Dear America, We are now reaping exactly what we’ve sown. Make no mistake: our current embarrassing political/social crisis is no accident or anomaly. The time for personal responsibility, for reconnection and for revolution is here and now. But we have to shake ourselves out of our stupor and wake up. Why…
Watching one of the “doctors” remove a “liver” the other day on Gray’s Anatomy, I experienced a sudden rush of compassion and gratitude for my body: all of that stuff in there that I never really even visualize, working without complaint every moment of every day to maintain balance, to handle everything I throw at…
We have played God with the Earth, and we have not been kind or just gods. Nope. Instead we’ve wreaked havoc on natural systems, rained suffering and destruction upon other species, created chemicals and materials that cannot decay and populated beyond all reasonable capacity. The habitat we polluted is our own. Devastation is everywhere we…
People ask me all the time: “how do you just eat raw, vegan foods? It seems way too hard!” You know what I think is hard? NOT just eating raw, vegan foods! Today alone, I 1) listened to NPR’s story on palm oil, and how that’s causing environmental destruction, 2) signed a petition against the use of BPAs…
This week I’m keeping it really simple. Breakfasts: Same as always, Smoothies, Juices, Fruit and Granola Lunches: Guacamole, Chips, Tomato and Onion Salad with Parsly, Pasta with Sundried Middle Eastern Marinara Dinners: Mushroom Ranch Burgers, More Spicy Bean Lettuce Wraps (can’t get enuf of this right now!), BBQ Chicken Fingers Snacks: Fruits, nuts, seeds, green…
This week I’m running a bit off the rails, as I had one of my favorite people in the world over last weekend and missed Farmer’s Market (so worth it though!). I made a couple of quick trips to the Co op to make a tiny bit of Guest-Food, and am off to the Co…