blended winter veggie soup

i know its a mouthful, but these winter veggies blend together to make a beautifully creamy mixture that is slightly sweet and spicy.  i have made many soups like this one before, like the carrot garlic soup i made a few years back or the spicy carrot apple ginger soup that i made when i first started the blog, but i had never stumbled upon this mixture before a few weeks back.  the ingredients found each one weekend when i wanted to make a strong... Read More

review: pure luck cafe

i recently lived in portland for a few months, a beautiful green escape from the city, filled with clear air, trees, mountains, waterfalls and many smiling faces. now that i’m back in LA i am not often reminded of oregon, but it seems nearly every time i make my way over to the melrose and heliotrope neighborhood some magical force brings a subtle grayness to sky and crispness to the air. with all of the smiling vegans and bikers in the street,... Read More