Onion Gravy? Seriously?

 Being vegan has it’s challenges.  I’m not gonna lie–I love mashed potatoes with gravy.  I could just buy a jar of savory beef gravy in the store–or I could have gravy without eating the flesh of an animal.  Then I started thinking, just thinking, thinking while probably eating bacon . . . about what I…

Vegan Red Sauce

Do you remember the commercial for Prince Spaghetti night with the little boy running through a city neighborhood, running up that stairs and sitting down to a big bowl of pasta with red sauce?  (you can find it on my Pinterest Recipe page)   My house is similar!  My kids love red sauce–they could eat…

How-To Cut a Pineapple Video (and a quick dinner)

Pineapple.sweet.yellow.tart.awesome.love Ok, so pineapple is not very local in Illinois.  There I’ve said it!  I have a goal in my mind of wanting to eat local, organic, veggies, everyday BUT somedays I end up eating something that is grown a million miles away.  I’m still trying to reconcile the veganomics of the food I eat….