Plays with knives: The beginning

So in the past 2 years I've really developed a love for cooking. In the hunt for the "perfect diet" I've changed the way I ate countless times. In the end, I realized I was striving for purity. The closest to this "god diet" is going raw. For me, this is ridiculous and I could only do it as a cleanse because I'd get cranky. So, vegan is close enough, right? I mean, eating without causing pain to another being, that's got to be godly. My boyfriend is a little saddened to see that my third attempt at being a green goddess might last longer than he intended. He says I make good meat, which is true. I'm a steak and porkchop master. I'm trading in my dead carcass skills to aquire some new ones that will help me feel great and lose weight.

Some books that inspired me: Skinny Bitch, Vegan Planet, How It All Vegan, and Vegan with a Vengence. Bethany Frankel's book, Naturally Thin, also helped me have a healthier relationship with food. She is not strictly vegan, but is a natural food chef (Real Housewives of NYC, hello?).

A little bit about me, I'm Cristina and I'm 22. I'm currently working towards my nursing degree so that I can learn more about how our bodies work and help people maintain theirs. I love working out, even though I should do it more often. Music keeps me going (not country) and I have a baby, my 2 year old Maine Coon, Nora. I'm hispanic, so genetically this vegan thing should be impossibe. Have you been to our Christmas Eve parties? Ghandi would even eat the mojo pork.

This blog is just for fun to track my culinary experiences, hopefully from now on they'll be of the vegan persuasion. I'll have pictures and self criticism posted.

Here are some professionally taken sidekick slide photos:

Sprout tortilla pesto and sundried tomatoe pizza