My Favorite Vegetarian Recipes

Because I've been a vegetarian for so long, I'm often asked about where to start when my friends and family want to reduce their meat consumption. I keep a Evernote directory of recipes that I can share with them, but not everyone likes that platform. Since my last post told the story of how I …

How I Learned to Cook

I've been a vegetarian for about 10 years. However, ask anyone I lived with in college, and they will tell you that I lived off primarily chips and salsa. I didn't really learn to cook until I moved to Japan. I wanted to be a vegetarian there too, but culturally, it's not a familiar concept. …

Sustainable Swaps for Bath and Beauty

There are so many great posts and suggestions out there for reducing your environmental footprint. In fact, almost too much. It's overwhelming trying to figure out where to start and what to prioritize when selecting a sustainable product. Do you want to focus on ingredients, packaging, animal testing, etc? That's up to you (you can …

Choosing Cruelty-Free

I have made many conscious efforts in the past few years to minimize my environmental footprint. Some of these actions were easy and instantaneous - carrying around a reusable water bottle, for example. I bought the water bottle about five years ago, and have taken it with me everywhere ever since. Other changes have not …

Shopping Ban Experiment

On June 10, I will have completed six months of a clothes-shopping ban. I decided in December that I wanted to give up buying clothes for awhile because I felt as though I was in a cycle of buying new things only not to wear them often, or that my wardrobe wasn't unified. I felt …