i haven’t been able to make it out to the farmers’ market much lately, but this weekend when i arrived at the one in silver lake i was greeted by bushels of beautiful blood oranges. i thought to myself, “what better way to use these blood oranges than with one of citrus’ best friends, poppy [...]
in italian, biscotti just means cookies – any type. biscotti could be bite sized or as big as your head, flat or thick, crunchy or chewy, round or cut into shapes. in the u.s., we have somehow adopted the word biscotti to mean a specific tuscan treat – a fairly basic cookie dough baked as [...]
breakfast can be one of the toughest meals of the day for a vegan. sure you can do a piece of fruit, a cup of coffee, or even a smoothie, but most of the filling – and tasty – morning-time meals are laden with eggs, cheese and meat. luckily, i recently realized that making an [...]
i used to think i could never be vegan. whether it was giving up cheese, chocolate, or junk food, i didn’t think i’d be able to pull it off. but here i am, 10 months vegan and it’s really not all that hard. there are a few things that make my life a lot easier [...]