Category Archives: health

Half-Baked and Pandemic Quiche

Posted on June 16, 2020 by mlknowlden

Being vegan, I thought I’d said goodbye forever to quiche in 2004. Farewell also to lunches with broccoli cheese quiche and raspberry butter lettuce salad drizzled with Sicilian lemon balsamic. My sister changed all that with the following recipe she … Continue reading →

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Emotion: Sunday Philosophies

Posted on August 19, 2019 by mlknowlden

On Sundays, I walk without my iTouch. Instead of listening to books, I listen to what’s going on in my head. This is what developed today. I see a worrisome lack of Whole Person self care in people around me. … Continue reading →

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August Campers and Thirteen Vegan Meal Ideas

Posted on August 4, 2019 by mlknowlden

Several in our July Camp NaNo cabin had chosen large writing projects. We decided to continue the momentum in a FaceBook group. With the 25K words I wrote in July, I can easily finish this cozy spy romance by August … Continue reading →

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A Sample July Day of Vegan Meals

Posted on July 25, 2018 by mlknowlden

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Hippocrates When they find out I’m vegan, friends, family, and medical doctors’ first concern is whether I’m getting enough iron, protein, and vitamin B6. The answer is yes and backed by … Continue reading →

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April Family Time in Oceanside, California

Posted on May 3, 2018 by mlknowlden

We siblings grew up near the beach and something in us hungers to return. Even my mother, born and raised in Kansas, longs to watch the ocean during the day, walk the coastline, and fall asleep to the sound of … Continue reading →

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Snow, Cadavers, and Breathing in a February Prescott

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mlknowlden

Late February, I made a quick (for me) decision to visit Prescott, Arizona and drove up on a Sunday. I was on tenterhooks because of weather and not wanting to drive in snow. It looked as if the weekend and … Continue reading →

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Memory of a Chilly Day in December

Posted on February 9, 2018 by mlknowlden

It will be 75 degrees here on this not so chilly 09 February 2018. I thought back to hiking in Prescott on 22 December 2017. Here’s a note I sent to friends that day. The bird bath froze solid last … Continue reading →

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Raw Pumpkin Pie and November Notes

Posted on November 19, 2017 by mlknowlden

NaNoWriMo Update Day 18. Word count is about 24,000. Yep, not enough words and I’m still calm. I’m pleased with what I’ve done so far and on November 30th, I am looking forward to being satisfied with what I’ve accomplished. … Continue reading →

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Edits, Porridge, and a Fool’s Day Hike

Posted on April 19, 2017 by mlknowlden

While on a marathon edit session today of my mystery Olive Tomorrow, I decided to optimize my breakfast porridge prep. A half hour before I intended to eat, I half-filled a 16 ounce canning jar with Coach oats and added water nearly to … Continue reading →

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