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A Few Days in the Life; Last Month: The Vegan Vacation in LA

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First time. Los Angeles. Vacation. Tourist Sights. Vegan Foodz. Every time I start to tell the stories of my short vacation in Los Angeles, I start squealing about catching up with an old friend, or dramatically demonstrating how I threw out my back on the morning of the last day – so, I’ll let the photos do … Continue reading »

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return from travels & vegfest photos

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Alright! I’ve spent the past weekend resting, doing laundry, and catching up with my cats after two weeks traveling on the West Coast for my mysterious day job.  As much as I usually think Portland is the bees knees, and as much as I complain about having a day job, I’m grateful for my employment … Continue reading »

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Adventures with Daiya: Macaroni & Cheese

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Vegan or not, who can deny this mac and cheese looks realistic? I spy melting! Somewhere out there, a vegan couple is considering giving their newborn the middle name “Daiya”. Somewhere in Portland, I’ve come to accept and appreciate Daiya more than ever before. The latest test? Adventuring into Macaroni & Cheese territory. Vegan-traditionally, I … Continue reading »

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Adventures with Daiya: Tofurkey Pizza

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The new Tofurkey Pepperoni Pizza, Sampled at Food Fight! My past exerperiences with Daiya have ranged from a tasty, gooey grilled cheese with tomato at Savor Soup House, to uncooked samples at VegFest, to so so home experiments, to the oozing pizza I thought was going to coat my mouth forever and lead to the … Continue reading »

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Photo Essay: The Best & The Rest of NYC (of my winter vacation)

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Vegan Ice Cream at Stogo Starting with the Ten Best NYC Vegan Experiences of my winter vacation, in no particular order: The entire Vegetarian Dim Sum House Experience Carrot Tahini spread and Terra Sana Syrah at Candle Café – nothing else I sampled there interested me.  It was underwhelming the more ‘upscale’ dining attempt (on a … Continue reading »

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Photo Essay: boston. vegan. vacation. go.

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Just what got checked off the Vegan To-Do List from my Return to Boston post… See tall buildings? check! As for food, let’s start with the No Name.  If there was a flag representing Vegan Boston, this would be on it.  The very first gluten/fake meaty anything I could stomach! (and now require at least … Continue reading »