Hey guys! I want to share my new vegan chocolate loves, in all their filtered-photo glory All of my top fives meet the following criteria: are vegan have a chocolate component are satisfying can be found at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods have no trans fat have no artificial sweeteners taste freakin’ delicious Alternative Baking [...]

Hey guys! I’ve been obsessed with Trader Joe’s Balela ever since it first arrived in stores: chickpeas? Chickplease! Blackbeans? Hellooooo. TJ’s style But I figured it might be more economical if I try to make it myself…since heading to TJ’s every other day to pick this up for lunch isn’t a very smart use of [...]

Hey guys! A couple weeks ago I was in Barnes and Noble browsing aimlessly with my boyfriend. You would think my boyfriend had also been a lit major since he shares my unnatural love for books and we both cling to that Luddite desire to touch and own our books, rather than read them through [...]

Annabel, Thank you for your email. Realistically, BPA is an industry-wide issue for manufacturers putting products in cans. Some of our products, like our soups and chilis do contain a bpa lining, regular and organic. However, some of our canned goods, like our canned corn, canned green beans, canned coconut milk, poultry and all our [...]

Hey guys! Oh man. If you have a serious addiction to food porn, the following is going to put you over the edge.  I apologize in advance… Yea. That would be roasted broccoli, baked tempeh and lemon-kissed avocado sauce. How did I roast the broccoli? Simple. Took about 2.5 cups broccoli florets (I buy the [...]

Amended Hi guys! Guess what?! We have new muuuuuusic! *cackles* The release of my band, The Antique Toy’s, album “When it Started to Begin” couldn’t come at a more meaningful time — at least for me (and it’s all about me, right? harharhar). As a freshly graduated chick trying to take over the world like [...]

Thoughts on the weekend: My feelings on animal-centered amusement parks are evolving. Went to the Long Beach Aquarium with my mom and niece and couldn’t help but feel – gee – is this aquarium just another example of people’s exploitation of animals? I don’t think anyone could argue that it’s not. I know I sound [...]

Hey guys! The only time I ever mention national food “holidays” is if I feel there really is a food worth celebrating or discovering and today, “National Onion Ring Day,” is one of those times (don’t worry, these aren’t real holidays, they’re just marketing ploys & I think it’s fun to follow suit and start [...]

Hey guys! Happy Monday! I hope you all had enjoyable weekends. I don’t think I really left my house since I spent most of my time curled up with Jack, but I’m feeling set to begin the paper-writing process now that the research phase and pre-writing phase are out of the way (yes, a lot [...]

Hey guys! I got a couple requests for a sample vegan meal plan, so I’ve compiled one, below, and also provided some resources should any of you be interested in creating your own meal plans. First, here’s a picture of the vegan “food pyramid”: [source: Busy Vegan] As with any food pyramid, the approach is [...]