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I had SUCH a super Saturday.  I hit up the farmer’s market, I went for a run, I bicycled, and I made a nice dinner with my beau.  It’s too bad I had to work Sunday…which really put a damper on the evening’s karaoke (in hindsight, I’m definitely thinking this is a good thing).    Kyle and I made dinner from our Farmer’s Market loot.         The menu: Chilled green bean & grape tomato salad with truffle oil & balsamic vinegar Bell pepper skewers Grilled avocado with salt and lime juice Field… Read more >

Are you in auction mode yet? Tomorrow is the day so please please please hit up The Great Fundraising Act and bid on some goodies to help raise $$ for Susan. My quinoa granola is available (click here to bid).  It’s vegan and gluten free (and delicious if I do say so myself).  The bidding starts at $10 but if it goes even a dollar higher I will throw in some extra hippie faves.  Promise 🙂

Can you guess what’s hidden in the pasta? I’m such a sneaky cook 🙂 Hint #1: One of the ingredients is normally pink. Hint #2: Another one of the ingredients is my favorite thing ever.  [Aside from coffee, ginger, and apples] Guesses?

That is what American David Zabriskie is disproving as he competes in his fifth Tour de France – this time fueled by a vegan diet. My dad sent me this article from the WSJ, which I read this morning with my cup of joe. I’ve read both of Lance Armstrong’s books, so I’m familiar with the grueling bike race and all the intense, specific, calculated ways these athletes eat, drink, and transfuse blood replete themselves on the tour. Apparently throughout the race’s 107 year history, riders have tried everything from wine and cognac, to steak… Read more >