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Boiled edamame is very easy to make at home. Last week we bought 2 kilos of fresh edamame, my family enjoyed eating it so much, anyway we couldn't finish all[...]

Dementia runs in my family. My grandpa (Pa) had Alzheimer's, and my Granny had dementia. Watching someone suffer from dementia is tough, and it's a road I[...]

Another Monday, another race recap! Fall racing season is well underway, and it feels like I've had a race nearly every weekend lately (though it's actually[...]

I've been on a potato kick lately! I baked some potatoes for quick dinners and lunches last week and topped them in fun ways. My favorite was this Loaded Baked[...]

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! I sure did, despite the fact that Thanksgiving was a little different this year. Most years, I head to my parents' house[...]

Vegan chicken and spaghetti! But not together. Though that would be delicious too! Here are a few recent meals. I've been on a vegan chicken kick lately. Last[...]

Halloween is coming!!!! For this Halloween, I thought about making pizza. And my pizza is special, as it's packed with a lot of good things, plus it's meat[...]

I turned 41 on Saturday! And I had a fantastic birthday weekend! I'm breaking this into two posts because there are just so many fun things to share. My[...]

And I'm back with the rest of my 41st birthday recap! Yesterday, I blogged about my family birthday with my parents on Friday night and Saturday morning. They[...]

Last Sunday, Backlot Sandwich Shop offered their Vegan Reuben on special again. I've blogged about this sandwich before, but it's just SO GOOD. Chef Kyle makes[...]

Who says you have to give up the good stuff to go vegan?! Today's post is full of recent meals that would make any omni want to go plant-based! Last Tuesday, I[...]

I've been on a bit of a taco kick lately! I'm always behind on reading my magazines, so I'm still working my way through the VegNews Summer of Tacos issue, and[...]

Baking is my hobby. And for me, I think that it's the best hobby!!! Because we can make it again and again, we don't have to worry about making it too much as[...]

Another random meal round-up! I've been eating lots of the same things lately, so I haven't had many exciting meals to blog out. But one very exciting thing[...]

Memphis has two new ramen restaurants! One of those is Flame Ramen , and I finally got to try their ramen last week on a dinner date with my friend Susan.[...]

Let's be real — one of the greatest things about being vegan is being able to eat the cookie dough straight from the mixing bowl without worrying about[...]

We have a lot of key limes from our garden. Actually, I didn't know that we have key lime, haha, until I squeezed it to make the lime juice. It's less sour[...]

I subscribe to VegNews' Deal of the Week emails, where they sent out hot deals on new vegan products. And a couple weeks ago, they sent one for Nabati Plant[...]

I'm making progress in my quest to cook every recipe from The Plant-Based Athlete book! Last week, I made the Taco Bake from bikini athlete Bre Wigley. This[...]

You don't need many or special ingredients for making delicious shortbread. And for me, this simple cookie is special. Because it's one of the recipes that I[...]

I bake a lot of bread lately. And not only using the stand mixer for kneading the dough, but I also love to knead by hand too. This time is an easy hand-knead[...]

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I've tapering for my 50K this week (it's Saturday!), so that means I've been doing a lot less running and a lot more[...]

Last week, while menu planning, I asked Paul what sorts of dishes he'd like me to make for the coming weeks. He's been eating vegan meals with me most nights[...]

On Saturday, I finally finished my first 50K race at the Stanky Creek 50K! This race finish was a very long time coming for me! I first signed up in 2018, but[...]

Tuesday was Mid-Autumn Festival, the traditional festival celebrated in China, Vietnam, Taiwan, and several other Asian countries. According to Wikipedia ,[...]

I'm back with the last installment of my Nashville camping trip posts! My last two posts detailed how we ended up camping in Nashville (rather than at[...]

The reason for me to cook or bake is quite simple. Most of the time it comes from "I want". Want to eat, want to try the recipes, want to use the (new) pan, or[...]

As I mentioned at the end of my last post last week, our plans to attend Bonnaroo were crushed when Hurricane Ida decimated the Roo campsite, forcing festival[...]

