July 25, 2023
It was a pink send-off at Malibu Barbie Cafe, a pop-up themed restaurant in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport. Though the movie was disappointingly dumb, nothing is tainting my own Barbie nostalgia. To follow, a lot of pink and some surprisingly good vegan food! Ready to be in the pink! Originally Read more…
June 18, 2023
My Dad likes all kinds of flavors… So I like to try new cakes for his special days. This time, an avocado lime cake from Rainbow Nourishments. Here is the wet ingredients, looking exciting. I decided I need new pans. I need 8″ and not 9″… these skinny layers just Read more…
August 17, 2020
After having spent 2 days munching on my road snacks, nary an eatery in sight, Moab’s Desert Bistro was going to be a splurge. And what a place to finally get some sustenance… Name two things I love about this pictures below. (Print upside down on the last page: 1) Read more…
July 19, 2020
July Birthday time! First on the menu, some summertime parfaits. This only made 3 because I was also making a cake, so feel free to double or triple. The Basil and Lime-infused Coconut Whip 1 can full fat coconut milk, chilled overnight 1/2 Tablespoon maple syrup (adjust for non-my sister Read more…
August 27, 2019
Animals, Asian Cuisines & Fusions, Beautiful Places Far Away, Eating Out, Nature, Photography, Wanderlust
The day would start in a place far from where it would end, in West Palm Beach’s budding downtown–within its brightly colored murals and instagram opportunities, its hip eateries. In the span of just a few hours I was within Florida’s “Prairie”–its cowboy apparel stores, fields of grazing cows who Read more…
August 6, 2019
This is the best thing I’ve eaten in quite some time. It’s sweet, creamy, zesty, fresh, light and vibrant. But it is also easy and versatile. Consider this a semi-base. Thanks to The Greek for this delicious version. I can’t wait to make it with the key limes I’m going Read more…
August 5, 2019
Summer eats are a celebration of color and freshness. After a long weekend of repeated trips to the shores of the Rockaways, here is what I ate. Above, avocado toast on a thick slice of housemade bread from La Fruteria at the bustling 97th Street concessions on Rockaway Beach. And Read more…
January 27, 2018
And just like that, 2018 is 1/12 done. Here’s to the color in the gray. 1) Fire in the sky. 2.) A complicated vegetable sushi roll with greens and pickled things 3.) Summer-inspired vegan macarons from Confectionery! in the East Village: orange creamsicle, mango-lime, strawberry milk, toasted coconut, and jasmin 3.) Read more…
August 8, 2012
Planning this trip, an extravagant foodie frenzy of all the west coast vegan eats I have craved and bookmarked through the years, was a bit overwhelming. Time is sometimes a cruel thing… time and the whole getting full thing. With so much to eat in so little time, planning our Read more…
June 30, 2012
I kind of fell in love with this vibrant compilation of summer recipes. It got me thinking more creatively about what would be an tasty snack during these high temps. Easy, fresh, and colorful were musts. I diced some mango and basil and doused with fresh lime juice, the first Read more…