My Experiment with Intermittent Fasting – Part II
This is the second of two articles. You can read the first one (my weight loss merry-go-round backstory) here. I recently said to my husband “I don’t want to lose…
Gluten Free | Main Dishes | No Oil | Recipes
Easy Vegetable Garbanzo Curry
This curry is easy and quick to make, especially if you cook it in an Instant Pot. I took some liberties with the spices, as berbere is an Ethiopian spice….
Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Soups
Creamy Cheesy Broccoli Soup (Vegan, Gluten Free)
I’ve been on a cheesy sauce kick lately. Remember that potato carrot cheese sauce that everyone seemed to be posting about a few years ago? If you don’t remember, this…
Cuba: Day Trip to Viñales
This is one of a series of articles about our trip to Cuba. Click here for a list of all the Cuba-related articles. After a week in Havana, we were…
Havana: Music!
This is one of a series of articles about our trip to Cuba. Click here for a list of all the Cuba-related articles. One of the reasons we decided to…
The Vegan Traveler: Havana, Cuba
This is one of a series of articles about our trip to Cuba. Click here for a list of all the Cuba-related articles. Cuba has two distinct economies, and that…
Havana: Where To Go and What To See
There are many ways to explore Havana. Lots of tourists opt for a tour in one of the gazillion restored 1950’s American cars–we didn’t do that. We found Havana to…
Travel to Cuba: Preparing For Your Trip
Whenever you prepare for a trip, there’s an element of the unknown. You can read all the guides and blog posts in the world, but until you go there yourself,…
My 10-Year Veganniversary
This month marks 10 years of me being vegan: my veganniversary. I stopped eating all animal products cold turkey (pun intended) and I’ve never looked back. I feel better, look…
Pintando Santa Catarina Palopó
Each of the villages and towns around Lake Atitlán has its unique personality. Over the past year, the town of Santa Catarina Palopó has been adding to its personality with…
Learning to Play Piano – There’s An App For That!
At this point in my life, there aren’t many things that I set out to accomplish and haven’t done. There’s one thing that has eluded me: learning to play piano. I’ve…
Annona Time at Lake Atitlán
We’ve started seeing the first annonas of the season in the Panajachel market. Oh, how we love a good annona! And how we detest a bad one. I tried my…
Happiness in a Pickup Truck of Rambutan
We were on the way to the Panajachel market when we brought the motorcycle to a sudden halt. “Ooooh,” we said together as we gazed at the back of a…
Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Salads
Quinoa Tabbouleh (Vegan, Gluten Free)
One of Guatemala’s blessings is our wonderful markets, filled with fresh local fruits and vegetables. Yesterday I went up to one of my favorite vendors, where I often buy basil…
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Mushroom Nut Loaf (Vegan)
I made my first vegetarian mushroom nut loaf back in the 1970s. Back then it was filled with cheese and seemed like a ton of work. Much as changed since…
Super Green Soup!
I’m a bit of a soup junky. I make soup several times a week: sometimes hot, sometimes cold, but always flavorful and satisfying. You may have seen my recipes for…
Building the Perfect Pita Bread
Last week a friend was telling me about his wife making pita brea. “Of course,” he said “when you make it at home it never puffs up into a pocket.”…
Qabuli Palao (Afghan, Vegan, Gluten Free)
I haven’t posted much lately. I’ve had a slow recovery from hand surgery on March 30, which has limited my computer time. Basically I had to chose between computer and…
Gluten Free | Recipes | Sides
Sabzi (Afghan Spinach – Vegan)
This is a companion post to the Qabuli Palao recipe. While my assignment for my Plant-Based Chef Professional Certification program was a rice and lentil dish, I wanted lots of…
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Arugula Pesto (Vegan)
I first had this dish when my dad made it for me. He was looking for a vegan dish that everyone in the family might enjoy, and this arugula pesto…