It's 2020! I'm not a huge fan of making resolutions. I kind of just set goals as I go and work towards them. One of my ongoing goals is to reduce the amount of waste my husband and I produce. I want ...
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One Pan Asian Cauliflower “Fried Rice”
Is it still considered fried rice if it's baked? To go along with the "sheet pan" Recipe Redux September theme, I tried baking my vegan Asian stir fry infused veggies with cauliflower rice. If I ...
Time to Unite and Take a Stand
As an elementary school teacher, I'd chosen to keep my opinions about "The Donald" to myself and inner circle of family and friends, hopeful that our president-elect wasn't going to be as awful or ...
Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup
When the rain is pattering against my windows and the howling wind sweeps through my yard, making the world outside seem eerie and frightful, all I want to do is curl up under a blanket with a mug of ...
Essential Gear for Distance Runners
The definition of a runner is quite straightforward. Anyone who runs is, essentially, a runner. The funny thing is that I'd never considered myself a runner before last year. I still sometimes have ...
How to Cope With Love and Loss
Some days I feel like a firecracker. It’s as if a single spark could ignite an explosion inside of me, scattering me into so many directions that I’m afraid I won’t ever be able to piece myself back ...
Date Puree – The Best Natural Sweetener
These shriveled dried dates are anything but pretty. They look prune-y, unappetizing, and are packed together tightly in their plastic containers at local grocery markets. Even when pureed into mushy ...
The L.A. Marathon Weekend
I've been putting off writing about this marathon because I haven't known where to begin or what to cover. I knew during my long runs (12-22 mile runs) on Sunday mornings with my boyfriend and ...
Beginnings of a Health Nut
Hello! It's always so nerve racking when I write something that I know will be posted on the internet for the world to see. Maybe I have too much anxiety. To be honest, I also wasn't sure what to ...