Flipping through my recipe books that I got for Christmas today, I came across this delicious soup. A classic Tuscan Winter dish, it’s loaded with potatoes and hearty sausage. Just because I cook vegan doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy this seriously cozy meal. With a few small tweaks, I created a just-as-hearty Zuppa Toscana with…
Month: January 2020
January Favourites – Romantic Vintage Fashion, Books and CBD Skincare.
Rain in droves with no sunshine in the forecast until February. A good time to be comfy at home enjoying some rainy day activities. For me that is usually playing the piano, watching movies, creating a menu for our weeks meals and writing this blog. The following are things I’ve been loving in January as…
Movies And Shows Filmed In The Pacific Northwest- Chapter III
I wrote the last chapter of my Pacific Northwest movies and shows in 2018. With the amount of filming done in this area, these blogs could go on for a long time. I’m sticking however to shows and movies I’ve watched. For me, these are about immersing myself in the atmospheric environments these shows create. …
How To Stock A Plant Based Pantry, Meal Ideas & Veggie Comfort Food Recipes.
Today I wanted to share how we made the switched over to eating a predominantly whole food, plant based diet. It’s been something my husband and I have discussed a few times in the name of our health mostly and me, being a Cancerian sun sign am very black or white. I just decided during…
5 Pieces In My Wardrobe I Can’t Live Without
Today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is an instant language.” —Miuccia Prada It seems no matter how much clothes we collect, there are always pieces we gravitate to, wear over and over again or repurchase. The pieces I’ve chosen below are staples in my closet; items I’ve created a relationship with. I buy…
Snow Days Are Better With Walnut Banana Bread (no milk, eggs or butter)
The snow is finally here with more in the forecast for the next few days. We dream about a white Christmas every year on the coast but it hasn’t happened since 2008. This morning fluffy snowflakes swirled down as I stood at the window with a mug of warm cashew milk sweetened with honey and…
New Year Minimalism: Home Decor, Beauty, Food and Fashion.
“ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” I love the holidays and the excessiveness of it all – The eating, the shopping and glittery everything. There comes a moment however and even before the year ends that I start to crave simplicity. By January I find myself gravitating toward a lighter palette of nudes, whites…
Non Dairy Cream Of Mushroom Soup
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” ― Albert Einstein One of my favourite things about Wintertime is comfort food cooking. The slow cooker takes centre stage on the counter and the crock pot gets to shine. It’s…
Welcoming 2020
For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. It is just after 4pm on December 31st. I’m sat on the couch accompanied by my kitties; Merlin sleeps peacefully purring next to me and Salem under his beloved Christmas tree. He’ll miss the…