C'est La Vegan

I’ve finally made it to the third trimester!  Since this feels more momentous than starting the second trimester I felt like I needed to mark the occasion.  Have I told you guys that we’re having a girl?  We’re really excited and have already started getting her nursery ready.  I meant to write a post about [...]

As much as I love to bake, I just don’t have the energy to do it lately unless it’s for an order.  Cooking in general, as well as walking, standing, breathing…  they’re all much harder these days as my belly continues to grow. When we were doing our Sunday shopping at Trader Joe’s I saw [...]

Ryan and I have been in nesting mode for a while now, trying to make space for all the baby stuff we anticipate will be flooding the apartment.  Changing our second bedroom from an office to a nursery has necessitated a lot of reorganizing.  And we’re also losing a bookcase in that room, which means [...]

As promised, here’s the new dip I made for Ryan’s birthday get-together this past weekend.  It was my first time making the classic bread bowl spinach dip.  To be honest, I used to not really like this kind of dip at all.  After tasting this one though, I have to change my tune.  I’ll definitely [...]

Ryan’s birthday was Friday, so we had a few friends over on Saturday to celebrate.  I’d been working on a large cupcake order for a couple days, so after finishing that and helping to clean up our place, I didn’t have a lot of energy left to make food. I did end up making one [...]

In my last Portland post I brought you up to speed on the first couple days of our trip.  Sunday I was in workshops all day for Vida Vegan Con, and as a result, I was totally wiped out that evening.  So we ended up just wandering around the neighborhood near the hotel (which is [...]

Ryan and I got to Portland Friday morning, and after an early check-in, some unpacking and map-studying, we hit the ground running.  We started at Hungry Tiger Too and had some nachos and tofufuffalo wings (tofu buffalo wings).  Ryan was able to kick off his craft beer tour of Portland, and I was in heaven [...]

I’m back from Vida Vegan Con, the first ever vegan blogger’s conference.  It was also my first trip to Portland, and both Ryan and I were so excited to have an excuse to finally visit.  The photos above are from the photography workshop.  You might recognize Hannah Kaminsky and Isa Chandra espousing the finer points [...]

We had some friends over for dinner this past weekend, and I thought it would be fun to make breakfast for dinner.  Fortunately, they were totally up for it, and not even knowing that we were planning on making mimosas, they brought me some non-alcoholic champagne!  Needless to say, I was very happy about that.  [...]

Alix and I threw another Moveable Feast last Saturday, and we were lucky enough to hold the event at this amazing location!  We’re so grateful to the homeowners for hosting the event.  It was the perfect setting for our Spanish-themed menu. Here’s a shot of Alix photographing the sangria.  I didn’t get a ton of [...]

Well after months of waiting, I can finally share some big news – Ryan and I are expecting our first little veggie baby in January!  I’ve been dying to be able to write about this for a while, mostly because we’re so excited, but also to explain my totally falling off the map with blogging, [...]

It’s that time of year again!  VegNews has announced their nominations for the 2011 Veggie Awards, and C’est La V Bakeshop is up for best online bakery!  We’re so honored to be nominated for the second year in a row, and we hope you’ll take a minute to cast your vote for us.  Voting enters [...]

Last weekend we had the pleasure of hanging out with our friends, Shannon & Mike, and their adorable little girl, Asha.  I’d come across a recipe for Strawberry Basil Margaritas that sounded amazing, and I thought it’d be a tasty addition to the yummy grilled vegetables and salad that Shannon and Mike were making. We [...]