I also remembered why I don’t do this very often and why I’m happy to be seen as an anti-socal… Continue Reading “the office ‘lunch run’”

my quest for raw hummus and meaning

Confession. I’m drowning my ‘sorrows’ in corn chips and hummus – the in a container from Wholefoods type hummus. Vegan but not raw. Definitely against my moral outrage over the corn situation in this country (if you don’t know about it, read Omnivore’s Dilemma… Continue Reading “my quest for raw hummus and meaning”

spring and alfalfa sprouts

I really don’t know where to start. I have verbal (mental?) diarrhea, or whatever I should call far too many thoughts running around in my head. I just got back from my first hot yoga class in 2 months having finally recovered from two sprained ankles… Continue Reading “spring and alfalfa sprouts”

vegan whims and raw food craziness

I’m good at whims. Small whims, large whims… in fact, I can be downright whimsical. And not in a flighty way either, but in a weighty way, one in which I end up changing jobs, and countries (from Australia, to England, to America), and… Continue Reading “vegan whims and raw food craziness”

launching in spring 2011!