Hey guys! I hope you are enjoying your weekend! I don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but over here in Long Beach it is absolutely fantastic! Right now, I’m sitting on our L-shaped grey Ikea couch, Kahlua has squeezed herself between my thigh and the back pillow, my boyfriend sits on [...]

Hey guys! I’m going to be honest…I feel bad that recently all my posts sound like this: “wa wa wa!” That said, I swore (to myself) that I would be honest here and this blog is one of the few places I  can be authentic and not pretend to be “on” (it’s really hard to [...]

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! 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 [...]

When my mom was growing up in Costa Rica, Christmas was a huge ordeal in her predominantly Catholic community. One of the community’s traditions was a “nativity set screening,” where every family would open their home to their neighbors to share in one another’s nativity sets. This was a big deal and some families devoted [...]

Hey guys! If at first you don’t succeed… Round 1: Lopsided coconut turds Add more flour. Words to live by! Round 2: Perfection! [photo cred] I had to borrow my “after” picture b/c these cookies disappeared more quickly than the clothes of sorority girls on spring break! Vegan Coconut Macaroons Original recipe from Veganbaking.net here, [...]

Hey guys! How are you?!  I had a wonderful Christmas celebration at my brother and sister-in-law’s house. It’s always so nice to eat meals together in a relaxed setting. As we’ve all either began our own families or gotten increasingly busy, it’s become challenging to find time to just enjoy one another’s company over a [...]

Amended recipe substitutions and give-away info. Hey guys! I was thrilled that amongst the usual nonsense of Health Magazine’s November issue (ya know — the how to lose 5 pounds in 5 minutes and how to have great sex even when dead crap), there was a one-page article on Alicia Silverstone’s October book release, The [...]