Alicia Silverstone's Blog, page 205

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dollys gastrointestinal cure!

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Hey everyone – Kind Lifer Dolly Nuhfer posted her success story in the forum titled  "Gastrointestinal Cure" and it really is a must read!  Check it out:

"I just wanted to share my joy and newfound understanding of the ills dairy can have on one's body even after years of consuming it! After two long years of weekly doctors appointments gastric pain bloating and pacing the floors my daughter wise girl suggested I try going off dairy as it had helped her. I did so convinced that after 57...

morgans cheesy chipotle corn chowder

 

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Morgan is the author of a great vegan recipe blog called Little House of Veggies. This chowder looks very tasty as do many of her recipes. I can't wait to be in a kitchen again and give this one a try!
 
"Cheesy" Chipotle Corn Chowder

Ingredients
 
Soup
2 tbsp olive oil
3 carrots peeled and diced
3 celery diced
1 yellow onion diced
3-4 cloves of garlic minced
5 ears of corn cut fresh from the cob or about 4-5 cups frozen thawed corn
2 32-ounce boxes of vegetable stock you will only use 1 1/2 boxes

check out the catskill animal sanctuary

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Olivia Wilde who is so great and is in the film Butter with me that we worked on this past spring reminded me of this wonderful organization - Catskill Animal Sanctuary in Saugerties New York. It is such a great place! If you live in the area or are visiting New York check it out!  Bring your friends and bring your kids!

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Animal sanctuaries are so special. I had my 25th birthday party at one... That was about a hundred years ago!!! Anywho they are great places to turn people on to the souls ...

tomo sushi in burbank

 

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My friend and Kind Life community member Tevia who shared her delicious recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Glazed Cookies last December recently told me about the yummy vegan caterpillar roll at Tomo Sushi in Burbank pictured above. 

I haven't been yet but Tevia says that they have tons of veggie choices and rolls and such.
 
I'm happy that there is a place like this in the valley!

Here's the info:

Tomo Sushi
144 N San Fernando Blvd
Burbank CA 91502
Tel. 818 729-0808

If you're in the Los Angeles...

follow vamps on facebook and twitter!

 

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As you all know I'm in Detroit for the new few months shooting the film Vamps. For those of you who want up to the minute news straight from the set check out the official Vamps pages on Facebook and Twitter!  

You can become a Facebook fan here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/VAMPS/374017579299

And you can follow Vamps on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/vampsmovie

And of course I'll be posting updates about Vamps right here on the site!

visiting family!

 

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A little while ago Christopher and I drove down to San Diego to see my parents. My aunt uncle and cousins from Staten Island were also down there visiting so it was the perfect opportunity to see everyone before I left for Detroit to shoot Vamps.  

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When we got to San Diego Christopher and I made the Peach and Mint Iced Tea from my book page 212. We then took a walk with my mom's 4 dogs... All were rescued of course! Then that night we made a big fun dinner for everyone.  

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The entire...

braised daikon on the vamps set!

One of my costars on Vamps Krysten Ritter just sent me this picture of a meal that we cooked for her with the caption What is this yummy thing?!?!?!?!?

I wrote her back right away and said Braised Daikon from my book... Yum!!! Good for cleaning out fat!!! Yahooo!

If any of you havent tried the Braised Daikon recipe yet I highly recommend! Its so good... A definite must! You can find the recipe on p. 271 of The Kind Diet.

amies inspiring success story

Kind Lifer Amie Cavazos wrote about the success that she has had since starting The Kind Diet and her results are really exciting! This is a great story for any of you who have suffered from tummy problems... Take a look:

Hello there my name is Amie and I've been vegan for a month now.

I tried the vegan thing last year and I had a hard time with it because I was a vegetarian for such a long time and I always would substitute cheese for meat.

Last October I started having these horrible stomach...

detroit be an extra in vamps!

The film I'm working on right now is looking for extras… and I thought it would be so fun to have them be you guys… Kind Lifers! So if you live in the Detroit area and fall into any of these categories please send a photo of yourself and your contact information to extrasforvampsgmail.com.

They are looking for:

 - A few good looking sexy confident males in mid 20's/mid 30's – know anyone?
 - Someone who looks like Edgar Allan Poe see picture below

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 - A bunch of "hot" girls for some club scenes