The winter holidays are my favorite. I love Christmas, and New Year’s is always fun, but that other holiday that happens at around this time, well, it’s a super close second. What holiday, you ask? Festivus. That’s right, my friends, Festivus. It’s a Festivus for the rest of us. Every year, for the last 8 … Continue reading »
I have to commute pretty far to and from work for the project I’m on right now. After working all day and then driving over an hour to get home, cooking an elaborate dinner is not something that interests me. I would much prefer that I had a 1950′s housewife to have dinner ready and … Continue reading »
Do you ever have moments where you get a glimpse at what it feels like to be a genius? Where a ground-breaking idea pops into your head, your heart starts racing, and you know beyond any shadow of a doubt that this idea will change your life forever? Oh. Yeah, me neither. Except this one … Continue reading »
A question I get from my family often is “Don’t you miss (insert type of animal-based food here)?” I always tell them that I do not miss (type of animal food) and I crave new things now. These days, instead of my old stand-by snack of apple slices and cottage cheese, I really love a … 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 »
In the past, when I’ve brought food to share with my family, I’ve always been met with many questions about the ingredients (followed by raised eyebrows), jokes about the food being weird or likely tasting like cardboard (without tasting it), announcements of undying love for meat, a list of how few times one ate meat … Continue reading »
I had prepared to share my opinion of the recent USDA decision to not promote Meatless Mondays. As I was writing, however, I felt that I was getting preachy, and I hate it when I get preachy. I was upset for a number of reasons, but what concerned me the most was how this … Continue reading »
Chris and I recently stopped into one of our favorite vegan restaurants for dinner, and we ordered a new item on the menu: a trio of taco bowls. I am not mentioning the name if this restaurant because we were, well, pretty underwhelmed with this new addition to their fabulous menu. It was mostly rice, … Continue reading »
Tomorrow is National Vegan Pizza Day! Are you as excited as I am? Because I care about all of you, I want you to get this holiday started off right. For this special day, to make sure you have the proper fuel to get you though the day of eating vegan pizza, and to do … 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 »
During my first summer in LA, one of my favorite things to do was take Samantha, my canine companion, to the dog beach in Huntington Beach. It was a completely selfish routine, as Samantha hated water or anything even remotely wet. I just liked sitting near the ocean with my good friend and she was … Continue reading »
It’s the last day of Grilled Cheese Sandwich month! I had to squeeze one in before the month ended! This is a super simple sandwich (if you have the ingredients prepared), with a very basic recipe, but so delicious I couldn’t not share it. The combination of pesto and goat cheese has always been one … Continue reading »
Every Saturday night is “Family Movie Night” in our house. Sometimes the movie is a new release, or something the twins have seen without us, but most of the time, we watch “older” flicks. Chris and I really get a kick out of sharing with the twins the movies that we loved when we were … 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 »
I had the incredible blessing to be able to live with my grandparents for my first year of high school. I was close to my grandparents prior to living with them, but after that year, I returned to my parents with nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for my grandma and grandpa. They are … Continue reading »
Let me tell you: I’ve made some grilled cheese sammies in my day. For a long while, I was a fromagier, first for a fancy French bistro in West Hollywood and then I was the head fromagier at a well-known cheese shop in Studio City. You could say that I knew my cheese. I made … Continue reading »