Remember when Funk and I went to Puerto Rico and declared the honey lavender ice cream we enjoyed at Verde Mesa the best dessert ever? We’ve been thinking about it ever since. Last week Funk and I headed to his favorite restaurant, Blue Ginger, to celebrate the husband’s big 30th birthday. Instead of ordering dessert, [...]

One of my favorite new (to me) blogs is My New Roots. Sarah is a vegetarian chef and her posts always have the most gorgeous photographs and delicious recipes. She also is great at explaining how to prepare her recipes, or why she does certain things (like soak nuts). I recently came across one of [...]

Quinoa is a staple in our kitchen year-round, but especially for the week of Passover. I’ll eat it as a hot cereal, or as the star ingredient for dinner. My mom asked me to bring a quinoa dish for her Passover Seder, so I googled around for a new recipe and came up with this [...]

Out of nowhere, I woke up this morning with the body and skin aches, throbbing headache, and all around crumminess. But it’s Sunday and it’s Passover! I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make THE Passover breakfast: Matzo Brei. Fortunately it’s quick to make…even my delicious veganized version: Ingredients: 1/2 container silken tofu 2 Tbsp [...]

This may just be the least nutritious food you’ll ever see on the blog. Ever. (See exhibit A) But it’s all about balance, right? Especially for the holidays. Funk and I are having our own Passover seder for two tomorrow and I wanted to make a sweet treat. Most Passover foods are loaded with eggs, [...]

A week ago I had the best birthday. Funk and my friend Pam planned a quasi-surprise party for me at one of my favorite Boston restaurants, Vlora. I knew something was happening that night, but I knew no details. Including the details that my family would be there to surprise me too! It was such [...]

Being that it’s the Chinese New Year, I thought I’d make a soup to fit the theme. This Dumpling Soup takes zero prep time, 15 minutes of cook time and then all you have to do is slurp and enjoy it! Ingredients: 1 bag pre-shredded cabbage 8 cups vegetable broth 1 bag frozen dumplings – [...]

Yes, I said it. The *D* word: Detox. Gah! Let it be known that I’m totally against any form of trendy diet detox (restricting food, cleanses, liquid diets and other extreme measures). Our lungs, kidneys and liver are the body’s major detoxification system and work far better than any kooky crash diet. I believe if [...]

Happy New Year!!! While 2011 was incredibly good to me, I’m feeling especially excited for 2012. I have a feeling it’s going to be a huge year and can’t wait to see what’s to come in the next 12 months. I hope you and yours had a nice New Years, however you decided to ring [...]

Happy Hanukah / Hanukkah / Chanukah / Chanukkah / Hannukkah! However you spell it, if you celebrate, I hope your 8 days are warm and bright. *Up until this year, I had never made real Hanukah latkes from scratch. One year I made Eating Well’s muffin tin latkes, but baked latkes just aren’t the same. [...]