March 2012

Welcome to 5 stars

March 31, 2012 · 7 comments

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  At first glance, the L’Auberge hotel looks rustic.  But once you tour the place, you start to notice it’s all a facade.    With satellite TV (not that I wanted to watch the Kardashians on vacation) and high tech gym equipment (in the tower’s top floor) and multiple places to ...

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Tempeh, corn & rice

March 30, 2012
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Tempeh is…hearty, nutty, and packs your meal with oomph. And it’s ridiculously simple to sub in your regular recipes in place of meat. Like instead of ground beef in tacos.  Or Bolognese in lasagna.  Or chicken in a wrap.  Or tuna in a sandwich.  Or meat in a stew.  You get …

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Gluten-Free Vegan Comfort Food

March 29, 2012
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In reading this blog, there are at least three things you’ve probably come to know about me: 1. I love vegan food. 2. My GI system is whack. 3. I will never ever ever tire of reading/collecting/bookmarking cookbooks. This is my latest obsession. The …

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Chef Tanya’s nachos

March 28, 2012
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  Way too much food for four people.    For no reason, a group of us went to Native Foods for dinner the other night. I’ve been to the Palm Springs, Costa Mesa, and Westwood locations, but not the Culver City one. I forced myself to try …

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A mid-shift rendezvous

March 27, 2012
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          I worked both days this weekend.  I should have called in sick – at least one of the days – but I’m trying to save my sick days.  It’s harder to staff weekend shifts so it always looks a little shady when you call in sick …

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