C'est La Vegan

I told you I’ve been on a comfort food kick, and here’s even more proof!  Between the coffee cake, cocoa and a few other test recipes I’ve been playing around with, I definitely need to up my workouts if I want to keep fitting into my clothes!  I don’t know what I’m thinking having these [...]

While I was back home I was able to hit up the amazing Whole Foods that opened last year near my parent’s house.  It’s easily three to four times the size of our two local Whole Foods, and a godsend when we’re home. Usually when I’m out of town I take a break from cooking [...]

UPDATE: The winner of the pumpkin loaf give-away is Michelle, whose favorite things about fall are… Sweaters, cool mornings and not wanting to get out of bed, pumpkins, squash and all the great fall veggies. I already like on FB and I’m not on twitter. Congratulations, Michelle!  Thanks again to everyone who entered, and stay [...]

When I was studying in London my junior year of college (long before my vegan days), I lived in a neighborhood that had some of the best Indian restaurants in the city, and that’s saying something, because London has some pretty amazing Indian food.  Unfortunately, I was still a pretty picky eater back then, and [...]

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 [...]

Last week I caught a nasty summer cold and totally lost my appetite.  Every now and then it would rear it’s little head, but when it did, absolutely nothing sounded good to me.  I felt like there was something that I wanted, but I just couldn’t think of what it might be. I had a [...]

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 [...]

For our Hollywood Bowl picnic dessert I decided to try something new.  I remember having a cream cheese-based fruit dip when I was younger, and I set out to try to make a vegan version.  It’s no secret that I love a good fruit tart, and once I found some non-vegan dip recipes to base my version [...]

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 [...]

Okay, right off the bat I have to tell you that yours truly took the above photo.  I don’t think I’m anywhere near Ryan’s level yet (although in my defense, he has been doing it for over fifteen years and happens to be amazingly talented), but I think I’m off to a good start!  He’s [...]

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a good raw foods dessert.  I talked about my introduction to them in this post, and while I really do enjoy them, I rarely make them at home.  I don’t have a dehydrator, for one thing, and the ingredients can be pretty expensive depending on what you’re making. [...]