January 25, 2020
This is Pizzeria Uno‘s new philosophy… and that means I have a reason to stop by. That and they sent me a coupon. And it’s just down the block. And my friend wanted to join me. Ok, ok! It’s the vegan options! I’d go to hell if they have vegan 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…
August 21, 2019
Today would take me to my 25th National Park! The only one of Florida’s three National Parks that is accessible by car, Everglades National Park. I also start my quick journey East. But first, a healthy breakfast at Delicious Raw Kitchen & Juice Bar in Naples. Like the name implies, Read more…
July 30, 2019
Williamsburg has a new little food court in the thick of the area’s hullabaloo, North 3rd Street Market, and it has some good vegan options! Manhattan’s delicious all-vegan Mexican Jajaja has a Brooklyn outpost there. Since it was Tuesday, I had to make it a Taco Tuesday. Everything is so Read more…
July 24, 2019
Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal is heavily polluted. The vivid colors of its contaminants caught my eye this day. It was like a Jackson Pollack canvas moving down the water’s surface. Is it horrible that I love how this looks? Yes, yes it is. Brooklyn-beautiful. Not beautiful-beautiful. My bridge in a delightful 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 16, 2019
The summer baking season is on! Which means berries are a-plenty. This corresponds exactly to what my Dad enjoys eating on his special day. So the guy in stripes and plaid gets layers of vanilla cake, tangy cream cheese coconut whip cream and a ton of fresh from the farm Read more…
June 9, 2019
Pie is not really my thing, but it’s now berry season! And I have had this Willams Sonoma Flag Pie Top crust-cutter for quite some time. After a visit to my neighborhood farmers market and picking some beautiful strawberries, I busted it out. Plus, I was totally sure today, Sunday 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 23, 2019
Today ended with thunder and lightening and torrential downpours, telling me “Stay put and get some sleep!” Ok, I had to say. Lightening when the sky is this big is its own draw, but I suppose I won’t run out at midnight tonight. Maybe at 11 though… I set out Read more…
August 16, 2018
I was so happy to learn that the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is *free* before noon on Fridays. With my free Fridays dwindling, I set out to beat the rain. The grounds are gorgeous, lush and teeming with color, texture, activity–and it’s totally possible to see everything in several hours, unlike Read more…
July 29, 2018
This is the time of year where I make a lot of parfaits. For one, it’s berry season and the farmers market has bright, beautiful berries a-plenty that bring those creepy Driscoll’s berries to shame. (Besides its labor practices, their berries pretty much taste like NOTHING.) For two, both my Read more…
July 13, 2018
My new view in Brooklyn, the mighty Verrazzano Bridge is never out of site in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn–my new home. Also, in site, lots of unique vegan options ready to be explored. This is a selection of my welcome eats. Kusharista‘s tag line is “Grains, Lentils & More.” This is Read more…
June 28, 2018
Passenger seat cityscape A cupcake from Sprinkles on the floor at Penn Station after a teacher PD. Driver seat cityscape while stuck in traffic on the BQE All done with my first year as a middle school teacher Berry season upon me Morning has broken, like the first morning The last Read more…
June 17, 2018
VCTOTW vanilla layers, coconut whip and strawberries… with a little lemon zest and one blackberry: This is what Dad wants. An oozy, creamy layer cake is what he gets. Happy Father’s Day!
June 9, 2018
I’m going to tell you a fruit secret. Dragon Fruit, or Pitaya, though exotic looking both on the outside and inside, doesn’t have much flavor. But boy, wouldn’t she be a gorgeous addition to a parfait? Despite its complicated skin, it’s easy to get to the black-speckled flesh within. With Read more…
June 8, 2018
Along the perimeter of McCarren Park in Greenpoint, is a hot new veg-heavy eatery and “farm brewery,” Annicka. It sources veggies and brews locally… and they also claim they have a “no a**holes” policy! I met a friend to bask in the sun of their outdoor seating, ready for some delicious Read more…
January 27, 2018
And just like that, 2018 is 1/12 done. Here’s to the color in the gray. 1) Fire in the sky. 2.) A complicated vegetable sushi roll with greens and pickled things 3.) Summer-inspired vegan macarons from Confectionery! in the East Village: orange creamsicle, mango-lime, strawberry milk, toasted coconut, and jasmin 3.) Read more…
September 24, 2017
Anyone who hacks my Instagram would see that I love to look at vegan macarons. They are the epitome of pretty. Having experimented myself, I know they are labor-intensive. Vegan macarons are one of my favorite veganized treats and a testament to how far the vegan world has come in Read more…
October 22, 2016
After two days of walking about London, we bought an Oyster Card and went to the underground. Our room is 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…
October 21, 2016
We are in London for many reasons. One of them is as tourists, another, for me, is as a vegan travel blogger. These two purposes would make up day one of our stay. Though jet-lagged and robbed of hours to sleep by the time difference, we joined the masses on Read more…
July 4, 2016
Porno for pyros Pink, white & teal, close enough Fountainhead Marshmallow meringue parfaits Independent lunch–Field Roast burger, potato salad, corn on the cob Black-eyed Susan up, with ladybug superfly friend A Big Galoot snuck in to cool off. So handsome. Lilies are up. Tomatoes dropping already. Frank knows I’m heading Read more…
April 28, 2016
The day’s activities would involve a pitchfork and a wheel barrel. But first, a bit of breakfast: great coffee from Archive Coffee Bar, which has vegan donut holes from Bigwig delivered Tuesdays & Fridays (bummed I missed them!) and a strawberry and chocolate-stuffed vegan crêpe from Oregon Crêpe Cafe & Bakery. Read more…
April 27, 2016
Are you ready for it?… The United States of America is gorgeous. From shore to shore, the spectrum and range of natural beauty is astounding. This many say (or sing), but such things are more effective when felt, sharp-like, when one is inside (or atop) it, gazing and love-filled that there is Read more…
April 26, 2016
Los Angeles a city that feels immediately comfortable to me, like an old friend. So it’s doubly comfortable visiting an old friend in Los Angeles. Friends that know you got to eat… and eat we did! First at Chavela. They have a excellent menu with so many delicious totally plant-based Read more…
