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Despite my last post about retiring my vegan jersey, I haven’t been compelled to actually do it yet. I’m like the guy on the bench who thinks he just might get the chance to be a significant player if he stays in just one more year. That’s not the best metaphor, but I’m also not the best vegan. Or rather, despite my efforts for the past 38 days, I still don’t feel like a good vegan. It seems like there needs to be some middle ground for vegetarians who are consciously avoiding dairy but don’t feel up to the weighted ‘vegan’ label. Or is it all the same? At this point, I’m a little over defining anything related to my eating habits. So, there’s that.
As long as I’m still batting for the perpetually-meatless, I should probably do some additional research so that I don’t wake up in the middle of the night and crawling and whining around on my living room floor because I’ve just cursed an apple for dying too soon and can’t bring myself to eat another piece of pita bread.
Enter your password to view comments June 7th, 2008
Tomorrow is my last day as a vegan. Well, my last day officially counting down, or smiling as people count down for me. My last day defining what being a vegan means to me or waving a skull and crossbones vegan flag. At some point, I’m hoping ‘vegan’ will morph into “Vegas” and I’ll wake up there and stop having to define and otherwise defend myself. It’s not a hard gig really, if you consider that now I have a semi-complete spice rack, am well versed in Moby’s Blueberry Vegan pancakes, AND if you consider it a PLUS, I’ve never had so many people tell me I don’t have to lose weight.
I’ve almost developed an affinity for soy milk and tofu, and things made with extra virgin olive oil. I haven’t however, adjusted to the lengthy periods of time I’ve spent preparing food; my countertops smeared thick with flour and flour-like substances. My trash can has also never smelled so completely horrible. In conjunction with my obsession for recycling, the bag is most currently home to a failed vegan chik’n and dumplings recipe (too salty) and no matter how many boxes of baking soda, sanitizers and other devices expected to emit fragrances, the only thing my kitchen smells of is a special brand of mold and decomposition, mixed with just a hint of lavender.
Of course, I’m still meditating on a list of things I’ve learned, loved, and absolutely hated along the way. And believe me, there’s a list. What I’m really trying to say is that IhaveonedayleftasaveganandIhaven’treallymadeadecisionifI’mgoingtocontinue
tobeaveganorjumpintofull-fledgedmeateatingstraightawayorifI’llbeavegetarian
whichislookingprettygoodrightnow.
Enter your password to view comments May 30th, 2008
I used the recipe from my previous post, although I forgot the nutritional yeast and added way less onions and mushrooms because frankly, I don’t like them. In my defense, I’ve had more mushrooms this week than in my entire life so far. So, plus one. Overall. Not bad. I added a couple tablespoons of organic, mild salsa, toast, and Smart Bacon.
May 4th, 2008
I’m finally catching up on my queue of This American Life podcasts that iTunes informed me yesterday it had stopped automatically downloading because I hadn’t listened in a while. When I moved in to my apartment, I think I envisioned it playing from strategically placed speakers, while I drank wine and mixed an abundance of vegetables and a handful of unpronounceable foods in a dutch oven. I was perhaps, leaned back against a door, one leg lifted, possibly reading a thick book or magazine, taking notes. I have barely cooked a meal, rarely do laundry and hardly have time to read upright in my kitchen, despite my love of it.
So, this is all changing.
In an attempt at filling my house with recycled items, saving energy and recycling, I’ve been thrown into the world of natural foods. A few good cookbooks (Veganomicon, for one), and a trip to Whole Foods has opened up my mind like nothing in the past few years. It is easily the simplest revelation I’ve had. Eat healthy = feel better, do better, be better! It’s like freakin’ Dead Poet’s Society and I’m beating my fists on my chest on a desktop.
The plan is to eat vegan for the month of May. I’m not sure I have the wherewithal to last a month, but I’m the type of person who needs deadline.
Enter your password to view comments April 5th, 2008
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