Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday: Spring Comes to the Cary Farmers Market

March 23, 2026

I don’t know about where you live, but last week was a mixed bag for us weather-wise. It was a week that was full of holidays from around the world celebrating Spring (see https://blissfullu.com/2026/03/21/meatless-monday-welcoming-spring-with-many-celebratory-tarts-edition/ for more information). Yet a week ago today, school was cancelled due to tornado warnings. Tornadoes never came, but especially when … More Meatless Monday: Spring Comes to the Cary Farmers Market

Meatless Monday: Holi Edition

March 9, 2026

Happy Holi Everyone! Holi is a Hindu holiday, known as the Festival of Colors, held in the Spring. It is yet another celebration of the triumph of good over evil, in which communities come together to share food and friendship and good times. It is particularly known as a time where people throw colored powers … More Meatless Monday: Holi Edition

Meatless Monday, Minnesota Edition: Chocolate Babka French Toast

January 28, 2026

I know I was kind of obsessed last week with the monk and the Walk for Peace and this week with the place of NO PEACE–Minneapolis. It is bad enough what we see on the news, but I also have personal friends living in Minneapolis. They are on the front lines of the battle for … More Meatless Monday, Minnesota Edition: Chocolate Babka French Toast

Meatless Monday: MLK Day Edition–MLK Stir Fry

January 20, 2026

Since my son became a vegetarian, I’ve mostly given up my Meatless Monday posts. Obviously, every day is meatless for him, and many are for me. I’ll sometimes have something different or I’ll add some shredded chicken or something to our vegetarian base. But if you’re interested in that practice, or just want some vegetarian … More Meatless Monday: MLK Day Edition–MLK Stir Fry

The Great Labor Day Hatch Chile Burger Bake Off

September 4, 2025

OK, so they weren’t really baked. They were cooked in my air fryer because my grill isn’t working so I couldn’t BBQ them. But it’s hard to know how to write about things cooked in the Air Fryer. Is it Air Fried? Air Fryer-ed? Roasted? The important thing is that for our special Labor Day … More The Great Labor Day Hatch Chile Burger Bake Off

Hatch Chile Season

August 31, 2025

For me, one of the best things of this time of year is that it is Hatch Chile Season. We are a family who tends to love hot food. We rejoice that there are many different chile peppers at our local farmers market right now. However, one we can not get there is the Hatch … More Hatch Chile Season

One Door Closes, Another Opens

April 11, 2024

Another post in the saga of my food detox program (click here to read about that). Yesterday I asked people to consider what their last meal would be if they were going on a restricted diet, and listed what statistics say are the top 10 most popular foods in the typical American diet (click here … More One Door Closes, Another Opens

Meatless Monday: Halloween Edition

November 1, 2023

Long-time readers know that my traditional Halloween dinner are stuffed peppers with jack o’lantern cut-outs that allow the stuffing to show through their bell pepper containers. But since I’m home alone this Halloween, I chose something a little simpler. This is homemade refried black beans, cooked with peppers, onions, and cheese (although you leave out … More Meatless Monday: Halloween Edition

Happy Summer Solstice!

June 22, 2023

I can’t believe that yesterday was the Summer Solstice! That means that starting today, the daylight will be getting shorter every day. I know that “officially,” this is the start of summer, but instead it feels like a wake-up call to how much of my summer has already passed. Still, I try to celebrate the … More Happy Summer Solstice!

Happy Juneteenth 2023

June 19, 2023

I have mixed emotions today, as represented by two of my heroes: Marianne Williamson and Cory Booker. I first read Marianne’s comments on Juneteenth from her daily newsletter TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson. Marianne encourages us to open our hearts to experience the horror and pain of the truth of our country’s history of enslaving Black people. … More Happy Juneteenth 2023