what the heck happened?

alright alright alright. in the past couple days, this blog from a lifetime ago (…i was still eating CHEESE?!…uhf…) has resurfaced in conversations and thoughts. rah-haaaahnd-ooooom. but interesting. you see, I went vegan this past august. the decision was made with the same cruelty-free foundation of my previous vegetarian ideals but infused with the deepening of my yoga practice and changing circumstances in my personal and emotional life.

the response our culture has to emotional disturbance is to seek comfort from food. the indulgence will make us happy, we deserve it because we’re sad, we simply don’t care.
this type of logic did not exist on the same equilibrium as the thoughts consuming my brainwaves. they couldn’t. a quote i saw from one of the Upanishads kept ringing in my mind “when food is pure, the mind is pure, when the mind is pure, concentration is steady, when concentration is achieved one can loosen all the knots of the heart that bind us.” for me, that seemed more comforting than plate of nachos (f-ing crazy). i thought, no better time than the now to go vegan. It helped. my body and attitude started to change, i was proud of the lifestyle of compassion i had chosen. the light of my yogic path started to peek through leaves as i looked up from my mat thinking “i am happy”.

so there’s my explanation. and my explanation to why i stopped posting to the blog is simply, that i am not the best cook. in fact, i’m pretty horrible.

so now. NOW!? ahhhh, the now. it is a challenge, for sure, but i have realized i am a part of a chosen few who can survive solely on nut butter, oats, and bags of carrots. fancy that!

the REAL reason for the post, in addition to responding to all these questions on a public forum, is becauuuuuussssse… i have a recipe i want to share. it’s wildly easy and makes a wonderful meal, any time of the day.

it’s apple almond farro jars of love….

• one cup farro
• 2 fuji or honey crisp apples
• sliced almonds
• coconut oil
• honey
• vanilla
• handful of dried cranberries

cook the farro based on the instructions on the back of the bag (don’t trust me with that).

while the farro is cooking, heat the coconut oil, add apples and let cook until just a little bit tender and browning, then add the cranberries and almonds with a healthy amount of cinnamon and let cook for about 5 more minutes.

when the farro is done, drain the water, add a teaspoon of vanilla, mix around and divide it into two or three  jars (depending on the portion size you like). add the apple concoction and drizzle honey on top.

now, i eat this two ways. either immediately, adding some cold almond milk, or storing it for later- adding warm or steamed almond milk. either way is muy..muy…uhhh…lovely!

all right folks, that may be all…it may not. perhaps i should rename the blog “try if you dare: vegan ramblings”…

until next time or the time after that

M