November 2011
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Turkey Day, with a vegan twist.
For Thanksgiving this year, our family will be eating the following. It will be all of us cooking, my parents, sister and fam, and us.
Turkey (prob fried by my dad) for the omnivores
Shitake mushroom and vegetable stuffing (gluten free) (http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Thanksgiving-Daphne-Oz-Mushroom-Vegetable-Stuffing)
Vegan mashed potatoes (using Earth Balance and almond...
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A time to fast.
Watching my family drive away to church without me led to tears. Tears of sadness that I am not with them having those conversations in the car. Tears of sadness for Lucky having to go places without his partner. Tears of guilt for not being with Daniella and Reid and spending so much time in bed.
I have been having constant stomach aches, total fatigue, headaches, face broken out, joint pain,...
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I can’t ever decide when and what to post. I am getting better little by little.
However, Lupus still sucks a lot of the life out of me. I maintain some normalcy through the week while I homeschool and teach classes. And I am able to attend more functions than I used to. But I spend most weeknights and weekends in bed. And this week I had a day where tears took over and I couldn’t...
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Christians and vegans.
My observations:
Christians don’t always respond well to vegans. There is an instant defense mechanism that seems to kick in whenever I tell one that we (Sometimes I, but for the most part, we) are eating vegan in the home. I tend to get the vibe that Christians feel that God intended for us to eat meat and therefore, this is NOT something they want to be a part of. Biblical references...
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Thai soup success!
I looooooooove the tangy, coconutty soups filled with veggies that I have found at good Thai places. I think about them and long for those flavors. (most of them have chicken, but you can order them with veg stock and no chicken)
Don’t get me wrong. The first time I took a sip/bite, I was horrified by the clashing of flavors on my tongue. Heat, lime, sweet, OVERLOAD. And then I wanted...
