Can Vegan Be Delicious Too?

Over the past few years, I've gone back and forth with trying to decide if eating vegan would be a suitable decision for me and for my lifestyle. While vegan means absolutely no animal products, it doesn't necessarily mean that I'd be eating only salads and wheat germ. The following images are of some vegan dishes I've eaten at some of the wonderful vegan/vegetarian restaurants here in Seattle.

I'll let you decide if vegan is depriving oneself of yummy foods:

Two types of "burgers" from Veggie Grill: half a Portabella Mushroom burger, and half a southwest 'chick'n' burger - yes, a vegan one made from wheat and soy(?).

Probably one of the most satisfying vegan Thai dishes available sans soy - served by my favorite Seattle restaurant, Chaco Canyon Cafe.

And a return visit to Chaco Canyon resulted in this completely delicious raw taco salad. Yes, those chips are made from raw ingredients.

Finally, who knew that a doughnut could be vegan? Well, this just means that there are no eggs, dairy, honey, or gelatin in the product. These are from the ever-delicious Mighty-O shop in Wallingford, but they do make deliveries to the Greenwood Fred Meyer if Wallingford is much too far away.

What do you think?

Em

Creating Pockets of Adventures

Blessed. This is the perfect word to describe my life. While not everything goes in the direction I hope, nor does it ever happen in the ways I plan, it's mine and I have joy. More often than not, I face obstacles and sometimes rather painful experiences that I find to be overwhelming at times. All the same, I conquer. I have faith in a few things: a higher power, that higher power within me, and in myself. Faith always carries me through and has brought me to where I am.
I think my life to be somewhat average in many ways. I am not poor, but I am not wealthy. I can usually obtain the things I want if I plan for them and budget in most instances. However, I wasn't always affluent enough to afford small luxuries, such as my beloved Starbucks habit or my car. These two things would have exceeded my budget by far if I were 23-years-old again.
Though, one thing that I am wealthy with is ambition. I've always been wealthy with ambition. If I want something, I find a way to m…

I Didn't Know What to Say

This world is full of both wonderful and heartbreaking circumstances that wear us down daily. As a nation, we are mourning another tragedy where violence has torn apart communities and families - and for what purpose? We just don't know.
I didn't write on this yesterday because I didn't know what to say. I've read that it's the deadliest mass shooting in American history. I don't know what's more sad to me: that this deplorable act is something that I feel numb towards given the increasing numbers of shootings and tragedies we are seeing nationally, or the act itself: where some random person unbeknownst to even his own family made a decision that forever altered the lives of millions of people.
The biggest encouragement and consolation I can try to provide is to continue to shine the light into the darkest corners of the world. Whether you emit joy and love, peace or kindness, these are a few ways to impact the world in a positive way that anybody can gi…

Compassion

Months ago, I filmed a video about compassion and empathy. When I downloaded it to my computer, I didn't have the time or the drive to edit and upload it... until today. I re-watched the full 11:37 video and realized that my message was very clear and that it applies just as much to today as it did when I originally filmed it in November.
Compassion. It's something that many people lack - not on purpose, but out of convenience. Out of carelessness. Without a thought. People aren't bad because of it, rather unaware and lacking mindfulness of who is around them and how they may be feeling.
I wanted to share this video as a reminder for people to view other people as humans - as people just like themselves. To have empathy and compassion because you just do not know what another person is going through.

Lovingly yours,
Em

Bellezza di Vita

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