Category Archives: Flirting with Vegan

As you may know I’m a recent vegetarian flirting with veganism (according to the dictionary not a word, but oh well!). On this page I’ll share my experiences with vegan cuisine – the good, the bad, the ugly – so you don’t make the same mistakes I do lest it turn you off forever!

I Kissed a Pig. And I Liked It.

purina farms petting zoo, Saint Louis, MO

  Okay, technically it was nose-to-snout but I’m calling it. I can’t say it for certain, but I have to imagine this is exactly what I looked the first time I came face-to-face with a farm animal some three plus decades … Continue reading

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(Vegan) Cooking Under The Influence

margarita with salt, NY NY

Do you get super productive or gain new abilities when you’re buzzed? It’s so nice to wake up to a sparkling bathroom you don’t remember cleaning. And my French is flawless after a few glasses bottle of wine. I recently … Continue reading

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(Mis)Adventures in Fake Meat

For those of you new to my blog wondering what fake meats have to do with kitties, let me explain.  I’ve been a pescatarian (each seafood but no meat) for several years because of my cats (check out my post … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving and ThanksLiving to All!

I couldn’t let the day pass without taking the time to proclaim gratitude for all I am blessed with in my life. In addition to good health I’m most thankful for my two and four-legged family members and my amazing … Continue reading

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Color Me Vegan

I’m super excited about my plan to attend ThanksLiving at the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary with a few friends today.  ThanksLiving is a fundraising event for the Sanctuary in which Turkeys are the guests of honor and bi-pods dine on … Continue reading

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(Vegan) Lasagna Fit for Garfield

I am well aware that cats are obligate carnivores so don’t go posting comments calling me an animal abuser.  I’m taking creative license to prove my point. This lasagna is darn good. When I put a call out for vegan … Continue reading

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meat(less)balls

I’m a notoriously bad flirt. I should have been a caveman. See what I like, knock it over the head, drag it home and be done with it. Flirting with vegan has been a bit of a challenge as well. … Continue reading

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Cold Weather Comfort Food (Vegetarian/Vegan)

As a vegetarian flirting with vegan (okay, a pescatarian, but that sounds like a religion) I find it difficult to get enough protein and iron in my diet. I like lentils and love my mom’s lentil soup recipe, but sometimes … Continue reading

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All Hail Kale!

After my Brooklyn-living-bike-obsessed boyfriend and I broke up last fall (You can read more about him in ”The 2nd of 9 Lives“) he began updating Facebook with status messages the likes of “Making Kale soup!”, “Eating Kale again tonight!” My first reaction … Continue reading

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Healthy Vegan Dinner in 10 Minutes (or Less!)

lentils, tomato and pasta

A super easy way to make a protein-filled pasta dinner in a pinch. All you need is a can of lentil beans (I like French Lentils),  Marinara Sauce (any pasta sauce in a jar you like) and pasta!  If you … Continue reading

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