My friend Suz always has the best small and intimate parties at her house in Santa Ana. Fire pits, champagne, intelligent artists and writers, and great conversation. Now, with her new roomie, they also have amazing food all the goddamn time. Of course, being the vegan and gluten-free person in the group, I had to bring some special treats and snacks for this amazing get together of awesome humans (and maybe try to remind people that they don't need dairy, meat or wheat in or

Traditional Japanese sushi spots mostly cater to the fish-eating types, and living in Orange County, I have limited access to good vegan sushi. Shojin is the best, most amazing and tastiest vegan sushi in the entire universe, but sometimes I can't afford to drive all the way to L.A. and then eat to my hearts content at a place like Shojin, so I decided to make my own. My boyfriend got me a sushi-rolling kit from our local Asian grocer, and I am always making new sauces and ea