I have a confession to make – as much as I love my Kindle, I still have a great love for books. While e-readers offer convenience and the ability to store a vast library one one device, there’s something about the way a book feels that makes it special. I think it’s a combination of [...]
Food Tuesday – The Feeding the Masses Edition
Welcome to Food Tuesday, a little round-up that always seems to hit press a few hours before Wednesday. I didn’t mean to hit on a theme this week, but my search for articles resulted in some interesting coincidences that I’m chalking up to synchronicity. Works for me! My fiance left Ireland for Canada in search [...]
Changing the World, One Product at a Time
Ever wondered what you can do to make the world a little better? Consider replacing your lipstick. No, really. There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about lead in lipstick, but today I came across an article that was even more troubling – it seems that a broad spectrum of cosmetics [...]
Tales of a Vegan Butcher
Back when I was in college, I became famous among my friends for making gyoza – Japanese pork dumplings that are fairly akin to Chinese pot stickers. I was making them with a friend one night and asked her to help me by mixing the meat and other ingredients by hand. She recoiled, disgusted. “I’m [...]