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A Merry Christmas to You
Christmas Outtakes In No Particular Order


Wayne, New Jersey

Every time I am somewhere a bit random I think of Wayne and Garth (“Hi, I’m in Delaware.) But this was not random, though it may seem to be. This New Jersey area is a great place to stay before or after New York’s Renaissance Faire! Days Inn (here to Read more…


National Banana Split Day! 🍌🍨

Being vegan for about 26 years now, I have a White Whale… something I have always been searching for being done right vegan. But no place anywhere in the world is making the 🍌banana split🍌 I want… really creamy delicious ice cream in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry… home-made thick and Read more…


Just a Bunch of Fruit Pops!

I never made fruit pops before and now I understand… spring for the mold set that is not at a discount store. I mean, if you want them to come out easily. Either way, fruit pops are a great way to use the fruits up that have been laying around… Read more…


To & Fro
Rochester/Brooklyn

Somehow I made it through a very grueling July.. heatwave, back and forth hauls to transport all my ridiculous stuff… we made a plan and stuck to it! Here are some pictures and eats in-between. While I was in Rochester for a hot minute, we got ice cream for breakfast! Read more…


Dinner For Perverts
or The Candle Salad, Finally πŸ•―οΈ

My goodbye dinner party had a theme… a theme that had been discussed through many years of friendship. A perverted dinner party! So I dressed for the nines unsure of what phallic foods would be waiting for me. Feeling the love You can’t go wrong with potatoes… or er “poon”tatoes Read more…


🎊 Happy 80th Birthday Dad 🍾

My Dad turns 80 this year! So I was called upon to help make the celebration special… and delicious. The plan… These silicon molds were scary at first but with some Earth Balance and some flour, the cakes released very easily! I made Rainbow Nourishment‘s strawberry cake recipe I made Read more…


Vegan Ice Cream In & Around Rochester 🍦
Bruster’s Ice Cream

There are a couple of Bruster’s Ice Cream‘s around Rochester, New York. Though not as imaginative as their very long list of dairy ice cream options, they’ve got a few options that are definitely worth a trip. At this visit I tried their oat milk-based vanilla and chocolate hard ice Read more…


Date Night at Gaia & Loki
Jersey City, New Jersey

Can you believe I’ve never been to Jersey City? A quick trip for to Gaia & Loki, an all-vegan eatery in the city’s restaurant row, would prove its worth tenfold. Once in the gorgeous space, we started with the fried cauliflower. Though cauliflower is the new it appetizer, Gaia & Read more…


Citi Field Vegan Report 2023

Long time, no baseball! With a visit to Citi Field to see a New York Mets game, I checked out the vegan status of the stadium. Unlike the reporting of previous years, what is vegan at the stadium is way more obvious thanks to notations on the menu… and the Read more…


The Pinkglow Pineapple πŸ’—πŸ

Discovering the Pinkglow Pineapple in the local Wegmans was pretty exciting. I had never seen it before! Though I guess it’s a bit of a “thing,” yes. But its gorgeous hue and midcentury packaging inspired a quick vintage fruit salad photoshoot. The inside. Gorgeous fruit… How beautiful is this? Inspiration Read more…


Vegan Hummingbird Cake πŸ₯₯🍍🍌

Every once and a while I get the urge to make a Hummingbird cake. So first, some pretty dried pineapple flowers the day before. They make a beautiful edible garnish. Elapsed time… and now ready for a photoshoot. The recipe made tons of batter. Half of it would have been Read more…


Lots of Vegan Food in Rochester, NY {Part 8}

Another round of vegan food from Rochester! This rundown includes some repeats, yes. But it also has a few noteworthy newbies. Mostly take-out as we were all chilling in the Covid zone, my next report will be of date spots in the area. Flavors of Asia Above is my vegan Read more…


More Vegan Food at the
New York Renaissance Faire βš”πŸ°πŸ›‘πŸ§
Plus My Fairy Costume! 🧚

