Weaved with heat and Thai, or holy basil, amongst wide rice noodles, Pad Kee Mao is one of my go-to menu choices when I’m dining at a (hopefully) veg-friendly Thai restaurant. Also known as Drunken Noodles, the presence of those fresh herbs and chili makes it that much more likely that your vegan option is not just … Continue reading »
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Portlanding: Thai Cuisine
Welcome to the first round of Portlanding for VeganMoFo! I’m now appropriately back in town with a cat snuggled against me, and since I was exhausted after returning from our VVC mission in Chicago last night, I’m appropriate combining what should have been a Thai Tuesday with a Portlanding Wednesday, which will almost surely influence … Continue reading »
The Long Haul: 100 Days Homemade, Part VIII…Days 80-91
Ah, 100 Days. I miss you already, on this little Chicago VeganMania suspension & adventure. I miss my kitchen so much when I travel – especially when my luck seems to fail with menu ordering more often than not in the Windy City..but I digress, I mean, did I go through cooking withdrawals and try to sneak … Continue reading »
Keep It Going: 100 Days Homemade Part VII, Days 66-79
Today’s update into the 100 Days Homemade project includes plunging into the Vegan Sandwiches cookbook, a presentation at a senior center on incorporating vegan proteins with NW-style and flavor, cooking with my BFF in Victoria, stepping into the Artisan Vegan Cheese experience, a surprise from J. Legume and the new, surprisingly vegan cinnamon rolls from … Continue reading »
Canada ate my camera
Soy Latte, Kaladi Brothers, Capitol Hill Turning 30 has been ridiculously wonderful with a little more ridiculous thrown in. J. Legume and I spent some truly lovely time in Seattle, eating Thai cuisine for every single, glorious meal, and then I headed off to Victoria, B.C. where I caught up with my BFF Gabrielle, sipped sparkling … Continue reading »
100 Days Homemade, Part VI: Days 54-65
Oh my, I have entered into the big 3-0 birthday week, and what doesn’t that have one thinking about? I did get a stunning set of fancy French skillets from my younger sister as an early gift, which of course, gets me thinking that my little sister is older than I am, but I digress … Continue reading »