When my parents visited us last March (when we still lived in LA) I whipped up a quick blueberry breakfast cake one morning. It ended up being a huge hit with my parents. In fact, they liked it so much that they're still talking about it. Hey, what can I say? I love it when I get it right the first time. Anyway, since apples have been in abundance lately here in New York, I decided to remake the breakfast …

I remember loving eggnog as a kid until I learned it did in fact include eggs and it wasn't just called eggnog because it was yellow. I was so grossed out (I was drinking eggs?!) that I vowed to never touch the stuff again. and I didn't... until I went vegan and found soy nog at the store. I've tried all the vegan nogs around - Silk's Soy Nog, Rice Dream's Rice Nog and a few other brand in between. …

If you still don't have a copy of my e-book, Pudge-Free Holidays, now is the time to get it! What better time than the holiday season to cook up some delicious, healthy and fat-free vegan recipes?! Plus the e-books are for sale for a limited time, so be sure to get your copy before they're gone forever.

The January issue of Vegetarian Times has arrived in stores and features four amazing vegan New Years brunch recipes by me: Fresh Winter Fruit Salad, Tofu Scramble Brunch Ring, Smokey Breakfast Sausage Links & “Eggnog” Parfaits. I hope you pick up a copy and try out some of my recipes this holiday season. You can find Vegetarian Times at Barnes & Nobles, Borders and Whole Foods Market. You might also find copies at newsstands, coops, health food stores and vegan/vegetarian …

Or more accurately, The-She-Crab-Lives Soup because no crustaceans were harmed in the making of this soup! As you may know, I went to college in Charleston, South Carolina and my favorite Charleston dish was She Crab Soup. No question, hands down, I loved it the most. Needless to say, I've wanted to veganize She Crab Soup for a while now but couldn't figure out what to do about the crab. I kept waiting for some great imitation to be …