September 2008
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red lentil & tofu "paneer".
The tofu in this recipe acts as a delicious, cheap, nutritious, vegan substitute for paneer and does a damn fine job at it. Paneer is an Indian fresh cheese that is delicate and mild in flavor- it adds richness and density to traditional dishes. No doubt that its tasty and serves a purpose but here it is seamlessly replaced- you have my word that it will not be missed. I used tofu alongside red...
dinner for obama @ portage bay cafe.
One of my favorite restaurants is putting on a dinner to benefit the Obama campaign. The food is consistently great and the cause is well worth shelling out the money for. Really now…McCain as president? Not a big fan of the Republican party myself-I don’t really benefit from their politics (nor do a lot of people that I know)…you know, me not being a wealthy white man and all....
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jhanjay vegetarian thai cuisine, wallingford
This is absolutely the best Thai food I have ever tasted. Really, I don’t state that lightly- I love Thai cooking and Ive eaten a lot of it many different places. I love that its vegetarian/vegan (of course). I love that its so close to me (in Wallingford). I love that the space is small, inviting, clean and modern. I love the friendly and informative staff that always make me feel as though...
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spicy sweet eggplant pasta sauce.
I mess with pasta sauces to the point of exhaustion- I don’t stick to recipes and am always adding or negating ingredients. Admittedly, its hard to break away from what I trust and it seems as though even when I try- my sauces emerge similar to one another. Its no good, an absolute slap in the face when so much effort has been put into doing it differently. I’ll dabble with bases-...
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ubuntu- napa, california.
Ubuntu is not what I expect of a vegan/vegetarian restaurant. Not only is it a restaurant but also a yoga studio… that’s not the surprising part. Given that information, I pictured a very different atmosphere. You know- bamboo mats, incense, swaths of fabric hung about as decoration, new agey music playing, yogis with their mats casually cluttered about restored furniture. I was so...