Before hitting 2013 running, let’s take a moment to enjoy some of the finer food parts of 2012. Favorite Sandwiches: Beer Barbecued Chiken with Sprite Biscuits Vegan Fish Tacos BBQ Portobello and Mushroom Sandwich from the Chubby Vegetarian Veggie Ruebens with Kimchi Chicago Style Italian Seitan Monsieur Red Dog Braised Kale and Chickpea Sandwich from Serious Eats Calabacitas Burritos with Homemade Tortillas Lone Star Lentil [...]
For the second year in a row J-Fur and I hosted Thanksgiving at our place. Her sister and parents were in attendance. Here are the highlights of some of the great tastes that we enjoyed: Appetizers Spiced Almonds Roasted Apple Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Pizza Salad Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, Cranberries and Pepitas Soup Carrot and Ginger and White Bean Side Dishes Stuffing [...]
Let’s step back in time for a moment. The scene is Astoria, New York circa 2005. Somewhere nestled in amongst the Hollywood backdrops, Sufjan Stevens’ CD wrappers, Sesame Street and copies of The Great Gatsby a young poet/songwriter from Lebanon meets up with a choir girl from Dallas, Texas. They decide to start a band. Perhaps people notice, perhaps they don’t. Perhaps Frank Costello and [...]
On one of my last weekdays off of the summer I set out to conquer a twenty mile bike ride. This ride was unlike the others I took this summer because it would be along main roads and through trailer parks rather than winding in the woods. I had gone about seven miles when I blew out my tire. I flipped the bike and tried [...]
Every once in a while, usually after a late night of communist Russia dancing, I find myself seated in the dining room of a hole-in-the-wall diner. While definitely serving an important purpose in night owl society these diners usually aren’t loaded with vegetarian food. And when they do have vegetarian options, they aren’t always adequately stocked. None of this would matter if the one thing [...]
During my formative years gravy (along with canned vegetables, boxed vegetables, meat and milk) made up my five food groups. There was something about that thick, comfortable, gray liquid that made food taste better. Any food, didn’t matter what the dish was, could be enhanced with gravy. And no one did gravy better than my grandma. When the time came for me to switch to a [...]
Capdevila at La Teresita (commonly referred to as just La Teresita) is a Cuban restaurant in West Tampa that is probably no place for a vegetarian to wind up. The list of foods that are vegetarian friendly could be ticked off using the fingers of just one hand. Let’s see, there was fried yucca, arroz amarillo, papas fritas, platanos fritos and tostones. There are a [...]
(photo from Kyler England’s Facebook page) Kyler England is the Atlantic Tomcod of music. This comparison has nothing to do with the bottom feeding tendencies of the fish but rather its ability to evolve quickly in order to prosper. Kyler has built an illustrious career on the back of her ability to evolve. While firmly established as a solo singer-songwriter she has always sought out [...]
Fresh off of teaching some elementary school kids how to bread and fry mozzarella I was willing to try it on almost anything. I first hit up my pantry where I found an old stale box of Froot Loops. Breaded, fried, done. Then I found a scary looking box of old peanut butter eggs. Done. Completely sugared out and sick to my stomach I needed [...]
