Author: Tuxedo Cat

  • Farewell Beloved Neo

    Farewell Beloved Neo

    This post is long overdue but I’ve been so overwhelmed with life, work, travel, and sorrow to put to words the loss of my dearly beloved tuxedo cat, Neo who we said good-bye in the beginning of May. Neo was our first cat together. In 2008, when we lived in NJ, I responded to an […]

  • Go Green or Go Home! St. Patrick’s Day 2014

    Go Green or Go Home! St. Patrick’s Day 2014

    “There are only two kinds of people in the world. The Irish and those who wish they were.” – Irish Saying While I know that St. Patrick’s Day is a mostly Irish-American phenomenon, it was something I’ve enjoyed celebrating in a very green way from my childhood until now. When I was in grade school, […]

  • Foule Mudammas

    I love good Mediterranean and Middle Eastern food. Lucky for me (and the animals), much of this cuisine is vegan or can easily be made vegan. I stumbled upon a dish called foule mudammas or ful medames  (there are a variety of spellings) when I was eating at my local favorite Mediterranean restaurant, Sahara. I […]

  • Cruelty-Free Christmas Cuisine

    During holidays, particularly in the colder months, I love baking and putting together festive fare! This Christmas was no exception. Technically we had this meal for Christmas Eve and had enough leftovers that we ate it for Christmas dinner as well. Delish! We’ve been big fans of most of the Gardein products to date and […]

  • Creamy Potato-Leek Soup

    One of my favorite cookbook authors has to be Isa Chandra Moskowitz, the vegan queen of cookery! I received a pre-ordered copy of her latest book, Isa Does It, the day it came out. This book is big (like Veganomicon), has great pictures and focuses on easy recipes for everyday of the week. While I’ve […]