After years of vegetarianism, and a recent obsession for taking pictures of my food…I finally realized food blogging was the natural next step. So here you are, with my new, not necessarily improved, and possibly sporadic (at least for a while) food blog, full of vegetarian yummies and vegan baked goods with photos of my own recipes, restaurant food, and cookbook recipes alike. Enjoy, tell your friends, and spread the world. Pretty soon this thing will be as huge as Vegan Lunch Box. Ok, maybe not…but if anything this will be one blog full of laughs, creativity, and a little bit of French flair thrown in. However, there are a few things that you must know.
DISCLAIMERS:
- I am not a vegan. I love vegan food, because it is yummy. When I cook for myself, it’s vegan 95% of the time. But when I cook for others and experiment with things they want, I sometimes cook lacto-ovo (I WILL NOT COOK MEAT). So there may be some pictures involving potentially offensive dairy products, but they will be minimal.
-Cannelle et Lavande is French for cinnamon and lavender. So there you go.
- I use a Pentax Optio W20 7 Mpx Camera. It may not be “professional”, but if you’re wondering why my pictures are so gorgeous (ha), it’s probably thanks to this thing. And my amazing skillzzz.
-I don’t like mushrooms. Sorry, I try, but they suck. If you are morally opposed to a mushroom-free blog, this ain’t the place for you. Other than that I’m not really picky.
-Measurements are estimates. REALLY estimates. I don’t measure when I cook, unless I’m baking (yes, I’m one of those people). If you like to cook, you’ll know what I mean when I say “a handful” of this or “a drizzle” of that. No need to ever (EVER) follow anything specifically, I’m not going to hunt you down and anyway it probably wouldn’t be that great. Just estimate, throw in extras to your taste, and you’ll come up with something just as good. If for some reason I post a baking recipe (and I’m not that experienced in making up my own cake recipes yet, so this won’t happen much) I would suggest measuring, but if you have substitutions and want to experiment, who am I to stop you? I’m not the most serious cook in the world, I just do it for fun and so I have a yummy dinner. You should too.
-I’m not French, I just like to pretend I am. I actually live in Orange County, California (when I’m not on my year abroad in Paris).
-Lastly, I have a boyfriend, so don’t even try, boys. I know I’m irresistible, but come on now. Respect. 
Once I’ve gotten this thing up and running, I hope you will all enjoy it. Comment or email me if you have any questions or complaints (Like “Why don’t you ever update?! Why are you taking yourself so seriously with this first post when you don’t even have any pictures or recipes up yet?! YOU SUCK!!!!!”), because I do like feedback. Happy May 8th, everyone, and welcome to Cannelle & Lavande!!
