C'est La Vegan

This edition of C’est La Video takes us to the Angeles National Forest for a vegan s’mores filled camping trip, which means it’s the perfect time to talk about vegan marshmallows!  It might seem strange to think that something like a marshmallow wouldn’t be vegan, but they normally contain [...]

This installment of Vegan 101 is all about vegetable broth, which I know might not sound that exciting, but bear with me here.  I love vegetable broth because it has the power to turn a chicken broth-laden dish into one that’s totally vegetarian.  For us veg-heads, that’s pretty exciting!
Even if you’re not vegetarian, you can [...]

Before going vegan I used to love buffalo chicken fingers – not the wings, but fried chicken tenders in buffalo sauce.  I never really understood the point of eating a wing (I still don’t), and bones in food always freaked me out.  Obviously, it’s been a while since I’ve eaten real buffalo chicken anything, but [...]

For today’s installment of Vegan 101, I want to introduce you to one of the greatest vegan products out there: Follow Your Heart’s Vegenaise!  If you’re vegan, you probably already love this stuff, and if you’re not, you need to try it to taste for yourself how amazing it is.  I like the reduced fat version, [...]

Bacon, I love you, but you’re bringing me down.
The next installment in my Vegan 101 series is all about one of my past  loves – bacon.  I’d go as far as calling myself a former addict, but these smokey tempeh strips get me through the cravings without having to eat the Babe stuff.  There are a [...]

The Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota, and Sawbill in particular, are very special places for Ryan and his family. Up until the past few years, Ryan had gone there every summer of his life.  I’ve had the pleasure of joining him on several trips, including one where he proposed to me.  We also spent part [...]

If you’ve never tried this dessert it might seem a little strange – but trust me when I tell you that it’s delicious!  I had a non-vegan version of this grape salad years ago at a potluck, and I was so excited when I came across this recipe on skinnytaste.com. (Although I’m not sure how “skinny” [...]

Every time I sit down to write this post looking at the picture makes me so hungry that I have to go to the kitchen to eat something.  But nothing I’m eating compares to these nachos!  After making these I realized that I haven’t made nachos since going vegan.  It’s probably a cheese thing, especially [...]

Back in January when we decided to re-design the blog, one of the reasons we did so was to be able to include videos on the site, and I’m thrilled to announce that they’re finally here!
Part of the catalyst for my finally starting this video series came earlier this summer when I was speaking to [...]

Ah, hummus… the vegan’s best friend.  Hummus tends to be the first thing people choose to serve to vegans when they aren’t sure what else to make for them, and is often the only thing a vegan can eat a a party that’s chock full of cheese and salami plates.  You know, like at all [...]

This past weekend, we went to see “Planet Earth Live” at the Hollywood Bowl with our good friends Tim and Ildy.   I always love a night out at the bowl, complete with tasty food and wine, good friends and live music, all whilst tucked away in the Hollywood hills.  It’s definitely one of my favorites [...]

Over the years I’ve made lots of mushroom pates.  I keep trying to find the perfect recipe, and this one comes pretty close for me.  There are a couple tweaks I might try next time I make it, but for now this is really tasty.  I got the recipe from one of my favorite sources, [...]