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Mashed Tomatoes
It wasn’t that long ago that tomatoes were in sorry shape. Apologies were displayed in the supermarket. But with winter gone, bring on the better fruit! In honor of my easy but satisfying lunch and to balance out the hectic culmination of 5th grade test prep, here’s what I am eating this busy week, sprinkled [...]
At Week’s End
Organic Village‘s Shiitake-Veg “Burger”. Quite good for a raw version of a burger, however, after horrendous service I’ll likely not return to this place. We ate in the car so to escape the mess of stress within the tiny restaurant. Finally tried Dunwell Donuts at Champs Family Bakery, which is now home to Bone Shakers [...]
Na-cho Ordinary Nachos
Whipped up a batch of vegan nachos… mostly to utilize the cheese whiz-type stuff I made a couple of weeks back for the Phillies ballpark jaunt. Although I completely forgot to ground up some Amy’s burgers for the protein, they were very good! I used some refried kidney beans flavored with chipotle, the aforementioned cheese, [...]
B.L.T.
Some days are meant for doing nothing. That’s right, no-thing. Even this B.L.T. seemed to be too much effort. Toasting bread, frying up tempeh leftovers, slicing veggies and spreading Vegenaise was about all I could take. I don’t even know what I sprinkled on the potatoes before throwing them in the oven. So here, a [...]
A Farm With a View: Long Island City’s Brooklyn Grange
Long Island City’s Standard Motor Products building takes up the majority of Northern Blvd. between 36th and Steinway streets. Its huge, sturdy and unassuming slab of industrial grey, located off one of Queens’s busiest streets, has a unique claim to fame: It is the foundation for New York City’s largest rooftop farm, the Brooklyn Grange. [...]
The Earth Births the Vegetables
I often sing the praises of fruits and vegetables. It isn’t because I’m a vegan… I’d be a vegan no matter what it tasted like really. Separately and as passionately, I love food. I’d love a roasted onion over a new pair of shoes, prefer a perfectly ripened tomato over a twinkling ruby. Ok, that [...]
Use It or Lose It Mode
With a slew of produce from Fresh Direct panting in their plastic bags in my refrigerator, tonight I was in “use it or lose it” mode. This mode refers specifically to my disgust of food waste, my want for efficiency and my need to make lunch for the week. With the weather crappy and the [...]
