June 22, 2014
There is nothing that says summer more loudly, perhaps brashly, than Coney Island in Brooklyn. And on the first day of Summer, the day of the annual Mermaid Parade, a merfriend and I took the streets to join the masses of scantily-clad seamen and women, including New York City mayor and Read more…
October 2, 2013
It was a awesome afternoon at Sweet to Lick, Long Island’s first all-vegan bakery! Amazing vegan treats for 25+ Long Island veg-friendly new friends. The place was fully stocked with tons of decadent treats that were sure to have made plenty of repeat customers. We split the infamous S’mores Campfire Read more…
August 6, 2013
Today was a special occasion for my friend’s family… so we made a vegan cake! I was excited to use Biovegan’s Zuckerstreusel on top which I had picked up at Bio Bio. We used a coconut-rice milk with the only vinegar in the pantry, white vinegar, in make the “buttermilk” for Read more…
July 21, 2013
My mother has been looking forward to throwing my sister and father a birthday party for months. My sister’s 40th and my Dad’s 70th are, after all, big milestones. I signed on for the planning fun and it almost swept me away. Luckily, I’m on my summer break. The big Read more…
July 3, 2013
With original copies of the Declaration of Independence & Bill of Rights on display at the New York Public Library, I knew I had to seize the rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of America’s most important historical documents on display together for the first time ever. I often nerd Read more…
November 20, 2011
My beloved friends Andrea and Tim tied the knot this past Friday! If that isn’t happiness enough, the bouncingly happy couple brought the quasi-wedding party and both sides of the family to the beloved Candle 79, New York City’s best vegan upscale restaurant. The very un-vegetarian group offered their gift Read more…
July 24, 2011
Cohasset, Massachusetts is an idyllic setting for New England lovebirds. The ceremony took place in the town’s common, a collection of charming buildings, in a church with a tall steeple poking at the sky. The staff of the Barker Tavern in gorgeous Cohasset, Mass. were wonderfully accommodating, checking in before Read more…
April 25, 2011
My very dear and talented Artsparrow hosted a book release party for her first published book, The Zombie Autopsies. But first! 200 undead mini-cupcakes were needed, grey in color and with bright pink brains. The gals and I spent the evening before working through the particulars–multiplying fractions, whipping up VCTOTW‘s Read more…
October 21, 2010
I haven’t worked on my birthday since “working” was hanging out behind a cash register with a group of sneering misfits rolling our eyes at Celine Dion cd purchases. In between then and now a work day consisted of upholstered cubicle walls, nonsensical meetings and minimizing too many Internet Explorers to Read more…
May 18, 2010
I am going to try to milk the graduation thing much longer than today. Yeah, why the heck not? I’ll have it preemptively excuse my raucous behavior come Friday, when the official celebratory drinks are set, and use it to collect long complimentary comment strands on Facebook. I’ll accumulate kid-hugs Read more…
January 31, 2010
With a generous contribution of ingredient mula from J. “Whoa Whoa Whoa” Roth and a pint of midnight oil, I whipped up 2 batches of vegan cupcakes (VCTOTW‘s basic vanilla with chocolate ganache and basic chocolate with buttercream) for Vegan Drinks‘ Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti. Said cupcakes were made Read more…
November 22, 2009
I am thankful for the ability to put my ideals in action. This past weekend I had the chance to partake in a very special event hosted by Long Island Food Not Bombs. I helped share thousands of pounds of packaged foods, hot, prepared vegan dishes, fruits, vegetables, clothing and Read more…
October 18, 2009
Yes, Medieval Times has vegan options. It was mostly irony that compelled me to partake in their Birthday Fellowship deal, which entitled me to free admission. And luckily I knew an enthusiastic group willing to partake in the tournament and dinner show in the castle in Lyndhurst, New Jersey along Read more…
October 5, 2009
/ I often feel I was born in the wrong era. Though I have taken to the 00’s I suppose, I pine for old time aesthetics. I love the smack of a type writer, tintype photography, cloche hats, Ada Jones. From the satisfying scratch of a phonograph, to the grainy Read more…
August 24, 2009
Me and my vegan Twinkies… and stained spouse-sweeper, Confederate-inspired belt buckle and undersized jeans. Plenty of cheap beer was a necessity. Here is an extra large “Danish Lager Beer” Southern fried tofu from FoodSparrow with a veganaise aioli. CandyPenny chomping on my Red Lobster bun Tator tots and smart dog Read more…
April 10, 2009
CupcakeCamp NYC was a total blast! Below is one of my offerings… the marsh-nilla cupcake: golden vanilla cake with a oozing layer of marshmallow topping (from My Sweet Vegan‘s marshmallow mudpie recipe) and dandies on top. Here, CandyPenny and I represent the vegans well in our separate table. She offers Read more…
March 26, 2009
From Bombay to Brooklyn, cupcakes truly are taking over the world! Cupcake Camp, an ad-hoc cupcake collective lending name to local BarCamps across the globe, have brought to life CupcakeCamp NYC! An evening of mini-cake madness! The event is simple: sign up, bring cupcakes, eat cupcakes (or sign up and eat other Read more…
February 1, 2009
It was a mild and beautiful Sunday for the Lunar New Year Parade & Festival in Chinatown. What a glorious afternoon! The confetti storms against the crisp blue sky were beautifully surreal and color, dance and cheer party-popped through the streets to frighten the evil spirits that may impede on Read more…
January 21, 2009
In the basement and auditorium in Good Shepard School in the high reaches of Manhattan’s northern-most neighborhood, I partook in a wonderfully unique experience: the Golden Music Festival, an annual collection of Balkan music, dance and art. Inside the monotone school in Inwood I was transported to the streets of Read more…
January 19, 2009, 11:15 p.m. (LaGuardia, picking up the car rental) January 20, 2009, 2:00 a.m. (Maryland rest stop) January 20, 2009, 3:40 a.m. (Greenbelt, MD Metro station) January 20, 2009, 7:15 a.m. (The sun comes out finally!) January 20, 2009, 7:35 a.m. (Walking through a tunnel underneath the National Read more…
November 23, 2008
This past Sunday was Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary‘s Annual Thanksliving Feast! It was a wonderful few hours filled with amazing eats, good peeps, numb toes and some extraordinary guests of honor: the turkeys. Besides those feathered friends, there was much to see at the farm. Hi there! this goat seemed Read more…
April 23, 2008
Without having a job, each day back home is still an extention of my trip. Now more accustomed to seeking the beauty of my surroundings, the other side of Brooklyn offered me plenty, albeit less exotic than the other side of the world. Once upon a time, not so long Read more…
