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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...
Or, a fancy schmancy Greek way of saying spinach-'n-rice. In Greek, "spanaki" is spinach and "rizi" is rice. I hope you're paying attention to some of the Greek tidbits you're learning from my blog because you never know when you may need them. Maybe your next Cranium question is going to ask what a...
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’ve finally got something to say. I know it’s been a while. I’ve been pretty distracted. But last night, something caught my attention to the point that I was yanked out of my blissful selfishness. I was watching the news, and a story on the Kentucky Derby was aired; one of the horses, Eight...
That is some good guacomole. I made a quick snack, I found that the secret is cumin! (along with garlic salt, seasoned salt, pepper)
Yup, there's three different types—or rather garlic prepared in three different ways—in this soup. Sadly, the weather just wasn't cold enough to truly enjoy it. This would be a killer soup for a cold winter day. However, if you're cooking for garlic-fiends, it's a killer any day. This is yet...
Taking a cue from my ever hip and with it sister-in-law, D, I've started a new topical blog at today.com. EasyVeg will be geared primarily at those interested in making the transition into vegetarianism and those already there who would like tips, pointers, and easy recipe ideas that fall in line...
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...
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...
I was in the mood for some moussaka and, more than that, it would use up the copious amounts of food still in my fridge from when my mom brought some up. So, I decided to try this recipe, 1) for something new 2) my other moussaka recipe takes AGES to make 3) my other recipe also uses yogurt, which I...
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...
So, while I was out late last week a BlogHer volunteer brought in vegan cupcakes to the office...thinking I'd be there to receive them. My co-workers very kindly left me one...which, despite being several days old, was still tasty. Thanks Gwendomama! Breakfast: Organic "Corn Flakes" with Rice Milk...
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