We met our third week of college at Ohio University, which also doubled as our first night of cheerleading tryouts (go Bobcats). Small talk revealed that we were both from the Dayton, OH area, both had divorced parents, and both considered ourselves “only children with siblings” (we were in college, our siblings were in diapers). Read more
Angela Heck Mueller is Site Manager and Music Instructor at Michelle Tuesday Music School, Adjunct Instructor of Music at Ohio Dominican University, Third Flute and Piccolo in the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Flute Instructor at Music & Arts, a member of the Divertimento Flute Quartet and former Second Flute and Piccolo for the Classical Music Festival Read more
I’m not exactly sure what we are getting ourselves into with this project but one thing is for sure…2015 will be a memorable year! After many meals and conversations, Brooke and I decided to create a list of goals for ourselves and hold each other accountable by writing this blog. If you’re curious as to what Read more
After watching the documentary Forks Over Knives, Joe and I decided about a year and half ago to change our eating habits. Rather than going completely vegan or vegetarian however, we made the decision to occasionally have meat or fish on the weekends. The results have been completely astounding! Here are just a few: 1) Read more
Eating out “vegan style” can be quite the challenge and don’t even think about “fast food.” A sit down restaurant is probably your only option. Special thanks to Northstar Cafe for serving this amazing Tofu Pad Thai (hold the egg, of course) tonight. I even helped Joe finish his Thai Burrito, which is another great Read more
Greetings from your delinquent blog poster! What a busy week it has been! The few of you who actually read this are probably wondering whether or not I’ve eaten my arm off yet. (Yeah, no…) Has the whole vegan thing been a challenge? You bet! It’s one thing to make a conscious effort to eat Read more
Friday, January 9th: While leaving Pickerington on Friday night after the Divertimento Flute Quartet Gig, I had the sudden craving for thai, so I stopped by Thai Paradise for their amazing Green Curry and Spring Rolls. Weren’t you just there, you might ask…the answer is YES, about a week ago. I just felt so bad that Read more
Eating healthy, whether you are eating a clean pescetarian, vegetarian, vegan or a whole foods diet, can be a major challenge. Dairy-free, soy-free and/or gluten-free diets are not just a trends for many, but necessities for quality of life for most. These lifestyle changes test our self-control and patience, and require a lot of planning and Read more
Sunday, January 11th: Joe and I made our weekly visit to Northstar Cafe on Sunday morning and it was a huge success! I made sure to ask for almond milk for my coffee, and the kind folks at Northstar were happy to accommodate that need. I changed things up this week and ordered the Big Burrito Read more
Wednesday, January 14th: Today’s new creation was a vegetable curry with organic brown basmati rice. We’ve made a variety of different curries and I can say this one was very good, but not necessarily our favorite. The recipe called for tomato paste, but Trader Joe’s was out when I went grocery shopping so I substituted Read more