C – Have you ever looked at a recipe and imagined what it would taste like? I do it all the time. Since we have been doing this blog, we have been getting really good at imaging what things will taste like. Sometimes, I can even predict something will taste … Continue reading
C – This is the best creamy vegetable soup I have ever had. The best part, there’s no cream! I am so glad Jim suggested that I look at Annie Somerville’s “Fields of Greens” cook book for vegetable soup recipes. Each soup I have tried has been amazing. Of course, … Continue reading
C – When I attend a meditation retreat, the mushroom-barley soup they serve us is one of my favorite soups. It’s an amazing soup. It’s the first soup they serve you. It always feels like a gateway drug that makes you want to stay. This soup isn’t their mushroom-barley soup. … Continue reading
C – Growing up Cambodian (Khmer), I ate a lot of meat. There weren’t too many vegetarian meals. If there were, we would ask for meat. When I started meditating, I asked my dad if he could try making vegetarian Khmer food. He wasn’t sure it could be done. The … Continue reading
C – I really can’t believe I am going to make an entire week of vegetarian soups and stews. No meat what-so-ever. I really hope I can do this. It’s going to be a lot of soup … and no meat. I love meat. But, I have been on a … Continue reading
C – Are we really eating a meal without meat? Jim and I looked at each other with a big question mark on this one. We rarely ever go full vegetarian. We did have some leftover cooked meat in the refrigerator. But, it just wasn’t appealing. Another glance at each … Continue reading
C – I like to keep things in order. There’s even a running joke here at Be Mindful. Be Human. about who is more OCD. I still think it’s Jim. He thinks it’s me. I think I do have a slight edge sometimes. Only sometimes. This salad is really up … Continue reading
C – Warm salads are so good for Winter. They are filling … lots of good stuff. I have been really liking this week’s recipes. It just proves that I don’t have to eat a lot of meat during the Winter season to stay warm and full. I don’t know … Continue reading
C – I promised myself, I would eat in moderation more often this year. So, I have deprived myself of ice cream for a few weeks. I have been really craving it. I almost lost it and bought some at the store one day. Luckily, I didn’t. Today I must … Continue reading
C – I am not sure what it is about winter and wanting to eat salads. For some strange reason, I really don’t like salads in the summer. Maybe it’s because the holidays are over now, and my body is finally saying lets eat healthier. Maybe it’s because I am … Continue reading