Today will be my last post for a few days. I am going with my dad to my grandparents to help clean out their house. They are both very old and their health is failing. My grandfather has been in longterm care, but will be returning home in a couple of weeks. He still isn’t ambulatory so I we have to move his bed into the living, which is basically cluttered with everything my grandfather has collected over the years, including magazines and newspapers. We will basically be emptying out the whole room, steam cleaning it and then only returning the things that are necessary. It is supposed to be 107 degrees there on Saturday, the day we plan on doing most of the work. They live in the California desert. Thank goodness our hotel has a pool, because I will be utilizing it in the evening. No need for working out this weekend anyway, which btw, I have being doing a great job with. I have walked everyday for at least 45 minutes in the morning and walk for another 30040 minutes in the evenning. In addition, I have been lifting weights again, which feels so darn good. I am loving it.

Did anyone watch Rachel Ray the other night. She was doing a tour of California’s Central Coast. Well that is where I live. I has happy to find out some information that I didn’t know before, such as Buona Tavola uses local, organic fruits and veggies. I haven’t been to Big Sky Cafe in a long time, but need to make a point in doing that again soon. I want to put together a vegan guide to the Central Coast, including vegan friendly wineries (since this is one a several wine areas in California). Unfortunately, this project is not exactly at the top of my list right now.

I am hoping to have time to post a quick recipe tomorrow, but if I don’t I hope everyone has an awesome weekend.

P.S. My hubbie is ultra supportive of my choice to be vegan, my dad lives by the motto live and let live and my brother is his wife are glad to see me eating so healthy and love my recipes. My mom on the other hand is a bit resistant. I think she is afraid that I will be different in other ways and not a true member of the family as a vegan. Thank you everyone for posting your opinions. I will be vegan no matter what anyone says, but I do live across the street from my parents and we have a lot of family gatherings.

P.S.S. So I guess I had more to say than I thought. This week I cooked Vegan Tortilla Soup, one of my all time favorite recipes; barbecued corn and potato; Mediterranean Pizza Sandwiches (this is a must post recipe, because these were so good, may I will make them again next week and take pictures); and spaghetti with Italian Tomato Sauce. Tonight I am having leftovers because I will be busy cleaning up the house and getting ready to go out of town.

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