Hanging In There

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I have survived halloween without my very favorite candy. I found a vegan alternative at Whole Foods which was delicious.
The same cannot be said for my lip balm. I tried the Merry Hempsters peppermint lip balm and it was the most vile tasting thing. Not a hint of peppermint in sight. I am looking for a great tating, very emoillent vegan lip balm. I do not care about the cost, I want something fantastic.

Hanging in There

It has been eight weeks since I took the plunge. I still salivate at the sight of cheddar but I an hanging in there. Cheddae was quite an addiction for me. Eggs and other animal products, I do not miss at all.

I had been trying to eat more greens but since the spinach scare, I have cut back on chard and kale also just to be on the safe side. I hope this clears up soon, I do not want to live in fear of a vegetable (LOL)

Looking back on the last six weeks

vegannewbieLooking back on the last six weeks, I realized that I made quite a few mistakes - trying to keep my meals completely healthy. Last Saturday,. I made a batch of Oatmeal/Chocolate chip cookies. I used a vegan margarine, vegan chocolate chips, dried cranberries , whole wheat pastry flour and all-purpose unbleached flour. It was a variation on my favorite cookie. (yummy!)

I have also been cooking from scratch. I do not know why I am being so self righteous. This week, I am going to lighten up. It is OK to use canned beans or frozen falafel or prepared humuus.

I hope this is just a phase and that it is over!

Week Four- Salivating over Cheddar

vegannewbie
There I was standing infront of Whole Foods deli counter trying to think of reasons not to buy a chunk of cheddar cheese. I could literally taste the tang of the sharp cheddar but I somehow got the courage to leave the grocery store sans cheddar!

I used to have a serious love affair with cheese. Eggs I can do without, no problem. Cheese, I seriously mourn- the plight of the cows are not reason enough most days. I try to think of my arteries being unclogged of the cholesterol. I think that I have come too far to turn back, but it isn't easy!

Searching for the Perfect Vegan cookbook

vegannewbie
I have been searching for the perfect vegan cookbook. So far I have tried Vive le Vegan - it was OK but not great Today, I bought Vegan Planet. This book is huge (400 recipes)! I will look through it this weekend and hopefully make something from it.

I have been making my same old things from my vegetarian years - the recipes without milk and eggs. I want to srep ouside the box and make something very different. Any ideas?

Welcome to my third week of being vegan. I was a ovo-lacto vegetarian for about 21 years. I got a few surprises when a went vegan :

1) Loose stools or runny pooh
2) I developed acne for the first time in my life

I was sure that I had been eating large amount of fiber so the first on caught me off guard. The acne I totally do not understand. Is this some form of detox from dairy or eggs? Has anyone else experienced this?

I would like some suggestions of good vegan cookbooks. I have Vive le Vegan, it is OK but not great.