Her clothes are inspired by a walk in a Zen garden and living in an enchanted forest. But what’s coolest about Julia Ahrens is her commitment to eco-friendly and cruelty-free fashion. She has named her company “Miakoda” a Native American word meaning “power of the moon.” Perhaps as a testament to the grand force of […]
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Review and Recipe: The Vegg Hash Brown Egg Muffin Cups
I have not had eggs in many, many years. One of the big things going from a flaky vegetarian 13 years ago to a true vegetarian and then becoming vegan is giving up things I used to enjoy. The fun of giving up those things? Figuring out how to relive some of my favorite food […]
This Holiday Season, Don’t Be a Butterball
As we head into the season of eating, here is a cautionary tale. A few years ago, my boyfriend’s cousin Marilyn—a meat-and-potatoes lover if ever there was one—underwent open-heart surgery. Five of Marilyn’s coronary arteries were 99 percent clogged, and when the doctors opened up her chest, they discovered that her heart was encased in […]