Nothing feels more like spring to me than when strawberries and asparagus start popping up at the market or in my CSA delivery. Well, the tree outside of our dining room window beginning to bloom comes pretty darn close. And the part where I can start driving with my sun-roof open is pretty great. Oh, … Continue reading »
I am not a dieter. I’m just not good at depriving myself of food or following strict rules about food. I find myself getting obsessive about every little calorie and gram of fat and protein and carb and it makes me crazy and angry, so I just don’t do it. I don’t weigh myself, either. … Continue reading »
The other day, after class, my yoga teacher said to us “Your sense of peace right now did not come from practicing yoga today. It came from peeling away the unnecessary layers, revealing your true self.” This really struck a chord with me and the entire bike ride home and for some time after, I … Continue reading »
Before we joined our CSA, we stuck to buying the same fruits and vegetables, week after week. Even at the farmer’s market, if I had time to go, I knew which items I wanted and stuck to those. I didn’t bother trying to learn what those “mystery greens” or what that “unidentifiable tubular-shaped vegetable” was. … 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 »
There are times when my creativity is flowing, and then there are times when the river slows to just a trickle. Lately, the river has completely dried up. My mind has been all over the place, everywhere except in my cooking or writing. I may pause, in the middle of preparing a dish, to ponder … Continue reading »
I know there are people out there who do not care for tempeh. People who even strongly dislike tempeh. I’d always been on the fence about it. I have always liked it in small pieces and heavily marinated, the end product being hidden inside a wrap or a taco shell. I like when restaurants do … Continue reading »
When I was a personal trainer, I had a client who was very dear to me. Kim was one of those people who I immediately hit it off with and every session (three times per week) was spent catching up on each other’s lives (what we’d done recently, new things we’d cooked, vacation plans, family … Continue reading »
One of the reasons I moved from San Jose to Los Angeles was to be closer to my best friend, MJ. When I moved back from Italy, San Jose just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. We had been spending so much time and money just traveling back and forth to be with each other, … Continue reading »
Since moving to Marina del Rey two years ago, we’ve discovered several things about our neighborhood. We share the ‘hood with a TON of ducks (Chris and I refer to them as the Duck Gangs since they hang out in packs) and though they are partial to kicking it in front of the library, you … Continue reading »
This last Saturday, on queue for Family Movie Night was Auntie Mame. This movie takes me back to my childhood, as it was always one of my Dad’s favorites and I watched it several times as a child. I hadn’t seen in it about 20 years, and Chris had only seen parts of it, so … Continue reading »
In our vegetarian days, Chris and I would often visit Lemonade, a cute cafeteria-style restaurant serving up delicious salads, sandwiches, soups, desserts, and of course, lemonade. Because we like to share our food, we would always get the 3 item plate, which could be split up into 6 smaller items, and fill it with a … Continue reading »
This is going to sound so weird but I had daydreams about this meal for about 2 days before actually making it. I knew it was going to be avocados and chickpeas, for sure, since I had just received some of the most gorgeous avocados from my CSA, but what form would it take? Did … Continue reading »
One thing, among many, that I love about traveling is how much being exposed to new cuisines inspires me when I get back to my kitchen. The first time I went to Spain, I wanted Catalan Bread (toasted baguette, drizzled with olive oil and covered with tomato pulp from being rubbed with a freshly cut … Continue reading »
Happy Memorial Day! I know tradition calls for a grand barbecue on this holiday, but we will be keeping it simple here at the Miller/Turner home. This is mostly because we don’t own a grill, but also because Chris and I are kind of going through a Chickenless Salad phase right now. The Chickenless Salad … Continue reading »
Hello Potluckers! Welcome to Keepin’ It Kind! If you are unaware of the Virtual Vegan Potluck, it is a large gathering of bloggers (over 60!!!), all contributing vegan dishes for different courses of the meal, organized by the amazing Annie at An Unrefined Vegan. Are you the one who always brings the potato salad to … 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 »