April 30, 2010

katherine – likely vegan fail (never trust a man at a strawberry festival)

April 30, 2010 - .  

breakfast: half a Field Roast sausage; espresso

snacks at the strawberry festival: strawberries; lemon+grape+orange snocone (no animal products in the flavoring, just corn syrup); salt and vinegar popchips (I had avoided these since they list lactic acid, but the popchips representative at the festival said he was certain they were totally vegan, and that the lactic acid must be from a vegetable source. But now I just looked at the website and the answer to the FAQ about veganism is that the original flavor is vegan.. no mention of the salt and vinegar. He might have gotten them mixed up.)

lunch from the place across from Mamoun’s falafel: fava bean pita sandwich with tahini, lettuce, and tomatoes (only $2.50!)

dinner #1 from Chipotle (Manhattan, NY): vegetarian burrito (guacamole, black beans, cilantro rice, corn salsa, tomato salsa, lettuce, flour tortilla)

snacks on bus: Crazy Core Skittles; dark chocolate covered espresso beans; dried strawberries; roasted peanuts and the last of the cashews from Emily

dinner #2 from Duccini’s (Washington, DC): 1/4 of a vegan pizza with Daiya cheese

So much food today…

April 29, 2010

katherine

April 29, 2010 - .  

breakfast: leftover wild rice with leftover broccoli+peanut stir fry; espresso

lunch from The Giant Bagel Shop: toasted everything bagel with tofu scallion cream cheese

orange chocolate sweet bread from Karen’s on Astor

dinner: pasta with yummy eggplant tomato sauce; broccoli sauteed with olive oil, Bragg’s, black pepper, and minced habañero pepper; little bit of flat Żywiec; more cashews

April 28, 2010

katherine

April 28, 2010 - .  

breakfast: other half of ABC cranberry-orange-muffin-with-walnuts cookie; dried strawberries; coffee

lunch: leftover wild rice with sauteed vegetables and kidney beans, with Sriracha sauce

dinner from Vinnie’s (Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY): halves of vegan eggplant Parmesan slice, vegan barbecue chicken slice, and vegan artichoke, black olive, etc. cheese-less slice

Żywiec, Żywiec Porter, Tatra beer (all may or may not be vegan); dried strawberries; dark-chocolate-covered espresso beans

delicious black pepper cashews, Thai curry cashews, and mesquite barbecue cashews (thank you Emily!! Now I really did eat everything you ate the weekend of April 1st.)

April 27, 2010

katherine

April 27, 2010 - .  

breakfast: dried apricot; Rice Krispies with hemp milk (yes Emily, it is hilarious! I wonder if corn syrup and hemp milk have ever before made contact…); coffee

lunch from Mamoun’s: falafel sandwich (pita, tahini, falafel, lettuce, tomato) – $2.50; stuffed grape leaves ($2.00/4)

Skittles (original flavor); half an ABC cranberry-orange-muffin-with-walnuts cookie

dinner: wild rice; vegetables (collards, red onion, garlic, baby bella mushrooms) and kidney beans with fresh thyme, salt and pepper, Bragg’s, Sriracha, and lemon, sauteed in olive oil

whiskey with lemon

April 26, 2010

katherine

April 26, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Rice Krispies with hemp milk; coffee

black cherry almond Clif bar

dinner at Papacitos (Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY): vegan burrito with seitan asada, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, rice, black beans, cilantro, tomato, etc. (I think this burrito is slightly different every time, in an awesome way); vegan nachos (tortilla chips, vegan sour cream, vegan cheese, black beans, olives, jalapeños, salsa, etc.); Tecate

April 25, 2010

katherine

April 25, 2010 - .  

orange slices

brunch at Boneshakers (Brooklyn, NY), which I just discovered by accident this weekend… it is all vegetarian and almost all vegan, with many sandwiches and baked goods and delicious brunch options, and only 0.6 miles from my apartment: half of vegan chipotle+sage biscuits with gravy and soy sausage; half of vegan omelette of the day (tofu egg with tempeh bacon, tomato, and American-style vegan cheese), served with large potato wedges; greens with light balsamic dressing (greens came with both brunch dishes, each of which cost $10); coffee

dark-chocolate-covered espresso beans; rice crackers

dinner: soba noodles dipped in soy sauce with green onions; broccoli, baby portabella (I forgot our spelling consensus…) mushrooms, garlic, green onion, minced habañero pepper, and roasted peanuts stir fried with Bragg’s, vegetarian oyster sauce, and olive oil; fried vegetable dumplings

April 24, 2010

katherine

April 24, 2010 - .  

breakfast: toasted everything bagel with tofu cream cheese (not Tofutti… maybe Follow Your Heart? It was very creamy) and red onion from The Standard; coffee

lunch/snacks on bike trip around Jamaica Bay: whole wheat pita with Tribe chipotle hummus; Clif builder bar (most of a cool mint; small portion of a vanilla almond. The cool mint was better); bulk snacks from market at 243 Brighton Beach, just east of the the Ocean Parkway subway stop: dried apricots from Uzbekistan, dried strawberries, assorted dried vegetable “chips”, dark-chocolate-covered espresso beans (vegan according to an employee in the store). Bags of these four things plus rice crackers plus sunflower seeds plus dried papaya cost just $10. Not huge bags, but I was happily surprised by how cheap it was.

