September 14th I made it through my first day of working on the farm. I’m basically a glorified weed picker, but I did get to help weigh and bag veggies for the last hour (and was rewarded with an orange popsicle!). This farm supplies veggies to 2 French restaurants in Tokyo as well as Italian…
Tuesday 3pm I made it to Tokyo!! I flew Korean Air and it was the most awesome flight I’ve ever had. They give you a bag that has a toothbrush and slippers, bring you juice every couple of hours and 2 meals were included. They were decent and they even had vegan butter. The first…
I had a lovely long weekend in Seattle for a friend’s wedding. Like a good little vegan, I made sure to hit up many vegan cafes during the trip and had a great tweet-up with some awesome vegans, one of which was a recipe tester for Blissful Bites. First up was Thrive. I’m in love…
I've noticed over the last year that vegans are getting a bad rep in the press and all over the internet. Recently, this LA Times article touts how vegans eat junk and are not healthy. Then Angelina Jolie spews this non-sense of how a vegan diet nearly killed her. My goodness! Unfortunately, many vegans don't…
I had the pleasure of trying out the new dessert eBook by Ricki Heller from the Diet, Desserts & Dogs blog, Desserts Without Compromise this past weekend. First of all I had a lot of fun making these recipes. I haven't really cooked out of a proper cookbook (or eBook) in ages, so it was…
Planning a 3 month excursion in a foreign country takes a lot of energy, research, patience, and mind-space. I’ve been planning this trip in my mind for over a year. I had a list of “Things to do before I turn 30” (everyone makes those lists right?) and visiting Japan and Asia was on the…