We’ve been rambling for two years now. We’ve gotten pretty good at arranging our temporary kitchen at each stop in order to maintain a whole food plant based diet. Our first task in a new …
A Daily Dozen
I recently found a free app that’s been a big help with our meal planning.
Finding our food in a small Alpujarran village
Friends who know that Jamie and I are plant based eaters asked how we’re managing in Mairena, the tiny Alpujarran village where we’ve spent the last 5 months. Our answer is, “Surprisingly well!” This region of Spain grows about 50 percent of Europe’s produce making it plentiful and inexpensive for the local residents.
Olive Harvest in the Alpujarra
When December rolls around it’s time to harvest olives destined to be pressed for their oil at the local olive mill.
Castañas Asadas or Roasted Chestnuts
We’re all familiar with the December classic that begins, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” Funny thing, I didn’t know the song is titled “The Christmas Song,” neither did I realize that roasting chestnuts was …
Granadas (Pomegranates) in Granada Province ES
Pomegranate season is officially over in the Alpujarra. When we arrived in late October we had only a couple of weeks to get our fill of these extraordinary fruits. Most of the beautiful fall foliage …
Vitamin D and Me
I’ve been reading a lot about the relationship of Vitamin D and Covid-19 complications in the news. I imagine you have too. I think it all got started when Dr. Fauci (the director of the …
My Reckoning With Hidden Consumption: Part 2 — Food Waste
In Part I of this series I examined my clothing purchase habits in order to reduce my contribution to the fashion industry’s environmentally unsustainable practices. Part II is a similar examination of my role in …
Gone Vegan: The How, Why, and When of Our Gentle Diet
Going vegan is our idea of promoting a life of gentle living. It took us 20 years to get here but about three years ago we finally, fully adapted to eating in a manner that minimizes the exploitation of animals and can heal our planet.
Our Lesson in the Orchard: Paella de Verduras
We’ve been living in Valencia, the home of paella, for more than a year now. During that time we have enjoyed a couple of excellent, some good but not great, and one truly horrible version …
How Healthy Eating Became a Habit at Our House
On January 1, 2015, we gave ourselves six months to drop some weight. Jamie had never purposely set out to take in fewer calories than he needed. In other words, he has never dieted. Like …