The Best of South Florida: Green Bar & Kitchen
A few months ago when driving up from Miami international Airport to West Palm Beach for a weekend at Michael’s parents’ house, I looked at possibly stopping off at Green Bar & Kitchen get...
View ArticleThe Beast
We’ve been hearing so much hype about the newest product from Beyond Meat for months. “The Beast” is touted as the “delicious 1/4lb monster of untamed plant-protein.” Those who had advanced tastes of...
View ArticleHeirloom Vegan Eatery
We first found the mouth-watering photos of the amazing vegan creations by Heirloom Vegan Eatery on their Instagram page back in the summer. In September, we were seriously thinking about moving to...
View ArticleSweet Corn, Black Bean and Mango Salsa
Certain foods we’re just made to go together. Corn and black beans are one such pair. So are mangoes and black beans. I happened to find myself with these three prime ingredients and thought, “What the...
View ArticleRadishes with Garlic and White Wine
I love radishes. I think it’s a Hungarian thing. My Hungarian grandmother used to serve them with her chicken soup and her instructions were always clear; you slice them in half, salt the wet (cut)...
View ArticleMy Morning Brush with Death
On my walk to the park with my dogs this morning, I was in a great mood. The sun was shining, the sky was crystal clear blue and the church bells were ringing. It was a picturesque early morning in...
View ArticleSouthwestern Smokey Spicy Black Quinoa
I love quinoa and I eat it almost every day. Many people don’t realize that there are many different varieties of quinoa available. One of my favorites is black quinoa. It has a naturally smokey aroma...
View ArticleAn Exciting Announcement!
Hey everybody. I have a really exciting announcement to make and I hope you’ll watch through to the end: If you can’t click the link within the video, please feel free to click here to donate...
View ArticleA Vegan Tour of Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, Israel
We’ve been in Jerusalem, Israel on vacation this week and have been taking in the sights and sounds of this beautiful, complex and culturally diverse city. One of the main attractions in this town is...
View ArticleWith Liberty and Justice for All: Lessons from The American Marriage Equality...
Today, The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, effectively making marriage equality the law of the land. As someone who came out in the early...
View ArticleV-Burger
We were so excited that a new vegan burger joint was opening up in New York City. Knowing that we were headed out of town a few days after their opening, the suspense would have been too much to wait...
View ArticleNational Kindness Day
My friend Jill, who is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I know, told me yesterday over lunch that today is National Kindness Day. In her words, “Every day ought to be National Kindness...
View ArticleThe All New Vegan Egg from Follow Your Heart!
When Michael and I heard about the new vegan egg by the amazing folks at Follow Your Heart, we simply had to get it. When I went vegan six years ago this week, my last non-vegan food hold-outs were...
View ArticleThe Physician’s Committee Leadership Summit, A Review
I had the opportunity to attend the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine‘s Leadership Summit last weekend in Washington DC. It was a great opportunity to get updated about the many ongoing...
View ArticleCH- CH- CH- Chia!
I admit it; as a child of the 1970’s, when I hear “Chia” I think of the infamous Chia Pets. Perhaps that’s been the reason I’ve long avoided the more recent health fad of eating this superfood. But...
View ArticleChickens as Kaporos
The week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, known as the Ten Days of Repentance, is a period of time when Jews rededicate ourselves to being better people, correcting course in the ways we’ve...
View ArticleA Vegan Tour of Machane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem, Israel
We’ve been in Jerusalem, Israel on vacation this week and have been taking in the sights and sounds of this beautiful, complex and culturally diverse city. One of the main attractions in this town is...
View ArticleWith Liberty and Justice for All: Lessons from The American Marriage Equality...
Today, The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, effectively making marriage equality the law of the land. As someone who came out in the early...
View ArticleV-Burger
We were so excited that a new vegan burger joint was opening up in New York City. Knowing that we were headed out of town a few days after their opening, the suspense would have been too much to wait...
View ArticleNational Kindness Day
My friend Jill, who is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I know, told me yesterday over lunch that today is National Kindness Day. In her words, “Every day ought to be National Kindness...
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