It has been hot! This is not typical for Oregon spring. Usually around this time of year we are getting a healthy dose of rain that get our early crops growing and keep our trees and grass green. Right now it feels like August. Eden is sitting on my lap wearing only a diaper, Swede (the dog) is passed out [...]

I made this salad for lunch today. Craving some serious proteins my original plan was to put some tempeh bacon on a salad, throw on some nuts, and call it good. Moments later I was online looking at Cobb Salad recipes. I had no idea this salad was so vegan unfriendly. Well that of course got my head spinning and my [...]

Last week on Valentine’s Day my mom hosted a luncheon for her daughters (me and my two sisters) and our daughters (Eden and my two nieces).  It was a very nice occasion to get together; we watched the little ones run around chasing each other, made valentines cards out of contruction paper, and hunted for hidden treasures.  At the lunch my mom served [...]

Nine months ago I thought that eating raw meant carrots and walnuts for dinner and desserts of dates and bananas. I also thought it was all or nothing.  So I chose nothing. Veganism, at the time, was entirely for ethical reasons and I didn’t feel any need to further restrict my diet. In starting this blog last April I started working with [...]

I have decided to make this Raw Week at The Sweet Life. Struggling in the second week of Back-to-Health January, I choose to refocus with whole, unprocessed, real foods. Besides, raw food has occupied my mind recently as I have been hard at work on my first ebook; a cookbook featuring some delicious raw desserts. SPOILER ALERT:  But more on that later… Over [...]