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Kosher

Happy Hanukkah peeps!  I’m actually a gentile myself, but the hospital I used to work at in NYC was a Jewish hospital, so I’m totally down with Judaism.  Lightlife’s Smart Bacon is both vegan and kosher, FYI.  Just sayin’ It’s also salty as all hell, which is not great for blood pressure, but makes for one tasty a$$ dish.  Bad cardiac nurse.  Shhh…don’t tell on me.  The idea for this dish came while I was home last weekend browsing through my mom’s Bon Appétit mag.  There was a bacon and brussel sprouts dish that caught… Read more >

December 1, 2010 Alvarado Street bread, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, lasagna, quinoa, soy bacon, soy milk, tvp Read more >

Vegan “tuna” salad

True story: I used to really like tuna salad.  It was actually one of the only meat sammies that had a regular rotation in my school lunches.  Oddly enough, I haven’t missed it at all since veganizing my life.  However, that probably has to do with the fact that I have always been creeped out by mayonnaise.  Nasoya’s Nayonaise is a nice alternative that is not only vegan but tastes nothing like real mayo.  Great for people like me who have no interest in an imitation of the creamy white ick. This recipe idea came… Read more >

December 1, 2010 tvp Read more >

Corn and bell pepper mini-muffins

Making cornbread from scratch isn’t that complicated, but when you have Trader Joe’s cornbread mix on hand, why add extra steps.  It’s ridiculously simple – calling for nothing more than eggs, oil, and milk.  I made it dairy-free by subbing out the milk, but I did use an egg, so it’s not vegan.  Naturally, those weren’t the only changes I made.  One of these days I may follow a recipe exactly as it is intended…until then, here’s my take on TJ’s cornbread. I subbed out the oil and instead used 3/4 cup corn which I… Read more >

November 30, 2010 Uncategorized Read more >

Synch the schedule

Sunday’s commute back down the I-5 was, well, whatever.  It’s done, so there’s not much to say about it.  I had packed many food options for the road since I was convinced it was going to take us 8 hours.  In the end, we arrived by 2 pm. I’m pretty sure I was meant to be a Brit because in my book, 2 pm is – without fail – afternoon tea time (not to be confused with high tea, which in fact is dinner-time tea).  In any event, I had an almond milky Tazo chai tea… Read more >

November 29, 2010 Amy's, beans, carob chips, chocolate, dried mixed fruit, Kombucha, nutbutter, nuts, peanut butter, potatoes, quinoa, raw, soup, spinach salad, tea, vegan cookies Read more >

10 years already?

Saturday night was my 10 year high school reunion.  Wow.  Way to make a girl feel old! I was actually really looking forward to going.  I mean, sure we all have facebook now for optimal photo browsing stalking.  But keeping tabs on your classmates’ latest status updates is very different from reminiscing in person about everything from hideous prom dresses (and prom dates) to cramming for AP Bio tests the period before they happened… My best friends are still very much in my life, but there were others who I am sad to say, I… Read more >

November 29, 2010 avocado, hummus, sushi Read more >