I went on a three-week road trip across the west coast of Portugal. This was a scouting trip to see where I might want to buy a property for a retreat center. Portugal isn’t that big, but I feel like I just barely scratched the surface. It’s a lovely country, with beauty everywhere you turn,…
I can’t believe that the last blog post I wrote was a recap of last year’s travels. It’s not like I have nothing to say, or haven’t traveled to new and exciting cities. This year so far I’ve visited Fuerteventura, the Algarve in Portugal, Krakow, Prague, all over Israel and even Paris for my 40th…
So 2018 was not that exciting of a year as far as travel is concerned – not like in 2017 when I went to 45 cities and 11 countries. Even though I was still on my 2-year travel extravaganza, I was honestly exhausted with travel. In February, I left Texas for Europe with a one-way…
* updated from 2011 If you’re a fan of salads, this guide to making the ultimate vegan dressing from scratch is going to make your day! Making your own vegan dressing is a cinch! I prefer to make my own over bottled salad dressings because those tend to be high in oil, salt, and sugar…
* updated from 2012 This has been one of the most-read blog posts on my website since 2012. As far as I remember, I was one of the first people to post about making seitan in a pressure cooker, way before pressure cooking and the Instant Pot became hip. This recipe is so versatile and…
When the organization that runs Belgium’s largest vegan festival asked me to come speak I jumped at the chance. I’ve never been to Belgium and needed to get closer to my 50 before 40 goal (Belgium was my 46th country visited). Ghent (or Gent) actually has a good reputation of being a vegan-friendly place. In…