I have decided to get back to my Lick the Bowl roots. While this blog was originally intended to discuss food allergy related material including recipes and news items, I realized that my life was not just about food allergies. Don’t get me wrong, they take up a big chunk of my energy, but the blog seemed to take on a persona of it’s own and I liked the direction it took. Nevertheless, it’s holiday time and the one thing I love to do is experiment in the kitchen. A few weeks ago, I received a fabulous new cookbook from my Facebook friend, Nava Atlas. It’s funny how people find each other in this big, wide world because prior to Facebook, Nava and I never knew each other. Nava is an author and illustrator of many well-known vegetarian and vegan cookbooks. She also has her own website Vegkitchen.com. Some of her books include Vegan Express, Vegan Soups and The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, amongst many others. Nava found an anecdotal article I wrote for the Baltimor