January 14, 2019
What is that, velvet? Why yes, they are Red Velvet. Sprinkles’ fantastic vegan recipe makes for a very impressive addition to a work function. And because it’s for colleagues, I didn’t skimp on the red and the sweet. Because you eat with your eyes… and then you eat with your Read more…
August 25, 2018
The final installment of 5 Boroughs in 5 Days might very well be the best. The Bronx. Let me show you why, starting with some sustenance to energize the hours to follow. Vegan options are sprouting up all over the place. Manhattan and Brooklyn get widespread vegan exposure, Queens and Read more…
August 5, 2018
A really good vegan brunch is likely up there on my best things list, in general.Ā It’s just food, I know, but is it?Ā Eating is the most sensual of acts one can perform, one where all senses are engaged… one that nourishes the physical body while feeding the “soul.”Ā Read more…
October 11, 2017
So there is a donut shop in Great Neck, Long Island that is mostly vegan.Ā How fantastic, right?!Ā FoughnutsĀ bills itself as a more healthful donut.Ā And that means… vegan options! (Don’t tell the folks that are still scared of the v-word.)Ā I stopped by on a rainy Monday to do Read more…
February 18, 2017
The Canon G9X reminds me of my grandfather’s old camera, especially in this nifty case. It’s a great camera, but there’s no viewfinder… which kind of kills the whole nostalgic feel of it. Ā But it sure takes a pretty picture. Another go at the Sprinkles red velvet for a work Read more…
January 1, 2017
Of all the vegan cupcakes I have tried all over the country, my favorite comes not from a vegan bakery but Sprinkles–the world’s first cupcake bakery! During a recent visit to a book store I perused their long-awaited cookbook, excited to see that myĀ beloved vegan red velvet cupcake and vegan Read more…
October 22, 2016
After two days of walking about London, we bought an Oyster Card and went to the underground. Our room isĀ 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…
April 17, 2016
Vegan ShopUp vendor Brooklyn Whiskers has its own space now! The Electrician and I hit them real early to avoid unnecessary social interaction. The fact that they’re actually open early suits us early birders quite nicely. Bakeries should open single-digits early. Them’s the rules. I got a cinnamon roll with Read more…
February 13, 2016
Easy Vegan Red Velvet Pancakes (adapted from here) 1.5 cups unsweetened soy milk, less 1.5 TB 1.5 TB apple cider vinegar 0.5 cup whole wheat flour 0.75 all-purpose flour 0.75 cup granulated sugar 2 TB cocoa powder 1.5 tsp baking powder 0.25 tsp baking soda 0.25 tsp salt Vegan red Read more…
September 23, 2015
With the start of the school year,Ā I am in Brooklyn everyday again. Urban machinery and subterraneanĀ air have united me with 8 million more parts. I remember why I love her. And I remember why I hate her. She’s like me–impractical and strained while magnificent in her own norms. She has Read more…
July 15, 2015
What is hard about being a roadtripping blogger is that all your pearls of wisdom–the thoughts and ideas born on the road, inside its motion and pace–are diminished into imperceptible dots by the time you’re in a place you can write. Even thoughts that build into intricate cities of complexity, Read more…
I woke up in Cincinnati ready to say goodbye to Ohio. Ohio is chock full of metropolises… Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and other such C-words. But with this being my third day about, the inevitable turn back east had to be soon. So it was fare thee well, Ohio… But not Read more…
May 31, 2015
…when I didn’t know how to cook, I’d find Long Island’s vegan options much more appetizing. But, once in awhile, “90’s vegan” serves as a nostalgic reminder of my history. Take The Witches Brew in West Hempstead… Last time I was there, I looked like above.Ā Baby fat. Straightedge. Snapcase t-shirt. Read more…
February 20, 2015
Connecticut, New York’s northern neighbor, has plenty of vegan eats to feast upon. It’s an ideal destination for a day trip. I can get to Connecticut without heading far into the New York City area and her more messy crossings. The Throgs Neck Bridge is an easy breeze. A couple Read more…
February 15, 2015
Sweet eats for me on Valentine’s Day: Box of Divine Treasures chocolates. Red velvet pancakes at Champs Diner A box of Dun-well Doughnuts Happy Valentine’s Day!
December 16, 2014
Sometimes you leave your neighborhood and do things in āThe City.ā Other times you drive in, illegally park next to the things you want to do quickly, without hullabaloo, and get the heck outta Dodge. That is how I feel about Manhattan these days. You know when 14th street opens Read more…
July 13, 2014
Karyn delivered–inĀ save-the-best-for-last fashion. And after peeping her menus from her multiple vegan restaurants for many years, I was finally sitting in Karyn’s on Green, ready forĀ Saturday brunch. I had the Breakfast Sliders: two delicious Belgian waffles for a bun, their yummy butternut squash ābacon,ā a savory tofu āegg,ā and almond Read more…
June 8, 2014
The week is easier with sweet snacks.A baby vegan cupcake from Sprinkles… And a bag of almond cookies from High Hopes Vegan Bakery,Ā the ridic-delish Etsy shop based out of my own Long Island.Ā Besides being the type of gal who orders herself a bag of scratch-made vegan cookies for no Read more…
April 6, 2014
Sometimes–in the world of restaurants–a lone “vegan option” beats an “all-vegan” menu. But would this be true of bakeries too? On a bright Saturday afternoon, a friend and I accumulated research on this query, visiting 6 omnivorous bakeries in the isle of Manhattan in the name of deliciousness and gluttony. Read more…
March 8, 2014
Quality time with the cats… after they had quality time in the basement by the saw. All-you-can-eat Indian lunches, in a strip mall. The day-after cupcakes for breakfast. Visits to a jaggedy smile-like skyline. A lounge in the sun inside. [A shaven Fluffster recouping from her spay.] Experimental stovetop [carrot Read more…
February 22, 2014
In one of those wonderful random gifts to the vegan world, Rutherford, New Jersey’sĀ Rutherford Pancake HouseĀ serves vegan breakfast options. They had me at “Vegan Challah” French Toast. I devoured the plate of moist halves of scrumptious French toast thinking, “Is this really vegan?” I get vegan paranoia sometimes… When I’m Read more…
July 11, 2013
It was a long drive into Birmingham, Alabama. After hours of being snug between rolling green acres with the occasional billboard, sometimes a city comes out of the night and disorients you. Birmingham was faster than I expected. I slept in and slept off my highway stupor and needed a Read more…
June 22, 2013
A young vegan in 1997.Ā The majority of my vegan years went down in the pre-internet days. And yet I managed to find sustenance. As “vegan” becomes more and more mainstream through the years, I thought it apt to take a look back. This is Retro Vegan, Part 1. I Read more…
March 28, 2013
Day 3 and another itinerary of food! It all starts at The Cup, which offers a daily vegan cupcake selection. The cafe is amidst a cluster of shops within a city of brand new high rises. Had I not checked their updated cupcake schedule on their blog and had my Read more…
June 26, 2011
Julian’s in Providence, Rhode Island has fantastic vegan brunch options. Traveling to another state for veggie dining adds a bit more pressure to the ordering process. There you sit with a long list of delicious-sounding options–sweet ones, savory ones, personal favorites–but you must only have one. Luckily atĀ Julian’s you can Read more…
