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Never made vegan cheesecake before (could never find Tofutti Cream Cheese anywhere, until recently), so we decided to go big this time. In honor of mother's day, for a mother who has been relatively deprived of cheesecake since the dawn of her children's vegan movement, we made: Chocolate Raspberry...
I may never want to go to Left Bank again, but I like to schedule meetings in Redwood City to happen at Pamplemousse, a little bakery on Broadway. Why? Because they have this awesome vegan chocolate muffin. I like my cakes, brownies and muffins quite dry, not moist and pudding-like, so this muffin...
Thursday night I moderated a panel of blogging experts for a small group at a new co-working space targeting parents in Menlo Park. I thought 90 minutes was going to be a looong time to keep the conversation going with such a small group, but actually those folks would have kept us there much longer...
Left Bank is a nice place, and has two convenient locations...one in Santana Row and one in Menlo Park. My S.O. likes Left Bank. but the fact is: It is not a good restaurant for vegans, and every time I go back I am reminded that i usually walk away hungry. You could probably say the same of any...
Did I scare you? I mean, the idea of frozen salad probably isn’t that appealing. LOL But. And this is a pretty big BUT. (no, it’s not mine! ) Gazpacho. Sorbet. Combine the two and you have a bit of frozen heaven. This traditional Spanish soup is always served chilled, and often with ice…why...
Some Survival Tactics for turning a non-vegan-looking restaurant menu into a vegan-friendly one without giving the restaurant kitchen a heart attack. Wherein I reference 70s film Five Easy pieces and 80s film When Harry Met Sally...in only 400 words.
We'll just ignore the fact that I mostly didn't eat all day and focus on my lovely evening of American Idol and Garden Fresh with the S.O. and a good friend. Breakfast: Soy Latte Vegan Scone Lunch: Vegan Donut Holes Dinner (Garden Fresh): Drumsticks 1 pot Sticker Scallion Pancake Sweet and Sour Pork...
Because, seriously, I would be a much healthier, happier person if I could eat their salad bar for lunch every. single. day. But at $10-12 a pop? Not gonna happen. Why must I love jicama, tofu, edamame and other heavy items so? Breakfast: Soy Latte Vegan Donut holes Lunch: A big, honkin' Whole Foods...
Sunday night the S.O. and I went to a benefit at the Fairmont in San Jose. We checked beforehand and arranged to have vegan dinners. The S.O. signed up for vegan too, I guess in solidarity...isn't he cute? So, the kitchen clearly got it...salads with no cheese, a lovely dinner entree. but the...
I loved the potato-pea-quinoa soup so much that I had it with some noodles together with some bok choy. It was still really good. Soups with potatoes are just incredible. I finally tried the famous penne vodka from the excellent Veganomicon (page 193). I used whole-wheat elbows instead of penne and...
Every now and then it is very nice to have a day when you just don't leave your house. And after having evening plans on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I enjoyed Saturday being a Hermit Day. OK, I did work most of the day, so I know it wasn't exactly relaxing, do-nothing Hermit Day. But we...
Shepard Fairey, a.k.a. OBEY, the artist and graphic designer who plastered the world with Andre The Giant Has A Posse posters and is perhaps the biggest thing ever to happen to wheatpaste, is reportedly going blind. Fast. One source says he could lose his vision by the end of the year. Bucky Turco...
Got home from work around 8PM last night and just didn't feel like chopping vegetables. What is that about? It's not like I didn't pull out a pan and stir-fry up some seitan and garlic and corn. It's not like I didn't peel a potato. I just didn't feel like chopping up the tomatoes and/or celery...
A very satisfying vegan day, what with the leftovers from the book club feast for lunch and a visit to Merit Vegetarian for dinner. What more could a vegan girl want? Breakfast: Green Tea Puffins Cereal with Rice Milk Organic Banana Snack: Cashews Lunch: Diet Coke Leftover Quinoa Salad and Leftover...
Last night I hosted my book club without hosting it. When the book club started...probably 3 years ago now, everyone lived around San Jose, but over the years we have had members move to SF, Oakland and Morgan Hill. Also, we have a couple of members who have a house full of kids (and yes, two kids...
Although 118 Degrees is not "technically" in Fullerton, eating at this restaurant is a must. Located at The Camp in Costa Mesa, Jenny Ross open the doors about a year ago. Her restaurant offers raw, slow cooked, organic vegan food that is amazing, delicious and potentially life changing. I made this...
B: smoothie: mixed greens, banana, mango and acai juice s: one yummy date with a teeny scoop of raw pecan butter L: pineapple and melon, garden of eden salad from blossoming lotus. small bowl of thai curry from andy's food from last night D: blossoming lotus: live soup- thai red bell pepper and...
It feels like ages before I blogged again. April went by really fast without me noticing much what was going on in Vox. I hope everyone had a wonderful April. I'm learning to live more in the present, so May will be a little different. I haven't been cooking much at all, but I finally caught up a...
This was to be is my entry for Photo Quest # 14- Still Life. Go into our Salsamole!! But it doesn't look like any still-life advertisement that I've seen. :( Salsamole- Mix together- 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped 1 avocado, loosely mashed Juice of one lime 1 jalapeño pepper, chopped a handful of...
I can complain about the expensive salad bar at Whole Paycheck, and $10 is a lot. but the truth is that I didn't need to eat dinner after chowing down on that fine piece of work, complete with multiple sources of protein. I don't think that's unhealthy, do you? Breakfast: Soy Latte Organic Banana...
