Restaurant Week!!

Calling all fuss-free foodies and jet set dreamers….

This week is for you!!

Feast on a VARIETY of global cuisine…

Paris: Ratatouille Rice (15 minutes)

Vietnam: Pho Noodle Salad (8 minutes)

Italy: Instant Pesto Pasta with 1-minute Pesto

Thailand: Spring Rolls w/ 30-second Peanut Sauce

Street cafe vibes with Garlic Bread Paninis

Other simple global recipes included in this week’s plan:

• Falafel’d Flatbreads
• Bean Dip Tostadas
• Vegan Alfredo

& for Tropical island feels... Pina …

I wrote this post in 2012.

I was scared to post it, still am, but I also want to facilitate change...

After last week's news: LA banned the use of animals for entertainment, I decided to do it. If my city can stand up, I can stand up too.

Here are the pictures from 2012 and my post:

*names have been changed

In the five years I have been vegan, I've never met an animal rights activist...

until tonight.

…

OMGGG....

I cooked 6 meals in 60 minutes... on camera!

That includes clean-up & No prep!!

These meals use healthy shortcuts like:

• frozen stir-fry veggies
• marinara sauce
• refried beans

One recipe is just 3 ingredients!

If you've been looking for "real life" recipes...

OR a baby step to weekly meal prep...

THIS IS YOUR DOABLE "STARTER" PLAN

with a matching VIDEO so you can cook along with …

I fell down a rabbit hole when I started researching the brain science/psychology around listening vs. reading books...

Covered in this post:

• Does listening to audiobooks count as reading?
• Is listening to audiobooks “cheating”?
• The Different Learning Styles (VAK) Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic
• My early education struggles / learning disabilities
• How exactly I study and overcame those difficulties
• The best way to study for a test / final exams
• Why 50% of law students wash out

Does listening to audio books …

My goal was to read 100 books in 2017. I hit 50 last week. I really do go all in, apparently!!

Here's the list so far—I'll do a bigger post at the end of the year with my top top picks, but for now....

BTW, I've left a detailed review of every book on Goodreads. I also frequently leave short reviews on Audible. It would be too cumbersome to include a full review of every book …