So, I was in Sacramento with my co-worker, Rochelle, and she had pity on me and took me to a vegan restaurant, Andy Nguyen’s, and I can’t even remember what I ordered but Ro ordered Drunken Noodles and we ate family style. I really wanted to ‘jack’ her plate because the noodles were to die [...]
My hubby is was bonafide meat eater! Meat and potatoes used to make this man happy, happy, happy on a regular basis. Many years ago, I used to cook two meals, one for him and the girls and one for me but over the years he has slowly come over to my side. When we [...]
I was in the neighborhood of The Veggie Grill, which is about 25 miles from my house (ugh, I wish it were closer!), so I decided to stop in for lunch before going to my next work location. I get there and I was about to order the same thing I ALWAYS order – All [...]
Okay, I’m back after a brief hiatus! I’ve been super busy at work and haven’t had the time to update on a regular basis but something happened this weekend that kicked me into high gear..AGAIN! So, of course, Sunday was Father’s Day and our lovely daughter Danielle and her Dad decided to go out on Saturday night [...]
I got these recipes from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. This is a totally awesome vegan/vegetarian cookbook and I recommend it to everyone, vegans, vegetarians and anyone else looking for a change. While this one doesn’t jump off the screen at you, I’m not a professional food stager, but it’s super good. I suggest using [...]
Me and my family loves these tacos!! These totally vegan tacos are one of the simplest meals to put together in a very short period of time. Here is what you need:
1 package of Yves Meatless Ground Taco Stuffers
Daiya Vegan Cheese
Trader Joe’s Roasted Tomato salsa (or any other ready or home made salsa)
Romaine lettuce
Sliced green [...]
This past Saturday morning, Danielle (my lovely daughter) and I went to Native Foods Cafe in Aliso Viejo, CA for a cooking demonstration. The theme for the day was “Making Mom’s Recipes The Vegan Way” with Native Foods chef and founder Tanya Petrovna.
The menu was Beefy Bourguingon, Tomorrow’s Tamale Pie, and Chocolate Mousse Divine. Tanya [...]
My hubby was off on Good Friday, but I wasn’t, I worked from home all morning and, by noon,we were absolutely starving. I suggested that we go to this vegan restaurant, Native Foods Cafe, in OC that I heard about but had yet to try…it was AMAZING!!! I’m always in awe of people that create [...]
Okay, so I was going back and forth on what my first post would be, and I decided to make it something that everyone loves…Cookies!! These beauties are from The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.
My hubby loves them and so do I. They require you to used maple sugar, and if you’ve never used it, [...]
