Just a quick reminder that my episode of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars airs tonight at 9pm/8pm central!  And tomorrow night, March 9th, join me on twitter for a live chat with VegNews magazine all about the show from 6pm-7pm PST.

If this was a newspaper about my life, that would be the headline of the day. In the past 24 hours I’ve juiced everything green I could get my hands on. I mean, really only the green contents of my refrigerator, but that was a kale, purple kale, rainbow chard,and arugula. My first juice, last [...]

The Huffington Post recently published an article by Bruce Friedrich of PETA called “Why Animal Activists Should Support Incremental Reforms to Help Animals”. I’d suggest reading it through before reading the rest of this article, as he makes some excellent points. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Ok great. So, reading the comments on there, and the [...]

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I recently shared my recipe for Roasted Red Pepper Coulis with a student and since it came out so delicious, I decided to make it for a client this week.  It's probably one of the easiest sauces to make, and yet the flavor is so rich and decaden...

I made these muffins over the weekend as a quick breakfast before we headed out to the Huntington gardens with Ryan’s parents.  If you live in the L.A. area and you haven’t been to the Huntington, you should definitely check it out.  They have some great exhibits going on right now, and the gardens themselves [...]

Do you ever get home late on a holiday, a primarily dessert-centered holiday, and realize it’s too late to bake anything? I guess these things happen on, say, a Thursday too… But anyway, last night I found a solution! Needing a Valentine’s Day dessert in a hurry, I pulled out an Amy’s Chocolate Cake I [...]

Why not make a little deliciousness for yourself today?

Now that we’ve covered dips and snacks, let’s get into some more substantial eats. When you’re cooking for a crowd, you can’t go wrong with a casserole, and this Mexican-Style Casserole is really tasty.  It’s like a cross between a burrito and lasagna, and it’ll serve a lot of people without a lot of work, which [...]

It’s been so long since I did a YTT, and I really miss the conversation! In case you missed the episode or haven’t read one of the million other recaps, Oprah’s vegan episode consisted of a short slaughterhouse tour, a conversation between herself, Kathy Freston, Michael Pollan, and a Cargill representative, Kathy Freston taking one [...]