It was that time of the year again, time to find our way to the New York Renaissance Faire for festive merry-making. This year, a first: I would be a fairy, complete with a crafted headdress, top and bottom. A mess of nature and iridescence, the trunk was an explosion Read more…


Enchilada Time! Miti Miti in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Now that school has started and is already routine, I can gradually incorporate social events into the work week. This time, a trip with Angela to Miti Miti in Park Slope, Brooklyn… to catch up and spill our hearts over some tasty vegan options. First, tricolor chips and pico de Read more…


Vegan Food In Reno, Nevada

So I kind of love Reno, Nevada. I didn’t expect to, but sometimes a place hits you in all the right places. Firstly there is a lot of vegan food! Which is always indicative of people kinda in the know. This post will only focus on the food. I was Read more…


Los Angeles Vegan
All the Eats

The gang back in LA. Really, going to LA feels like going to a friend’s house. There is a comfort and at-home-ness I have always felt there. So with all significant tourist attractions kinda already done, it is always about the amazing vegan food there! Just What I Kneaded in Read more…


Truth & Tonic
Las Vegas, Nevada

It was time to head to the desert again, for the third summer in a row. There is just so much to see in this region–and I like to catch up with my friend in Los Angeles annually. For financial reasons, flying in and out of Vegas is always the Read more…


Lots of Vegan Food in Rochester, NY {Part 5}

My list of vegan eats in Rochester, New York continues to grow. So allow me to dive right into sharing some food highlights from my most recent stay. Eden Cafe & Bakeshop in Batavia is just a quick drive from Rochester. They’ve got a selection of carrot dogs on their Read more…


Let’s Hear It For the Dole Whip

Though Dole Whip is a vegan, it is certainly not as healthy as simply blending frozen fruit yourself. But it does serve a participatory purpose. Its widespread availability, especially in the places with a dearth of vegan options, makes it a sight for sore eyes. Like, say, Lake George–as pictured Read more…


Father’s Day Fruity Parfaits πŸŒˆπŸ“πŸ‘πŸπŸ₯

Since Father’s Day is in June, my Dad often gets fruity sweet treats for his special day. This year, the full spectrum of the rainbow… Red (strawberry), Orange (apricot), Yellow (pineapple), Green (kiwi), Blue (blueberry), Violet (blackberry) paired with either vanilla or red velvet cake along with vanilla buttercream or Read more…


Travel, Miscellaneous
New Mexico & Texas

Cowboy boots on means it’s time to go to Texas… Just wanted to share my excitement about this Farmer’s Fridge in JFK Airport. The Pineapple Coconut Chia Pudding was what caught my eye. It was a great price for a fresh vegan breakfast. I’m sorry I don’t remember the exact Read more…


All the Foods

I have been feasting on all the colors, spending lots of time in my kitchen as of lately. Here are some pictures I have taken as these foods are in front of me, because I get excited enough to capture their beauty and vibrance before taking them in. My corner Read more…


Taco Tuesday & Old Friends

Somehow 22 is already in its third month. Before it slips away, some basking in the finer things… tacos, Agua Frescas, and good friends. So, Haab, because of its vegan menu and proximity to my job. Our Vegan Seitan Nachos… soy cheese, black beans, seitan, guacamole, pickled jalapeΓ±os, pico de Read more…


Though the Upper West Side’s Tiki Chick isn’t my kind of tiki bar (“my” meaning grimy, with retro credibility, not on the Upper West Side, etc) it is a version of a tiki bar, a kind I just have to embrace given my coordinates. And they’ve got a vegan sandwich Read more…


Some West Virginia Vegan Eats

Finally having electricity and running water at my will, here is a photo dump of some vegan eats from my days in West Virginia. Some sweet treats from the all-vegan Venerable Bean Bakery in Morgantown, part of the Mountain People’s Food Co-op. Selection was pretty low since it was later Read more…