Food… A Common Language… A Universal Experience…

I enjoy the versatility of food. I love the variety of colors, textures and tastes that can be derived from just one plant, one vegetable, grain, nut, seed, herb, spice, etc. I am also inspired by the myriad ways food brings about joy, creativity, conversation and togetherness. When I’m in my kitchen food prepping and…

Plain Bread Ends… Culinary Creativity Begins…

I’ve been saving my bread ends for a number of years now. I started saving them when I became more conscious about ways food extras can be used. After coming up with and learning about recipes I could use my bread ends for I began prepping them for various purposes. My family and I enjoy…

Who Would You Like Me To Meat… Oh… Not Who…What…

What would you like me to meat… I am so enjoying learning how to make plant based meat alternatives… I’ve been watching online videos sharing different recipes and basic preparation methods for vegan meats and seafoods… After watching one or more videos, I am always excited about going into my own kitchen and beginning the…

The Season For Planting New Seed…

Spring and Summer are the perfect seasons for planting new seed… so that’s what my family and I did… We started work on our own sustainable, organic, vegan gardens, along with volunteering our time and hands at a couple local neighborhood gardens… It’s been quite a fruitful experience… Albeit, we began planting seedlings and seed…

Food and Fasting… A Higher Quality of Living…

It’s Monday afternoon… I am almost at the end of my 4 day fast… a fast that included my beloved family members… just a few of them for now… This particular fast will end this evening with a warm bowl of mom’s vegetable soup… We actually got to taste test (smile) mom’s vegetable soup last…