Wednesday I decided to do a load of laundry before our trip to Vermont. I'm obsessive about having a clean apartment when I come home from vacation and clean laundry is no exception. I'd just thrown the last load into the dryer when Scott called, asking me to meet him at a store to check out some snowboarding pants he wanted. Normally I don't like to leave my laundry down in the basement. It's not that I think someone …

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 …

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 …

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 …