One of my favorite dance teachers growing up had a little phrase she reminded herself of whenever her choreography didn’t quite work out in bodies as well as it did in her head: KISS, or Keep It Simple, Stupid (or “Silly,” for the 8-and-under classes).read more
Pesto is one of those foods that people talk about like wine/coffee/anything fancy. “Oooh, I made this fabulous pesto over the weekend. It was sooooo good.” I was never able to get into it myself, and these passionate exclamations of its amazingness went over my head. Maybe itread more
If I had any say whatsoever in creating random holidays, I would make founding an Avocado Day a top priority. (Though there are, it seems, two whole days in celebration of guacamole). Why? Because avocados are among the most versatile and nutritious foods nature has givenread more
It’s February. It’s cold and you’re tired of wearing four layers of clothing to take out the trash. Mornings are the worst because even though the sun wakes up a little earlier each day, its rays never seem to warm up the chilly floor youread more
Fact: I love hummus. I would be the happiest woman in the world if I ate baby carrots, pita, and hummus every day for lunch (and my wallet might be a little fuller)–and I often do. When I became vegan and started asking my momread more
I’m not usually a noodle- or pasta-girl, but every once and a while my stomach, too, calls out for a comforting, filling, and slurp-tastic bowl of carb goodness. This recipe was born of that thought we’ve all had while eating out, and, in my case,read more
In case you didn’t get the memo, Saturday night we started Daylight Savings Time. And according to the adage, “spring ahead, fall back,” we’ve all lost an hour of precious sleep. I bet that this morning, Monday, felt even more like Monday than usual. This bright andread more
While I’ve always had a strong bias toward fall (chai + blankets + books…), I can’t ignore the fact that summer has some of the best, most colorful produce. Tomatoes! Eggplant! Basil! It’s a vegan’s paradise walking through the farmer’s market awash in the huesread more
You know how at Christmastime wrapping paper and anything red or green automatically becomes 300% more expensive? The same thing is happening in the food industry in how we label and define foods: from “natural” or “organic” to “vegan,” a food item that might be intrinsically soread more
Karma is one of those words that’s thrown around a lot in many contexts and usually outside of its original intent. It’s at once a promoter of good vibes, but is also serves as a kind of Panopticonic guilt-inducing gaze: Someone is watching you, and if you’reread more
