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An All-Vegan Thanksgiving 🍽 (2023)

The big food holiday was here and I planned to make a 6-course all-vegan spread in my new kitchen! And I was surprised and pleased how easy it all went down… I even had time to do batches of dishes between prep tasks. With planning, this can be even more Read more…


βšͺ πŸŒ²πŸ’« Happy Life Day πŸ’« βšͺ🌲

Life Day is a holiday in the Star Wars galaxy. Detailed in the absolutely cringe-inducing Star Wars Holiday Special, a made-for-tv special made in 1978, the holiday is traditionally celebrated on November 17. Since we would not be celebrating Thanksgiving with the kids, we decided to utilize the cookbook we Read more…


October Photo Dump

Time is moving quite oddly. Here is to another month of time’s reckless stomp. It started with a haircut. This is when I thought “Boy, I am not in Brooklyn anymore.” This is the before… And the after… meh. Anyway, a beautiful sunrise in the backyard. Busy mornings as the Read more…


And So Are the Days of Our Lives…

This year, the summer seems endless. I never know what day is and thus time is passing in giant chunks of leisure. This is my daily life right now. Until it isn’t. So I am basking. Above, an amazing tempeh rib special from Red Fern. Cornbread, sweet potato mash, pilaf Read more…


Lots of Vegan Food in Rochester, NY {Part 10}

Another report of vegan eats in Rochester and I still haven’t eaten my way entirely through the city! Though there were a couple of repeats, I am reporting on yummy new options at those spots. Can’t wait to return and eat some more… Crisp I love that Crisp is right Read more…


Sutra, A Matthew Kenney Eatery

Trying Sutra was on my list for quite some time. Because I want to try every Matthew Kenney eatery. This counter spot is on the 4th floor in the Flatiron District. You have to take the elevator from the ground floor yoga gear store. More Blue Spirulina. I’m obsessed. The Read more…


Thanksgiving 2022

This is me, Thanksgiving 2022, wearing my oven mitt jacket I have long-associated with Thanksgiving. Perhaps it’s the colors? I got the Whole Foods Vegan Thanksgiving meal again, the one by Chef Coscarelli I got a couple of years back. It is a great value considering how long I spent Read more…


Rogue Tacos
Yummy Vegan Taco Option
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Rogue Taco has a great vegan taco option that hits all the notes. The El Ladron. It’s marinated tofu, black beans, sweet potato, their signature slaw, pickled onions, jalapeΓ±o topped with cilantro, scallions, pico, and chili churro and served with lime wedges. Yes, that description has all one would need in Read more…


A Vegan Thanksgiving 🍽️ (2021)

I really enjoy traditional Thanksgiving dishes. So last minute, I decided I’d go hard for my family’s Thanksgiving get-together. For easy reference for years to come, the collected recipes of my most favorite vegan holiday eats. Process the Pumpkin Pumpkin Preheat oven to 350℉. Prepare heavy-bottom casserole pans by filling Read more…


The Little Island on the Hudson
Plus Vegan Options

Last time I was on Chelsea’s Pier 54, it was to see Guided By Voices‘ “last” show in 2004. Now the pier is Little Island, an innovative public space that was all the rage when it opened this Spring. With several attempts to check it out thwarted by various reasons, 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…


Some Vegan Eats in Montauk

A satiating breakfast was necessary after a grueling first evening of camping. I stumbled into Hampton Coffee Company in downtown Montauk in a daze and left with a greasy breakfast sandwich that was going to do the trick… though it wouldn’t be my usual choice. With Field Roast Chao Cheese Read more…


Scenes from a Quarantine, Part 14

As we enter 2021 still within this health crisis, still within political insanity, the Scenes continue! Freshly testing out of a quarantine, to follow are Scenes from several quarantines past, in-between negative Covid tests… the ones before seeing my family for both Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as after my Read more…


Take My Thanks, Please
Thanksgiving 2020

I was excited to try Chloe Coscarelli‘s Vegan Thanksgiving Spread offered by Whole Foods this year. She covered all the bases… and with her vegan cred, I trusted the holiest of food holidays in her hands. So let us look and admire… From left to right: Coconut Sweet Potato Casserole: Read more…


