Smarties – Vegan Halloween Candy
I’m sure it isn’t news that Smarties candies are vegan. They are just little pills of sugar, after all. But when I happened upon their website, I couldn’t help but notice that they have a page entitled...
View ArticleLosing my dog, losing my guilt
One week ago, my 14-year-old dog, Emmet, who’d spent nearly his whole life with me, was euthanized. Since then, I’ve been plagued with regret and guilt over all the many ways in which I deprived him of...
View ArticleMatching funds for Goat Mountain Sanctuary through March
For the entire month of March, all donations to Goat Mountain Ranch Sanctuary, near Asheville, NC, regardless of dollar amount, will be matched by an anonymous donor. The sanctuary is one of the few...
View ArticleDobra Tea: Secret veg, gluten-free restauant
Going out for tea has never appealed to me, so when Dobra Tea opened in Asheville a few years ago, I never bothered checking it out. I finally went there this evening at the invitation of a friend and...
View ArticleVegan Organic Mattress
Finding a chemical-free mattress without any wool is not as easy as one might hope. It turns out that state laws dictate mattresses be fire retardant, and that means they either have chemicals or they...
View ArticleVegan Violin Bow Hair
Years before this site became a blog, perhaps even before blogs were a thing, I wrote about my vegan violin bow that I had specially made for me. Since that post is buried in the pages of the old...
View ArticleArbonne, vegan and gluten-free personal care products
First, let me say that I do not gain, financially or otherwise, from the sale of Arbonne products. A local Arbonne consultant, Sarah Jukes, asked me if I’d like to try some of their products and write...
View ArticleBean Salad – favorite recipe for 2013
I’ve eaten this meal probably 50 times this year and I still love it. It’s easy, healthy, and filling. Bean Salad 2 Cans beans – recommend black beans, aduki beans, and/or black-eyed peas 1 Cucumber,...
View ArticleVegan Twinkie alternative exists!
In junior high school, I was so known for loving Twinkies, that my friends used to buy them for me by the box for my birthday. There have been vegan versions of just about every childhood treat, except...
View ArticleDinner and Bikes Event (Vegan+GF)
From the Bike-Ready.com website: The Bikenomics East Coast Tour makes a stop in Asheville on Thursday, June 26! Please join us at West End Bakery (757 Haywood Rd in West Asheville) from 7pm to 10pm for...
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