Last Friday night my husband and I threw our first party since moving to LA (and in all honesty, our first party in about 5 years). I never had much luck with being a party host, or maybe I’m just too critical of myself, but needless to say I was stressing a bit for the…
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Upon moving to LA I fell in love with The Vegan Joint quickly for one major reason: they deliver. If you’ve been paying attention to this blog at all you know how much I love having food brought to me in my jammies. The Vegan Joint has an interesting mix of menu items from Asian…
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Prep/cook time: about 90 minutes. Serves 2 What you’ll need: 1 acorn squash 1 celery stock (chopped) 1 leek (sliced thin) 1/2 cup brown rice medley 1 1/4 cup vegetable broth (plus a couple extra tablespoons for sautéing) 14 oz. can of diced tomatoes, drained (I used the fire roasted kind with chilis for extra…
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Name: Nixx Location: upstate NY Website/blog: www.eyescream.etsy.com A little about yourself: I love food, music, and traveling! If I’m lucky I get to do all three at once. I strive to see the positive in every situation and hope to inspire others to do the same. My best friend is an orange kitty named Boris….
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The first time I had Pitfire Pizza was the day we moved to Los Angeles. After unloading the truck and about a billion trips up and down the stairs, we were starved. Luckily my cousins suggested Pitfire and we headed over to their West LA location. I have to admit I was a little disappointed…
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I’m a terrible vegan. No, I don’t secretly eat meat when no one is watching or go out and buy mass quantities of fur and leather. What I mean by this is, simply put, I frickin hate salads. If given a choice between a veggie burger with all the fixins and french fries or a…
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Happy Hump Day everyone! My gorgeous friend Bianca (one of the people who inspired me to become vegan) runs a couple of shops online. The first is Alter-Eco Clothing, offering an amazing array of eco-conscious fashions for all kinds of style types and the second is her new shop Enstasy Designs featuring beautiful jewelry pieces….
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Some days I wake up and still can’t believe we’re in L.A. It’s the middle of winter and the sun was shining bright and warm enough for a tank top and capris. Can’t beat that! The husband, both dogs and I headed out to Malibu to meet my friend Josh and his dog Buster for…
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In keeping with the spirit of trying new things and stepping out of my comfort zone, I went to my first vegan meet-up last night. This is a group I found on MeetUp.com (my new favorite website) that gets together occasionally to eat amazing vegan food and get their drink on (my kind of people!)…
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I’ve been hitting the gym hard the past few months and even got myself a personal trainer. I look and feel better than I have in years and this makes me a happy girl. My trainer wanted to discuss my diet with me to maximize my results and the conversation over my breakfast choice (usually…
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