October 16, 2021
Right around my birthday you can sometimes find a farm with a pumpkin patch that is still got blooming sunflowers. These are the center of a Venn diagram of my love of summer and my love of fall. They are a festive find that I associate with my birthday… and Read more…
June 17, 2021
Time is divided in pictures, like blondies. A 90’s day, I binged grunge documentaries and made a tofu scramble Hello, berry season Waiting for a mermaid on South Beach, Staten Island Tried these Kite Hill tortellini. Good flavor and texture… If you need to use up a lot of apples, Read more…
March 15, 2021
In my corner of Brooklyn, I am surrounded by thriving Chinese enclaves. Within these wonderful communities, along with the true joy of living in one of the most diverse cities in the world, many unexplored menus with ample and unique vegan options. I plan to excitedly report on these options Read more…
March 1, 2021
When I was told that school was closing and I’d be teaching remote back in November, I grabbed the essentials from the classroom–the classroom pumpkin and acorn squash that had the heart in it, part of the seasonal display table. I wasn’t going to let the pandemic mess with my Read more…
December 10, 2020
With a Christmas craft night planned, I decided to use a generous portion of my pumpkin puree. So a pumpkin chocolate chip loaf for the festive gathering! Every year I forget just how delicious VCTOTW‘s recipe is… While I was at it… and feeling fairly certain I’d see my students Read more…
November 24, 2020
I don’t know how it is possible after years and years of blogging that I don’t have more ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ puns on here! In fact the only one I could find was a two-sentence post that was referencing The White Stripes album… in 2007. So now, a post totally dedicated to Read more…
November 22, 2020
With ample pumpkin puree ready to rock, this week’s lunch would be a pumpkin version of curry, my go-to lunch concoction. But it’d be Vegan Richa‘s guidance that creates this creamy vehicle for all the produce I had laying around… and the ton of pumpkin puree just processed. Creamy coconut Read more…
November 21, 2020
Before I even got the coffee started, I was boiling pecans to shell. It’s been slightly irking me that the huge bag I bought when I was down south has remained unused. But there is a bit of legwork involved in their enjoyment. With autumnal recipe endeavors on the horizon, Read more…
Every November I look forward to my annual chocolate chip pumpkin cupcakes… made from the classroom pumpkin and shared at a harvest celebration with my students. It would be the 11th year of my carrying out this tradition. The pumpkin sat in waiting in my classroom. So when it was Read more…
October 18, 2020
๐ I guess my birthday celebration starts… now… on the day that my friend mistakenly thought was my birthday. Though we’ve been friends for like 15 years. ๐ But I shouldn’t complain as The Greek got me a tent for my birthday and facilitated a great camping experience on the Read more…
November 25, 2019
A decade of teaching, a decade of turning the classroom pumpkin into cupcakes. These are my all-time favorite cupcakes to make. Maybe because my students are always skeptical about how the pumpkin on my desk can become a delicious cupcake. Maybe because most have learned of my being vegan by Read more…
November 17, 2019
It’s time for my annual pumpkin processing. This year I do not have half as much pumpkin as I usually have, just a small one in classroom and a small one outside my apartment door. Nevertheless I cannot make my 11th year of classroom pumpkin cupcakes without this lazy day Read more…
August 20, 2019
A shelling excursion on a remote island only accessible by boat? Just: Yes. A quick drive to Marco Island would have me within the most beautiful hues of green and blue… and more shells. But also dolphins and an abandoned dome-shaped home. First I had some errands at the campsite. Read more…
December 13, 2018
I finished off the last of the pumpkin puree from the classroom pumpkins with three more batches of the well-loved pumpkin chocolate chip cupcakes. And the kiddos were excited to decorate their own at our Holiday Party. Though extremely stressful at times, I love that my profession allows me to Read more…
November 22, 2018
Firstly, it’s Thanksgiving. Don’t let the growing pile of dishes in the sink dissuade you from using what you got to use to get it right.ย In fact, this may be my personal philosophy in life, as I’m a little bit of a figurative mess maker (literally, I am quite Read more…
November 20, 2018
This is my 9th year teaching… and my 9th year transforming the classroom pumpkins in Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes. I’m a creature of ritual. And this ritual starts with my enthusiasm for Autumn and… pumpkins. For home, for the classroom, for those worthy enough to give a pumpkin to. I’m Read more…
November 12, 2018
The Great Jack-o-Lantern Blaze has been a popular Halloween event since 2005 (!), though I just learned of it this Halloween season.ย It is just the most wonderful kind of whimsy–thousands of pumpkins… hand carved and ablaze within Van Cortland Manor‘s grounds in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.ย Add spectacular lighting within Read more…
October 6, 2018
Autumn is my favorite time of the year!ย Though we are not very far in, today was a celebration of all the best parts of its edible goodness.ย Starting atย Stone Bridge Farmsย inย Acushnet, Massachusetts.ย ย Visiting a cranberry bog is a kind of new addition to my bucket list, but with autumn here Read more…
September 11, 2018
Heading to Materials For the Arts is a part teacher ritual, part surreal fantasy.ย For me–a salvager, thrifter, and lifter-upper of rocks to see the squirming bug-life beneath (a past time of my non-girly leisure time as a little girl)–my skills as a “shopper” are well-honed and aligned to several Read more…
November 23, 2017
I love to cook for hours. It’s true. Give me time, space, and the radio and I’ll happily create numerous dishes from scratch with loving care. This Thanksgiving my goal was to use a lot of the ton of pumpkin puree I have. So I started with using it in Read more…
November 20, 2017
This is how I look when I wake up… next to a pretty large pumpkin I would go on to process. I used my head for scale, though I kind of have a big head. Processing pumpkin is one of my favorite seasonal rituals. The mind boggles with pumpkin opportunities… Read more…
October 11, 2017
So there is a donut shop in Great Neck, Long Island that is mostly vegan.ย How fantastic, right?!ย Foughnutsย bills itself as a more healthful donut.ย And that means… vegan options! (Don’t tell the folks that are still scared of the v-word.)ย I stopped by on a rainy Monday to do Read more…
December 20, 2015
I hadn’t made vegan rainbow cookies for years! And since then myย baking skills and kitchen set-upย hasย improved a great deal. With dessert duty for a work potluck and inside the inspiration of the holiday cookie issue of Bon Appรฉtit, I had to step it up. I used The Veg Life’s awesome Read more…
December 13, 2015
Upcycled bread box. Yellow and teal. “You don’t bring me flours anymore.” Coke bottle crate spice holder. Vintage aesthetic /ย modern function. Animals on plates. Black radish heart procession. In the train, out at the station, the slither of pink sunset. Christmas is here. Fir on the floor. Weekly banana bread. Read more…