In yesterday's post, I blogged about the start of our camping misadventures. Bonnaroo Music & Arts Fest was canceled, so we had to quickly pivot, and we[...]

This morning, I had to get up early and finish writing a freelance story before work, so I made some Avocado Toast to enjoy as I wrote. I recently made my own[...]

Last week, we made one of my favorite go-to quick weeknight dinners — BBQ Tempeh Tacos ! You just saute tempeh, coat with BBQ sauce, and spoon into[...]

Making bread is one of my hobbies ^^. Many times, I hand kneaded it (well, I use all of my strength to release my stress, haha). But there is time that I'm too[...]

I'm still slowly working my way through every No Meat Athlete recipe in existence! I'm trying to make every recipe in the two No Meat Athlete books (the[...]

I've been on a bit of a stir-fry kick lately because they're easy and Paul will eat them. Here's a Thai-inspired Panang Curry Tofu stir-fry I made with panang[...]

A couple weeks ago, a coworker gave me a bag of pizza dough mix that she'd made using Mark Bittman's pizza dough recipe from the New York Times . It had the[...]

I've been needing a new falafel joint for a while now, and I've finally found a place with excellent falafel and several delicious vegan options. Plus beer![...]

I think that many people love chiffon cake because of its texture. It is one of my family's favorite kinds of cake, esp. my mom really loves chiffon cake. And[...]

My best friend Sheridan had a birthday on Sunday, and she just happened to be in Jonesboro, where I was visiting my parents, the Saturday before. Sheridan and[...]

I've mentioned on the blog a few times that I've been tracking healthy habits all year with a point system. Every time I run or do yoga or eat all the colors[...]

Long ago, back at Vida Vegan Con III (a vegan blogger convention in Austin, Texas), I led a discussion on vegan dining and booze. It wasn't a talk per se, just[...]

A few weeks ago, I was picking up my usual Saturday morning sourdough and treats from the all-vegan LuLu's booth at the Cooper-Young Farmer's Market, when I[...]

Actually, my reason for posting this blog is very simple. Because I think that it will be easy for me to find my favorite recipes wherever I go, haha. Yes,[...]

I got some Purple Hull Peas in my CSA last week, and even though we had just eaten lady peas the week before, I was excited for more peas! Nothing says summer[...]

Last night, I made figure skater Meagan Duhamel's Minestrone from The Plant-Based Athlete . Minestrone is Paul's favorite soup, and he's been doing pretty good[...]

One day for lunch last week, I stopped by Global Café at Crosstown Concourse (the building where I work) for one of my favorite dishes — the Venezuelan[...]

My parents are moving away from Jonesboro, Arkansas! That's my hometown, where I lived the first 21 years of my life. It's only an hour from where I live in[...]

As I promised, today I come with the chocolate that's so chocolatey, haha Start with the flourless chocolate cake, that's made from egg, butter, chocolate, and[...]

This time, it's a project that I did with Bosch MUM2. By giving new life to leftover food ^^. And my menu is Taro bread. A bread that is made with Chinese[...]

Now that I'm back in the office at Crosstown Concourse, it's officially hot bar summer! Curb Market's hot bar always has a few vegan options, and it makes an[...]

Lammas, or Lughnasadh, is the traditional first harvest celebration on August 1 (or August 2, depending on whom you ask!). It's a time to celebrate nature's[...]

Yesterday, I blogged about what I ate on Lammas (or Lughnasadh), the traditional Gaelic harvest festival. It's typically celebrated on August 1, and that night[...]

Late last week, I discovered half a loaf of LuLu's country sourdough bread in my freezer! I must have frozen it and forgotten all about it. So on Friday[...]

Walnuts, coffee, and butter are classic combinations. There are many recipes for a coffee walnut cake, that has walnut butter cake and coffee buttercream.[...]

I picked up some Viana Baby Bratwurst at Ester's Pub in Little Rock a couple weekends ago, but I wasn't sure what to do with them. These tofu-based brats are[...]

Slim & Husky's , a Black-owned, hip-hop-themed, Nashville-based pizza chain, opened a Memphis location in December 2020, and they have a vegan sausage and[...]

