While I could sit here for hours and slowly being to photo document my December-long travels in Southeast Asia, deciding the next day’s destination on a whim, sleeping in a bamboo hut alongside a river, attempting to rock a saree at a Sindhi wedding, watching the sunset from the steps of ancient ruins, or the [...]
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I went to Seattle VegFest and returned with a lot of tea
It’s true! One would think it would be locally roasted coffee, but I have a whole lot of random tea bags waiting for me at home. I picked up a few coupons and sampled most of the new vegan items amongst the vegetarian (more on this below), got my Field Roast on, did several shots [...]
Sunday Supper: Patak’s Madras Chickpea Curry
I came to the soul-tingling realization yesterday in New Seasons, that if I allow myself to buy quality curry pastes for Thai cooking, I could try the same, just once, for Indian cuisine. Perhaps it would prove handy and delicious over lazy and under-spiced, right? Ridiculously, I had stocked up on various curry-related spices earlier in [...]
My Queso Bowl is Better Than Your Queso Bowl.
Probably. Even fast food chains have bowls these days, so don’t you dare expect another break down on how to bowl it up. I do happen to live in a bowl mecca (toot, toot on Portland’s horn), frequent both Cafe Yumm and The Whole Bowl for lunch – wishing Native Bowl was within reach – [...]
a tale of (vegan) cowgirl rain boot love
In case you didn’t know….it rains a bunch in the Northwest. Portland’s rainy season is pretty much from October to April, and this makes the wintertime wait for the return of the Portland Farmers Market that much more worthwhile (and so bountiful!). It’s a drizzle, for the most part. The frustrated East Coaster in me [...]
return from travels & vegfest photos
Alright! I’ve spent the past weekend resting, doing laundry, and catching up with my cats after two weeks traveling on the West Coast for my mysterious day job. As much as I usually think Portland is the bees knees, and as much as I complain about having a day job, I’m grateful for my employment [...]
Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip with Nayonaise
Important Update: My sister has informed me that this is “Spin Dip”. Carry on. Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip with Nayonaise Hello, vegan specialty ingredient time! This Spicy Spinach Artichoke Dip is absolutely a guilty pleasure of a party treat. At my recent Double Dippin’ party, it was one of the first things I noticed polished [...]
Adventures with Daiya: Tofurkey Pizza
The new Tofurkey Pepperoni Pizza, Sampled at Food Fight! My past exerperiences with Daiya have ranged from a tasty, gooey grilled cheese with tomato at Savor Soup House, to uncooked samples at VegFest, to so so home experiments, to the oozing pizza I thought was going to coat my mouth forever and lead to the [...]
new teese on pizza
The vegan cheese wars are fascinating, ridiculous, and full of hyped out opinions. Every now and then, something special comes along, making its way amongst all the passable, or please-pass non-dairy alternatives. Follow Your Heart, Daiya, Teese, and Cheezly are all brands that have gained notoriety in the vegan community in recent years. If you’re already rolling [...]
dinner is good: cornmeal crusted baked tempeh
Leigh and Ann’s Homemade Creole Sauce from the Vegan Bake Sale for Haiti spooned over thyme-y, cornmeal crusted, baked tempeh strips. Roasted broccoli with fresh lemon, coarse sea salt and pepper. Steamed yam with sea salt. I had been craving good ole tempeh. The tempeh strips were marinated overnight in tamari and the Creole sauce (so [...]
