Category: Vegetarian-Friendly

Somehow I blinked and it’s mid August. Labor Day is in sniffing distance, the days are getting shorter, the stores are full of sweaters, and I seem to have missed summer. Every year I have …

I've never been tempted to be a vegetarian. I never went through that adolescent phase where I got squeamish about meat. I don't find chickens or cows particularly cute; I will cheerfully handle …

The advent of fall is subtle here in Los Angeles. We don't get the fire of autumn leaves, serving as a beacon, or the sudden damp and chill, requiring rainboots and peacoats. We …

I like to pack my own lunch. Yes, I'm giving up the social hour at work, but frankly the lunch offerings in my neighborhood tend to pale in comparison to what gets produced …

It can't possibly be September already. Wasn't it just Easter? What happened to the Fourth of July? I was going to spend this summer at the beach (yep, still milky white here), …

It's that time of the year when people who have vegetable gardens and live close to the earth and in tune with the seasons and all that start complaining about zucchini. "I have so …

When people think of comfort food, they usually return to their childhood, and foods of the nursery. Macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, chicken noodle soup. The food of my childhood, while delicious, …