I had the pleasure of sitting down with Melissa Costello of Karma Chow (and her adorable, sweet dog Pumpkin), to discuss her new business venture and taste some delicious Karma Chow food. Melissa has been a private chef and educator for years after her training at Spencer Institute and the NHI (Natural Healing Institute) in San Diego. With the plummeting economy many of her clients couldn’t afford private chef services …Read More
Vegan Sandal Time is Arriving Soon!
After you get your feet ready for summer at Plush Beauty Bar in West Hollywood it is time to put them in some great sandals. Get up to 50% off Vegan Sandals at Alternative Outfitters. This online store is becoming the source for great “fashionable leather alternatives and cruelty-free products for a compassionate lifestyle”. They have a large selection of spring/summer vegan shoes including flipflops, wedges, flats, and heels. All …Read More
Blissful Mondays: Sushi Rice Bowl
To promote Meatless Mondays I’ve started my own Blissful Mondays posts that will include delicious vegan recipes each week. My roommate taught a Sushi making class at our house this weekend for our friends and for weeks I’ve been eating her practice creations. I came up with this recipe many years ago, but the constant flow of sushi recently and tons of leftover sushi rice and fillings made me revisit …Read More
Lemon Amasake Custard
Here’s a delicious and instructional video on how to make the Lemon Amasake Custard Spring recipe from my eCookbook The Blissful Chef: Cooking With The Seasons – Spring Edition. Grab your copy today for less than a meal! It’s already getting rave reviews from the blog-sphere from people with all types of diets. You don’t have to be vegetarian or vegan to love this food! I forgot to mention that …Read More
LifeFactory Review & Giveaway
LifeFactory is a leader in environmentally friendly products that I discovered at the Go Green Expo. See this post about their amazing baby products. At the expo they were spotlighting their not yet released adult size bottle, which had me jumping for joy. I always carry my stainless steel bottle, but the idea of having a glass water bottle appealed to me even more, which I explain in the video. …Read More
Plush Beauty Bar in Los Angeles
Finally a nail salon tailored to moms (and mom’s to be)! Plush has come to the rescue. For the last 8 months I have been searching for a safe place to get my nails done – a place free of the obnoxious and brain cell killing fumes. The last thing I want to do to my unborn baby is to subject her to the toxins and fumes from the mixture …Read More