November 25, 2019
Say with a Crazy Eddie voice: Want to please the vegan in your life with the best vegan chocolate bars available? Whoa Nelly, I need to tell you about Nelly’s Organics bars. Made with quality ingredients, they are absolutely dreamy. They don’t just taste over-sweet and cheaply like some vegan Read more…
October 27, 2019
{It’s My Party 🎉, Part 7} It ain’t over yet. Not until I have had a slice of my birthday cake… a Vegan S’mores Cake. After realizing that Pisces Rising, who made me a beautiful cake last year, had raised their prices, I decided that I would make my own cake Read more…
October 22, 2019
Of course I ate all the best vegan eats in the Cleveland area. So here they are, chronologically. Breakfast at the Cleveland Vegan: this large inviting space with friendly service was first on my list. I went for their Breakfast Sandwich–house omelet, tempeh bacon, kale, tomato, chipotle mayo, and sprouts Read more…
October 10, 2019
Of course if I have to be on the road, I’m going to find vegan eats! Having some unfinished business in Buffalo, I made a strategic layover in Rochester, New York. Leaving Brooklyn after a long day of professional development but not before a long commute to pick up a Read more…
October 5, 2019
One thing I like about the onset of Fall is I can tolerate a day of errands in Manhattan. Manhattan that is so steamy and unbearable in the summer. For fuel first, Michaeli Bakery on the Lower East Side. The namesake is for pastry chef Adir Michaeli, former head of Read more…
October 4, 2019
It’s about time Baked By Melissa, home of the two bite tie-dyed cupcake, expanded its line to include vegan flavors. And since I had never had cause to eat their stuff until now, I wasn’t sure how many of them little things would be appropriate for my appetite. I opted Read more…
October 1, 2019
I spent some time in Ontario, Canada on my trip to Buffalo because… it’s whole new country… well, a whole new Province in a whole new country! And the current USD to CAD exchange rate is a nice perk. With my reporting on 49 of the 50 United States, I Read more…
September 21, 2019
Gosh, I haven’t gone to the Feast of San Gennaro in over 10 years (see the related posts below), but it’s exactly the same. Though the world has gotten much more vegan friendly, this feast–an authentic Italian feast–has not… really. Sure, plenty of Little Italy’s restaurants can give you a Read more…
September 14, 2019
New York’s Renaissance Faire, the vibrant crossroad of many-an era-specific subculture, in Tuxedo, New York is wonderful way to spend a September Saturday. There are pirates, elves, faeries, wenches, princesses, knights… the perfection of the space and all its details brings revelers, yes, but more it brings authenticity, folks who Read more…
August 25, 2019
The potential of one day is pretty mind-blowing. Waking up in our adorable green pastel RV in Key Largo’s Sunset Cove Resort we headed to the renowned John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, the country’s first undersea park. Though our snorkeling tour had been cancelled the previous day due to Read more…
August 18, 2019
Animals, Arts & Crafts, Beautiful Places Far Away, Eating Out, Nature, Southern Comfort Food, Wanderlust
Blog back-up makes me uneasy. Each day is a million adventures, so just two days ago is a million miles away. But Day 6, yes. Speaking to what I took pictures of is a helpful system, but it doesn’t indicate a lot of the important feelings I am having on Read more…
August 9, 2019
You may know how I feel about this cookie from Ovenly. So you can consider this an homage… I was very happy to peep the recipe of their delicious creation on the world wide web. So I tried my hand at making them at home. Geez, I have tried so Read more…
August 8, 2019
So excited that there is a Cinnaholic location on the East Coast! I visited their all-vegan all-cinnamon bun bakery in Berkeley, California and thought it was an amazing idea. Weird that now there is one in the adorable downtown of Westfield, New Jersey. No need for words beyond this: a Read more…
July 22, 2019
I want desperately to be gone, yet here I am thanks to a terrible decision to teach summer school. So while I lay low, some home stuff. Like the strange orange glow that lured me out of my apartment. Magic. Pancakes are an easy dinner, especially when you don’t want Read more…
July 4, 2019
I made the United States of America a marshmallow meringue, chocolate cake and berry trifle for her birthday. I used the baffling Driscoll berries because they were the only berries available. I’m going to write about this ubiquitous brand of berries, creators of big, red plump berries that taste like… Read more…
June 23, 2019
With one of my students moving away, it was a batch of cookies for a little soirée. This dough is absolutely dreamy. “Don’t ever let a recipe tell you how many chocolate chips to put in. You measure that sh*t with your heart.” – Mollie McClanahan The secret is to Read more…
June 2, 2019
How drastically different Sunday morning and Sunday evening feel? Do you get a jolt of energy as Sunday evening rears its head? I sure do. Like a last gasp of freedom–and most of the resulting activity is in the kitchen. I assemble my lunch for Monday, finally get my overnight Read more…
June 1, 2019
Arts & Crafts, Beautiful Places Close By, Eating Out, These are a few of my favorite things., Wanderlust
On this self-care Saturday, I gave myself beautiful things to see and to feel. I like to do this for myself often. In fact, this blog wouldn’t exist if I didn’t enjoy exploring, gratifying my own senses with awe and wonder, seeking things to think about, feel about, talk about. Read more…
May 31, 2019
To me, making things from scratch is so gratifying. These used to be nothing. Now they’re melting on my fingers; they’re giving way to my bite, the resistance that makes a marshmallow. If I had a chocolate enrober I would end up putting all sorts of things through it. Maybe Read more…
May 5, 2019
Of all the ways up New York, the Taconic is my favorite. The rural stretch of highway that originates in White Plains sets the tone for a different kind of landscape. Besides the newly renovated Tappan Zee Bridge, now the Mario Cuomo Bride, Native American nomenclature try to remind you Read more…
May 2, 2019
With two days of state exams and an awesome testing schedule, I spent my back-to-back free periods in my favorite place: Green-Wood Cemetery. It is crazy to think I first set foot into its grounds only a year ago. This time, peak flowering for its gorgeous trees would make it Read more…
April 27, 2019
Zucchini Kill, You Really Had To Be There Zucchini Kill is likely thee best name for a vegan bakery. I was so excited about checking it out that I bought some merch, just like going to shows back in the day. A shirt, stickers, a button… and of course a Read more…
April 25, 2019
When you drive all day, the path of your thoughts can be amusing. Like this morning–I took a picture of this stop sign in Marfa before I hit the road. I thought I could get it printed all nice and big for my classroom. But as the day progressed, the Read more…
April 17, 2019
Getting out of work slightly earlier on Wednesdays makes the evening seem endless! Enough to make cookies, make tomorrow’s quiz, and other such home errands. But back to them cookies… This recipe is perfection. Every time. So enjoy pictures of the cookies while I do the dishes. 🍪❤️
April 8, 2019
I like to take the long way home… and find things to see, find things to eat. Like the vegan tofu “wings” from Bullfrog Brewery. Those were from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. On the see list, this Pink House in Wellsville, New York. The ornate Victorian home has had a bit of Read more…
April 1, 2019
With a very special friend relocating to Florida, we sent her off from the Sunshine State within Brooklyn, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club. The space was a festive backdrop for the bittersweet affair. And though smiles were plentiful, I certainly won’t be the same without my best gal near by. Of Read more…
