I grew up in Texas and lived here until after I graduated college and moved to Los Angeles. Mexican food is sort of my favorite food group. I distinctly remember spending a summer at FIT in New York my junior year of college and searching for Mexican food. I wasn’t vegan at the time so I would eat anywhere. I stumbled upon a place in the Lower East Side that …Read More
FAQ4: Spring is the time for cleansing!
Today's FAQ video is all about cleansing! Spring is the perfect time to do a cleanse. The energy of Spring is uplifting, things are in bloom, it's a time of rebirth. So that means it's time for your rebirth!! (did you stick to those new year's resolutions to eat better? I didn't think so!) Jessica asked what my opinions are on cleansing and how to go about it. I think …Read More
May Cooking Tool of the Month: Microplane products
May Cooking Tool of the Month – Microplane Yay!! We have a new Cooking Tool of the Month! Microplane is one of my favorite companies for graters, peelers and more. There’s nothing like adding the zest of a lemon or a lime to take a recipe up a notch. Today I show you how to use the zester and the ribbon grater from Microplane. These are the tools I use …Read More
FAQ With a Vegan Chef: All about nooch, whole grains, omega’s and how to cut mango
(Please click through to the post to watch the video if viewing this in email) This was filmed in iMovie on my computer. There's a few places were the sound is off from the video. Don't know why that happened or how to fix it! Do you use nutritional yeast? If so, what kind? Is it for flavor, consistency or nutrition? Is it necessary to use it in a …Read More
How do you get inspired and Yoga/Cooking Retreat recap
I know I know. It's already Wednesday and I haven't posted a blog yet this week. I'm so jealous of my blogging friends that are really good at it, who get posts out almost every day. I cherish you all for inspiration and letting me into your lives. But I'm not so good at this blogging thing. At least not lately. Let's just say I'm in a little bit of …Read More
New York welcomes a new Candle Cafe on the westside
New Yorkers are really lucky. They have new vegan restaurants popping up all over their city all the time! It's hard not to be a little jealous of them. I had the pleasure of dining at the new Candle Cafe West with Allyson while we were in New York for the IACP Conference. The menu is very diverse, mixing both the elegance of Candle 79 and approachable, freshness of Candle …Read More