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A Low Carbon Diet
As a young doe who read E Magazine and poured over Co-op America‘s Green Pages some 17 years ago, I can’t help but be partially frustrated by the speed in which the rest of the world has caught on to the green movement, can’t help but shudder at the greenwashing of the world’s major corporate [...]
Reuse: Fronch Toast
My family had a few extra loaves of Italian bread delivered with our Father’s Day meal a few weekends back. With VwaV‘s Fronch Toast recipe in mind, I gladly rescued a loaf from my father’s characteristic penchant for hasty disposal. This trait, through the years, has had me sifting through garbage bags for my important [...]
Stalker
Dear Champ’s Family Bakery, I pass you on the way to work. Really. You think I am going out of my way to see you? You’re so silly. No, I did not take a picture of your unopened storefront. Oh that above? I just happened to notice that you’ve been painted black. That is new [...]
Pizza Truck
At a wedding reception nestled in the country roads of New Preston, Connecticut I encountered a mobile pizza operation, fluent in veganism and perfectly willing to stray from the standard menu of pizza favorites. Though most guests were impressed by the Old World Pizza Truck’s selection of high-end wood-fired pizza options, a basic marinara with some [...]
Grilled Portabello Burger
Please note: 1) Portabello mushrooms are a great grill option for the summer. They’re lighter than a dense veggie burger, leaving plenty of room for sides. Opt for sturdy, not soft, buns. 2) My new camera is amazing. See the husk hair of the sweet corn? The glimmer of the marinated cap? The blurry mass of [...]
Thai Thursdays
The school year is done! What I’ll miss only slightly less than the smiling faces of my 10-year-olds is Thai Thursdays, an “almost there” me time treat within the busy weeks of teach-time. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn is home to thee best Thai lunch specials in New York City… and there are a jillion Thai eateries [...]
Champ’s Family Bakery
Thanks to SuperVegan‘s post about a brand new all-vegan bakery to open its doors to my neighborhood’s streets come July, I am pleased as pie today! I am super-excited about the arrival of Champ’s Family Bakery for many reasons. In no particular order: 1) Though I’ve traveled across the country for vegan bakeries, I much [...]
Eating Good In the Neighborhood
No, Applebee’s did not open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Not yet at least.) It’s Banh Mi, an authentic Vietnamese eatery with all the staples: bubble tea, pho, bun and, like the name implies, Bahn Mi! They took over where the Curves gym once was and I am delighted to welcome them to my neighborhood, the WES (I [...]
Happy Father’s Day c/o Orange Glazed Scones
My family gets to try a lot of my goodies. I bet my this fact doesn’t excite them half as much as it excites me to have an opportunity to bake! For Father’s Day I knew I needed to switch up my usual offering of cupcakes to account for the fact that the house is [...]
Food… Kind of a Big Deal
As a lover of food, I need to know it deeply. I want to. I’m reading Stuffed & Starved, The Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System. It’s moving me in many ways. Firstly, it has been awhile since I have had the opportunity to read at my leisure, to read and not have to dissect [...]
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite kind of cookie… and it does my head and heart well that thee best I’ve ever had was my very own. They are one of my favorite things. See Previous “Favorite Things“.
Eating My Faith
Oneness-Fountain-Heart is a vegetarian restaurant in Flushing, Queens run by devotees of the late spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy advocated for international harmony and… vegetarianism, hence the vegetarian cafes in his dedication in NYC (Annan Brahma and Cafe Panorama in Jamaica Hills, Queens) and across the country in Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego. Vegetarianism, [...]
