Back to blogging...

I'm finally back to blogging.

The purpose of this blog when I originally started was to chronicle what James and I were eating, to show everyone just how much variety we could still maintain in our diets even when we were vegan with food restrictions.

But times have changed. James is no longer with us - having lost his battle with lung cancer in August. For weeks and weeks after his death, the kitchen became nothing more than a hallway with appliances, another counter surface to cover in bills and junk mail, a place to toss the too-frequent empty bags of Taco Time. Food was not important. In fact, food & cooking was something I avoided - I had spent so much time and energy in my previous life as James' caretaker that I couldn't bring myself to create anything in the kitchen.

And the other question I asked myself was: what now? How do I get excited again about food? And what is it that I'll be eating? The answers slowly came over time. Here it is: I eat mostly vegetarian, with occassional fish and no dairy. I know it's a little half-assed and I'm sure there are other vegans out there that scoff at my lack of commitment to "the cause" but the only cause I'm maintaining is my desire to feed my body what it needs to stay healthy.

I can't even begin to explain the impact James has had on my life, and the impact he continues to have even after he's gone. And seeing as how this is a food blog and not my daily emotional diary, I won't go into detail. But I will say this - if there's one simple pat statement that I can attribute to James and his attitude it's this: Live life. This world was so important to him and I carry his desire to live fully with me every day. So this means taking opportunities that are presented, this means enjoying each part of your everyday and finally, it means it's time to start cooking again!

And the focus of this blog will continue to remain vegan. I hope you will enjoy.