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Last Day of 30-Day Vegetarian…

And well, I'm contemplating keeping this. It's been a crazy experiment in our household. Like I've mentioned previously, we decided to go vegetarian after I've watched What The Health and was inspired to make sweeping changes to our diet and lifestyle. As a result, I lost weight, my skin became a lot clearer, and I have more energy. My hubby can report the same. Bear has always had a plant-based diet
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This homemade falafel recipe is so bae.

I have to admit the one thing about this vegetarian (or semi-vegetarian) experiment is the creative and wonderful dishes I've been exploring. Today, I'm about to make a sweet potato soup. But the other night, I decided to really step out of my comfort zone and make falafel. The experiment taught me that I do need a better food processor (not all of the chickpeas were blended and required extra blending),
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First Week Vegetarian (Sorta…)

So, hubby and I just did our first full week of being semi-vegetarians (we're still eating/going to eat) chicken, turkey, and fish, but incorporating a lot more plant-based foods. How did it go? Let's break it down by the pros and cons: Our grocery bill became much nicer! We were spending upwards to $200 a week on groceries (yeah, no lie). So, our first week's bill shrunk all the way done to