Today’s been like living in a poem. Saint-Saens’ “The Swan” is playing in my head on an endless loop, and I’ve been peeling apples to make apple tarts after supper. My hands smell like gala and Fuji. 

“Being a Vegan Is So Hard!”

This is one of the most common myths about veganism. But you know what? Once you make the change, it doesn’t seem hard at all. I thought it was going to mean me planning my diet meticulously and calculating how much protein and how many nutrients I ate at every meal. And at first, I tried to do that because I thought I’d be malnourished otherwise. But I honestly don’t worry about it now. I find it easy to eat a wide variety of foods and get all the protein and nutrients I need, without keeping a food diary or planning meals. I think it’s easy even though I’m allergic to a lot of raw vegan foods: cherries, apples, almonds, plums, nectarines, carrots… 

This just came to mind today because I ate a plum. We have some sitting out on our counter, and no one’s eating them, so I finally did. I hate to see food go bad. No regrets, but it’s probably the last raw plum I’ll ever eat in my life. 

Made a batch of vegan egg salad! Of course all my omni friends think it’s so gross to eat a tofu sandwich. They have no idea how good this is. Tastes (and looks) exactly like egg salad, no joke. I feel almost embarrassed to be eating it because people are going to think I’m eating eggs.

My friends and I made an awesome dinner last night. As an appetizer we sliced tomatoes and sprinkled them with salt and pepper. The main dish was mushrooms stuffed with a mixture of breadcrumbs, minced onion, and walnuts, and seasoned with salt and olive oil. We also made a stir-fry of firm tofu, chopped mushrooms, and minced green onions in soy sauce, and a simple brown rice and carrot dish, and corn on the cob, and kale stir-fried in olive oil, salt, and garlic powder and mixed in with the extra stuffing from the main dish. I was in heaven. And I didn’t have to chop the onions, which was an added bonus.