I used to be like most vegans I know and eat at any restaurant that I believed I could get vegan food at. You know, leave the cheese off of this, ask whats in the broth of my vegetable soup, that sort of thing. Every now and then I would order a dish made vegan from a "trusted" restaurant only to find a chunk of meat in it or some cheese hiding behind my potatoes. These situations would obviously upset me but after a few years it just becomes a part of life and I learned to deal with it and m...
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Lately I've been cooking dishes similar to those I grew up eating. For those of you who don't know me, my Father is a first generation from Mexico and my Mother was adopted and raised by a Mexican family. Thus, the majority of food I grew up eating was at least based off traditional Mexican dishes. My favorites being homemade tortillas, homemade tamales and Spanish rice, which I have been making vegan for several years now. My Mom went vegan a few years ago and started editing all of her old ...
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I realized recently that not only have I been up to a lot of cool stuff but, I have also taken a lot of pictures with my phone that I'd like to share.

Honda CBR250R!
I've been wanting to get a motorcycle for years and I can finally afford one! I should be able to pick it up in the first week of October and I AM SO STOKED. Here's a Honda's official video for the 2011 CBR250R http://youtu.be/1dtsuSM9Keg
   
 

Cinnaholic's 1st Anniversary!
The 1st Anniversary of my work was in July. This was really ex...
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Lilly-Marie and I have officially up to Napa and our next stop is the East Bay!
We've both got jobs at a place called Cinnaholic, which will be the Bay Area's first vegan cinnamon roll shop!
We're both super excited to start this new chapter of our lives!

You can learn more about Cinnaholic here: http://www.cinnaholic.com

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I finally have some nice photo's to share! Caps are $20 +shipping, email VeganApparel@gmail.com to place an order!
And check them out on Facebook Here





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I made some wonderful almond milk this morning. I've never made it before and people keep telling me I need to soak the almond over night. But, I woke up this morning and I thought, "soak them over night... hm... I do not have time for that. But we have a VitaMix! Fuck soaking these things over night!"
It turned out great.
I used 1 1/2 cups raw almonds
4 cups water
some vanilla
a little cinnamon
and some agave and maple syrup
I just blended it all together until it was super smooth and as thin as I ...
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I'm not sure I'd call this a recipe. It's more of a "How-To." It's just so simple.
I feel like breakfast is not complete with out some tasty potatoes. You can also throw these in a corn tortilla and have a nice little homemade potato taco or leave the cheeze out and served them with dinner.

What you need is some tatters, I like Yukon Gold Potatoes - I make small portions for people since we usually serve these with a bunch of waffles, tempeh bacon and scrambled tofu so about 2 potatoes per pers...
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one of my resolutions is to get up everyday at 8am.

I'm also supposed to go to bed early but it's 3am. I usually talk to Lilli ever night but she's in SF.

I'll wake up, then waffles, a bike ride and a trip to Babycakes! 

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Although I was unaware, Babycakes (a famous vegan bakery in NYC) opened it's newest location in Down Town Los Angeles at 10am this morning. I had no idea! Luckily, I have amazing people like Natalie (seen here) and Hector in my life! Natalie and Hector knew what was up and drove over to LA today to get in on the fun and were sweet enough to bring two cupcakes back for me! Thank you both, they're delicious!










You can learn more about Babycakes on their website: babycakesnyc.com/
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I'm sitting here thinking about the amazing breakfast I had and I'm kicking myself for not taking a picture before I ate it...
I had home made (vegan) waffles with blackberries and white chocolate chips smothered in pure maple syrup. So tasty. Yes it was all vegan and made with organic oat and brown rice flours.

I do however, have some other pictures to share today.

I'm hoping today will be a better day than yesterday. At least I'll try to keep myself busy and my mind off of everything that bums...
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Currently I'm getting over a super bad sickness. I'm not sure what it is but I can honestly say I don't remember the last time I have felt so horrible. My symptoms included a headache, nausea, fatigue, cough, stuffy nose, and worst of all, achy knees and lower back. The aching was so bad I haven't been able to sleep much and when I do get close to sleeping I get woken up either by being incredibly cold or incredibly hot. Yvonne (the amazing tattoo artist who does all my black work) was awesom...
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I started this morning off with pizza then rode my bike 12 miles to the Outer Limits in Anaheim.

It's been a pretty slow day here so far. I did however read an interesting article about double-gloving in the medical industry, more specifically during surgery. For those of you who don't know, "double-gloving" means wearing two pairs of gloves instead of one. The article mentioned why and when gloves are most likely to fail. Among other advantages, using two pairs of different colored gloves can...
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A review and my thoughts on an article posted earlier this week in the Los Angeles Times

It was 4:55pm and I was five minutes early to work. I had just ridden my bike from Seal Beach. My hair was messed up, my "VEGAN POWER" shirt was soaked in sweat and I had forgotten to bring John the stamp I had promised.

He hands me a folded page torn out of the LA Times. "This is for you."

The title: "Poring over facts about milk."

The Author, Elena Conis, compares milk from Cows, Goats, Soy, Almonds...
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