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Ogling Google’s Cafeteria
Today I took my class on a trip to Google headquarters in New York City. I was way more excited about this than they were. In my book, they are the holy grail of employers and I’d gladly take a janitorial job to gain daily access to their cafeteria. Sure, employment with Google comes with [...]
It must be the colors…
I have a crush on this blog. Andrea’s images and lists and self-generated art projects make Hula Seventy a major source of blogspiration. In homage, here are shots from my day of observing the colors around me. Layered peeling paint is always a beautiful sight. This will be the focus of one of my summer [...]
Complaint Department: Penny Licks
I used to celebrate emotional accomplishments with banana splits. Washing a guy out of my hair (or deciding to purchase the shampoo), as it often was, I ingested many Friendly’s Royal Banana Splits in my late teenage years. I am still very much drawn to complicated frozen treats: toppings, textures, color and taste medleys. With [...]
Vegan Canarsie (Part 2): Vegan Cupcakes Take Over Canarsie
Because my students are so darn good, I thought I’d surprise them with some cupcakes. I also thought that PPK’s Isa, who I have recently learned grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn, would appreciate my spreading VCTOW‘s love back in her hometown community. The golden cupcakes came out a bit too moist this time around, as [...]
Baseball Cute
Although I have long held the position of official family weirdo, there are some genes one cannot escape. My mother gave me defined eye brows, long slender fingers and a love for the New York Mets. This dominant trait, passed to her from her own mother, an avid baseball fan, was also passed to my [...]
Momma Mia, Here I Go Again
In yet another flour-heavy recipe, CandyPenny & I embarked upon mastering her Italian grandmother’s recipe for homemade raviolis. From scratch, us two stallionesses created a delectable pasta filled with bright green pesto. May we soon pass the recipe on to our respective cat and weasel. The high-end culinary tool, the Magic Bullet, whipped up a [...]
Goodbye C.U.N.Y.
After a long relationship with the City University of New York system, I join the towering halls of academia at Teachers College at Columbia University this Fall for my masters program. Being admitted was no small feat. The school received a record number of applicants for the term. My application, which I toiled over for [...]
Pure Food and, Karen- Stop Whining
Celebrating a very special period in my life, I was treated to a triple-digit all-raw dinner at Pure Food & Wine. Being perpetually broke and an avid thrifter, I am normally critical of such lofty expenditures, even food expenditures. Despite the hefty crew of NYC happy hour socialites toasting pitchers of organic alcoholic concoctions, PFW [...]
Canarsie Vegan (Part I)
I am currently teaching in Canarsie, Brooklyn at the infamous South Shore High School. The school has a sorted past that includes race riots in the late 80′s and a few murders in the early 90′s. Despite its history, the towering building is eerily quiet and the metal detectors at each entrance seem unjustified. It [...]
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake
After buying a large quantity of strawberries (which I suspect are genetically modified) from a gourmet supermarket in East Williamsburg (Keyfood), strawberry shortcakes were on my to-do list for this weekend. The recipe appealed to me because most of the ingredients were on-hand, besides the cream of tartar (purchased at the even more gourmet C-Town [...]
