I recently was admiring a friend’s “new” purse. I knew it had to be vintage because it was one of those styles they just don’t make anymore.When she explained that it was actually her grandmother’s—she’d found it recently when cleaning out her old apartment—a pang ofread more
I’ve been experimenting with a raw diet this week, which has yielded good and bad results: some bloating, some boredom with the local produce selection in a chilly April, some frustration and cravings; but also some unexpected energy, and a general feeling of wellness inread more
It’s really hard to find truffles that are vegan. I had to say it. Most recipes involve lots of cream and butter and the like, and those ingredients are essential to the experience of breaking through a chocolatey shell to a light, whipped inside. Geniusread more
Rice has a bad rap here in the West, one that I participated in until I visited my friend in Cambridge one summer. Her roommate had a daily rice ritual passed down from his family: he has his own mini rice cooker, and every dayread more
Following instructions puts me on my A-game. Give me a box of Ikea component parts, a tiny wrench, and a word-less assembly guide, and I’ll be in my happy place for the next seven hours. The exception is cooking. Although I identify as both a baker andread more
Following instructions puts me on my A-game. Give me a box of Ikea component parts, a tiny wrench, and a word-less assembly guide, and I’ll be in my happy place for the next seven hours. The exception is cooking. Although I identify as both a baker andread more
Read the full post here [LINK] Recipe from VBQ: The Ultimate Vegan Barbecue Cookbook, by Nadine Horn and Jorg Mayer
As spring weather continues to tease us during these transitional months between winter and summer, it seems that a lot of people are itching for a tropical escape–an opportunity to start fresh and reset mind and body. This moist bread is just the thing you need ifread more
Some of my friends and family members talk about a bowl of pasta like it’s a drug–a food the mere thought of making on a chilly fall evening could send them on a carb spree that would make Marie from Everybody Loves Raymond the proudest mama outread more
For years I worshipped at the temple of rolled oats for breakfast, but I’ve recently converted to whole oat groats—the same grain, but with the sanctity of its entire nutritional profile honored. A two-step process of soaking and pre-cooking softens these tough seedy grains onread more
