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A foodie wish list…

Do you dream in glossy gourmet pages?  Plan your next meal while you’re still eating the current one?  No?  Just me then… Well if you happen to be holiday shopping for anyone who shares my obsession with all things food, here are a few ideas. Presents For Foodies Cookbooks [some of my favorites] Clean Food & Clean Start by Terry Walters (delicious meals made with pure wholesome ingredients) Veganomicon (aka the vegan bible) The Vegan Slow Cooker (invaluable resource for anyone with a crock pot) The Joy of Vegan Baking Anything by Isa Chandra Moskowitz,… Read more >

For our baby boy

On Saturday, December 8th, Kyle and I were joined by some of our best friends to celebrate our little bundle of joy. In just 8 weeks, he will be here…unless some of our friends’ guesses are correct… His due date is 2/7/13, but I’m a numbers freak, so I’m hoping it’s a multiple of 5.  Unless it’s the 15th.  I have a gut feeling about January 30th, but who knows.  I bet a dollar on it though.  🙂 Our friends also tried to guess his length & weight, as well as his name. I can… Read more >

Tofu enhanced pesto

  This is basically a summer dish masquerading as a winter dish (because of the red and green colors, okay?).  Totally Christmas-y.   Here in Santa Monica, my garden still thinks it’s supposed to be producing.  So most of the recipe’s ingredients are from my garden. Yes, I know we’re spoiled.  But believe me, we pay for it in our rent.   Ok, so about this pesto.  It’s the same basic formula I always use (nuts, basil, parsley, olive oil), but this time I added in tofu too.   I used mostly brazil nuts and… Read more >

What can I say?

This weekend was just plain awesome.  I don’t know what else to say.  My sister came to visit.  My friends threw me a baby shower.  And I just felt so loved.  And fortunate.  Things are good. Thursday night was tree decorating and burrito bar. On Friday, my sister arrived!  Hooray 🙂   While she was doing the oh-so-hideous I-5 drive, I woke up early, made breakfast (the standard egg and GF bread with Earth Balance), and read.   I had a snack a little later.  Rice cakes with nut butter & dried fruit is becoming… Read more >

Classic combination

Cornbread and chili.  It’s one of those combos that you always pair together.  Like peanut butter and jelly.  Or…I don’t know…something else.  I can’t think right now.  My brain is slow these days. It’s such comfort food.  Very appropriate for the changing season.  Christmas will be here before you know it.  And then, holy crap, it’s full on winter.  To be fair, winters in Los Angeles may as well be spring on the East Coast since it rarely dips below 50.  But I still have the heater running so that counts for something (poor insulation,… Read more >