Vegan Soul Food, part 2

View from the apartment window - a departure from the usual clear sunny fall days we've been having in KC this fall

I love fall. It's my favorite season by far. The clear blue Midwestern skies, the crisp and vibrant leaves and the cool breezes catch me by surprise and flood my senses with beauty every year. I'm also a fan of fall because I love the bounty of the fall harvest.

This next recipe helped warm me up on a particularly chilly and rainy fall day (the only one we've had so far in KC).

Vegan Soul Food, part 1

I made it through Musculoskeletal and now we're on to Cardiopulmonary I. What better way to kick off the new section than to make a batch of tasty black-eyed pea fritters?! My next few blog posts will be recipes from a cookbook my sister sent me last month: Vegan Soul Kitchen by Bryant Terry (Thanks Krsitin!). What I love about this book is that Terry adds personal stories to go along with each recipe and he also suggests a music, art, and even reading selection to "pair" with each delicious creation.

Thai Obsession

The past three weeks have been a hectic whirlwind of lectures, trying to stay caught up, laundry piles growing out of control, studying, studying, and more studying! I took my first midterm on Monday - it was scary simply because I had no idea what to expect. My dad's mantra applied to this midterm, as it applies to most challenges in my life: put your mind to it, and you will do great.

A New Direction

It's a beautiful summer night, the moon is huge in the sky, and I'm reflecting on changes that are taking place in my life right now. You'll notice a new theme on my blog. I've decided to cut animal products from my diet.

I'm Back!

Hello my fellow food lovers! I'm back from the abyss otherwise known as writing and defending my thesis, walking 400 miles across Spain, moving across the country, and starting my first week of medical school!