Thursday, October 29, 2009

Vegan Recipes - Sauces Galore

I have a friend, Sassy, who makes my cooking look like Easy-Bake Oven kind of dishes. She is a genius at creating vegan wonders, too. One of her especially notable talents is vegan sauces. She has created a book filled with recipes using amazing spice combinations that are both beautiful and delicious.

She explains what makes the foundation of sauces and how to flavor them in healthy ways so that each meal looks and tastes like a delicacy. I had no idea that there were so many options for creating rich, flavorful sauces.

If you want to make your cooking fun again, take a look at this site:

Vegan Coach

If you want to take a look at what's inside her sauce recipe book, follow this link: Get Sauced With Sass

Enjoy!

Monday, October 26, 2009

No Answers, Just Questions

I am reminded more and more of the mistakes that I make on a daily basis. There are many things that I do well, but many other things that I wish I did better - or - perhaps just differently.

Most of my concerns arise from a lack of time. Am I spending enough time with my girls? Am I keeping my house clean enough? Should I be trying to volunteer my time to a worthy cause (other than to the schools where my children attend)?

Sometimes I get irritable because I'm stretched so far between activities, roles, responsibilities and needs. I don't want to take my frustrations out on anyone else. I want to be able to handle whatever comes my way. I wonder if I am doing a good enough job being a mother, neighbor, friend...

Doing enough
Making mistakes

What do I use as a guideline to see if I'm doing ok? What do other people use? I don't want to compare myself to others because there is such a wide array of what people find acceptable. What I expect of myself if much higher than what I see happening around me. So, what do I use as a measuring stick?

Am I doing enough?
Am I making too many mistakes?

There are more questions, but these are the basic two that plague me the most.

And I have no answers.

C