Cultivating curiosity and wellbeing in Mexico
Reading and watching the history of Dr. Max Gerson and the strict plant-based diet that he developed during his treatment of a number of conditions and diseases was one of the earliest influences in my move toward eliminating animal products from my diet. Dying to Have Known is a documentary Continue Reading →
We recently returned from an approximate one-month road trip; therefore the long silence since my last post. Our trip took us from our home in Mexico up to Texas, something we usually do once a year at about this time. This year we also took a side trip and hopped Continue Reading →
This recipe for Hasselback Potatoes that I just came across on the ‘net looks fabulous, and can easily be adapted to a vegan version simply by using only olive oil instead of butter and foregoing the sour cream (or using a vegan version). I’m partial to salt-free garlic and herb Continue Reading →
The incredible Homemade Raw Vegan Ice Cream Bars posted at Veggie Wedgie caught my attention a while back. I actually experimented a bit with the vanilla coconut ice cream, but it wasn’t until my fascination with the idea of the chocolaty smoothness of the choco-avocado ice cream bars truly kicked Continue Reading →
Going vegan means giving up eggs, among many other things. And if you want to be a healthy vegan, it also means going very light on the oils, even if they are from pure, cold-pressed and vegetable sources. And well, mayonnaise is virtually all egg yolk and oil. Even though Continue Reading →
Image via Wikipedia Pumpkin seeds in Mexico are called pepitas. In looking for a creamy alternative to milk-based salad dressings, and being acquainted with a creamy, thick sauce made of ground pumpkin seeds used in the cuisine of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, particularly in a dish known as Papatzul, Continue Reading →
Hello. I’m experimenting. For the past four years or so, I have been a diminishing meat eater of sorts –a quasi-vegetarian undergoing periodic growth spurts in the veggie-direction. During that period I virtually eliminated red meat from my diet, and quite happily. I was eating chicken no more than about Continue Reading →
Sequel to yesterday’s post, Boas in the Mist. … The birds were squawking again just after dawn in the vacant lot behind our house. It was comforting to hear them farther away than yesterday morning. Continue Reading →
What a surprise to be awakened by raucous magpie jays and grackles heralding the passage of a large boa constrictor through the confines of our tropical garden in Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Continue Reading →
Spectacular sculptures representative of the Women of the various regions of the state of Guerrero, Mexico, now adorn the street corners and plazas of downtown Zihuatanejo for the enjoyment of visitors and residents alike. Continue Reading →
Zihuatanejo’s Municipal Market, or Mercado, is located on Boulevard Benito Juarez, close to the downtown core. It’s on the regular Micro bus route and anyone will point you in the right direction if you can just say “mercado” (mehr-kah-doh) It can be disconcerting to the shopper used to serve-yourself supermarket Continue Reading →