Archive for November, 2010
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Beer Braised Brussels Sprouts with Shiitake Bacon & Quinoa Pilaf
Onto the last entry for Vegan Mofo. It’s been a lot of fun and definitely a motivator for Kev and I to keep the blog updated. We’ll try not to let the momentum die off, keeping these updates coming often. Recently a vegetarian friend of mine, who has been on a long quest for a [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in recipes by brett
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Beer Battered Avocado Tacos
During the Los Angeles Vegan Beer Fest, I had the awesome opportunity to try Searbirds‘ beer-battered avocado tacos. As a lover of tacos, of beer, and of avocado – this was a moment of sheer joy. As someone who enjoys cooking – this was inspiration to try to do something similar myself. Given that avocados, [...]
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Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Philly Thanksgiving 2010
I completely winged Thanksgiving this year – literally hitting Whole Foods at 9am to pick up a myriad of groceries to use. In the back of my mind, I knew I wanted to do some sort of seitan/soy roast, some mashed potatoes, and stuffing. Vegan stuffing – even though it seems such a simple thing [...]
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Khyber Pass Pub
When seeking vegan-friendly bars, I think I am pretty easy to please. I basically require just a few simple things: Craft beer on tap Vegan items clearly labeled on the menu, so I don’t have to play a game of 20 Questions with the waitstaff More than 1 vegan choice, excluding hummus, “garden salads”, and [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in out and about by kevin
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Pumpkin Bread with Porter Maple Glaze
After mentioning my plans to brew a pumpkin barleywine to some friends, they generously gave me a pair of pumpkins from their garden. Unfortunately, I never got around to brewing the barleywine. Instead, the pumpkins were used as decorations for Halloween. A few days after Halloween, I noticed that one of the pumpkins was starting [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in recipes by brett
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Super Easy Tasty Seitan Cutlets
I think most vegans and vegetarians pretty much universally like seitan. I find some, however, to be surprised when you tell them how easy it is to make. Seitan can be both cheap and easy to craft in your own kitchen! I have fond memories of the “Singing Cowboy” from Veggie Works in Belmar, NJ. [...]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Vegan in LA!
Last week, somewhat on a short-scheduled whim, I decided to visit Los Angeles. I’ve only been California once before in my life (San Francisco) and don’t travel too often. But I’ve been drooling over the pictures & reviews that quarrygirl has been posting for a while now – and when she decided to put together [...]
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Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Garden Cafe on the Green
While the rest of the world is becoming progressively more vegan-friendly, Albany is somehow going in the other direction. As the SNL version of our soon-to-be former Governor put it: “…if you’re in Albany, I can recommend a great place to go for dinner. It’s called Manhattan.” Thankfully, you don’t even have to go that [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in out and about by brett
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
Hoppy Habanero Inferno Sauce & Tofu Rice Bowl
I’ve mentioned in a previous post how well hops bring out the heat in spicy foods. The next installment of VeganMofo describes an experiment that pushed the limits of heat and hops by using extracted hop oils in an incredibly spicy hot sauce. I couldn’t be happier with the results, but I should warn you [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in recipes,techniques by brett
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Veganized Vlaamse Stoofkarbonaden (Belgian “Beef” Stew)
On to day 4 of Vegan Mofo….Belgian “beef” stew. Last weekend, my wife and I harvested the first batch of Brussels sprouts from our community garden plot. In a very corny way, we felt somewhat proud carrying the stalk of sprouts back to our house. It was essentially the vegan version of bagging a buck. [...]