Monthly Archives: September 2010

Champs Vegan Bakery: A Williamsburg Wonderland

[September 17]

Last week, with the holiday pending, and an offer in to my mother-in-law to bring some soup and stuff for the family dinner, I remembered that I no longer had a local source for vegan challah (a staple at the Jewish family dinner table). Realizing that is was less than a week away from the [...]

Perspective

[September 16]

I woke up yesterday morning to my period.  I can’t help but feel a melange of frustration, anger, disappointment, and sadness.  And while I know it has not been so long since my miscarriage and it takes many women many tries before conceiving, I feel very stuck in this cycle of “trying”. I continuously try [...]

Gasland Doc Worth Watching

[September 15]

There has been much talk around the media these days around the subject of natural gas and hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”.  There is an EPA hearing in the works about tapping into the Marcellus Shale which lies under much of New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.  The issue is that by fracking, they are inadvertently polluting [...]

A Make-Shift Breakfast Perfection

[September 14]

(this post is old…sorry…it was from that day that i could’t post because there was no internet at my parents’ house…so here it is a bit delayed) Wednesday night I slept at my parents’ house in CT with the plan of leaving Avi to hang with my mom yesterday while I headed up to my [...]

Vegan Eggplant Poorboys from the Garden

[September 13]

After the holidays we decided to stay put and hide out in CT for the weekend.  We invited our friends Michelle, Dan, and their son Ike (Avital’s boyfriend) to come hang.  They stayed over Saturday evening and it was a full 24 hours of food and fun! Avital was just as psyched to have Ike [...]

Vegan Rosh Hashana

[September 10]

With two nights of Rosh Hashana and two family dinners to go along with it, a bit of planning went into feeding vegan me (and Richie and Avi and Liza). I offered to make a Sweet and Sour Cabbage Soup in true Jewish grandma style (I called my Bubby for her recipe then veganized it). [...]

Rosh Hashana Reflection

[September 9]

Today is the first day of Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year).  While I am not a religious person, I do find value and solace in the traditions and history of my faith. To me, Rosh Hashana is a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal.  It is a time to think about my life and [...]

OPI Nail Polish Is Formaldehyde Free!

[September 8]

A couple weeks ago I was getting a manicure and pining over all the supercool colors that OPI has to offer.  For the past few years I’ve been using the same few nail colors that I’ve purchased from companies that I know to be absolutely safe and chemical-free.  Though I love my bright reds and [...]

Babette’s East Hampton

[September 7]

Yesterday morning we got up early and Richie decided he wanted to go out to eat.  We were at my in-laws’ house out in long island, so didn’t have our neighborhood spots to rely on.  We usually eat in while we’re out there, but once in a while, for a special breakfast, we head over [...]

Labor Day Love

[September 6]

Since it’s everyone’s day off, I thought I’d take the day off too:)  Just wanted to say a quick hello and I hope you all are having as great a day as these two: We spent the weekend swimming, cooking, hanging with family, watching the boats in the harbour, reading our books, and lingering on [...]