π•Ύπ–Šπ–Žπ–™π–†π–“ Made Me Do It 😈
Bushwick’s π•Ύπ–Šπ–Žπ–™π–†π–“ Rising & The Satantic Panic

I don’t know how it is possible after years and years of blogging that I don’t have more π•Ύπ–Šπ–Žπ–™π–†π–“ 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…


Festive Purple Sweet Potato Babka πŸŽ‰

Yes, yes, I got bit by the Ube bug… the bright purple potato that has been sweeping the baking nation. But fresh ube, which many mistake for one of the several purple sweet potato varieties, is pretty hard to attain in these parts. Luckily, the Stokes Purple sweet potato would Read more…


Eat Your Feelings, Roasted Edition

Fall is for roasted roots and vegetables the hue of the Earth in all its vibrance. And, thankfully, the busiest time of the year calls for the easiest dinner preparation–coat in olive oil, salt and pepper and set in the oven. Repeat. If only I can lesson plan this way. Read more…


Scenes From a Quarantine, Part 5

Here are the latest highlights from the Quarantine cafe! First in the bakery, my failed sourdough starter. It was bubbling nice and fine, but I accidentally killed it. I’m starting another tomorrow, because… persistence. Next a stop at the bar before I’m seated at the best seat in the house. Read more…


This little piggy went to
The Greenmarket in Union Square

I am one visit away from the Union Square Greenmarket being one of my official Favorite Things. It’s like a living gallery with tactile and tasty displays… plus real-life, non-pretentious folk from mostly upper New York… They’re not playing some role. They’re farmers and makers, by merit and not by Read more…


If it’s Vegan, She Will Come, SINY
(Whispered in a Cornfield)

Staten Island’s vegan offerings keep me coming back. And now vegan donuts?! Yes, vegan donuts. But first another kickbutt Golden Milk latte at New Dorp’s Sips + Maker. This may be my favorite Golden Milk latte in New York City! And they seem to always have housemade vegan sweet treats Read more…


Warm & Cozy Winter Eats

This day was made for lunch making… ooooh yeah. As some snowflakes fall, it was time for heart warming spices to last all week. This, the kind of lunch that helps pass the time at work, is partly what winter is about. An adaptation of an Oh She Glows recipe, Read more…


Blessed are the Intrepid, Day 6:
Florida, Finally

Blog back-up makes me uneasy.Β  Each day is a million adventures, so just two days ago is a million miles away.Β  But Day 6, yes.Β  Speaking to what I took pictures of is a helpful system, but it doesn’t indicate a lot of the important feelings I am having on Read more…


Blessed are the Intrepid, Day 4:
Sunflowers & Swamps

Today would be day of driving, mostly. Its daylight hours started in North Carolina and ended in Georgia… in a cabin in a swamp. Which means tomorrow I’ll be in Florida! And maybe I’ll get some consistent sun? It seems everyday I’ve had erratic weather. Mostly because I spent these Read more…


Saree Shopping & Kathiyawadi Kitchen,
New Jersey’s Little India

My friend wanted help picking out her outfit for an upcoming Indian wedding, so we took the opportunity to eat some authentic vegetarian Indian food and gawk at exquisitely beautiful sarees in New Jersey’s Little India, Edison, New Jersey. Their intricate details in the store’s bright lights was a thing Read more…


Korma and Spice and Everything Nice

This picture illustrates why I love Indian food. Yes, I was making Indian food again for lunch. A recipe from beloved Vegan Richa that includes 10, yes, 10 different spices and a big knob of fresh ginger. Yes, please! Heat brings out the flavor. Cauliflower, sweet potato, yellow pepper and Read more…


Home, And Close To It

To continue exploring the eats of my neighborhood, I have started a Take-out Thursday ritual.Β  On this particular Thursday, with a bit of a dizzy buzz from after work drinks, I made the mistake of ordering Shangri-La. It always makes my belly grumble on with strange commentary throughout the evening.Β  Read more…