In the past six months, Veggie Grill has opened the first of four restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, and three are non-surprisingly in the Portland metro area. Our city may be considered a bubble, but if this bubble is representative of the changes coming to the rest of the US and beyond, as it sometimes is, … Continue reading »
Category Archives: faux meat
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 »
Veggie Grill Double Feature
It makes sense that while I’ve been overwhelmed with the rest of my life lately, the one matter I’ve somehow made time to post about, is the one topic that vegan Portland is jumping up and down about: the downtown opening of our very own Veggie Grill. It’s the growing chain that offers more than just … Continue reading »
The October Sunrise & Operation HotDish
See these balls to the left? They’re the delicious, steamed ham-style seitan recipe from Taymer Mason’s Caribbean Vegan cookbook. They’re smoky, they’re sweet, they’re spicy (how could I not add a big pinch of cayenne?) they’re chewy, and they were diced and pan-fried as part of an entirely inappropriately named October Sunrise casserole at Saturday’s Operation … Continue reading »
warm & comforty foods.
Brussel Sprouts Au Gratin from The Urban Vegan here’s a showing of what I’ve been cooking in the past month or so. colder weather & holiday season = comfort foods on the brain. turning on the oven to roast vegetables and bake tofu is delicious and keeps the apartment warm! they’re the type of dishes … Continue reading »