CBX Cross Border Xpress for San Diego International Travel
CBX (Cross Border Xpress) is a private pedestrian border crossing that takes you from the Otay Mesa area of San Diego directly into the Tijuana airport. While international travelers have…
A Few Choice Words for the Medfly?
At a time when the Zika virus is grabbing headlines, I haven’t thought much about mediterranean fruit fly. Recently, however, these signs popped up on the highway around Cerro de…
Vegan Roasted Vegetable Frittata
This roasted vegetable frittata is always a hit, even with guests who are used to eggs for breakfast. A frittata is essentially a baked omelet. This recipe is based on…
Cornmeal Pizza Crust
I’ve been making pizza since my teenage years. I always struggled with getting a nice, thin, crisp crust that isn’t tough and over-baked. Then I went to a vegan restaurant in…
Easy Peasy Cheesy Moxarella (Vegan Cheese)
For me, as for many vegans, cheese was much harder to leave behind than any other animal-based product. I started making vegan cheeses long before any of the now-famous books…
Drinks | Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes
Super Rich and Simple Almond Milk
I’ve never been a fan of commercial non-dairy milks. They taste processed to me, and I don’t like all the additives and wasteful packaging. For a long time I made…
Roasted Butternut Squash Ratatouille
Years ago, even before I went vegan, I regularly made a roasted butternut squash ratatouille. I don’t even remember where the recipe came from, but it was always a hit…
Our Morning Swim in Lake Atitlan
It’s hard to describe the beauty, peace, and rejuvenation experienced during our morning swim in Lake Atitlan, but something is compelling me to try. The surface of the lake is…
Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Soups
Creamy Curried Cauliflower Potato Soup
Some days you just need soup. Today I was in the mood for a hearty, creamy soup with a kick, and I wanted it fast. This Creamy Curried Cauliflower Potato…
Our favorite vegan pancakes
When a family with two children stayed at Lake Villa Guatemala a few years ago, they asked for pancakes for breakfast. At that point I hadn’t experimented with vegan pancakes,…
Respecting the Forces of Nature: A Kayaking Lesson on Lake Atitlan
“It’s a beautiful morning. Let’s kayak over to Casa del Mundo for breakfast.” Those were my words as I looked out the window at the windless surface the lake. What…
Classic Vegan Cinnamon Rolls
When I lived in San Diego, and before I was vegan, our annual trip to the county fair always started at the cinnamon roll stand. These cinnamon rolls were thick, tender,…
The Best Vegan Pizza I’ve Made
Today is Father’s Day in Guatemala, and tomorrow is my dad’s 80th birthday. I decided to make a pizza to kick off our weekend of celebrations, and the result was…
Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Salads
Brown Rice Salad with Tahini Dressing
I needed a dish to take to a potluck. There are only so many times you can take pasta salad or hummus to a potluck, right? One of my standby…
Condiments | Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Salads
Easy Vegan Tahini Dressing
I make this easy tahini dressing at least once a week. It’s so quick to make—you can whip it up in just a couple minutes. Try it on green salad,…
Gluten Free | No Oil | Recipes | Salads
Wilted Cucumber Salad
When I first became vegetarian in the 1970s, one of my favorite cookbooks was the Moosewood Cookbook. When it’s younger sibling, The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, came out, I wanted to…
Gwyneth’s Favorite Granola Revisited
A group of women in Santiago Atitlan got together recently, and our theme for the evening was our “tried and true” recipes. There were many yummy dishes, but the one that…
Popcorn Chicken Style Tofu
We are fortunate to have incredibly good, locally made tofu at Lake Atitlan. One of our favorite, quick tofu meals is this vegan version of popcorn chicken. While there are many…
Condiments | Recipes | Sauces
Sweet and Spicy Sriracha Sauce
Sometimes the most surprising recipes come from a lack of time and a little inspiration. I needed a quick sauce to put on Popcorn Chicken style tofu. What we ended…
The Vegan Traveler: San Diego Vegan Restaurants
San Diego is my hometown. When I first went vegan in 2007, there were few restaurants offering good vegan meals. I moved to Guatemala in 2011, and since then San…