http://www.theveganplace.com Your Vegan Home Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:09:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, so I have committed to doing 1/2 hour daily meditation for at least 40 days first thing in the morning. Today was my 3rd day. I am hoping to start each day feeling a little more grounded and focused. I definitely feel a little calmer the last few days ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2012/01/12/daily-meditation/ I hope everyone has had an awesome start to their New Year. I started mine with the flu. I am still struggling with it today, but am filling a little better. Even with how crappy I felt, I did a little cooking yesterday. A girl has to eat. Last night ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2012/01/02/happy-new-year/ Okay, so when I am not feeling well, I crave comfort food. This morning I wanted something yummy, comforting and easy to make, so I added some gourmet flavors to our morning oatmeal. Nothing says comfort like a nice warm bowl of oatmeal in the morning. Okay, so actually it ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2012/01/02/vegan-comfort-food/ Okay, so for the most part I am a live and let live type of person, but when the living of others interferes with my personal freedoms I become a bit annoyed to say the least. Right before Christmas my family and I went to see the San Francisco 49ers ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2012/01/02/mothers-rant/ I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on this blog. I got sidetracked for quite some time with the Vegan Fashion Blog and school and life. I am sure many of you understand this. After several adventures I have returned to my virtual home and my ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2011/12/29/ive-moved-back-home/ It makes me so sad that I haven't had a lot of time for posting and cooking lately. I am probably only cooking about twice a week lately. This week I made some really good food though. I made Vegan Black Bean Soup on Monday, one of my dh all ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/24/i-love-tofu/ So I broke down and finally tried the Amy's Mattar dinner with Daahl. It was absolutely delicious. I have tried over and over again to find good frozen Indian food and have yet to be impressed until trying this dinner. I particularly liked the Da. I could have eaten a ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/13/amys-mattar-tofu/ I don't know how many of you have tried the peanut butter Tofutti Cuties, but they are to die for. The chocolate is so chocolaty and the peanut butter ice cream is perfect and creamy. My whole family is hooked. Last night I made a new variation of the nachos ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/11/tofutti-cutie-peanut-butter-heaven-and-dinner-flexibility/ It is funny, because I read the other day something about Tofutti cream cheese and Tofutti sour cream having partially hydrogenated oils. Apparently Tofutti cream cheese and sour cream comes in two versions, with or without hydrogenated oils. There was a whole discussion about how the non-hydrogenated version tastes chalky. ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/07/vegan-nachos/ Well, I have survived my first week of work and am re-adjusting to getting up at 4:45am. Luckily I only work a couple of blocks away from work since I have to be there at 5:30am. I have been making dinner in bulk so that I have nutritious vegan foods ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/06/some-vegan-musts/