dinner: BBQ tempeh (from this recipe) on a hamburger bun with roasted red pepper + eggplant spread, romaine lettuce, and pickle

more dried vegetable chips; Ithaca Brewery Cascazilla red ale and Nut Brown Ale (both vegan according to workers in the Ithaca Brewery Store)

April 23, 2010

katherine

April 23, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Rice Krispies and cinnamon shredded wheat with soymilk; coffee

lunch: another salad like yesterday (romaine lettuce, green onion, fresh thyme, radish slices, cashews, black beans, the few last drops my Annie’s Goddess dressing, Annie’s Lemon & Chive dressing, fresh lemon); tahini-lime cookies

stress-induced Skittles (regular)

dinner: Garden Blend burrito (flour tortilla, Garden Blend fake meat, black beans, rice, lettuce, corn salsa, and spicy red salsa) at the NYC Chipotle that is selling it (it started in DC, now it is at at least one location in NYC); Brooklyn Brewery ’55 Pennant Ale (vegan according to Barnivore); tahini-lime cookie

mango sorbet with cayenne and half of ABC lemon poppyseed cookie while watching Moon (I loved this movie…)

April 22, 2010

katherine

April 22, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Rice Krispies plus cinnamon shredded wheat with soymilk; coffee; bits of ingredients while preparing my lunch (see following)

lunch: salad with romaine lettuce, green onion, fresh thyme, radish slices, cashews, black beans, Goddess dressing, and fresh lemon

at lab meeting: tortilla chips with salsa; tortilla chips without salsa; potato chips; carrots with hummus

sip of Magic Hat Lucky Kat beer; Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA (vegan according to Barnivore)

dinner: Soy Boy Courage Okara burger and vegan cheese on bun with romaine, green onion, Jack Daniels mustard, and ketchup; a bit of leftover Israeli couscous with tofu+eggplant+radishes

mango sorbet with cayenne; more tahini-lime cookies

April 21, 2010

katherine

April 21, 2010 - .  

breakfast: cinnamon shredded wheat with soymilk; coffee from The Standard

lunch: toasted everything bagel with Tofutti cream cheese from Giant Bagel Shop; regular Skittles

at work meeting: grapes, strawberries, Kirkland German Beer, Kirkland Amber Ale

dinner: Boca burger and vegan cheese on bun with romaine lettuce and ketchup; Israeli couscous with tofu/eggplant/radishes leftovers

tahini-lime cookies; a few bites of mango sorbet

April 20, 2010

katherine

April 20, 2010 - .  

breakfast: cinnamon shredded wheat with soymilk; coffee

lunch: leftover Israeli couscous with eggplant, tofu, spinach, almonds, radishes, etc.

dinner: sauteed string beans with green onions and garlic (sauteed in olive oil) with sushi rice (cooked and then combined with rice vinegar, sugar, salt)

tahini-lime cookies (and dough)

April 19, 2010

katherine

April 19, 2010 - .  

breakfast: cinnamon shredded wheat with soymilk; coffee

lunch from NY Dosas food cart: Jaffna Lunch (4 rice+lentil crepes with filling; coconut chutney; sambaar soup; vegan chicken wings

dinner: marinated and roasted tofu and eggplant with spinach, served on Israeli couscous, with toasted slivered almonds, fresh slivered radishes, and fresh lemon juice on top (click for the recipe)

entree

  • 1 package tofu, cut into brick-shaped cubes
  • 1 eggplant, cut into brick-shaped cubes
  • 1 onion, chopped in large chunks
  • 5-6 cloves garlic, chopped into big chunks
  • fresh thyme (a lot.. maybe like 1/4 cup?)
  • a few chives, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp minced habañero pepper
  • fresh spinach (one bunch… about 2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup sliced almonds
  • 4-5 radishes
  • 1 lemon

Broth:

  • 6 cups water
  • several stalks celery, chopped
  • about 3/4 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 bay leaves
  • dried red peppers
  • black pepper
  • sea salt

Marinade:

  • 3 cups broth
  • 1/2 c soy sauce
  • 1/2 c sesame oil
  • 1 c rice vinegar
  • allspice (about 1 tsp)

Bake tofu and eggplant in the marinade at 400F for 80-90 minutes.  Flip periodically.  Drain (and save) most of the excess marinade.  Add the tofu and eggplant to a Dutch oven, along with onion, garlic, thyme, chives + habañero pepper.  Add about 1/2 cup of the excess marinade.  Bake, covered, 10-20 minutes.  Check periodically for dryness; if dry, baste with more marinade.  When the onion and garlic are just about cooked, add the spinach to the top, cover, and let the spinach steam for a few minutes.  Then stir in the spinach and cook a couple more minutes.

