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The New Panino & A Brownie Bite
Ever since CandyPenny showed me the cross-section of Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich‘s vegetarian Banh Mi, I knew I had to check it out. My house special Saigon sub was the perfect stop after a day of errands. Warm, French baguette stuffed with delicious and contrasting textures, temperatures and colors: pickled carrots, cilantro, crunchy cucumber, warm shreds [...]
Tempeh Chesapeake Bay Crab Cakes
Excitedly, I have been knocking back some of Isa’s Vegan Brunch recipes! And I’ve only just begun… I got plans to fill the remainder of my summer break I/independence weekend with her hearty concoctions. But for now: Chesapeake Bay crab cakes… vegan style with tempeh and some kelp for fishy kick. I ran out of [...]
The Hidden Vegan Gem of Ulster County
Must-eat Day Trip series, Number 3A blog series featuring the country’s best upscale vegan restaurants. There is a New York that is not New York City, not a surrounding suburb and not within the its commuter path. Many call it all “upstate”, simplifying it into one homogeneous lump of land. But spending a wonderful weekend [...]
Woodsnack
Garden Cafe in Woodstock, New York is a wonderful little cafe who’s vegan quesadillas are worth the price of a rental car and Triborough Bridge traffic. I recommend the black bean and spinach version to share. I’m usually a great vegan cheese detective but I can’t place this vegan cheese. I have been coming the [...]
These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Carnivals
Carnivals (Napanoch, New York)June 28, 2009© Karen Zacconi
Operation: Use the Bananas
Yes, we have tons of bananas! And this morning was devoted to putting them to use before the pesky fruit flies started making love to them. And what better an opportunity to get to know Isa’s Vegan Bunch cookbook? So these fermenting ripe ovaries of the Musaceae will be mashed into banana-walnut flapjacks (page 80) [...]
Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Mouth
Ok, that is probably the silliest blog title I ever published.Here is a epicure rundown: Kate’s Joint‘s vegan French toast. Desperately in need of a pad of Earth Balance… if only the waitress could be found.Oatmeal raisin cookies from my vegan kitchen.Sura Thai Kitchen‘s pad see ew and virgin rolls. This place replaced Ayurveda Cafe [...]
To Tie-Dye For
My Food Fight bag and I get around. In fact, the picture to the left was taken by VegNews editor, Aurelia d’Andrea, for their press blog all the way in Ko Chang, Thailand in March 2008. On several occasions, I have been greeted by Portland expats across the country, recognizing the little-vegan-grocer-that-could’s signature font. But [...]
Nature-Deficit Disorder
Today, while brunching at Bliss and reading the latest issue of Rethinking Schools, I happen across an article discussing Richard Louv’s The Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder. The book calls for a radical change in how children of today relate to nature. He bases this urgent call on [...]
Coats. Photography Book Published
Coats. Photographs of color By Karen Zacconi Book Preview Please take a look at my photography book, Coats., published by Blurb. The concept of the book was described in my blog posting from last August: Returning from evening classes at Brooklyn College via Q train, I sat on the train’s last car for an easy [...]
Happy Dad Day Pink Cake
What better way to say thanks, dad than a lemon layer cake with a strawberry and cream center and lemony-sweet icing? That’s right, there is no better way! Adapted from this recipe, my cake was a soft, ultra-moist and delicate sponge of sweetness. Far too much sugar for my tastebuds, I was a bit dizzy [...]
Vegan Rainbow Cookies
It has been on my list of things to do for quite some time: veganize the ever-loved rainbow cookie! After plans for a weekend in Pittsburgh fell flat and the rain continued to persist in New York City or the umpteenth day, a Freaks and Geeks marathon would be complemented with combating this huge baking [...]
