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Vegan Mexican Spaghetti Pie

October 11, 2011

  **November 5, 2015 – I wrote this post in 2011 but it is one of my favorite recipes so I thought I would share it again. Hope you enjoy it! So I can be a little naive at times. Just ask my husband. One day I came home upset about this guy who pulled…

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Locali – Best Vegan Sandwich Ever

October 7, 2011

Locali – Best Vegan Sandwich Ever My friend Megan sent me a link this week to a list of the top 10 vegan sandwiches in Los Angeles. My plan is to visit every restaurant and see if I agree. Yesterday I went to Locali on 5825 Franklin Avenue. Locali is a wonderful little restaurant that…

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Keeping it Simple and Chocolate Mexican Pudding

October 4, 2011

Keeping it Simple and Chocolate Mexican Pudding I told a very big lie last week, and I am still feeling embarrassed about it. In the moment, I felt that I had to, ort of a primal instinct. Now, looking back, I realize how wrong it was for me to lie. Not only did I lie…

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Mexican Potatoes & Tofu in Spicy Tomatillo Sauce

October 3, 2011

  Mexican Potatoes & Tofu in Tomatillo Sauce The sky was spectacular last night, and the air is starting to cool down. Fall arrives late on the West Coast, but contrary to what most people think, there are seasons in Southern California. Fall has always been my favorite season, and there is something about the…

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A Flaxseed Cookie A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

September 29, 2011

  Anyone who knows me well knows that my weakness has always been sweets. When I was a child and my grandmother made fudge, she had to lock it up in her desk, so I wouldn’t eat the whole batch. In my adulthood, dark chocolate became my addiction. When I became vegan, I was quite…

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Farro Salad with Lemon Oregano Dressing

September 28, 2011

When I was twelve-years old, I decided I was going to be a songwriter. The first song I wrote was called “Boys, Boys, Boys – I Love Them All” and I did. The second song I wrote was called “Looking at the Boys” so as you can see I was a little bit boy crazy.…

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Roasted Poblano Soup with Potatoes and Corn

September 22, 2011

Roasted Poblano Soup with Potatoes & Corn Today I made a yummy roasted poblano soup. If you have never experienced a roasted poblano before you are definitely missing out. The poblano is a mild chili pepper and when dried it is called ancho chili. Most poblanos have a very mellow heat but sometimes you can…

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Mushroom Soup with Wild Rice

September 20, 2011

  This past weekend, I spent a lot of time with kids. I loved every minute of it because kids always bring out the best in me. I love their sense of wonder and silly stories and could listen to them for hours. When the weekend was over, it made me think a lot about…

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Letting the Universe Take Me

September 19, 2011

On Friday, the local nightly news announced that there were a pod of rare endangered blue whales swimming off the coast of Long Beach. Blue whales are the largest thing that has ever lived on earth and they have a heart the size of a Volkswagen bug. They also weigh over 100 tons. Due to…

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