Finally home again, and back to regular posting! It was a very quick 5 days in New York - lots to do and LOTS to eat 🙂 . Here is the amazing food from the second part of the trip - just as yummy as the first part. I didn't get to all of the… Continue reading New York City Roundup #2
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New York Round-Up #1
It's been a whirlwind few days, hence my lack of posting. But no posts does not correlate to no good food, though.... the food at the vegan restaurants here has been amazing! One that I always find interesting about my eating habits... I can only enjoy very fancy dishes for a few meals in a… Continue reading New York Round-Up #1
Non-Foodie Bhutan
If anyone is interested in the non-food-related aspects of our tour in Bhutan, you can follow that thread on Stef's blog Mindbumping. The Bhutan posts begin here. She is going to put up some amazing photos and information about what we did there, and she can be pretty darn funny too :-).
Vegan Bangkok
I stayed in Bangkok for 2 additional days after the week in Bhutan. I went to Happy Cow, my usual source for vegan restaurants and stores when traveling. Happily, there was a list of more than 30, and I chose 2 for my days here. The first that I went to was Kwan-Imm Jae, featuring… Continue reading Vegan Bangkok
Now I know why it’s the happiest country….
... in the world. Whew ~ back to regular posting now! Internet became pretty slow where we were in Bhutan, and we all even lost blackberry coverage for the last 3 days of the trip, so not much was done. Now I"m in Bangok for a couple of days before returning to California, and I'm… Continue reading Now I know why it’s the happiest country….
Vegan Travel Food ~ Vegan MOFO
Today is the first day of Vegan MOFO - the Vegan Month of Food. I'm happy to be joining in this great program to share all of the great yummy food that vegans eat. This month is beginning a little differently than normal ~ I'll be doing some traveling this month, so will be posting… Continue reading Vegan Travel Food ~ Vegan MOFO
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie?
I just came across this very interesting article in Scientific American. It is a bit longer than your usual blog post, but well worth the read. I've seen lots of discussion lately about the value of calories... some people still say that a calorie is just a calorie, and calories in-calories out=our weight... and others… Continue reading A calorie is a calorie is a calorie?
Vegan Mastery Program
Here is some information about a great program that I'm enrolled in ~ the Vegan Mastery Program. This is a series of 50 lessons, one per week, that you can take at your own pace over the course of the year. Enrollment is only open 3 times per year, and it's ending this Wednesday 9/19.… Continue reading Vegan Mastery Program
Looking for volunteers…
I am in the midst of a program at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NY, training to be certified as a health & wellness coach. Part of my work involves practicing taking health histories, so I'm looking for volunteers for this. Not much time is needed ~ about 10-15 minutes to fill out the… Continue reading Looking for volunteers…
The Secret to My Success
When I first started working with my garden, I had no idea how the plants would grow. After all, they were just in containers.... and people buy plants in containers and take them out as soon as possible. But things have been going very well out there ~ we have bell peppers heavy on the… Continue reading The Secret to My Success