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Photo Essay: The Best & The Rest of NYC (of my winter vacation)

Vegan Ice Cream at Stogo Starting with the Ten Best NYC Vegan Experiences of my winter vacation, in no particular order: The entire Vegetarian Dim Sum House Experience Carrot Tahini spread and Terra Sana Syrah at Candle Café – nothing else I sampled there interested me.  It was underwhelming the more ‘upscale’ dining attempt (on a … Continue reading »

fake cheese / italian / portland / products / teese / vegan pizza

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 … Continue reading »

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The Teese Challenge: Broccoli Raab, Garlic & Teese Rolls

The long-awaited (in my head) goal of recreating the classic broccoli & mozzarella pinwheels of the local pizzerias of my childhood finally came to vegan, teese-covered fruition! This is definitely the first test batch, but overall, I’m pleased with how they came out.  The one BIG difference I’d change for the next round is to … Continue reading »

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The Teese Challenge: Dang Quesadilla with Nacho Sauce

Oh, it’s way past hip to quote from Napoleon Dynamite? It’s not even far gone enough to be hip again? Well, let’s continue enjoying vegan quesadillas, forget that reference, and commence talking about  how much we love Tina Marjorino as Mac. This is my first entry into the grand Teese Challenge.  It had to be a soft, simple … Continue reading »

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Retrospect

It’s time to be all retrospective and stuff.  Twentyten is upon us, and this time of year marks the anniversary of this food blog’s creation on Blogger in 2005. To celebrate and culminate, I picked some photos from my favorite posts of the past year on Get Sconed! – The year of the move! I attempted … Continue reading »