This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested Development-themed recipes. It’s sort of a week-long Arrested Development premier celebration, if you will (“Oh, sure, I will. Look, I have…”). To answer your questions: … Continue reading »
This week, in celebration of the upcoming, very long-awaited, premier of the 4th season of Arrested Development (my most favorite TV show of all time) on Netflix, I am doing a week of Arrested Development-themed recipes. It’s sort of a week-long Arrested Development premier celebration, if you will (“Oh, sure, I will. Look, I have…”). To answer your questions: … Continue reading »
When Chris and I went to Greece on our honeymoon, we did not fully research what sorts of foods would be available to us. We somehow had gotten the (totally incorrect) notion in our heads that hummus was Greek. We had grand ideas of eating our body weight in hummus and pita, with beautiful platters … Continue reading »
About 9 years before I became vegan, I became a vegetarian. I didn’t eat a ton of meat before that. Mostly chicken. Some turkey. And it was always just grilled in my George Foreman grill. No craziness like buffalo wings or BBQ ribs. No red meat or pork at all, actually. I always kind of … Continue reading »
So, have you all seen the PPK Top 100 of 2012 yet? It’s full of basically a lot of vegan awesomeness. I was turned on to several things that, sorry, I must have been living under a rock to have missed! Carrot Bacon?! Pumpkin Pie Filled Muffins?! I mean, come on! I was also excited … Continue reading »
Lately, my tastebuds have been all over the place. All I want for breakfast is a big bowl of Morning O’s (Whole Foods’ answer to Cheerios) and almond milk. No oatmeal, no smoothies, or any kind of fancy breakfast. Just plain, cold cereal. And my sweet cravings seem to have disappeared. Instead of wanting a … Continue reading »
Oh, yes I did. Because everything nacho-style is infinitely better. I recently made this discovery after sharing a bag of Trader Joe’s new Nacho Style Kale Chips with Chris. They were pretty phenomenal. I realize that this is not an earth-shattering idea because we all know that people have been making nacho-style kale chips for hundreds … Continue reading »
Last year, for our first vegan Thanksgiving, I pre-made our entire feast (minus the caulipots, which Chris’s sister made), then packed it all up in a cooler and we drove 5 hours to his parents house on Thursday morning. It was amazing. But also a lot of work. This year, we have decided to stay … Continue reading »
There is just something about the word “flatbread” that makes me drool. It’s very Pavlovian, actually. At the mere mention of the word, I am dreaming about warm, doughy bread, slathered with yummy things like hummus or tapenade. When I read the lovely Shira‘s post on Chickpea Flatbread & Basil Pistou, I was mesmerized by her recipe. … Continue reading »
The Chickpea surprised me with something really sweet the other day. I know I’m a little late to the roasted chickpea party. I don’t know what took me so long to get here or why I put it off for so long. I guess I didn’t think I’d like them? I thought I’d be put … Continue reading »
Recently, I was at a party and I found myself in the middle of a conversation about cheese. The fact that I used to be the head fromagier for a pretty well-known cheese shop in LA came up. The girl I was talking to told me that she was so jealous and that being a … Continue reading »
I know everybody says this, but Labor Day truly snuck up on me this year. In my mind, Labor Day was next Monday and I had a whole week to prepare for a Labor Day post. Then Spabettie’s post popped up in my inbox on Wednesday, and I was like “Well, that’s kind of jumping … Continue reading »
Last week, I discussed my recent “blahdom” in the kitchen. My creativity was zapped, and I would be lying if I didn’t (several times) slather some hummus on a pita and call that a meal. After meeting a friend for coffee in Redondo Beach (a place I rarely go to), I was driving home … Continue reading »
In the summer, I crave anything lemon-flavored (which you’ve likely already guessed from this post or this post). One day, I was in the kitchen, making hummus (what else is new?), and what was going to be a simple fresh herb hummus, was somehow transformed into something different. I was squeezing a lemon for fresh … Continue reading »
I like to be fancy sometimes. It goes all the way back to when I was four and I insisted that all of my swimsuits have ruffles. My mother encouraged my love of all things fancy by using cookie cutters to cut out most of my sandwiches as a child (at the very least, she … Continue reading »
Recently, I was reunited with an old friend. After becoming vegan, this particular friend was not too happy with my decision. She felt like I had abandoned her and after a few failed attempts at trying to make things work, we parted ways. We just didn’t see things the same way anymore, and though I … Continue reading »
Before becoming vegan, fresh chèvre is what ignited my passion for cheese. That statement in and of itself is what got me my first job as a fromagier. Later on, my stepdaughter and I started experimenting with making our own chèvre, which we called “shoestring cheese,” because we hung the cheesecloth full of curdled milk … Continue reading »
When I was a little kid, I would eat anything. I was a parent’s dream- any vegetable they wanted me to try, I was totally game. Whatever my dad cooked, I ate. The only thing I remember ever not wanting to try were beets, but my parent’s tricked me, saying “Oh well, more for us. … Continue reading »