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• Vegan Kickstarter Campaign

  

  Hey everyone ~ You know me and shoes...and these are funky and vegan so seriously, how can I not be excited? Krze vegan footwear is on kickstarter - Here is... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Girl's Night Out ~ The Smith

  

  For nearly a year now my friend has been telling me about The Smith. It's a hot spot in NYC with a great bar scene and really good American fare. Last Thursday... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Want a Great Place to Dine? Oh Yeah - Oya!

  

  Hostess Counter I was in Washington, DC last week for a couple of days, somewhere I do visit quite a few times a year. I was graduated from The George Washingto... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Spring Spotlight: Berries

  

  While the vegan diet is not for everyone, I think the primary benefit is the elimination of anything unnatural from your system. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Breaking Bread (Kind Of...)

  

  I love to travel and to spend time with friends in different places, but when your old college roommate lives in Memphis, TN and you live in NY, it's not like... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Buzz Buzz

  

  I am addicted to coffee - decaf or regular, with soy milk or hemp or almond or rice or just black. So when I was with my aunt in near DC today and killing time... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Get Ready for Passover!

  

  A colleague of mine and I were on a conference call the other day and, while we were waiting for it to start, she asked me for some great charoset recipes for... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Garbanzo, Chickpea, Ceci...What's In A Name?

  

  Learn more about whatever you prefer to call this delicious, nutritious bite here in my latest post for Butterfield Market:... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• St. Patrick's Day, Mardi Gras (and A Fresh Morning After)

  

  My family and I were away last weekend with a few other families at the Stratton Mountain Resort and it was “Marchdi Gras,” a much tamer version of the New... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Dinner by Candle (Cafe) Light

  

  Aged Martini I was meeting an old friend for dinner last night in New York and decided to make a reservation at Isabella's, an old haunt for the girls of Sex ... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• A Nook is Not a Book

  

  I am an avid reader and have been ever since I was a little girl. I had every Nancy Drew book ever written and thought sleuthing (is that a word? Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Go Vegan for a Healthy Brain!

  

  Check out this fascinating piece, based on research done at my alma mater, The George Washington University, linking brain health to a vegan lifestyle. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Spotlight: Apricots

  

  One of my favorite treats, before I became a vegan, was a dark chocolate-covered apricot from Godiva. The perfect combination of sticky and sweet, and maybe a... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Tofu Mushroom Quiche ~ Courtesy of the NY Times

  

  Photo Credit: Andrew Scrivani for the New York Times It is a gross, gross day today in New York. Winds are howling like a hurricane is passing through and the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Spice It Up!

  

  When you were a child, did you ever drink flat ginger ale to settle a queasy stomach? You may have thought it was the slight carbonation of the soda which... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Dinner on the East End

  

  I love my girl's nights out. Not that I don't love spending time with family or with my guy friends, but time with your female friends is just different. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• On Your Mark

  

  When I was growing up we were very close to our neighbors, in every way! We practically shared a driveway in Kensington Village in Great Neck, New York,... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• The Day After...

  

  There is a saying that there are two kinds of people: those who eat to live and those who live to eat. I don’t live to eat but I do think about food A LOT. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• My Post-Nemo Dinner...

  

  lima beans in tomato with onion Well, I don’t know what you did as Nemo was pounding the East Coast, but I was cooking! With over a foot of snow the next day, w... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Something Spicy for Valentine's Day

  

  Looking to spice things up this Valentine’s Day? Why not let your meal help? Peppers, a versatile member of the fruit family (nope, not a vegetable,) are the... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN