About Becka

Becka McKnight is a barefoot runner and natural lifestyle enthusiast. She is active in the DC area and has competed in a sprint distance triathlon, three half marathons, a handful of 10 milers, and enjoys swimming and exploring new places. She's lived abroad in Scotland and Cuba and enjoys traveling to the Caribbean.

Virtually Veggie – New Series

ingredients

Welcome to Virtually Veggie, this new series on IShouldLogOff will feature easy vegetarian recipes that are both yummy and filling! Each recipe featured will be one of my favorites from a variety of sources, cookbooks, friends, family, farmers from my market, etc. You should know that I in no way am a chef or even [...]

Eating Vegetarian Abroad

Vietnamese Floating Market, Mekong Delta

“No Problem, I’m Cooking Chicken” While I am at home in States, I don’t struggle to find delicious vegetarian food.  Restaurants that cater only to vegetarians are opening across the county, and there are a plethora of veggie friendly cuisines like Thai or Indian, but traveling can be a bit more difficult. My first adventure [...]

Open your mind and take a bite: Vegetarianism

Pomegranate

A few years ago I got to thinking ‘Just where does all the food I eat come from’. The easy answer was a farm. But then I started to read more about the food industry in the US and in the developed world in general. That’s when I realized that not only is my food [...]

Havana: The beat of life

habana

The Cuban rhythm of life, an internal beat fed by the musical beats of son and the continuous swaying of hips, gets into your soul.  Havana thrives off this distinctly Cuban beat. It’s a sound, a movement and a feeling without which you can’t understand the country or it’s people. Cuba may be considered off [...]