Viva Las Vegans

I've never given something up for Lent before, but this year, I've decided that I'm going to give up animal products in my diet for the next 40 days.  Dietary veganism.  Why?  Reading recent posts on my cupcake craze careening out of control, my Catholic friend suggested I give something up.  At this point, I need serious motivation to do something radically different in my diet.

On The Season of Lent, it's explained "In many countries, the last day before Lent (called Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Carnival, or Fasching) has become a last fling before the solemnity of Lent. For centuries, it was customary to fast by abstaining from meat during Lent, which is why some people call the festival Carnival, which is Latin for farewell to meat."

I know that Lent is also the time to take stock.  So I will, as long as it's vegetable stock.

Yesterday, I celebrated Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday") by fixing myself a chocolate chip pancake and sucking down coconut cream custard, squeezing it straight out of the corner of a plastic storage bag.  Slurp!  I guess what I need is to say farewell to sugar, and I plan to, but why not throw meat in there, too?  Especially since lately I've combined meat and sugar in a variety of selections -- orange chicken, Beijing beef, super yummy sweet spicy stuff like that. Deep fried to boot. Oy.

Heck, I'll throw in eggs, cheese, milk, and butter, too.  It beats fasting, right?

So vegan lifestyle, here I come (at least until April 23)!  Stay tuned for a lot more on veganism...