happy new year, guys!

i thought i’d share a link to a recipe for tahini baked tofu. someone made it for me recently and it was really delicious, and also as it turns out very simple. i don’t know about you, but i’m always looking for good baked tofu recipes. at some point i settled into a tamari-and-balsamic rut, but it’s time to break free!

hope you’re both doing well!

-marcy

hi everybody!

i went to minneapolis this last weekend for my society of music theory conference, and i had some good food. i wanted to share this especially with katherine, since i think you go through minneapolis somewhat often, right?

anyway, i had a late dinner at a cafe called the bad waitress. they have all kinds of vegan stuff specified on their menu. i ended up having the soup of the day (vegan split pea) and hash browns, but i could have probably done something a lot more interesting if i had been hungrier.

the other place we went that i hiiiiiiiighly recommend is the seward cafe. they actually had so many delicious looking vegan options on the menu that i got really panicky and stressed out (i hadn’t had any choices all weekend because i was eating with nonvegans in downtown minneapolis, so it was overwhelming to be faced with the better part of a menu). but it all ended well, i ate some delicious hashbrown scramble with veggies and daiya cheese and got a cinnamon blackberry muffin to go. my friends all got food that looked pretty awesome as well.

katherine, i will miss your presence on greader! let me know if you and michael figure out somewhere else to go so that i can join you.

ok MUST DO IN SAN FRANCISCO:

zante pizza–indian pizza, and their vegan pizza pie is fuckin amazing
cinnaholic–vegan cinnamon rolls in berkeley

we went to millenium too, which was amazing but expensive. but the other two should be pretty affordable…i hope i see these places on the blog in a few weeks!

hi guys! so i’m going to be traveling to san francisco in a couple days, and i was wondering if you could recommend restaurants around there. yay for posting!

dear friends,

as you probably know, i’m studying for my comprehensive exams–they’re coming up on september 10, and are a pretty big deal. because i’ve been spending hours every day staring at a computer, i’m starting to experience all kinds of crazy and slightly scary eye problems, and as a result of this, i’ve been severely limiting the amount of time spent on my computer. so i think i’ll have to catch up with all of you on the blog (as well as current events and my stories) after my exams end late next month–september 20, to be exact.

wish me luck, and i’ll see all of you on the other side!

xoxo

last of the blueberry-lemon muffins. oj.

salad with mixed greens, carrots, celery, pine nuts, dried cranberries, and simple balsamic dressing (balsamic, olive oil, salt, pepper, italian seasonings, stone ground mustard, water). bowl of rice chex and ricemilk with sugar on top.

i made ‘chicken’ noodle soup with frozen (and thawed) tofu (see recipe archive). eaten with crackers from tjs fancy cracker assortment.

blueberry lemon muffins adapted from this recipe. i used half white ww flour and added the juice of one lemon as well as the zest, and then took out the cider vinegar. they turned out great. oj.

ginger lemonade from the kitchen sink–this place is great, they have a ton of vegan stuff. i want to go back when i’m hungry.

lunch picked up from the middle eastern bakery by my friend’s house: super hearty 7-grain pita with tons of seeds etc., roasted eggplant spread, very lemon-y potato soup.

more blueberry muffins and several mushrooms (these were the only foods i could grab as i was running out the door to see where the wild things are in the park)

part of an amy’s roasted vegetable no-cheese pizza; sweet potato chips; coconut vegan ice cream in coconut and vanilla flavors

blueberry muffins (see subsequent post, whoops)

fresh cherries

pinto gallo (see recipe database) mixed with fresh greens

vegan potluck: sweet potato fries, very garlic-y mashed potatoes, my pinto gallo, lentil soup, homemade chocolate coconut ice cream with rum, served with marshmallow goo and homemade strawberry compote. there’s probably some other stuff i forgot as well.

drink at the whistler: gin and tonic

pb puffins with ricemilk. grapefruit.

lunch at the booth school cafeteria at uc: grilled boca burger with tomato, lettuce on ww bun. sweet potato fries

ill-advised iced soy mocha at the smart museum

snack of almonds, dried cranberries, chocolate chips in peanut butter

migraine medicine

extremely ill-advised late dinner at pick me up: vegan mac n cheese with chili (bordering on inedible), moo-free pizza (ok but too expensive), sip of a chocolate-pb-oreo vegan shake (delicious) and most of a vegan rice crispy treat (delicious). we decided that the food at pick me up straight up sucks, but the desserts are good enough to where we don’t care so much.

