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Author of Pies and Tarts with Heart, The Urban Vegan, and Celebrate Vegan.

Runner. Reader. Traveler. Cat mama.

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Is my cactus trying to tell me something?This will be the last UrbanVegan post.

As you know from this recent post, I've become disenchanted with blogging for a number of reasons. I had hoped changing this blog to a review-only format might help change my perspective, but it hasn't. So many things in life are out of our control; I need spend my free time doing things that energize me. Unfortunat Read more of this blog post »

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	Urban Vegan: 250 Simple, Sumptuous Recipes from Street Cart Favorites to Haute Cuisine 3.96 avg rating — 567 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pies and Tarts with Heart: Expert Pie-Building Techniques for 60+ Sweet and Savory Vegan Pies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Celebrate Vegan: 200 Life-Affirming Recipes For Occasions Big And Small 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

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Tarot: Cards For Divination, Wisdom And Self Discovery (Chinese Bound Illustrated)

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