Welcome back to the second week of our virtual book club! To see last week's questions and discussions check out our group on goodreads or my post here.

We've been reading The Pleasure Trap by Doug Lisle

This Week's Thought Questions:

1. If pain is nature's guidance towards corrective behaviors, how are we not following the motivational triad by seeking pain relieving medicine?

2. What kind of medicinal goal do you want your doctor to practice, the Healing …

I crashed a Cooking Channel Party.

After our first day at SXSW, Scott & I were walking around downtown Austin, looking for a place to grab a bite to eat.

Of course, since Scott & I are always terrific at bringing bad weather with us wherever we go, it started to rain (no, it poured!) so we dipped into what looked like a little bread factory to get out of the rain.

As we were standing there, we …

You've got questions, I've got answers!

1. Can I use gluten free flour instead of pastry flour?

You can, but in my experience GF flours tend to be thirstier, so you may need to increase the liquid. For more information on using GF flours, check out my post here.

2. I have a question I keep hearing that vegans need to supplement their Vitamin B, either 6 or 12 I don't remember. Is that true? My diet varies quite …

As I mentioned the other day, my traveling has begun! Scott and I are in Austin for SXSW and got our passes today. I'm so excited!

We have gotten many suggestions of restaurants to visit while in town, and our first stop was to Kerbey Lane Cafe. 

How can I not love a place that serves tofu scramble in a taco?

The next place that we went to visit was Casa de Luz.

We also made a little stop at …

My parents are back again this week to give more feedback on some of the plant-based meals they have made this past week. They are making recipes from both Happy Herbivore Cookbook and Everyday Happy Herbivore - and some from my new one! They are enjoying the time together in the kitchen - cooking has become something both of them look forward to!

My dad also wanted to thank you all and let you know that he is so …