Quick Vegetarian Pizza

Back in 2007, my first summer in Puerto Rico as a resident, my nephews came to visit my house from the U.S. and encountered a strange phenomenon when it came to Auntie Lucy’s cooking. She didn’t cook any meat in any of her dishes because her partner was Vegetarian. They didn’t understand what that meant…

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The vegetable I learned to love

As a child my mother fed us different types of vegetables that at times I could not eat. She gave us different types of legumes such as garbanzos, lima beans, and pink beans. Other vegetables that she fed us such as broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach were no better. But if there was one vegetable that…

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Why I Don’t Eat Meat!

I have been vegetarian since 2006 when I decided to return to Puerto Rico after working in Mid-town Manhattan for KPMG LLP a few years. Vegetarian by Accident I can say I am a Vegetarian by accident. When I officially left the military (although the Army did try to keep me in on some imaginary…

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Benefits of Being Vegetarian In January

Article originally published on raulcolon.net The christmas festivities are finally finished as I had written in Assaults & Longest Holiday Season Puerto Rico and some other parts of the Caribbean have one of the longest Holiday Seasons. The last few weeks I have heard my fair share of people complaining on how they have gained weight…

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