Separately, cook the Israeli couscous in 2:3 couscous:broth.  If there is not enough broth, substitute water.

Toast almonds in a pan and slice the radishes into think sticks.

Serve the tofu/eggplant on top of the couscous, with the almonds, radishes, and freshly squeezed lemon on top.

Ithaca Brewery Nut Brown Ale and Cascazilla (both vegan according to employees at the Ithaca Brewery store)

April 18, 2010

katherine – possible vegan fail

April 18, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Rice Krispies with soymilk; coffee

Trident orange gum. I wasn’t thinking… does anyone know if it is vegan? On the Trident website FAQ page, it says Trident gum is not kosher, so this isn’t looking good…

Second piece of evidence, from this site:

“Lindsay, July 27th, 2005, 15:13
Trident is vegan. I emailed the company about the glycerin and they said it’s vegetable based.

EDIT: The glycerin is vegetable based, but it contains casein.”

lunch: beer pancakes with Earth Balance and Maple Syrup (see “Fluffy Beer Pancakes” recipe on recipe page); fried slices of wild mushroom pilaf from Twin Oaks; homemade mango sorbet (champagne mangoes, simple syrup, and lime)

dinner: more pancakes! Some like above (Earth Balance + maple syrup); one with roasted red pepper+eggplant spread and green olive salsa; one with vegan cheese, green olive salsa, and Sriracha. Is this weird?

Gorges smoked porter and Coldfront amber ale from Ithaca Brewery (vegan according to employees at the Ithaca Brewery store); tortilla chips

April 17, 2010

katherine

April 17, 2010 - .  

Ricola herb throat drop (the LemonMint flavor, which does not list honey)

brunch: coffee; brown rice + sauteed chickpea and vegetable leftovers; last of the Trinidadian corn soup

dinner at Patsy’s (thanks parents!): red pepper and basil off of antipasti plate; spaghetti al pomodoro

Kim’s Magic Pop

April 16, 2010

katherine

April 16, 2010 - .  

espresso

Ricola LemonMint herb throat drops

lunch: apple sauce; chocolate brownie Clif bar (sad, sad breakfast and lunch day..)

triple espresso; ABC oatmeal raisin cookie. No flavor so far has lived up to the lemon poppyseed.

dinner: brown rice; sauteed chickpeas, onion, garlic, carrot, and giant red kale with cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, oregano, allspice, red pepper flakes, and olive oil; Sriracha sauce. Before adding the chickpeas to the vegetables, I sauteed them in a separate pan with a bit of olive oil so that they browned a lot… I think I learned this from Shelley. This made them very tasty.

Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA (vegan according to Barnivore)

April 15, 2010

katherine

April 15, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Special K with soymilk; espresso

Ricola LemonMint herb throat drops (the one variety at my corner store that did not contain honey. Seems to be vegan. It list some herbs I haven’t heard of, including “mallow,” but I assume it is something from the mallow plant family, rather than from a marshmallow. Still worth asking Ricola.)

lunch: sandwich on multigrain bread with Follow Your Heart Nacho cheese, large red kale (raw), chives, thinly sliced onion, imitation cheese spread, roasted red pepper + eggplant spread, and pickle slices

dinner at Papacitos: “wet” (or, smothered in vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, olives, jalapeños, etc.) vegan burrito with seitan asada; Tecate with lime

April 14, 2010

katherine

April 14, 2010 - .  



 
breakfast: Special K with soymilk; coffee

lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich

dinner: grilled “cheese” varieties (multigrain bread, Earth Balance, some with Follow Your Heart Nacho and some with Galaxy Nutritional Foods American, thinly sliced onion and tomato); Campbell’s tomato soup prepared with soymilk; sauteed giant red kale

last of the chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

April 13, 2010

katherine

April 13, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Special K with soymilk; coffee

lunch: sandwich with imitation cheese spread, roasted red pepper + eggplant spread, Field Roast smoked tomato deli slices, and pickle

orange

dinner: leftover corn soup with dumplings; sourdough bread; chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting; green tea

April 12, 2010

katherine

April 12, 2010 - .  

breakfast: Special K with soymilk; almond-cranberry biscotti; coffee

lunch: raw kale salad with cashew chunks; peanut butter and jelly sandwich

more biscotti; a pink orange

dinner: Trinidadian corn soup with dumplings (recipe here)

April 11, 2010

katherine

April 11, 2010 - .  

homemade almond-cranberry biscotti made with orange oil

brunch: The Fusion (lemon-teriyaki seitan with caramelized onions, fresh spinach, and banana peppers on toasted oatmeal wheat bread) from Ithaca Bakery; pickle; quad espresso (two double shots)

on bus: leftover crackers (both types)

dinner: sourdough bread (also from Ithaca Bakery) with imitation cheese spread, a couple slices of Susie’s seitan, and an okara burger; raw kale salad with cashew chunks; chocolate cake with creamy peanut butter frosting (there is so much left of this! Hurray!)

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