chinese / fake meat / faux meat / ifbc / live-blogging / products / seitan / Vege USA / Vegetarian Plus

Product Review: Vege USA

It’s been a tremendously long time since I’ve done a product review. I simply don’t have the time or interest for them very much, and very few offers legitimately pique my interest. This is my space, and it’s not a grocery aisle. I mean, as a vegan blogger, there are only so many times you … Continue reading »

California / daiya / fake meat / FarMar / farmer's market / friends / Gardein / Hollywood Farmers Market / restaurants / stumptownvegans / travel / Veggie Grill / Venice Beach Pier

Veggie Grill Weekend, Day Two: Avocados & New Menu Items

The following is a continuation of menu food porn from my recent Veggie Grill weekend. This post hereby includes upcoming Veggie Grill menu items of the ‘fork and knife’ variety (brief pondering: Do you call it ‘knife and fork?’ Or is that phrasing simply more carnivorous?), a morning visit to the Hollywood Farmers Market, strolling the … Continue reading »

fake meat / friends / holidays / seitan / thanksgiving / tots / Totsgiving / Vegan Diner

A Very Special Totsgiving

The first-ever Totsgiving™ (I’m hereby claiming it because page 1 of a recent google search has nothing but toys for tots, which seems to have nothing to do with potatoes, and my own related results) was simply epic. I had the crazy realization afterwards that it was my first vegan Thanksgiving (or, as they’re saying these … Continue reading »

Brass Tacks Sandwiches / fake cheese / fake meat / portland / restaurants / sandwiches

The Charm of Brass Tacks Sandwiches

Update: They now have a website! Last week, I was charmed by a sandwich. True story. I stopped by the soft opening of Brass Tack Sandwiches, located on the corner of N Fremont & N Vancouver, and I continue to look back, wistfully. This new deli has creative vegan, vegetarian and omni options, including housemade … Continue reading »

fake meat / friends / greasy / Highline Seattle / Moonlight Seattle / seattle / soylatte / stumptownvegans / travel

Lattes, Sandwiches & Vegan Vietnamese: Seattle Travels with the Veganshizz

Earlier this month, Karla the Veganshizzle and I spent a few days up in Seattle basically drinking coffee, eating vegan food, walking around, and drinking even more coffee. Our first stop was Georgetown Liquor Co. Hands down, my favorite place to dine (and play NES with a microbrew or PBR in hand) in Seattle. And … Continue reading »

cheap / clean out the fridge! / fake cheese / fake meat / FarMar / italian / nutritional yeast / vegan brunch / vegan pizza / veganomicon

The Intrigue of the Pizza: balsamic beets, sweet corn & cauliflower basil ricotta

Cauliflower Basil Ricotta. Basically, I substituted semi-boiled cauliflower and a small handful of cashews for the primary component of the tofu ricotta recipe in Veganomicon. I added more basil, nutritional yeast and a bit of miso to overpower the ‘flower. The pizza had both creative toppings and very particular slicing.  The dough was spread with … Continue reading »