I’m Adi - an accidental yogi, trail runner, and lover of words.
“Damn, it’s good! It’s light, creamy, and as far as desserts go, pretty darn nutritious. All you need is a food processor or a high speed blender and about three minutes total before you can start stress-eating.”
“These kale chips are, of course, wicked easy, as any good snack should be and have just the right about of tangy, salty, crunchiness…”
“And not at all because I just spent the past hour decidedly not self-diagnosing based on internet research that suggests cancer, bone infections, or spinal cord damage…”
“…and when I made it, well, let’s just say it wasn’t something that I was terribly excited to make again. So I didn’t.”
Despite the name, this Vegan Mexican Rice Casserole made in an InstantPot is anything but boring.
“Naturally, I'm the only one in shorts because somehow, I'm still the only one who falls for Alexa's lies.”
“I walked straight to the fridge and did the Tina Turner Go-Go Girl happy dance that I still had some of the vegan pho left from the last round of testing. “
“And this little spot in Greenville, South Carolina is where I had the best taco of my life.”
“And with no intention of being funny, continues “I’m going to let this one settle first” as if I’d just offered her a second round of Christmas dinner or something.”
“Now, I normally use whatever berries I have on hand, but I wanted this to be truly reminiscent of the classic childhood PB&J flavor profile, so I made a…”
“In any case, it’s as ubiquitous on New Years Day as champagne and good intentions, and equally delicious! This one isn’t traditional, of course, as I forgo the…”
“I had tears in my eyes when I hit the ‘send’ button on my deferral request email because I’m a child, and then I began anxiously awaiting January like a kid waiting for Santa. Again… a child.”
“If you asked what I ate breakfast before this conversation, I couldn’t tell you. Probably coffee and a second cup of coffee or something, but the morning after that phone call began a decade long streak of daily oatmeal.”
Anyway, that delicious disaster sparked an idea (and perhaps a little bit of dammit, I can do this!), so this week, I decided to give the raw vegan cashew cheesecake another go.
“And I know they look all fancy, but short of a pop-tart, this is the simplest thing in the world you can make.”
