We’re just a couple of fit and sassy birds joined at the hip. Beginning in January 1999 we created Vegetarians in Paradise, an online, monthly vegetarian magazine intended as a resource for vegetarians in Southern California. We soon realized that we were visited by vegetarians all over the world. In fact, we’ve had hits from people from 185 countries around the globe. It’s a thrill to receive emails from remote areas like Dominica, Tuvalu, and Niue, places we that sent us scurrying to our atlas.

One of the main features of the website is our extensive Recipe Index, all vegan, that reflect our lifestyle for the last 18 years. We experienced dramatic health benefits when we went vegan. Namely, weight loss and a dramatic reduction in our cholesterol numbers. We have been recognized nationally on the USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center Vegetarian Resource List for our two of our features, Vegetarian Basics 101 and The Road to Vegetaria.

Some of the things we enjoy immensely: good food, wilderness hiking, documentary films, books on health and nutrition, gourmet cooking, entertaining, creating original recipes, writing articles and books, calligraphy, photography, traveling, creating web pages.

We are proud of The Nut Gourmet: Nourishing Nuts for Every Occasion by Zel that was published in 2006.