The First Husband. Laura Dave. New York, New York: the Penguin Group The First Husband by Laura Dave is an entertaining, thought provoking novel worthy of your beach reads list. Annie Adams th...
As we kick off summer and celebrate Memorial Day, I tend to get quite annoyed with all of the food colored, jiggly jello fruit salads. So, I decided to make a healthy version using fresh fruit...
Schools out for summer. well, almost. Here’s the thing, I have grand plans every summer of what awesome fun things I want to do with the family, and then life gets busy and I don’t actual...
This is one of those things I long to give my girls, a childhood memory in an animal friendly and environmentally conscious way. Just because we are vegan and vegetarian, that doesn’t me...
We went to Hawaii last year and the hotel we stayed in included a breakfast buffet. While most people lined up for the omelet bar and pastries, I squealed like a little kid when I saw they inc...
This seriously screams summer! Cool water, fresh sweet watermelon and a zip of lime. Well, Heeellllooooooo Summer! I’m ready for you now Ingredients: per serving 1 1/2 cups watermelon &#...
Spring and summer mean plenty of couscous at our house. Why spring and summer? Because if you have children eating couscous in your house, you have one huge mess! So we decided a few years ago ( afte...
Votre vin, à votre façon ~ your wine, your way. It’s funny how personally we all take our wine. From those who only like whites, or maybe it’s only red ( like myself), to those who are wi...
You know those foods that tempt you in your dreams? the one you just can’t.stop.thinking.about? the one that calls to you…”eat me”? This is that food for me. I had a dream about it again last night, ...
You Have No Idea. Vanessa Williams, Helen Williams with Irene Zutell. New York: Gotham Books While I have been a fan of Vanessa Williams for such a long time, Remember the hit Colors of...
I am not really that big on deserts, or sweet breakfast stuff, but I do have kids who adore pancakes. This months Lazy Susan was all about breakfast, and while I was tempted to share my favorite brea...
As spring has arrived and bikini season is quickly approaching, I am in need of a few lighter smoothie and salad options. Over the next few weeks, I will be adding these to the blog under the ...
While away on our spring break trip, I wanted to cook something for my parents. My mom requested a pasta dish and my dad loves asparagus, so I combined the 2 for a light, fresh spring pasta di...
Who can resist the draw of Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie and Oscar?! Well, certainly not me, and definitely not my girls or husband. Yesterday we attended Sesame Street Live at the Valley View Casino C...
It’s here- Happy Earth Day 2012! I wanted to remind you that if you see Chimpanzee in theaters this week, Disney Nature will make a Donation to the Jane Goodall Institute. Visit Disney Nature ...
It’s almost here. Earth Day 2012! While many of us try to think about our impact daily, I feel that Earth Day is a great way to remind and encourage others that working together, we DO m...
As if I don’t already have enough to do, I somehow invent new things that just HAVE to be done. This time, I decided to challenge myself to set a spring table with things only found in my house...
Yup, these little devils are very popular around the holidays. But since we don’t eat eggs, I wanted to make something fun to take their place ~ mock deviled eggs were a hi...
This months Lazy Susan was perfect for me. This is the first all-veggie (vegan or vegetarian) episode in celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd. Not only is everything veggie, it’s also ...
Let’s just pretend that I had a late night yesterday and may have overdone the Monday night party. Let’s also pretend that I was paying for said party this morning. This leads me t...
Every once and awhile, my husband will treat me to a Sunday morning mimosa. There is something about having bubbly early in the day, with a great brunch, that really makes everything super spe...
Happy Refreshing Friday! and as St Patty’s day is quickly approaching, I realized my girls have NEVER had a shamrock shake. They have never even heard of a Shamrock Shake, so I of course needed...
Diary of a Mad Fat Girl. Stephanie McAfee. New York: the New American Library As we meet Graciela “Ace” Jones, we learn that her best friend Lilly has mysteriously backed out of their annual spring b...
Welcome to this month’s round of Lazy Susan! For most of the country, and even here in So-Cal, there’s a chill in the air which lead us to slow-cooker or Crock Pot dishes. I love a good v...
It’s no secret that I love pasta. I really love pasta. The versatility of the shapes and sauces are so fun to mix and match, the variations are practically endless! Then there is the fact that kids a...
Do you have trouble getting your kids to eat their broccoli? I have one child who LOVES it and the other one (who eats most veggies) just didn’t like it. Until now. This broccoli ...
I know, it sounds totally ridiculous to add balsamic to a milkshake. But once you try strawberries drizzled with balsamic vinegar, you will understand. The vinegar completely enhances t...
The Weird Sisters. Eleanor Brown. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons “So we love each other, we just don’t happen to like each other very much” is the line above the title on The W...
It’s lazy susan time again and as February is all about love, the theme this month is foods we love. Sounds simple enough, except when I tried to narrow down the foods I lo...
Please excuse our mess as we upgrade and improve sunny vegan. The new rockin’ site will be online soon! Thank you for your patience and understanding! Amanda
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