I don’t know about you, but I feel like this year just flew by. The holidays are just around the corner and you know what that means…shopping for gifts. Now I realize that some of you may have been shopping all year long, scoping out the good sales and stashing the goods until December, but […]
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5 Ethical and Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas
For the last few years, I’ve been slowly using up the remainder of a 4-roll wrapping paper kit to package up my holiday gifts. Buying paper products that someone is just going to throw away has always made me flinch. So many families’ wrapping paper ends up in landfills after a relatively short, sparkly moment […]
Black Bean Soup with Crispy Air Fried Poblano Pepper Rings
This quick and easy tomato black bean soup is hearty enough to be a meal on its own. Serve with some chips or bread for dipping, and you’re in business.
Compassion for Everyone: Finding Strength in Hard Times
The day after half of this country elected Donald Trump as its next president, I watched Hillary Clinton’s concession speech. While my own feelings were streaked with tears and tinged with disbelief, I couldn’t help but feel bad for the young people in the balcony at that event. They were crying. They were disappointed. They […]
Cook to Impress with Vegan Cuisine
I’ve been blogging for several years now, and I get sent a lot of vegan cookbooks to review. While I appreciate each and every one of them, it’s difficult for a book to impress me. I mean knock-my-non-wool-socks-off, call-all-my-vegan-friends, you-gotta-see-this book impress me. That is, until Vegan Cuisine arrived in the mail. This book is […]