I've been cooking a lot lately. Several years ago I bought a cook book written by Rachel Ray. I have never used it, as I have been eating mostly vegan lately. I skimmed through it the other day and found tons of side dishes that were plant based as well as recipes where I could omit the meat. The meals are so severely cheap too. I've been spending my Tuesdays at Stanley's buying a week or two worth of produce and making some really delicious meals.

I've also figured out a way to make veggies on the verge into a dish. These are vegetables that look like they are close to expiring, close to their demise. Before I let them go bad (I absolutely hate food waste), I pretty much throw in everything that is close to going bad into a pasta dish with a little red wine vinegar and some olive oil. So good!

Ah, I've mostly cut out caffeine out of my diet, except on my naughty weekends. I even stopped drinking green tea. This has been going on for a couple of weeks now. I'm sure I will pick up the habit again, nothing feels better than coffee in the morning. I felt as if I was becoming too reliant on it for my energy source.

I have a new weekly blog that I'm into called The Kind Life, by Alicia Silverstone.  I was doing my morning Oprah show watching routine and caught her on the episode. She talked about flirting with the idea of becoming vegan, asking herself the big "What if" questions.  The always gorgeous Alicia has become a source of inspiration. You should visit her site.

My Weekly Randoms:

One of the tenants in my building needed a stand in last week for a photo session. I was chosen and made it clear that in no way was I photogenic. I worked it out though. I had such a good time doing it, and the photos turned out really great. I had a hard time being cheesy, but the more serious ones turned out to be the best. They looked as if I were a nun seeking salvation. There was a light that subtly hit my forehead and eyes, but the rest of my face was cast in darkness. It was brilliantly good, but my friend will not let me have them, even after an argument ensued. They are for the blog only, and not for facebook apparently. I will post a link to the blog with the pictures, once they are up.

I've been in Mad Men heaven lately. I am finally getting caught up on Season 2. I love this show. I double majored in Women's Studies and English in college and could imagine an entire class being developed based around this show. The discussions would be profound. I love the strong female characters in the show. I love how it takes on the sexism, during a time period when women's lib was just emerging just coming into light. Such a great effing show.

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