February 12, 2023
Here is another batch of vegan food reporting from Rochester–not many places are in this report, but they’re of top notch quality deserving immediate sharing! Firstly, Petit Poutinerie–a poutine food truck turned gorgeous brick and mortar with amazing vegan options. Just look: Some beverages: Ginger Soda (Cane sugar, fresh ginger Read more…
Another quick attempt at understanding how to work my drone! Like the previous test, this one also had some pretty terrible crashes. In the end we got the drone up to see the Cobbs Hill Water Towers, which was the goal. To follow, some shots from the ground and in Read more…
February 11, 2023
I don’t know why I don’t make Jello-y treats more often as they are so easy to make. I’ll get on that. But here are some hearts I made with the new silicone molds I bought for making marshmallow treats. The fresh agar is most important in creating real buoyancy. Read more…
February 5, 2023
The first moon shoot with my new telephoto lens. Now I can’t wait for a crisp night with a full super moon. But for now, a micromoon, the only full moon in February:
For my brother’s birthday I knew I wanted to make a citrus cake. A citrus cake in the winter is a heavenly bite. This recipe from Rainbow Nourishments piqued my interest as it is made with olive oil, which I had been wanting to try. Her recipes are always spot Read more…
February 4, 2023
It’s always nice to support a Long Island eatery who offers extensive vegan options. So after some exploring, a visit to D’Matteos Pizza in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. The sweet Matteo helped us and we were so endeared by him. We picked several items from the all-vegan menu… The vegan baked Read more…
Long Island’s The Savory Fig has been on my radar for a few months. With pop-ups here and there and ranging a broad geographic area on Long Island, I knew that if opportunity aligned with my plans, the delicious looking sweet treats I had been spying on Instagram would be Read more…
February 3, 2023
I had this amazing recipe bookmarked for some time. With Aquarius season in full effect, I knew someone I love would get this beauty. I am reprinting the recipe here for ease of duplicating. Buttermilk1 cup unsweetened soy milk 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice Combined and let sit for Read more…
January 30, 2023
Well, January is over… and the short but mighty month of February ushers us close to spring like a time machine. Because it’s always gone in a flash. Before we dive in, some outtakes from January 2023’s archive in my three favorite boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, & Staten Island. Manhattan On Read more…
January 29, 2023
It has been on my Bucket List to actually stay at this marvel of a hotel at John F. Kennedy airport: The TWA Hotel. And for a very special occasion, I booked the budget-friendly Day Tripper reservation to have four hours of full access to the amenities, including their heated Read more…
January 28, 2023
This visit to Staten Island’s Farm Colony we were taken aback by the clear walkways to all the structures, tagged trees, caution taped paths and overall feeling that the reliably accessible site might have an expiration date… eventually. Development of the site has been abuzz for several years, however this Read more…
I have never made a vegan cheesecake. But when my guy requested an attempt for his birthday, I turned to Rainbow Nourishments, whose vegan recipes are spot on and don’t involve super-processed ingredients. But I strayed a bit… at the expense, as it turns out, of the overall taste. My Read more…
January 25, 2023
Using this recipe from Rainbow Plant Life, I made the season’s first batch of chili. The result… spicy, complex, rich, and velvety. To follow, the building blocks: It is really delicious, but very spicy for my taste. I will try to adjust spice level on next round and report back. Read more…
January 23, 2023
I have to go to all tiki bars… and I’ve been to a lot. Many of them historic landmarks in their own right: The Tonga Room in San Francisco, Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas, Kowloon in Massachusetts, Tiki Ti and Tonga Hut in Los Angeles, Foundation in Milwaukee (not Read more…
Dropped in on Middletown State Hospital’s Vocational Center on a snowy Monday. It is in a sorry state, with many rooms having deep puddles and loud downpours of precipitation flowing from the roof. Let us look while it is still here… There are like 3 pool tables in this room Read more…
January 22, 2023
For this festive day I wanted to try making vegan Mooncakes! A bit labor intensive but with a beautiful reward. I used this helpful resource for Mooncake making and adapted this vegan recipe. Pastry: 200 g Cake Flour 1 TB all-purpose flour 120 g Light Agave Syrup 48 g SunCoco Oil (It’s what I had; use Read more…
If you’ve been in the cemetery, you’ve likely heard the parrots that have enormous nest up on top of the main entrance’s archway. With my new lens, I was able to capture them… a bit.
Winter’s first trip into Green-Wood Cemetery with my new telephoto lens would seem years from the last time I walked in. This is the thing with Green-Wood. It is like a time capsule; it holds onto pieces of every time I visit and mixes them confusingly in a sequence of Read more…
January 21, 2023
Making a stop in the chaotic Chelsea Market on the weekend is not really what any New Yorker wants to do. The place is a tourist Mecca, far off from what it was when I worked across the street 20 years ago. But I had to go to Pia Vegan Read more…
January 20, 2023
You know I have to try every recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies out… This time I went for something I had saved for awhile in my bookmarks. This recipe seemed easy enough. But the result, half of which I threw out, turned out to be a fabulous fail I Read more…
January 18, 2023
Ok, so this is more like fruit turnover than pantry turnover… which is even more high stakes! Are you ever staring at one ripe banana left in the bunch? And everyday it grows more speckled and blackened? Well, what do you do with only one ripe banana? This is my Read more…
January 16, 2023
How is the first month of 2023 half over already? It’s been a hectic year thus far… but that is good! How has you first few weeks been?! Taking down the holidays is always an organizational project. Because somehow I always have more to pack away than I’ve unpacked. It Read more…
January 15, 2023
In I go… The mushroom house in collapse Winter is a great time to explore. Vocational Center I visited the first time The characteristic Sleighton stonework Inside the Education Center Lovely murals Higher learning The “@” wall “What is Right Is Not Always Easy” At the Gym Trying to look Read more…
After some additional recon, I was finally back at the Sleighton Farm School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. My first visit a couple years back was just a small taste of the decaying sprawl of the reform school for juvenile delinquent girls. We wanted badly to find the campus’s church, but Read more…
