Am I Living It Right?

Am I Living It Right?

While I would love to give a detailed description of my recent, nearly year-long travels, no matter how strong my intention is, I cannot sit down and write them. My thought process is something similar to “I should really sit and start to write these experiences down...
Merlot and Mushrooms

Merlot and Mushrooms

Where are my mushroom lovers at? I truly feel mushrooms should be a staple in a vegan diet. They are natures perfect umami flavor. And frankly, I eat them any chance I get. Aside from them being divinely delicious they also boast some great health benefits including...
Roasted Carrot Bisque

Roasted Carrot Bisque

For my friends who are from the golden state (or perhaps the west coast in general) you know it has been an uncharacteristically rainy and cold winter season for us and I have definitely noticed some changes physically and otherwise! The cold weather, especially when...
Crispy Polenta Cakes (& other anecdotes)

Crispy Polenta Cakes (& other anecdotes)

Rewind time two years and some change ago and I’m sitting in a small cafe just across from La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. The cafe is actually an Italian cafe but it looked and felt like the right choice. So, I choose the polenta dish with sautéed mushrooms...
The Un-Recipe for Hummus

The Un-Recipe for Hummus

To be honest, I was not convinced there was a need to create a blog post for hummus but recently I have had so many requests for my “recipe”.  Confession: I’ve never had or used a recipe, I feel it is cheating on the art of hummus. It was my impression that...
Creamy, Dreamy, McSteamy Cauliflower Au Gratin

Creamy, Dreamy, McSteamy Cauliflower Au Gratin

Ahhh, more adventures into the world of vegan comfort food! For most chefs, I think going through a phase of “what type of Chef do I want to be?” is a pretty standard process. Like any other type of creative/artistic work you have to find your groove so to speak. For...

Spicy Peanut Kelp Noodles

Noodles. Is there any other form of sustenance more comforting? I personally love how many different cultures around the world have their own version of a noodle. Some of my favorite meals I’ve ever had have involved a form of carb-y, often saucy noodle delight....

Vegan Pumpkin Pie!

As I mentioned in the previous post desserts have never been my strength but I love them nonetheless! I was super excited that this vegan version of pumpkin pie not only turned out but I think tastes better than conventional, not to mention it was super easy to throw...