Granola is convenient yet expensive to buy. Luckily it is easy to make at home. Try this yummy orange-pumpkin granola recipe and learn how to mix and match your own perfect...
With the release of my new e-cookbook Things Vegans Fry, I created the video below, "How to Make Falafel." What makes it special, besides the fabulous falafel, is that a friend of mine makes an appearance and tries fresh out of the fryer falafel, which I am...
The other day I got up and made tofu scramble. Pretty easy. A little chopping, then sauteing, add some seasoning, add the tofu and turmeric, and there you go, scramble. I made breakfast potatoes too, with onions and peppers. After everything was cooked, I made our...
Things Vegans Fry includes some of my favorite fried foods. If you think things like falafel or tater tots are hard to make, this book removes that fear with step by step instructions. Yes, I use oil. I use all sorts of things that the Healthy Folks want you to avoid....
There's a vegan pulse in Los Angeles, CA. Restaurants abound that cater to the raw food lovers, the juicing crowd, vegans, and vegetarians. Many restaurants have a vegan choice on the menu because of the high demand. And recently, The Vegan Street Fair brought many of...
I love happy accidents and amazing finds. On this trip to Southern California, as we were driving into Costa Mesa, I saw a sign that said Chocxo. I pretty much knew it was a chocolate/coffee house and then I saw part of the sign said locally roasted. We were on our...
One of the staple condiments around this house is guacamole. Our close proximity to California and Mexico, where the largest crops of avocado trees are grown make having this sauce handy convenient. There is much talk in the healthy eating circles on whether avocados...
One of the things I love to talk about is food history. It’s no secret I’ve spent many, many hours reading and researching where the food comes from. I got the opportunity in January at the Arizona VegFest to share some food history. I gave this talk on...
March is the time of opening up. Spring fragrances fill the air. Flowers bud and bloom, birds start singing, and produce becomes overly plentiful at the farmers markets. What can we all look forward to in the month of March? Well, there’s all sorts of food...
I really do love mushrooms, sautéed, broiled, and grilled. I like to coat them with fajita spices and serve them with rice and beans, or just grilled with a little olive oil and salt and served as a “steak.” They can be served as appetizers or...
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