I’m baaaaaaack!
I had a wonderful vacation with the family.
Sister, mom, dad, sister, me
Sister, me, niece, sister
Rested and rejuvenated, I’ve jumped back into vegan coaching (stay tuned for a post this week on a recent grocery store coaching session with tips for you to navigate any grocer as a new vegan), sent out my April newsletter (Easy ways to enjoy spring produce), and the book tour.
Coming up:
- Wednesday, April 8: St. Paul, MN, Subtext Bookstore foodie talk, tea + vegan rice pudding sampling and a book signing, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, April 12: New York City, NY, Cooking demo at Williams-Sonoma – Columbus Circle, 2 – 4 pm
- Monday, April 13: New York City, NY, Book signing and recipe sampling (Soy Curl Mac ‘n Cheese!) at MooShoes (6 – 7 pm)
- Wednesday, April 15: Cooking Demo Class Havre de Grace, MD
- Monday, April 20: Long Beach, CA, Cooking Demo Class @ Lazy Acres Market
- Wednesday, April 29, Colorado Springs, Cooking Demo Class @ CHEF’s
And now, the news…
Vegan news you can use (4/5/15)
- Keep Showering, California. Just Lay Off the Burgers & Nuts.
- Vegan Diets to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
- Vegetarian-vegan diets seem OK for pregnant women
- Protein from Plants: A Primer for Vegans
- 5 Hidden Animal-Derived Ingredients That Vegans Should Know
- Talking Palm Oil and Vegan Eats with Earth Balance’s Adriane Little
- Woman goes Above and Beyond with vegan food charity
- Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur strives for mindful, animal-friendly life: Going Vegan
- Cool Girls’ Guide to Eating Vegan
- When the breaker flips: A vegan love story
- Growing Up Vegan: A Family’s Story
- Chianti Wine To Go Vegan This Spring Due To Popular Demand
- Searching for Vegan Wines in St. Louis
- Northern California takes a front row in artisan vegan cheese-making
- The Vegan Beer Festival Returns This May With a Swanky New Location (CA)
- Fine-dining chef gives DC’s favorite dishes a vegan makeover
- Disney World Now Has a Vegan, Gluten-Free Bakery, Proving That Magic Lives Beyond Childhood
- Vegan DJ Moby Plotting Trendy Restaurant in Silver Lake
- Muir’s Tea Room debuts vegan pastries and petit fours in Sebastopol (CA)
- Student Animal Rights Activist Sues California State Polytechnic for Free Speech Restrictions
- Late Chinchilla Rancher’s PETA Suit Dismissed In Vista
- Animal cruelty case exposes gaps in rescue system
- Why Does This Florida Country Have So Many Secret Animal Testing Facilities?
- Vegan Decor: The Lastest Vegan Room Fashions
- A marriage of fashion and vegan ideals
- Inside the Lives of 3 Eco-Chic Designers
- The Best Vegan Nail Polishes To Try If Crushed Beetles Aren’t Your Thing
If you’re hungry…
- Chocolate Potato Cake Donuts
- Spiced Sweet Potato Hummus
- Smoky Avocado Roll
- Roasted Butternut Parsnip Bisque
- Pesto Veggie Burger with Sun-dried Tomato Aioli
- Oatmeal Raisin Cardamom Cookies
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