halloween in ohio!

Owen went as Sidney Crosby from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Mr. T - pity the fool

Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

In honor of World Vegan Day tomorrow (November 1st), I did a cooking show for SMTV for Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins + a Bananaberry Smoothie.

If you happen to be near your computer today, you can see it air here at 3.30PM and 9.30PM Eastern.

If you can't watch it today, here's the recipe. These muffins are divine and easy to make. These are the muffins that my parents make at Ely's To Go in Boardman Ohio...thanks Dad for lending me the recipe!

Makes 12 muffins

Muffin Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups organic unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups non-dairy milk
1 15 oz can organic pureed pumpkin
2/3 cups vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Streusel Ingredients:
1 cup organic all purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp ground flaxseed
1/2 cup vegan butter (cold small cubes)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit and place muffin liners in your muffin pan (or oil the pan if you're not using liners). Mix the dry muffin ingredients and set aside. Combine all of the wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add in the wet ingredients. Mix until everything is well combined. Scoop the batter into the muffin liners (this is easiest using an ice cream scoop) 3/4 of the way full. 

For the streusel, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add in the butter cubes when everything is mixed together. You can use a pastry blender or your hands to work the butter into the dry ingredients. You want to take your time and make sure the consistency is almost like dough. It should come together into a ball. Now crumble the streusel over the muffins and bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Playing the guitar

Working out

He might be on holidays, he still has to work out

Isaac...

Isaac on stage ALL weekend

On Friday, Isaac went to a show choir workshop: http://vimeo.com/31057875

On Sunday, Isaac performed in Charlotte's Web. He was the gander and Uncle the pig. The video is saved out to the same place as the link above.

They were both too big to post on the blog. He was adorable as usual.

Screenprinting Week 1

Our first week of Screenprinting...More to come soon! 

NYC last week

I love this dog. 

Have any of you seen the castle in Central Park? It's hidden in the middle...

We went to a car show at the Mills Mansion upstate. I saw this MGB and had to take a picture for my dad.

The Royal Tenenbaum house! One of my all time favorite movies. It's not that far from our apt.

Occupy Wall Street. Have you seen all of the news coverage on this? I stopped by just to snap a few pics.

In the financial district, there's a cute little brick street in the midst of all the skyscrapers called Stone Street.

When Laure was here, I realized I had never been to the Brooklyn Bridge. So I ventured there and walked halfway across, then halfway back :) It's beautiful!

Paris with the family

A few pics of our weekend, Claire will have more I think
The whole family was here to celebrate Melville's baptism

The boys having fun !

Our usual tour at Merci

And a fun sign in the street :)

Vegan Mofo

Dear family - This month I'm participating in Vegan Mofo, or the Vegan Month of Food. It all leads up to November 1st, which is World Vegan Day. I'll be posting on Eat Pure 5 days a week this month on all things vegan. Also you can use this site Random Mofo, each time you refresh you'll get a random blog participating in Vegan Mofo. Lots of great ideas + inspiration!

New York Pics ... and revelations !

A sample of all the photos we took during our 4 days (and hundreds of walking miles) in NY...

Heath, I got news... she's a Na'vi.. but maybe you're an Avatar ? That could explain a lot !

Up Town, Central Park

Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge

 

Brooklyn streets, so quiet after the Manhattan frenzy !

 

I've always loved these water tanks !

And trucks !

And we found a couple of Toon Cars for the Miller's

We met our friends Cathy and Tim on Friday

 

The Wright Place to go

Thanks to the Pugh's, we got a chance to visit the famous Falling Water house near Pittsbugh. Early October foliage and a rainy afternoon made it even more spectacular !