Pumpkin & Pomegranate

I adore Seattle, but since I was born and raised in Texas I still feel like I am “Home” when I am There. That probably has way more to do with the fact that my father and most of my family live there. Luckily for me the majority of my family was in Houston for [...]

My father has a dear friend who is from Guatemala. When I was a child we went to his house for a dinner party where we were served a fairly simple looking black bean soup. The soup was puréed, and had a drizzle of cream on the top. I couldn’t have been older than 10, [...]

My friend Mary has been asking me to do this for some time now, and these truffles are so pretty we thought this would be the perfect time. So Please check out my guest blog on Shelterrific! Thank you so much Mary for asking me to participate in your wonderful blog! The other day I [...]

I have been pretty good this year, but hey I’m no saint. That said, here is my little wish list!

Yesterday I posted all about my brunch at Plum Vegan Bistro and I ended by mentioning the recipe I tried out Sunday night. I felt that it was just way too much for one blog post, so it continues. My Sunday was a day of vegan goodness! I admit the whole day wasn’t vegan as [...]

My weekend turned out to be quite full after all. I did cut some things out as I didn’t want to overstress myself, but I still kept myself quite busy. Friday I stopped by my friend Betsey’s to purchase some of her homemade goodies. She has a lovely little Etsy store where she sells her [...]

Seattle has been experiencing a “cold snap” this week, and by “cold snap” I mean it is crazy cold for Seattle.  I don’t think it has gotten much above freezing in the past week, and my body isn’t used to it! Last night I decided I was going to just soldier through and go on [...]

These really should be called “Crust Balls” because they were originally made into a crust for a raw pie. There was extra “crust” and so I had to try a bite. Immediate addiction. MUST MAKE CRUST BALLS. Crust Balls just doesn’t have the appropriate ring though, so behold the NUT BALLS. Anyway you say it [...]

I am taking a moment out to share something personal and non-food related with you all. We are all multifaceted individuals, and sometimes you need to show other sides. I feel like this is the time for one of them. Today marks the 29th anniversary of the day John Lennon was killed. I was only [...]

I have a new love! Matt and I were shopping at Whole Foods yesterday (I gave up my boycott a few weeks ago), and I was picking up my usual box of quinoa flakes when I saw something incredible.