NOT MEAT LOAF I was looking for a not meat loaf recipe - and didn't find anything that looked like what I was looking for - or fit what I had in the house - so I made this up --- it was super yummy! . . . more

Today I've been warned that the new government health plan will not cover some surgeries for senior citizens, ie: people over age sixty. I'm fifty-seven this year so of course I'm long past that youthful . . . more

Some great links to cookies .... Share your favorite!   http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegancookierecipes/Vegan_Cookie_Recipes.htm http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegancookierecipes/r/gingerbread.htm . . . more

http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/default.asp Items you might not have known were vegan... can make life easier, if not healthier!   more

  1 box of silken firm tofu, drained 1 cup of canned pumpkin 1 1/4 cups brown sugar dash salt 5 teaspoons blended "pumpkin pie spice" OR: 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon . . . more

GREAT RESOURCES FOR YOUR VEGAN THANKSGIVING: http://www.digitalcity.com/2009/11/13/a-very-vegetarian-thanksgiving-best-restaurant-feasts-and-tips-fo/ I'm thankful that no beautiful turkeys will . . . more

HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE HOLY DAYS; not senseless commercial adventures that could bankrupt most families, and drive them to despair trying to keep up w/ people that have riches! Holidays should be days of . . . more

My mother used to make huge batches of this in Florida and sell it at a charity auction during the holiday season.  For every 8 ounce jar she made, some crazy person would pay $15.00 for it!  . . . more

Cooking is poetry. Blend, stir, shade - perhaps add fire with spices - sometimes sweet - sometimes robust. Feel colors -  hear shapes - see aroma. . . . more