Category Archives: VeganMoFo V
VVC Cocktail Lounge: Jen’s Lychee Cranberry Sunrise
Today’s cocktail lounge submission comes from my (Jess’) sister, Jen, and this is as much of an introduction as we’re going to get. Since we’re both devotees of the lychee martini, I’ve been holding out for her secret ratios. And since her boyfriend is a photographer, I figured we were all in luck. This final […]
Guest Post: Lessons from Veganism – the First Year
The following is a guest post by Carrie Forrest, the author of the healthy, plant-based cooking blog, Carrie on Vegan. Carrie is a graduate student in public health nutrition and a future registered dietitian. She lives on California’s Central Coast where she blogs, studies and eats vegetables by the basketful. Lessons From Veganism– the First […]
The VVC Cocktail Lounge: Moscow Mule
Moscow Mules are a refreshing combination of ginger beer, lime juice and crisp vodka that first rose to popularity in 1950s Los Angeles and Manhattan. I’m sure more than one mug has been spotted at a bar on Mad Men. It’s that cool. Since it’s not every bar that happens to have ginger beer stocked, […]
VVC Cocktail Lounge: The Hummus Plate
Even in a vegan-embracing city like Portland freaking Oregon, I’ve eaten my share of insignificant hummus plates for dinner. Sometimes it’s at a company dinner, sometimes it’s at a dive bar; there can be very little choice with the default (can you hold the feta, please?) vegan option. You want food? You’re eating hummus for […]
HUMP HUMP HUMP
Happy half-way through VeganMoFo! We heart Leslie Hall! Extra special thanks to Kittee Berns for putting this altogether, and the super-tastic gif!
The VVC Cocktail Lounge: The Extra Dirty, Extra Dry Rosemary Martini
A few years ago, I was introduced to the piece of class in a glass that is the dirty vodka martini. I quickly learned just how I preferred them: extra dirty, extra dry. In my humble opinion, with even more olive brine, less vermouth and reaching-for-it vodka (aka top shelf – and never with gin […]
