Hello everybody....

....and by everybody I mean the 2 or 3 people who will probably read this. Welcome to my blog. I decided to start this because I have recently adopted a vegan diet (this is actually my 4th or 5th attempt) and I wanted to share my experience with my friends and family and any random strangers that happen to stumble across it. I love reading blogs, it's as if people are openly inviting you to be a creep and read about them. Please feel free to stalk me via this site, but no other forms of stalking are recommended. First step in starting this blog, stop stealing my neighbor's unreliable internet and start paying for my own...check. Step 2, come up with something interesting to write about...FOOD!

I have really begun to enjoy cooking and baking in the last few years. And my new favorite challenge is "veganizing" recipes. For anyone who is unfamiliar with the term vegan, check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan. So I hope to share with you some of the more successful recipes I have crafted. I want to show you non-vegs out there that a plant based diet isn't scary, but with a little creativity and effort, it can be quite delicious and nutritious! I'll probably write about some other things as well, such as my dog, books, music, movies, and some other random day to day stuff, we'll see. So please bear with me as this is my first endeavor into the blogosphere. I welcome any comments, questions, suggestions, shout-outs....let me know what you think!

So here's just a little snippet about me....I have been a picky eater for the last 29 years, plenty of people can attest to that. So when I cut out red meat 9 years ago, no big deal, when I gave up eating white meat almost 5 years ago, no problem, but when I decided to eliminate all animal products from my diet, that was more than a challenge. I have made several attempts in the last few years to do so, followed by several failures. Damn you cheese!! But this time I feel like this is it, it's really going to stick. I have done the research, read the books, scoured the world wide web, and accumulated a massive amount of recipes. It's only been a few months, but this is the longest I've gone without consuming any animal products, and you know what, I feel different, I feel......good, healthier, happier. You might be rolling your eyes at that last part, but until you've experienced it for yourself, you just can't understand. It's as if this huge weight that I never even knew existed has been lifted. So now I get to wake up each day knowing that I'm taking good care of myself, happy that I'm doing my best not to contribute to the suffering of animals, and for a nice little added bonus I'm helping out the oh so abused planet. Is this lifestyle a little bit challenging? Sure. Is it worth it? Hell yeah! But with the amazing support of my family and friends, I am well on my way, and I can't wait to see where this journey takes me!