When I told my Dad that we made sushi the other night, he became very puzzled. Most people associate raw fish with sushi, when indeed what really characterizes sushi is vinegar-flavored cold rice. In America, we tend to see this rolled up with sea creatures, and all sorts of other weird things (like cold french … Continue reading vegan sushi night (what what?!?)
Mmmm…. chocolate and peanut butter. Best friends forever. But these are BETTER than BEST! Is that possible? YES! Not only are they vegan, but these rich and vivid Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are sprinkled with pretty pink Himalayan Sea Salt and are made with organic ingredients and fair trade chocolate. Morally superior and uber … Continue reading dark chocolate peanut butter cups sprinkled with himalayan sea salt
Today, I wanted a sandwich for lunch. But not just any sandwich, oh no. I wanted a kick in the pants, spicy-savory sandwich! I took a gander at what the fridge had to offer, brainstormed like a lightening bolt, got busy, and not too long after came up with this little beauty. BEHOLD! The Spice … Continue reading spice up your life sandwich
Teff, peanut butter, and cookies, oh my! Teff adds a subtle hazelnut/chocolate flavor to these peanut butter cookies, and just so happens to be gluten free and high in dietary fiber, protein, iron, and calcium. With this easy six ingredient recipe starring the super nutritious teff flour, you can almost convince yourself that you are eating … Continue reading peanut butter teff cookies
So Shannon and I decided to have another cupcake party! We were going to make a new cupcake (matcha cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting) but unfortunately the co-op was out of both matcha and vanilla bean. What are two girls looking for a cupcake party to do? MAKE MORE COOKIES AND CREAM CUPCAKES!!! This time … Continue reading cookies and cream cupcakes (PART TWO)
There has been a crime at the BEST residence, and we need your super sleuth skills to help us find the culprit. The corpse seemed to be cut up and arranged with some baby arugula, toasted walnuts, and tossed carelessly in a lime-sesame oil dressing. We sampled the remains of the beets in their arugula … Continue reading baby arugula, walnut, and roasted beet salad
Hip hip hooray, for Jef-Day! Jef entered his twenty-fourth year of living the dream on the twenty-third of February. And what better way to celebrate his Double Dragon Birthday than to eat some toothsome vegan grub?! For Birthday-Lunch, I took Jef to Andy Nguyen, our favorite Buddhist-Asian restaurant, only a short walk away from the … Continue reading happy jef-day! (field trip: andy nguyen)
When my tummy is growling and I am short on time (or patience!) one of my favorite quick-easy-really-friggin-tasty dishes to make is a soy chorizo quesadilla. We get these amazing whole wheat tortillas from the co-op that taste fantastic just by themselves, but even better when sandwiched between them are soy chorizo, scallions, tomatoes, avocado, … Continue reading soy chorizo quesadilla
the bear and the blackberry 