Did you know Kristen Bell, Ryan Gosling, and Penelope Cruz all have lazy eyes, a condition known as strabismus? Margot had eye surgery today to move the muscles of her eyes back, which—when it works—prevents the muscle from pulling her eyes towards center. It was kind of surreal to be sitting in the surgery waiting …
Forget chivalry, it’s customer service that’s dead
Forget chivalry, service is dead; words and cold hard cash are the only fix. You haven’t heard anything from me around here lately because I’ve been testing recipes, studying the gut microbiome, and documenting it on The Plant Milk Project all the while working on a new project for people who want to write their …
The one where I talk about food + an announcement
I launched a newsletter about food this week—a project that’s been 18 months in the making—and I want to tell you why. So I am going to write about food now. In the words of Bettina Elias Siegl, “food is inherently a charged issue; our views about food are often shaped by our own upbringing, …
Sugar is sugar no matter what it was before it was sugar, and other fun facts
Sugar is sugar, no matter what it was before it was sugar. I’ve never been much of a baker, and I’ve always taken my coffee black, so there’s rarely been a bag of sugar in my pantry. I’ve never given it much thought. In my mid-20s, when I was trying to lose the freshman 25, …
How to raise healthy adults: a study
Twenty seven. That’s how many dirty dishes there were after I prepared lunch and pre-made dinner this past Sunday. A pot A pan A large bowl The Miomat (Yes, you need one. Use my code OHHILAURA for $15 off!) 2 knives 2 coffee cups A glass of green tea A spatula A brush (You know, …
The Plant Milk Project: My Year of Living Organically
I am attempting something I’m not even sure is possible in 2022. It’s not a resolution, per se. It’s more of an act in solidarity for every mom who wants to do better for her family—every mom who wants her family to eat more vegetables and eat less sugar—but finds that with every list of …
Spiced Rice Milk & The Perfect Pear Oatmeal Smoothie
I clench my jaw in my sleep. I’ve known this because I wake up and basically have to pry my mouth open. My jaw is sometimes sore from its overnight isometric workout, but everything was fine. I wasn’t grinding my teeth. I had just been to the dentist—twice!—and she didn’t ask about jaw clenching or …
Gut Game Changer: Homemade Plant Milk
Have you ever thought you’re doing something healthy for like years and then you find out your attempt to make your body a better place was misinformed—or is that just me? I went vegetarian after reading In Defense of Food and Eating Animals. I re-introduced meat 10 years later when I nearly starved attempting the …
Prematurity Awareness Month 2021
Prematurity is one of those things you have to be there to understand. I can tell you my daughters weighed one pound four ounces each and went to surgery just days after they were born weighing less than that. I can tell you I couldn’t hold my daughters for months, and even once I could, …
Cashew Creamy Cabbage
Want to know what gets me dozens upon dozens of Instagram messages? Pictures of my kids’ dinner. Raising toddlers on a whole foods, vegan diet could be the best parenting choice I’ve made. Vivienne and Margot eat everything from dragon’s tongue beans and tempeh to sautéed mushrooms and raw radishes. My inbox is full of …