A while back, Like Meat and Fry's Family Foods sent me a bunch of vegan plant meats to try, and I've been slowly working my way through them. This review will[...]

Last Saturday, LuLu's vegan bakery at the Cooper-Young Farmer's Market was selling three kinds of vegan focaccia! I can't remember all three, but I had a tough[...]

My friend Barb over at That Was Vegan is cranking out books like nobody's business! Her new cookbook, Vegan Cookbook for Teens , features 100 easy and[...]

Finally, I can make it!!!! Well, last week I tried to make this cake because I wanted to create this lovely cake that's a combination of delicious almond[...]

My best friend Sheridan and her partner Drew are both teachers, and they're off for the summer. So I decided to take last Friday off and drive down to Little[...]

I'm a big believer in the power of CBD for sleep, minor aches and pains, anxiety, pretty much anything! And CBD Living makes lots of vegan products, like[...]

Here are a few things I've been eating lately! I bought some burrito-sized tortillas recently, and I can't stop making wraps! Maybe it's the heat, but I want[...]

One of the menus that I make very often is sandwich bread. Actually, it came from the fact that I bought new sandwich bread pans from Japan. It took a lot of[...]

One of the baked goods that my family really loves is a cookie. As I said that we always have a jar (or 2) of cookies on the kitchen counter ^^, and the flavor[...]

I love summer!! And to me, 4th of July is the epitome of summer fun. Grilling, beer, fireworks. I'm here for all of that. Since the 4th fell on a Sunday, I[...]

Anyone who reads this blog knows I'm a No Meat Athlete super-fan. I credit NMA podcast hosts Matt Frazier and Doug Hay for inspiring me to dream beyond the[...]

This tart is one of my all-time favorite desserts. As it's not only sweet but comes with the tanginess from the lemon curd, sweet and caramel taste from[...]

I'm growing basil in my garden, and I had quite a bit that needed to be used last week, so I made the Vegan Basil Pesto from The No Meat Athlete Cookbook and[...]

Y'all, Memphis has a NEW BLACK-OWNED VEGAN RESTAURANT! For the longest time, Imagine Vegan Cafe and Raw Girls were the only fully vegan restaurants in town.[...]

Monday, June 28 was mine and Paul's 17-year anniversary! Hard to believe it's been that long, and that number makes me feel really old. But hey, time flies[...]

Here are a few bowls I've been eating lately! Last night, I had this Fried Rice Bowl with brown rice, marinated and airfried tofu, Just Egg, summer squash,[...]

Well, I rarely follow the trends, or you can say that I'm a bit out of trends, haha. Because when someone talked about the Molten chocolate cake, all I can[...]

Y'all know I like it hot! The spicier, the better! We grow hot peppers (ghosts, trinidad scorpions, carolina reapers), and I've been known to sneak those into[...]

I went to Arkansas on Sunday to hang out with my dad for Father's Day! My dad is a badass biker dude with a heart of gold. He's also quite the cook! In the[...]

Sunday was the Summer Solstice, but since it was also Father's Day, I decided to hold off on celebrating until Monday, June 21. In some traditions, the 21st is[...]

At the beginning of 2021, I started a point system to track healthy habits. For every goal habit I do (running, yoga, eating the colors of the rainbow, etc.),[...]

I think that for my family, a cookie is the most favorite baked goods. Most of the cookies are easy to make, eat and keep. I always have a jar of cookies on my[...]

Here's an assortment of vegan breakfasts I've been eating lately! We'll start with this sexy Vegan Omelet made from Just Egg and stuffed with Daiya cheddar,[...]

As a vegan food blogger, I often get cool free products to test out and feature on the blog. Sometimes a company will send one box of something or maybe two,[...]

Yesterday, I posted a review of some Fry's Family Foods and Like Meat plant meats. Both companies sent me a bunch of products to review, and I'm slowly working[...]

One day last week, I stopped by Global Café in Crosstown Concourse for lunch before going into the office. I've been working from home some and in the office[...]