Category Archives: Adventures in Flexitarianism

Meatless Monday: sweet and sour cabbage

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kate

This is a recipe from Robin Robertson’s Fresh from the Vegan Slow cooker. I had a whole cabbage from the CSA and I usually make slaw, soup or if I’m feeling really fancy stuffed cabbage. I thought I would try … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Review | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Meatless Monday: two-lentil Chili from fresh from the vegan slow cooker

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Kate

When I got home from this year’s LSA I didn’t really feel like going to the grocery store. Thankfully, I had storage vegetables, dried lentils and tins of veg in my cupboard. I had everything I needed for two-lentil chili … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Review | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Review: Engine #2 Diet

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Kate

Keeping with the theme of this year, I read this book because I knew it was vegan and I thought it would have good recipes. I really enjoyed the recipes and I like all of the stories about people taking … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Lit, Review | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Oh, you know.

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Kate

I’ve gone off the flexitarian rails and straight into meat and potato land. In case you were wondering, doing that after having cut so much junk out of your diet makes you feel terrible. It also makes you feel a … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Flexitarianism, Experiments | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Lifestyle Blues

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Kate

I have a lot of things on the horizon and so most of my energy is going towards getting everything together for my dissertation proposal, getting everything ready for a workshop in Amsterdam, getting everything ready so that I can … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Review: The Lean by Kathy Freston

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Kate

This book seemed so easy and wonderful that it was a book (and an eating plan) I just had to try out. Kathy Freston’s book outlines a 30 day eating plan that asks you to make one new small change … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Lit, Review | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Stocking Staples

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Kate

My friend Emily in a recent post highly recommended that you buy frozen veggies when you grocery shop. I think this is a great idea and I do this as well. Don’t know what to have for dinner? Break out … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Life is like that | Tagged , | Comments Off

Week 4 is done!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kate

So, I’ve done it! A whole month doing my best to not consume any dairy. And, I actually feel pretty great, which is awesome since it is a stressful time of year: the end of the Spring semester. I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, Life is like that | Comments Off

VT’s Pineapple skewers with pineapple fried rice

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Kate

For Easter it seemed appropriate to cook something special for dinner. I decided to do this pair of recipes from the January/February issue of Vegetarian Times. I love pineapple. I love it so much. And, this seemed like the perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Life is like that, Review | Tagged , , | Comments Off

VT’s cherry-almond strudel

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Kate

This is another review of a recipe from this month’s Vegetarian Times. I figured since I had a bunch of phyllo dough, I’d continue to work my way through the fancy phyllo recipes. It turns out, I’ve noticed, that phyllo … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 senses, Adventures in Flexitarianism, food, Life is like that, Recipe | Tagged , , , | Comments Off