C'est La Vegan

Hi, guys!  I’m slowly coming out from under the craziness that is having a newborn baby to care for, and I actually have a minute to write up a post.  I hope to have more time before another two months (or more… ahem) goes by. Let me start by saying that if you have any [...]

Hey, guys!  Just wanted to take a moment and post a few more pics of Baby Pearl.  Daddy and Mommy are pretty tired, but little Pearl is getting plenty of shut eye, as you can see… She loves snuggling with Daddy.  Especially in the middle of the night. And of course she doesn’t want to [...]

Ryan and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our baby girl, PEARL ELIZABETH SUFFERN!! Pearl joined us at 12:53AM this morning, weighing in at 7lbs12oz.  She and I are both doing great and are trying to get some rest in the hospital.  Once we get home and the dust settles, I’ll do my [...]

UPDATE: The winner of the give-away is Kari, who said – I would love to try Allison’s truffles. I’m not terribly good at making them myself!  Congratulations, Kari! It’s our last day of give-aways here at C’est La Vegan, and I think we’ve saved the best for last!  That’s coming from a chocoholic with a [...]

UPDATE: The winner of the give-away is Megan, who said – I like this chickpea curry. http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/special-dietary-needs/vegetarian/cheap-ne28099-easy-chickpea-curry/  I use a can of tomatoes when I don’t have fresh, and I throw in a can of coconut milk. Great giveaway – I’m trying to eat more whole foods as well!  Congratulations, Megan! I was sent “Eat [...]

UPDATE: The winner of the queso give-away is Jennifer C., who said – I would eat this right out of the jar! Or i might warm it up and make nachos. Either way I’ve been dying to try it : ).  Congratulations, Jennifer! – I know I’ve done a queso give-away in the past, but [...]

UPDATE: The winner of the give-away (chosen by random number generator) is Maria, who said – Been wanting to cook brussels sprouts again, and this would be wonderful to use!  Congratulations, Maria! Before Ryan and I took our recent trip to Ojai, our friends recommended we check out the Ojai Olive Oil tour and tasting [...]

Ryan recently re-vamped his website, and it looks even more fantastic than it already did!  He now has a section on his site to highlight the food photography he’s done for me over the past few years, which features some really amazing and mouthwatering images.  I’m so proud of him (and so grateful for his [...]

Looking at the calendar yesterday I realized that we’re a lot further into November than I’d realized.  That means Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I’d better start figuring out what I’m going to make! With that in mind, I thought I’d go through past posts that would be appropriate for the holiday.  Let’s [...]

I actually made this cake a couple weeks ago, but I’ve been so caught up in thinking about Thanksgiving that I didn’t post it right away.  As you guys probably already know, I’m pretty fond of the baking mixes from Trader Joe’s, especially lately as I just haven’t had as much energy for baking or [...]

Our friends with kids have been telling us to travel as much as we can before the baby comes (and to go out to dinner and the movies), so this past weekend Ryan and I took a little babymoon in Ojai (pronounced “O hi”), which is about an hour and a half north of Los [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve done any cooking that’s more involved than my beloved Quick Noodles w/ Kale & Tofu or Pasta w/ “Meat” Sauce (I make versions of these weekly), but Ryan’s best friend was in town the other night so I wanted to cook a more substantial dinner.  I’d also been craving [...]

Our friends Shawn and Alix hosted their Fourth Annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon over the weekend, and I made these spooky Witches’ Finger cookies to bring along.  We were both pretty beat (Ryan spent the entire day painting the nursery, and I’m just generally beat these days), but we were able to stay for one [...]