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The “Blizzard of 2013″ came and left us with a covering of cotton white.
In moon boots and pajamas, I checked it out.
Vitamix fun: white bean artichoke cilantro pesto
And fool-proof roasted Brussels.
So delicious!
Beets two ways. Veggie-Go’s fruit leather. (Best. 15 calories. Ever.)
Roasted beets. I drooled on my shirt when I rotated them in the pan.
Scalloped potatoes a la mandoline.
Creamy, herbed potatoes will help me face the work week.
House-made seitan.
Bring on Monday!
My buddy and I woke up to the chime of my phone. 10 minutes before I received the NYC Alert text, The Electrician delivered the sweet, sweet news of the snow day. I texted the other 5th grade teachers and went back to bed, lulled by the exclamations of the ambitious shovelers outside and the spinning wheels of snow-trapped vehicles. Too soon I woke with a caffeine withdrawal headache and needed to trudge the fresh snow to Lula Bean for a large black.
The snow enveloped cars in white mountains, trimmed winter sticklings like a lush coat and brightened up the mismatched colors of apartment buildings down my street. With my pajama pants tucked into my huge 80′s-style Hoth moon boots, I enjoyed my walk in the snow. The day was brimming with opportunity and I was hoping not to squander it. Coffee will help.
My first endeavor, nutty wheat bread. It’s been a while since I last made bread. I was discouraged by uneven slices, impatient about letting it cool thoroughly after a 4-hour session in the bread maker and plagued by too much bread left over. But these are easy fixes! I reduced Nutty wheat above to a 1.5lb loaf, subbing curdled soy milk for buttermilk and some Earth Balance for the butter, and got a reasonably sized loaf. I added in some mixed fancy nuts I’ve been meaning to get the heck out of my pantry. Pantry turnover, as well as lunch for all of next week, was my mission.
Having a capital-S Slew of fresh dill in my possession, I made a vegan dill mayo with some sprigs and the remainder of my Vegenaise. This will top my lentil burgers. I am happy to announce that the green lentils have left the pantry. What a relief! They were bothering me in there. I am neurotic, yes.
I also made a simple wheat berry salad as an accompaniment to my lentil burgers. Just some wheat berries, raisins and some splashes of olive oil, fig balsamic vinegar and some red wine vinegar. To the right, the cooling lentils for my patties. Did I tell you that making this patties also killed the rest of the bread crumbs in my pantry? Booyah! Anyway, the patties were quite easy: lentils, onion, carrot and some spice and heat. I also added corn for color.
This winter broke New York City’s 114-year snowfall record, leaving me with 2, yes 2, snow days. But pay no mind to Punxsutawney Phil’s shadow or the Sonny & Cher on your clock radio because a taste of Spring came early. The coming of Spring is always exciting in the big city. The chatter of vulgar stoop talk wafting up from city stoops and the blare of passing autos’ open window tunes are not yet annoying; the sunny side of the street and the treat of a walk not requiring a puffy coat delightfully overshadows the cool breeze likely to return soon. But for now, Hello Spring.
I always thought the past tense of snow ought to be snew.
Anyway, New York got hit with its first layer of winter snow this weekend. (Quick aside: Snow makes everyone completely mad; have you ever noticed this?) Venturing out for brunch at Bone Shakers, I got to enjoy the fluffy white fresh and newness before New York City turned it a slushy pale grey with polka-dots of canine cologne. My porch:
Is there a color that is blue-grey-white? Don’t make me check a J.Crew catalog.
Let’s talk Brooklyn’s best veg eatery. Seriously. I can’t say enough great things about Bone Shakers. And I am one picky mofo. They are home to the best vegan sandwiches in NYC, me thinks. So having never had the pleasure of their brunch, CandyPenny and I trudged the tall mounds of snow knowing it’d be well worth it. It was, of course. I got the fun and fantastic Toad in the Hole, or a hole in a huge, buttery slice of bread where the money “S.A.G.” vegan egg concoction goes. I’m hooked.
It is spectacular. Just look…
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