curry / grocery shopping / noodles / portland / ppk / tofu / Uwajimaya / veganomicon

Uwaijimaya, Veggie Buns & PPK Udon

Boring story short, I was out on the suburban west side yesterday for an appointment, and the redeeming factor follows: Northwest baked Veggie Buns! The brand is based in Seattle, WA and these buns are refrigerated, alleviating the mysterious and often gross frozen food factor. I have been on the search for more-than-decent (and non-frozen) … Continue reading »

dinner / fancy / Heartichoke / local / Maitake Mushrooms / Melisser Elliott / mushrooms / portland / saucey / tofu / urban vegan

feeling fancy and feeling girly

In regards to Blog Post Title Part I Well, I still don’t have many photos to show, but my weekend included a lot of feeling fancy – at least some contributions to it. I hid and cooked in the kitchen during the first Heartichoke, my friend’s new vegan supper club, and we pulled off five … Continue reading »

breakfast / brunch / fake cheese / holidays / mushrooms / potato / tofu / vegan brunch / Wayfare Foods / We Can't Say It's Cheese / xmas

a very cast iron christmas (breakfast)

Tofu Omelette, Smoky Creminis and Garlic Roasted Potatoes from Vegan Brunch. The omelette itself was stuffed with the mushrooms, baby spinach and Wayfare Hickory-Smoked Cheddar-Style Spread. Breaking in the new cast iron skillet on a holiday morning. I am so happy to have an omelette, pancake & crepe friendly pans again! Continue reading »