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Eighty five candles

Saturday was my grandma’s 85th birthday. Well, technically it’s not until later this week, but it was her birthday PARTY at least.  I hope I’m blessed with her genes because she doesn’t look 85 at all!  Am I right or am I right?  To celebrate, my Aunt and Uncle hosted a party at their house in Laguna Beach.  Naturally, our family gatherings include lots of fun and good food, so I’ll share some of the highlights. G-ma, Auntie Wendy, me, Mom Hazel Food From left to right: vegetarian lasagna, warm ciabatta bread, turkey lasagna, salad,… Read more >

October 18, 2010 lasagna, vegan cake Read more >

H2Oh No

This just keeps getting better and better… Turns out denying the electricians access to our apartment yesterday may have been a blessing in disguise.  Now they can fix both the plumbing and the stove/oven “issues” at the same time while I vacate the apartment for greener pastures (by which, of course, I mean Starbucks).  That’s the only positive thing I can say about being without water for the majority of the day.  I woke up early to clean the apartment and make myself presentable, and at 8:45 on the dot the doorbell rang and next… Read more >

October 15, 2010 big salad, bragg's, chickpeas, nooch, potatoes, pretzels, pumpkin, tofu salad, vegan cake Read more >

Husband and wife (part 3)

I never expected the wedding to get a mini-series on my blog, but the photos were too good not to share with you guys (I’m so modest) and your feedback has been so positive.  Anyways, this post is the last, I swear!  Plus, it’s all the fun stuff – the food, the drank, the cake, and the dancing! Here are the links for part 1 and part 2 if you missed them. After we were announced as Mr. & Mrs., the entire wedding party spontaneously huddled… Rally time! I’m sure the rest of the guests… Read more >

September 28, 2010 quinoa, spinach salad, tofu, vegan cake Read more >

A weak end

A few quick things: 1)  I’m glad you enjoyed the wedding recap.  The final installment is under way and should be ready soon. 2)  My weekend was a disaster scene.  It started with Friday night and ended with Friday night.  I did learn an important lesson, though.  I’m not 21 years old anymore, and therefore, I’m not immune to hangovers.  3)  This post is going to be highly incomplete because certain photos make me nauseous.  For instance, the below. I love the 80’s?  Who remembers Double Dare?    I had a partner in crime of… Read more >

September 26, 2010 greek yogurt, tofu, vegan cake Read more >

Back to work

On Thursday my alarm went off and I popped out of bed with a quickness.  You may be wondering why I was so anxious about starting the day… It certainly had nothing to do with the excessively layered outfit I had laid out to wear (of course it’s suddenly 80+ degrees at sunrise the day I have to wear professional attire).  It also had nothing to do with the 25 minute bus ride next to Mister I’m-going-to-broadcast-my-cell-phone-conversation-to-the-world.  As I previously mentioned and then shared via twitter, I was in fact at a follow up job… Read more >

September 24, 2010 avocado, chocolate, hummus, nuts, seitan, tea, tempeh, tofu, vegan cake, veggie "cheese", veggie burger Read more >