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Back on LI / Bklyn {Some Outtakes}

Training it in to Brooklyn… because driving/parking there is a pain A pie place with vegan pie! Miss American Pie had some great vegan options and they were delicious Yummy crumble It was Christmas in March! The old gang had a dinner party to replace the one we didn’t have Read more…


Bowled Over

I have been pretty obsessed with making breakfast bowls as of lately. Most are a mix with my greens powder below. “Garden of Life Raw Organic Perfect Food Green Superfood Juiced Greens Powder” A very important characteristic about this greens powder is: Stevia is just disgusting. Now some shots of Read more…


Food, Lately

I heart strawberries. Not breaking these two up. Delicious lentil meat Cookies, again. I just can’t stop These gorgeous cookies And now some more baking… I feel like a bake for work more than I lesson plan Bring on watermelon season! I kinda love when my hair is bedheaded and Read more…


Carb Cycling Plan, Week 1

For this week’s eats, I’m trying some confusion… metabolic confusion. Fluctuating from high and low carb days keeps your body thinking it’s okay to keep burning fat for energy… so they say. So here is what I made! Low carb, high protein chickpea omelets with marinated tempeh Potato curry with Read more…


Veg On Board‘s Beautiful Brunch Board
Vegan Long Island

What can I say about Veg On Board‘s magnificent charcuterie boards that images don’t make abundantly clear? This time, a brunch-themed board. Let’s look at the artistry that is Veg On Board. What do you see? In no particular order: Mini corn muffins, overnight oats, mini pancake kabobs, mini avocado Read more…


Mix Kitchen & Bar
Ithaca, New York

Being in Ithaca during Cornell’s graduation ceremonies meant it was extremely difficult to grab vegan food at the all-vegan Angelhearts Diner, a recommendation from the counter guy at Binghamton’s Parlor City Vegan. So I opted for Mix Kitchen & Bar which has a small section of vegan options. But this Read more…


Florida Outtakes ☀️

There’s only one thing to do after a trip. Well, besides now quarantining. And that is to plan another. But before that, some outtakes from Florida, which already seems months ago. In the sky Welcoming treat from my generous host–some cupcakes from Blondie’s Vegan Bakery in Boynton Beach. For some Read more…


Scenes from a Quarantine, Part 11

It ain’t over till it’s over, I suppose. And with a mostly honored mandatory 2-week quarantine after my Virginia trip, I have plenty of scenes for part 11… before I go and get myself another mandatory quarantine after my big summer trip. But with punches, we roll. Making lemonade… watching Read more…


Veggies for the Road 🚗💨

Sunday’s produce delivery will not go to waste! Since freshness is difficult to get on the road, I prepared some snacks that will hopefully survive my cooler. Firstly, fruits with skins are generally good travelers. So apples, oranges, and plums are already prepped. But this huge beet would need some Read more…


Scenes from a Quarantine, Part 10

Despite the continuing of restrictions, I try to get out often and stay busy–but safely. And since my car is not mine anymore, I have been sampling all kinds of mass transit. My favorite: The Ferry. My bike, here, at the Brooklyn Army Terminal when I missed a ferry. And Read more…


V.V. Overnight Oats

People sometimes want to know about my overnight oats. I whip up a big batch every Sunday to take care of breakfast for the week. They’re super easy, nutritionally dense and highly customizable. Though I usually just eyeball all of the ingredients, this time, for you, I kept track of Read more…


8 Easy New Years Resolutions for Health: Diversifin’

Eating the same thing, especially a diet that is imbalanced with starches and sugar, leads to all sorts of health ailments. But big changes can also be difficult to sustain.  That is why I resolve to welcome more healthful yet simple additions to my usual repertoire… to diversify my food Read more…


Bits of Winter Renewal

On the Winter Solstice our sun takes a nice long and potent look at the Tropic of Capricorn… and then turns around all poignant-like, tossing her golden rays–all resolved in beautiful definiteness.  Winter comes and she seems farther away… but really it’s just because you’re leaning in the other direction Read more…


My Breakfast and Lunch, and Why I Don’t Like New Music

I’m thinking of the piano chords to Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens. They’re kind of thundering, like a definitive decision, like a confident first step of something. I love how that song makes me feel. What is so delightful about music is that you get to pick and choose the emotion you Read more…


Visions of Sugar Plums

Snowflake time. Christmas morning and Santa came! Making quick use of the Electrician‘s new waffle maker and Williams Sonoma waffle tongs. Christmas sugar cookies. All dressed up. Banana everything cookies from Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar Santa came again at my folks’. Pancake in her festive collar.


Your Banana Cream Pies {Pictorial Because My Brain Hurts}


Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Mouth

Ok, that is probably the silliest blog title I ever published. Here is a epicure rundown: Kate’s Joint‘s vegan French toast. Desperately in need of a pad of Earth Balance… if only the waitress could be found. Oatmeal raisin cookies from my vegan kitchen.Sura Thai Kitchen‘s pad see ew and Read more…


Christmas Vegan Cookie Bake-a-thon

Sugar Cookies These were certainly the most time consuming. Using this recipe from blogger couple John & Kristie I churned out 36 glorious evergreens, doused them with the sweet almond icing and dipped them into a pool of nonpareils. Sweet sugar overload! And just in time as one of 2009’s food Read more…