Introduction

So I'm just going to elaborate a little more on why I'm here and why I think people should read my thoughts and activities!

I've been vegan for 8 months now and have truly found a new passion. I always liked to cook (kind of)... but now I LOVE it. I love learning about new grains and vegetables and going to the farmer's market and just getting foods that speak to me and then figuring out how to turn them into dinner. This lifestyle has forced me to become creative and adventurous in my cooking...

People ask me all the time, "How do you just eat vegetables all the time? How do you get enough protein? What, you don't eat cheese? I'd die without cheese? Don't you miss REAL food" Etc.... But here's what they don't know; I eat a larger and better variety of foods now then I ever did and I have yet to feel deprived of anything! As for the protein, calcium, iron, or whatever else people are convinced I'm deficient in, I would explain to them that you can't just take the typical American diet, extract meat and dairy, and expect to have a nutritionally sound diet. I've taken a lot of time to make sure I'm putting the right things IN my diet so that I get plenty of nutrients. Additionally, the food media (yes it exists) has infiltrated our minds with the thoughts that we need massive amounts of protein and calcium, which can only be derived from animals, and that is just FALSE!

Anyways, moving on... So as you can see I'm pretty passionate about this stuff, which comes out in daily conversation, and as it does, inevitably, someone states, "You know, you should really start a blog!" Now maybe it's because they're actually interested in what I'm telling them, or maybe it's their way of telling me to talk cyberspace's ear off instead of theirs, but either way... I'm going for it.

So I hope to use this outlet to explain to people why I've chosen this lifestyle, why I think it's important and healthy, and to give them ideas for the kitchen, and help other people think that they can eat and live a different way than the mainstream of traditional Meat and Potatoes America!

And if you're on this journey with me, please share your trials and adventures with me... Any road is a hard road alone, some company is always welcome!