August 2010

Foolproof Tofu Burgers and Phone Meltdowns

August 31, 2010

So I had a breakdown on the phone with Time Warner Cable last night. Perhaps “breakdown” is a strong word. I burst into tears and uttered the words, “please, sir, you can’t do this to me,” when I was told that no technician would be available to fix my modem until next Wednesday. Does that [...]

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Raw Picnic Dinner

August 29, 2010
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Last night, my favorite movie was playing outdoors, in Central Park: Needless to say, I had to be there. My friend Nelly and I planned a hot date—including a picnic dinner—to see the movie together. When we arrived at Sheep’s Meadow, I was delighted to run into Hadley, who was there with a group of [...]

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Vegan Corn and Zucchini Pancakes

August 28, 2010
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It’s always nice when a recipe you like seems to “take off” with other bloggers. This has been true recently of my sweet potato and chickpea burgers, which Matt and Katie have made recently, as well as a bunch of other bloggers and readers who have emailed me or left comments on the original post. [...]

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Antioxidant Smoothies and Nostalgic Melodies

August 26, 2010
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As usual, those were some amazing comments on my last post. I love writing about veganism on my blog. I always get such incredibly insightful and honest feedback! For those of you who missed this post, please go back and check it out: I was thrilled with the level of conversation. So I had a [...]

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The Whys and Hows of My Veganism

August 25, 2010

A few days ago, my friend Bitt left the following comment on my crushing post: I have had a question since seeing you in VegNews. Do you feel that you identify more with the “healthy living” community or the vegan or raw community? I have to admit I assumed the former but then was sort [...]

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Vega Shake and Go Chia Pudding

August 23, 2010
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Happy Monday! I loved hearing your blog crush confessionals. It’s not too late to be a total creeper and chime in! Late last week, I tweeted out that I’d made a tasty chia breakfast pudding using this stuff: Meghann has been requesting the recipe ever since, and here, at last, it is. What you see [...]

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Crushing

August 22, 2010
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I have a confession to make: I have a girl crush on Laura Beck. If you don’t know who Laura is, I suggest you get to know her NOW. She’s one of the masterminds behind Vegansaurus.com, San Fran’s totally awesome vegan lifestyle guide (New Yorkers, I think we need to get us one of these), [...]

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