Planning a 3 month excursion in a foreign country takes a lot of energy, research, patience, and mind-space. I’ve been planning this trip in my mind for over a year. I had a list of “Things to do before I turn 30” (everyone makes those lists right?) and visiting Japan and Asia was on the…
This guest post is from my new friend on Twitter, Meg, aka @YogaSavesTheDay. She brings up some interesting points! Being a professional chef, I often wonder how my sense of gourmet would hold up to an omnivore's take on gourmet. The First Lesson is Simplicity I used to think that vegetarians, and especially vegans, could…
The last 3 days have been intense making the photos for my book Blissful Bites! Making 25 recipes a day (we only got to 22 each day though 25 were planned) and standing on my feet for 13 hours a day, I’m surprised I’m still standing. I had the most amazing team working with me!…
I was reading this post by Vegan Mainstream about needing more vegan doctors in the world. This would be awesome. I know a few, the usual suspects Dr. McDougall, Dr. Campbell, Dr. Esselstyn, my friends over at Exsalus, my vegan heart doctor friend Heather. I'm so happy that these doctors exist and continue to dispel…
If you follow me on Twitter, you see my daily tweets of my favorite recipes that I find on the internet, from my favorite bloggers and websites. Many of you don’t use Twitter, so every Wednesday is going to be Blissful Roundup featuring my favorite posts from the last week. Today’s Blissful Roundup features my…
Here’s my newest video using the delicious produce I got from CSA California. They have locations all over town, so if you haven’t tried it yet sign-up! The strawberries were some of the sweetest I’ve ever had! In cooking classes, my students often tell me that they have no clue how to make a good…