Alicia Silverstone's Blog, page 222

lindsay wolf & kiss me i'm vegan!

 

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Hi everyone – Thank you so much for being so engaged on the site and in the forum!  It is so great to see the feedback from people who are feeling great and loving the recipes in the book. I wanted to share a success story with you all that made me smile.  This girl is so inspiring! Check out what Kind Life member Lindsay Wolf wrote in the forums: 

"Hey Alicia! Well I have been posting comments on here since the beginning because I am absolutely in love with all the work you're doing! I...

naps!! guest blogging by christopher jarecki... my husband

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Hi there - my husband Christopher has written some blogs for me to share with you.  I'll be posting blogs from him and from other guest bloggers from time to time.  Enjoy!

"I am a firm believer in the nap. We are one of the only cultures that frown on the nap or make you feel like you are lazy if you take a nap. When we were children we took naps every day!

You don't want to take a nap too long though! Here is how to nap:

-Set an alarm on your phone or something for 20 minutes
-Lay down and...

an update on my fav NYC restaurants!!

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Eating in New York City is total heaven.  I can't get enough of my faves - Candle 79 and Pure Food and Wine.

Candle 79 is has always been a staple for me but now they have nachos and they are great!  I would recommend starting off with an order of Angel's Nachos moving on to the Seitan Piccata and finishing your meal off with the Cannoli or Chocolate-Peanut Butter Bliss.  Yum!

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And I can't stop going to Pure Food and Wine... it's insane!!!!  Start with the Master Cleanse Martini made with sa...

sra. martinez in miami

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Hello to all of my Miami people!  A friend of mine was just telling me about a restaurant called Sra. Martinez that I would like to try next time I'm in Miami.  

The restaurant is owned by Miami native Michelle Bernstein who has been a guest on Iron Chef and Top Chef.  

It's not strictly vegetarian or vegan however there are a bunch of veggie options on the menu. The Arugula Salad Crispy Artichokes and the Cauliflower A La Plancha sound great!  I'm told that Michelle will put together a vegan ...

natural products... shampoo and conditioner

These are my absolute favorite go-to shampoos and conditioners.  What are yours?

SHAMPOO

-Giovanni Golden Wheat Shampoo 50:50 Balanced Shampoo and Root 66 Max Volume Shampoo: I love these!

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-Kiss My Face Big Body: Love this one

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-Kiss My Face Miss Treated: This one is great too


CONDITIONER

-Desert Essence Italian Red Grape: I love this product.  It smells SOOOO good and feels so nice on your hair.

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-Giovanni Smooth As Silk Conditioner Root 66 Max Volume Conditioner and 50:50 Balanced...

a gaythering storm... and other funny or die videos

Some of you might have seen a video that I did with Funny or Die last year called "A Gaythering Storm".  It is a parody "The Gathering Storm" an anti-gay PSA made by the National Organization for Marriage last year before the Prop 8 vote in California.

Jane Lynch Sophie Bush Lance Bass Sarah Chalke are some of the funny people in this video. It was so fun to make.
 
Anyways I just got the news that "A Gaythering Storm" was nominated for a Human Rights Campaign E-Hero...

stuffed pasta shells

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I recently found Kind Lifer Sammi McLean's blog www.veganpandamonium.blogspot.com.  She has some recipes on there that look great!  Here is her version of Stuffed Pasta Shells. Yum I can't wait to try this when I get home… I miss home!!

On her blog Sammi wrote "I have had this recipe in my head for quite a while now and decided to try it out this weekend with my boyfriend.  The tofu filling resembles ricotta cheese pretty amazingly!  I highly recommend trying this out.  Was great with some a...

natural products... face creams

These are my favorites.  Let me know if any of you try them and how you like them.  And if you have any recommendations for me I'd love to hear!

EYE CREAM

-Aveda Tourmaline Charged Eye Crème in a tube: This is my absolute favorite! 

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-Lavera Anti-Aging Hyro Cool Eye Gel

-Zia Natural Skincare Essential Eye Gel

-Lavera Ultimate Eye Cream  

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-Mychelle Fabulous Eye Cream 
 

FACE SERUM

-Osmosis Clarify Blemish/Oily Skin Serum: Love!!! 

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-Suki Pure Facial Moisture Balancing: Love!!!

-Jeune...

the deal with horse-drawn carriages...

 

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I saw The Misfits a while ago the John Huston film with Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.  I ran out of the theater in tears.  They do roundups in the film which is how we get horses in the first place.  We capture them kidnap them and take them away from their lives.  Horses form tight-knit bands and this shatters their social structure.  Fouls are taken from their mothers and they are placed in a traumatizing unnatural situation.  This movie is a great example of why it's awful to take hor...

natural products... facial cleansers

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A lot of people have been sending me messages and asking me about new skin products and such.  So I've compiled a HUGE list of the products that I've been using or trying.  If you have any products reviews etc. that you want to add feel free to post them in the comments below. I want to hear what great vegan organic or natural products you are using and loving!

Since my list is so enormous I decided to break it up a bit.  These are all of my favorite facial cleansers.  Let me know what your...