Happy Herbivore is trying to help spread the word that tofu is healthy, delicious and versatile! As a former tofuphobe myself (we'll get to my confession shortly) I'm proud to be part of this great initiative.

Right after I went vegan, everyone told me I had to eat tofu, because "it was something vegans ate." Of course, this made me like it even less. Still it was pushed on my plate time and time again, and of course, having a bad attitude …

Yesterday I came across this CNN Health article "An inconvenient challenge: eat real food for a month." I was excited to see such a popular blog challenge (900 participants!) but surprised that many people found it 'hard'.

Happy Herbivore has always promoted eating whole, unprocessed processed foods... and without added fat! Sure tofu, non-dairy milk, flour, condiments like soy sauce and even pasta find their way into my recipes (and my diet) but for the most part, I've found eating …

This weekend Scott and I moved into a new apartment. In the 6 years we've been together we've lived in 9 (9!) different apartments.... but #10 is the best yet because it has a huge yard and garden! 

Now, I know what you're thinking... "but don't you live in Manhattan?" Yes, I do. Manhattan is not quite as on top of itself as it appears. In between buildings you'll find lovely outdoor gardens. Of course, getting one of these apartments …

Scott's breakfast style comes and goes in waves. He'll get on a cereal + soy milk kick and then ditch it for whole wheat bagels with tofu cream cheese a few weeks later. The end result is that I always seem to have half-eaten boxes of cereal lying around just waiting to go stale. I'm not much of a cereal person (I used to be) but I was tired of throwing cereal away.

I figured cereal bars would be a …

My best friend Jim lives in D.C. so I find myself there fairly often. We went down this weekend to see him and to check out the legendary Cherry Blossoms. Here's some pictures from our trip!

Cherry Blossoms in bloom!

Pillow Fight at the Washington Monument (no joke!)

More pretty flowers...

... And Now for the FOOD!

Cinnamon Bun at Sticky Fingers Bakery (hello lover!)

Lemon & Smores Cupcakes from Sticky Fingers Bakery (so good!)

Brunch Plate (tofu scramble, …