you guys, i’ve been bad and not updated for a little while. i blame it on my comprehensive exams–staring at a computer screen for a million hours a day is starting to take a serious toll on my eyes. so if it’s alright, i’ll just start from today.

puffin peanut butter cereal with ricemilk. half of a grapefruit.

brunch at tweet, the restaurant attached to big chicks: buckwheat pancakes with peach compote and fruit on the side. veggie sausage patties. a sip of a friend’s bloody mary (i definitely hate bloody marys and i don’t think i will be trying one again).

ginger snap from vegan cookies take over your cookie jar

pasta with homemade pesto from the freezer mixed with a salad i made a couple days ago (white beans, broccoli, basil, green pepper, onion)

fresh watermelon

blueberry muffin and iced jasmine raspberry tea at fritz pastry

green lentils with red onion, italian seasonings, lemon juice. asparagus (the store had these beautiful bunches, stalks are thinner than pencils) roasted in the oven with olive oil, s/p and then a bit of balsamic vinegar when they came out. quinoa.

same for dinner

apple sauce cup

margarita cupcakes and frosting from vegan cupcakes take over the world

screwdriver at quenchers saloon

raisin toast with earth balance. oj.

leftover stir fry and rice

bag of potato chips

vietnamese sandwich and weird drink thing

apple sauce cup

homemade biscuit with jam and earth balance. oj.

leftover half burrito from the other night.

applesauce cup

vegan gelato: green tea, raspberry

dinner at millennium park during a concert of west african cora music: leftover stir fry from last night and cherries

homemade biscuits with jam. oj.

sesame seed butter and jelly quesadilla (toasted not fried)

cherries

another biscuit

brown rice and simple stir fry: broccoli, carrot, baby bella mushrooms, onions, and a TON of ginger with soy sauce and a bit of agave. i’ve been trying to test my limits to see how much ginger i can eat, but i actually think that i would welcome infinite amounts of it.

homemade screwdriver

homemade biscuits, again adapted from the ‘whole wheat biscuit’ recipe in joy of cooking. i used olive oil instead of butter, ricemilk instead of buttermilk, and left out the sugar.

last of the chocolate chip cookies

leftover corn chowder and a biscuit

biscuit with raspberry jelly

burrito–a friend bought it for me, i forget from where. i think it had refried beans, yellow rice, tomatoes, lettuce, and avocado. oh, and a bite of a tortilla chip but i didn’t like it (i only like plain!)

beer

raisin toast with earth balance. oj.

black iced tea at metropolis.

pb&j quesadilla, except toasted in the toaster oven instead of fried

roasted beets, corn chowder, wheat bread with pesto

cookies (i finally baked the dough)

breakfast with katherine! raisin toast and oj. a ton of cookie dough

more cookie dough

a gigantic lunch with beets, leftover chowder, wheat bread smeared with homemade pesto (recipe in the archive), leftover chard and raisins

more cookie dough

(regret)

black iced tea at intelligentsia

chipotle burrito, yes fajita/mild salsa only

more cookie dough

(regret)

raisin bread with “cream cheese”. oj.

amy’s teriyaki wrap. last of the cantaloupe.

homemade corn chowder, adapted from vegan planet. i roasted frozen corn and didn’t add a milk substitute. it turned out good. roasted beets, tossed with pepper and salt and balsamic.

chocolate chip cookie dough, recipe from vegan cookies take over your cookie jar.

UPDATE: i realized that i forgot to mention my vegan fail! i ate a cracker and while it was in my mouth read the box, which said that it contained artificial butter flavor which contained real dairy. i could taste it! oh well.

very unsatisfying smoothie with strawberries, raspberries, peaches, ricemilk.

brunch at m. henry: tofu scramble (it mostly tasted like turmeric and dill), home fries, yuba (according to the menu, yuba has been a staple soyfood in asia for thousands of years. made from the cream that rises to the top of hot soymilk when making tofu)

cantaloupe

fancy dinner at yoshi’s cafe: grilled breaded tofu (probably a vegan fail but someone i didn’t know very well was buying me dinner so i didn’t inquire too much), and a ton of grilled veggies. salad with balsamic reduction and olive oil. homemade sorbet.

raisin toast with tofutti cream cheese

lunch at noodles etc. in hyde park: chow mein with tofu

ritz crackers and sour patch kids at inception. note to self: do not make a meal out of crackers and sour patch kids and then watch a movie featuring action scenes filmed with handheld camera, especially if you’re going to sit near the front. i feel like any of these elements alone would have been fine but they combined to make barfy times for sure.

dr praegers bombay burger with arugula, bbq on fresh whole wheat bread from medici