You Have Questions...I Have Answers! And, I Hereby Boycott Vegan MoFo...

I am a baaaaaad little blogger. I know it. You know it. But I have an excuse....I've just been so FUCKING BUSY that some days I meet myself at the door going and coming.

I've gone from having one Joe Job that I slept through on a daily basis to seven or so part time gigs, all of which I'm passionate about but few of which make me money. Like today....I'm packing my backpack because tomorrow morning I head off on a two day, two night hiking expedition during which I will teach Map and Compass, trekking and camping skills to eight or so fifteen year olds. Oh, and we're camping here....

Ain't that just too pretty? Nothing like sleeping next to a babbling brook. A babbling brook with bears all around it. Should be interesting.

Next, I held my first ever seminar for the county Department of Recreation on dealing with menopause naturally. I was scared shitless, not gonna lie, but it turned out great and I think all the ladies at least had a good time. I heard one of them say to her friend on the way out, "I haven't laughed that much in a really long time!"

If I can't prevent their chin whiskers, at least I can get them to find it funny. That's important, I think.

I'm also swamped with work for the cadet organization. I get paid for only 2 1/2 days a month for it, but naturally I actually put in about ten. It's worth it for the kids. Last week was promotions! My kidlets both got promoted, the hardworking little darlings...

Anyway, I've been terribly slack about blogging and also about answering your inquiries, so I'm trying to catch up on both, so here goes...I've checked my comments and I plan on giving your questions and comments the face time they deserve.

First up...A question from Thei:

Hi Tracy! been following your blog for quite some time now and you have provided inspiration as well as much needed variety into my diet.Could you pretty please post up this recipe as i would love to ry this out for myself. Im a lacto ovo veggie but trying to go vegan and even though i have talent in the kitchen, you simple take it to new levels!Many thanks"

OK, the recipe Thei is referring to is the fake seitan bacon I played with a bit back in the day.

It looked amazing, but tasted kinda like smoky shoe leather. It was a work in progress, and considering my current lack of time and the fact that I'd need a bank loan for that much gluten flour, I kinda gave up. Wasn't worth it in the end. However, my back bacon recipe is pretty good; you can see it here.

Next up, Jeffrey had a comment on my recent rant on the Change of Life:

Thanks for the article. My wife and I have been researching extensively on how best to treat her menopausal symptoms and have discovered bioidentical hormone therapy. Here is a website that has helped us learn a lot,http://bodylogicmd.com/for-women/menopause-and-her-ugly-sisters

Ok Jeffrey. If you're going to troll blogs using Google Search and try to drum up business for your website-slash-product, you really kinda need to actually READ the blog post you're commenting on first. The fact that you seem to imply my post had any value to anyone menopausal was a big clue that you're just some sort of SEO type.

Next, this pithy comment from someone in, I presume, Taiwan:

I am from Taiwan! If you want to visit Taiwan, welcome to my site visits and Zhijiao, I will provide various guided tours and guided tours .

Well thank you very much, strange foreign person. Next time I'm in the neighbourhood I'll have to look you up. That tour sounds fascinating.

Now for an Anonymous comment:

I wish you health and happiness every day! Ich wun... I wish you health and happiness every day!Ich wunsche Ihnen Gluck und Gesundheit jeden Tag!Je vous souhaite sante et bonheur chaque jour!

Thanks very much. I'm touched in a way I haven't been since I was seventeen and in the back seat of my mother's Buick.

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As you can see, the fascinating comments never end. Anyway, I'm hoping to check back in with y'all on a more regular basis. However, I am boycotting Vegan MoFo. Not only is the food I'm cooking lately beyond boring, I'm also not going to kid myself about posting anywhere near that regualarly. But for those of you who are, I'm looking forward to seeing what y'all are doing out there.

Until then, Peace Out!

PS: Another reason I've been busy is that I just sold my second article to Saltscapes magazine. I wish I could post a link to the article, but it isn't available online. (Sad face.) However, you can see what my byline looked like here.