June 8, 2023
I really am trying to go easy on sugar. But the struggle is real. In an effort to find a healthy middle ground, some blue spirulina raw cups. Creamy and delicious, I will definitely whip these up again. Crust: 100 grams cashews100 grams pecans50 grams almond flour180 grams soaked medjool Read more…
August 25, 2022
Like Madrid, Barcelona is swarmed with vegan options. But I had made many-a day’s mission a meal in Madrid. In Barcelona, food would not be my first priority. I was on my own and free to explore at my pace, which meant sites trumped eats… especially because I had felt Read more…
August 20, 2022
{Warning: This is long. Just scroll down for the food if you’re not wanting the idiot’s guide to visiting and eating vegan in Madrid.} Simply put, the vegan food in Madrid is plentiful and outstanding. From the moment of my arrival to the time I boarded a high speed train Read more…
August 6, 2022
Despite modern conveniences, our bodies are still hardwired from a long-gone time–where food scarcity threatened survival. Because of this, the body always wants food. Even with a ton of energy stored in fat, the body wants more. And eating less will often slow down metabolism, increasing fat storage as decreased Read more…
January 17, 2022
To follow, stockpiles of food for the long winter! I must have taken this very same picture at least 20 times. I just love a cooling batch of chocolate chip cookies… Convinced work peeps to join me for vegan sandwiches from Renegades of Sunset, Brooklyn’s best vegan option. It’s so Read more…
January 8, 2022
A healthy start, the artistic cross-section of the cabbage. Greens. My salad with tons of detoxifying veggies with a yummy avocado dressing. There’s your booster right there. I think I would seriously hire someone to peel my pomegranates seeds. It’s so labor-intensive! Christmas is all boxed up. Walking to my Read more…
November 16, 2021
Sky from plane. Welcome cauliflower tacos from Cholo Soy Cantina in West Palm Beach. ๐ ๐ Delicious salad from Green Zebra in Sarasota, Florida. Their famous Raw Pancake… dehydrated banana pancake made from hemp seeds, chia seeds, cashew, and flax served with cashew cream, strawberry chia coulis, and fresh banana Read more…
October 29, 2021
Determined to survive this school year, I have to cherish what aids my survival… area sweet treats, my new team and work time shenanigans. To start, a huge vegan chocolate chip scone and oat milk scone from Roots Cafe before I discovered it had two ants crawling on it. Doh! Read more…
June 26, 2021
Now that it’s summer I can say “Balls” again. Yes, teaching middle school you gotta figure out ways around the word if it comes up as it disrupts the class. This is what I know after teaching 12 years. (laugh emoji. Yes, I said laugh emoji.) So because I’ll need Read more…
May 23, 2021
๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ช๐ท ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐ป๐ธ๐พ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ธ๐ด๐ต๐๐ท It’s not so easy to find high quality vegan sweets made fresh in New York City… ones that are not overly sweet, ones you don’t have to scoop a glob of one-noted buttercream off of, ones that can be named V.V. Vegan Best Read more…
October 10, 2020
I’m backed up with vegan spots to check out in Brooklyn. So a Friday treat to catch up with a teacher friend at Ras Plant Based, an all-vegan Ethiopian restaurant in Crown Heights. Because no one but another teacher can understand the ridiculous dysfunction we are expected to operate within Read more…
June 26, 2020
I found fibonacci perfection in this daisy along my walk. The rose season moves into daisy and lily days. One of the reasons I love summer in New York City. Tajin covered perfectly ripe mango for $3 on the street. Black Lives Matter outside Staten Island’s Borough Hall. But I’m Read more…
January 19, 2020
File under “vegan” popping up all over the place: Simply Sweet organic, raw, vegan desserts on Avenue U in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay. And yes, it says all that on the sign. Close-ish to my first place in Brooklyn back in 2002, I was excited to see an all-vegan option dedicated Read more…
August 14, 2019
At some point, as I sat in the vacant astronomy field across the street, the traffic in the parking lot of the public stargazing field of Cherry Spring State Park died down. There was darkness above, yes, but it was blanketed by a murky sheet of heavy overcast. Underneath it Read more…
May 19, 2019
Having visited Seed To Sprout in Avon By the Sea for my birthday (observed), I wanted to check out their other location. So we door-busted before hitting the Sandy Hook seashore. Like my previous visit, I’m floored by the quality of their food and their dedication to “house made”… I’m Read more…
April 5, 2019
I am pleased that so many eateries are taking on vegan versions of fried chicken, especially fried chicken sandwiches! It’s one of my must-orders when on a menu. But for so many years I was dissatisfied. I craved it done right… not an uninspired frozen patty taken out of a Read more…
January 26, 2019
There is not enough pink and baby blue in the food world. Well, natural pink (beet) and baby blue (Spirulina)… let alone utterly delicious and wholesome pink and baby blue. I was so excited that the Lower East Side’s Rawsome Treats now offers a savory, warm dish to pair with Read more…
December 8, 2018
After some heavy lifting with a slight hangover, a sandwich excursion to the Lower East Side.ย She got The Bowery, turmeric tofu egg, tempeh bacon, and Violife provolone slice on a roll with mayo. I got the Hanukkah special, available only during these days and nights of light.ย Housemade gluten-free Read more…
August 23, 2018
Theย V.V. Manhattan tag count is pretty darn high on this here blog.ย And though I have been escaping into Manhattan since I was just a girl, there is always more to see.ย And though we’ve grown apart, I would spend a day with her, tucking our past away and welcoming Read more…
January 1, 2018
Eating the same thing, especially a diet that is imbalanced with starches and sugar, leads to all sorts of health ailments. But big changes can also be difficult to sustain.ย That is why I resolve to welcome more healthful yet simple additions to my usual repertoire… to diversify my food Read more…
December 26, 2017
On the Winter Solstice our sun takes a nice long and potent look at the Tropic of Capricorn… and then turns around all poignant-like, tossing her golden rays–all resolved in beautiful definiteness.ย Winter comes and she seems farther away… but really it’s just because you’re leaning in the other direction Read more…
December 25, 2017
The holidays are typically a gluttonous time… the last hurrah of the year where many have a well-accepted excuse to dip into excess.ย So this year, I choose to bring a raw dish to my parent’s home.ย I made Raw Pad Thai using the list of goodies below… realizing I Read more…
December 3, 2017
I am having a hard time keeping up with new vegan offerings.ย And since “plant-based” was named the number one food trend for 2018, I’ll be very busy. Here is a quick run-down on some new-to-me vegan options on la isla largo. Real Food, Real Peopleย in Huntington Village.ย It’s fresh Read more…
October 15, 2017
An hour from Philadelphia is the lovely borough of Phoenixville. Once the site of iron and steel mills, Phoenixville now has a thriving downtown strip containing diverse eateries, watering holes, and breweries. And some vegan eats! It is one of those places that feel like a mix of home and Read more…
August 23, 2017
I woke up in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to bed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This means that, likely, I will spend tomorrow evening in my own bed. New York. Though I am squeezing in brief stops as I pass through, this excursion is winding down. But I still need sustenance and Read more…
October 22, 2016
After two days of walking about London, we bought an Oyster Card and went to the underground. Our room isย just a couple of minutes from Baker Street station, of Baker Street (the song) fame, which plays eerily from some unknown source. The London Underground is a great system of transit Read more…