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ILVTOFU
TOFU LICENSE PLATE DENIED BY COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Associated Content, Inc.) — A Colorado woman’s request for a certain license plate was denied by the state after close examination, according to the AP. The license plate, which utilizes the letters ILVTOFU, was rejected by state officials. The woman, Kelly Coffman-Lee, apparently consumes tofu [...]
Hot in the City
So New York City was sweltering this weekend. We beat our previous record high (84) by noon on Saturday as heat climbed all the way to 89! Between the need to be out and about and celebrate spring with friends and drinks, I was not in my kitchen all weekend. Here are my gluttonous choices: [...]
Google, I’m Starting To Be Scared of You
The other day a good friend of mine took a jab at her ex-boyfriend, yelling, “My god! I mean, his homepage is The Satorialist. How absolutely ridiculous is that?!” The thing is, this comment kind of hit the nail on the head. It is pretty ridiculous, fittingly ridiculous. Then I wondered… what if said friend [...]
Feed Your Head
I’m a bit overwhelmed. It seems the careful planning and sequencing I practiced in my undergraduate studies has given way to graduate level cramming. This is a new experience for me, the usually-neurotic planstress. In an effort to keep my butt in the chair facing the screen I’ve increased my caloric intake. Some quick bites [...]
Earth Day Is Why Vegan Day
I haven’t had to do this in awhile (not since November 2008) but it’s time again… I have to get on the soapbox… As a vegan of many, many years, I am the backboard to occasional commentary and inquisition from omnivores, many well-intentioned but backed in myth and misinformation, many defensive to the implicit righteousness [...]
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Ever since Wok Man and I retreated to Western Massachusetts for some rustic living in October of 2008 (blogged here), we’ve wanted to bring a large group to Noble View‘s farmhouse. This past weekend, about 5 months since the initial plan was brought to court, a group of 15 intrepid souls packed it up and [...]
Twas the Night Before the Farmhouse…
This recipe won the blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair. And the recipe is totally vegan. How do ya like them corn husks?! I bookmarked it for a rainy day even though I adored the cornbread recipe from the VegNew recipe club I blogged about here. Having to prepare for a rustic weekend at a [...]
Feed A Hangover, Feed A Cold, Feed Everything!
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This blog posting is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent hangovers or illness. Every once and awhile comes a night of excess, the kind that kicks your butt for at least 2 or 3 days afterwards. Control, that rigid and binding [...]
Thriftshopping… In My Closet, Part II
8. Buttons to Push Buttons. When I was a kid there was one phone in the in the house and it was in the kitchen. This phone had a ring so powerful you’d hear it from the basement, the attic and in any of the 4 top floor bedrooms. With four youngins in the household, [...]
Thriftshopping… In My Closet, Part I
Yesterday I cleaned out my storage closet. Re-discovering my lost treasures was so exciting. It was like I was at an estate sale of a woman with my exact taste and penchant for kitsch. Below is a list of some of my favorite unearthed treasures and the chain of thoughts they provoke. 1. Sunday gloves [...]
Cupcake Camp NYC
CupcakeCamp NYC was a total blast! Below is one of my offerings… the marsh-nilla cupcake: golden vanilla cake with a oozing layer of marshmallow topping (from My Sweet Vegan‘s marshmallow mudpie recipe) and dandies on top. Here, CandyPenny and I represent the vegans well in our separate table. She offers cupcake fiends chocolate peanut butter babies [...]
Polenta Fries
Not only had I not tried polenta before this evening but I wouldn’t have been able to describe what the heck it was. I’d seen the tubes in stores and had formed an aversion to for some reason. It was only after receiving a recipe from the VegNews Recipe Club in February that I had [...]
