The first time I ever had Indian food left quite an impression upon me. Not the food, but the experience. There was this amazing restaurant in Manhattan. It was called Nirvana and for me, at the tender age of 20 or so, it seemed just that. Nirvana was located across the street from Central Park. […]
Archive | June, 2013
The "V" Word Cookbook Preview
Hi loyal “V”-Gang! I have a surprise for you! You all know that I have been working on my cookbook and you also know it’s been taking me a long time. Between my normal full-time job, being ill and trying not to get too down from my handful of rejections from publishers and agents, I […]
Benny’s Peanut Butter Biscuits
Today is Benny’s 8th birthday and he wanted to share his homemade Peanut Butter Biscuits with everyone as a special gift. There aren’t many dog biscuits available that are vegan and filled with healthy ingredients. Making your own is so easy and getting to choose your own ingredients is priceless. Benny loves these little biscuits. […]
Roasted Beet Burgers
Beets are one of those foods that I always had “rules” for. When I was a kid, I loved beets…out of a can. They had to be cold; I would not eat them warm. Yuck! And it was best if they were whole, not sliced. Sliced was ok but whole was more fun. My mother […]
Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Satay with Peanut Dipping Sauce
Two years ago I felt really lucky. I got to try this new product at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary’s ThanksLiving event. The new product: Beyond Meat Chicken-Free Strips. They were incredible and even more incredible was that the dinner was prepared by the amazing Terry Hope Romero. Beyond Meat was not available for purchase then […]