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Vegan Mofo #26: This is Halloween
Like many strange and unusuals, Halloween is my favorite time of year. As I made 2 batches of these Halloween cupcakes, I, in accordance with ancient folklore and pagan ritual, listened to the Halloween soundtrack at full volume and prank called my boyfriend. The cupcakes would be for my students, who’ve been discussing Halloween since [...]
The word “orchid” comes from the Greek word for testicles, orchis, but this beauty is all woman.
I am now in care of a Phalaenopsis orchid. My co-workers gave me the beautiful plant as a birthday gift. It is one of the most beautiful gift I’ve ever received. Its sepals are bright fuchsia and striated, like the palm of a cold hand or stretch marks on the hip’s skin. They explode on [...]
Vegan Mofo #25: Pretending I Like Pizza
My class of 4th graders remind me how deep pizza passion can run in children. One student writes creative fiction about Pizza Guy, a pizza delivery guy whose is shaped like a pizza, others scream and reverberate to the chant of “pizza! pizza!” at the mere mention of it. Personally, I’ve never been big on it. [...]
Think Outside the Bottle
Link here. Aren’t goals much easier to accomplish when you announce your intentions to the world? When you have to submit your name, click buttons and see a confirmation page? Kidding aside, I’ve sworn off bottled water. Because its production is wasteful. Because its packaging is wasteful. Because NYC’s tap water comes from the Catskills [...]
1) Section 6, 2) noble is the view, 3) charge your phone
After weeks of planning a surprise birthday get-away, Wok Man only revealed the above hints. “Section 6″, which I thought maybe be a seat location at a concert, was the segment of the Metacomet-Monadnock trail we were to hike. This 114 mile trail that spans Connecticut to New Hampshire and has been on my “before [...]
Vegan Mofo #24: Weekend Review: From NYC to Northampton
The East Village’s Organic Grill serves a mean tofu omelet. In my previous visits, spanning a few years now, they’ve always used a proprietary blend of vegan cheddar cheese. I was a bit disappointed to learn they have now converted over to Follow Your Heart‘s cheese. The omelet is still the best of its kind but [...]
Vegan Mofo #23: Lula’s Sweet Apothecary
When CandyPenny sent me the link to Lula’s Sweet Apothecary in Manhattan’s East Village, I thought: this could be the one! The one I’ve been waiting for. Can New York City finally represent on the vegan ice cream front? Could the little truck that could in West Philly do it in the streets of New [...]
Vegan Mofo #21: Orange Pudding Cupcakes
There is a long coffee table in my folks’ house. The entire surface area of this table is covered with deep pools of Snickers miniatures, individually-wrapped Hostess cakes and Little Debbie treats. This is all year round. It is enough to secure dentists, doctors and food scientists within their lucrative fields for a lifetime. But this [...]
Vegan Mofo #22: Vegetariano y Delicioso
We are amidst Bklyn Goes Veg!, didn’t you know? Although the list of participating restaurants is a bit sparse, I most likely would not have stumbled upon Papacitos in Greenpoint so soon had I not been on the BGV mailing list. Papacitos is a spectacular addition to the north side, serving up one killer vegan burrito. [...]
Vegan Mofo #20: Sweet Avenue Bake Shop
It’s my birthday today and I want vegan cupcakes! Having the foresight that this would be the case, I rented a car to deliver me, finally, to Sweet Avenue Bake Shop, Rutherford, New Jersey’s vegan cupcakery. The place has been on my radar for quite some time now, in electronic form, sitting patiently in my [...]
Cuteness & the Weird Aunt
My nieces are often scared of my home-stitched gifts. Looking nothing like Dora or the Princesses, my plush crafts are often confusing to them, even scary. (Last Christmas my stuffed owl gift was thrown in sheer panic and fear!) With this in mind I began to stitch them up some colorful masks from my huge [...]
Vegan Mofo #19: Fall Colors
Mustard greens, green beans, mixed potato mash, beets and a refreshing slaw: the Earth tones(grub care of SK)Pumpkin bread brown and apple crisp umber(grub care of SK)Pumpkin skin persimmon(Cary, NC)Gourd Green(Cary, NC) Majorelle Blue potatoes Steaming Celadon
