Category Archives: sharing/ranting/musing

This is going to be a bit of a silent post. As you know, I recently went to Ethiopia. The very next week (ay vey), I helped cater my niece’s birthday party in Maine. Here are some pictures to show the lovely craziness I called February! Enjoy!       
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So, in yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I have some news… well, here it is: I was on the radio today! Woop Woop! Darryl Haley, former Patriots player and current host of “Fitness Friday” on WHUR 96.3 during the Steve Harvey morning show, contacted me last week and asked if 
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Hola! I’m here today to give you a post with a different flavor. A few weeks ago I was contacted by the folks at DailyBuzzFood who let me know that I had been selected to try RedLaser and to blog about my experience. I was super excited to be selected given 
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Few words today… just a montage of pictures from my last holiday cooking class. In the last class, we prepared orange vanilla cranberry sauce, stuffing, and candied yams. YUM! This Saturday’s class–holiday desserts–will complete the December series on vegan holiday dishes. Have a great day folks and see you later 
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As y’all know, I taught my first cooking class in DC last Saturday. Here are some photos from the event, which was AWESOME by the way! The theme of the class was “holiday veggies” and we prepared clementine roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted carrots with cayenne-apricot glaze. Afterwards we delighted 
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It’s been almost a month since I last posted on Como Water… the longest time since starting my blog that I’ve gone without updating it. But I have a legitimate excuse. I swear I do! Well, to say that the learning curve on my new job has been steep would 
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Gaining more insight into how our food is produced and brought to market, along with the far reaching implications of our food system has been a recent obsession. Lately, I’ve been fixated on the implications of this system and have started watching documentaries and reading books on chemicals, environmental justice, 
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My Secret Ingredient: Gratitude Like most food bloggers, I live by the motto, “sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some.” Making up your own recipes is tough and capturing those recipes through appealing food photography is even tougher (at least for me it is ). Despite this, I’m motivated 
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A month or so ago I was contacted by Cocomo Joe, a newly launched food company asking me to try their new products. Well, I neeeever say no to “an amazing line of organic, vegan, and paleo products!” A week or so later I received my box of goodies and 
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I’ve reviewed a number of products on Como Water, but I can tell you that I was thoroughly excited to receive free sample of Amazing Grass products and I’m equally excited to share this review with all of you. I first learned about Amazing Grass through my sister who makes 
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Ok, ok… so I am totally late in getting my frozen treats to you. Sorry! Luckily, there’s a lot more summer to go. To kick off frozen treats month, check out my guest post on Blacker Berry Food. It’s the 411 on frozen treats like my salted-herbed watermelon granita! Happy 
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Each food documentary I watch has a slightly different angle. Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead focused on the lives of two extremely relatable men and their food/health journeys. Forks Over Knives delved into the science behind the concept of “you are what you eat.” If I had to summarize the 
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Yes, yes. I know you’ve seen this soup before. But I just love that picture and wanted to post it again in this teaser post letting you know about my new role as a contributor to the site: The Blacker the Berry Food. I am the official “vegetarian and food 
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