Best of East Coast Eats - Sept 2012

roasted cauliflower sandwiches at num pang

 

 pumpkin pie, creme brulee, and chocolate ganache vegan donuts from Cinnamon Snail

raw jalapeno brownie from Cinnamon Snail (not that good)

ancho chile burger and seitan special at Cinnamon Snail

marinated portabello sandwich (with coleslaw inside?) at the Blue Benn Diner

chocolate cream wedding pie

"farmstand" cookies

pear ravioli appetizer at Pure Food & Wine

tamales at Pure Food & Wine

portabello with "ricotta" at Pure Food & Wine

mushroom tacos at Pure Food & Wine

cereal milk soft serve at momofuku

crack pie at momofuku

poached egg and braised greens at buvette

paneer and chickpea kati rolls at Kati Roll Company

grilled seitan chimichurri at Candle 79

seitan piccata at Candle 79

mushroom fricasse at Candle 79

vanilla cannolli at Candle 79

shitty shitty dan dan noodles from fake hipster BK place. not cool.

saving grace vegan caribbean food outside union st in DC

grits and coffee at Tastee Diner

 ethiopian smorgasbord at Ethiopic in DC

Nominations for best things of the year

capers
coconut cream
earth balance
tahini
chocolate trader joe-joe's

this spinach, yogurt, and chile dish from Plenty:

almost anything else from Plenty:

 

Vegan March - Day 25

Breakfast: toast with pesto and nutritional yeast. coffee with coconut milk

Snack: banana with pb

Lunch: somen with edamame and spinach, hummus with carrots

snack: chocolate. tea. more hummus. crackers.

dinner: "quesadilla" - fake cheese, tofu, corn, spinach, red pepper, cilantro, salsa

dessert: vegan coconut cake

Vegan March - Day 24

Breakfast: coffee with coconut milk. toast with earth balance, avocado, and tomato

snack: apple & PB

lunch: noodles with edamame

snack: tea and chocolate

Dinner: whole wheat tortilla with hummus, red pepper, harissa, mint, brussels sprouts

dessert: ginger candy, mango. cocktail

Vegan March - Day 23

Breakfast: toast with pesto, fake cheese, and tempeh bacon. coffee with coconut milk.

Snack: apple with PB

Lunch: semi-ottolenghi soba noodles with lemon/ginger/sesame/tamarind sauce and edamame. spinach/carrots with peanut sauce

Snack: dark choco. 1/3 of field roast sausage. other half of apple with more PB

Dinner: whole wheat tortilla wrap with smoked paprika hummus, harissa, roasted brussels sprouts, red pepper slices, and mint.

Dessert: 4 fake oreos

snack: toast with earth balance

Vegan March - Day 22

Breakfast: toast with pesto and fake cheese (flour and earth balance, mustard and nutr. yeast), and tempeh bacon. coffee with coconut milk.

Snack: banana with PB

Lunch: quinoa with tomatoes, spinach and edamame

Snack: 1/3 dark chocolate bar.

Snack: most of a field roast italian sausage, more quinoa

Dinner: singaporean carrot cake (with carrots even!) and cilantro.

Dessert: more chocolate.

Vegan March - Day 21

Breakfast: granny smith with PB. toast with fake butter.

Lunch: soy latte, mango odwalla like thing, half of a yam, black bean and kale wrap with feta

Snack: dark chocolate bar

Dinner: spinach and tofu with peanut sauce

Vegan March - Day 20

Breakfast/lunch: coffee with cashew milk. ful, minus the feta and eggs.

snack: dark chocolate bar

"lunch": smoothie with PB, banana and soymilk

dinner: spinach salad with avocado, tomatoes, and capers. ottolenghi pasta: saffron pasta with spiced butter. yum. wine.

dessert:  gin & soda. 10-20 newman O's

Vegan March - Day 19

Breakfast: Leftover singaporean carrot cake; miso

Snack: tea, banana with PB

Lunch: lentils & quinoa. again.

Snack: tofu mousse with knock-off oreos

Dinner: by Guilty Pleasures by Book-It

Your StarterCausa Tradicional
The traditional Peruvian Pressed potato timbale... Golden potato vine ripe tomatoes, avocado,aji amarillo


Vegetarian EntréeVegetales SaltadosSeasonal vegetables, aji amarillo peppers, tomatoes, onions flambéed with pisco in a traditional wok

Dessert
small cookie

opted out of the flan. came home and wacked out on more tofu mouse with the fake oreos.

Vegan March - day 18

Breakfast: Mung bean porridge with coconut milk and mango; coffee with cashew milk

Snack: apple with PB

Lunch: lentils; quinoa with tomato, spinach and dill

Snack: tofu mousse with vegan oreos

Dinner: singaporean carrot cake w/out eggs, with carrots. miso with kombu, peas and reconstituted shitakes

Vegan March - Day 17

breakfast: mung bean porridge with cashew milk

snack: apple with PB

lunch: lentils, and quinoa with spinach/tomatoes/dill

snack: mighty-o donut

dinner: kao soi and prikking (sp?) green beans at jamjuree

dessert: vegan natural oreo ripoffs.

Vegan March - Day 16

Breakfast: mung bean porridge with coconut milk. coffee with almond milk.

Snack: apple with PB

Lunch: some lentils with pomegranate seeds and mint and hazelnuts; some tri-color quinoa with dill, spinach, tomatoes, and almonds.

Snack, Dessert: tofu mousse

Dinner: "quesa"dilla with peppers, corn, refried beans, and fake cheese sauce

Dessert: ginger candies.

Vegan March - Day 15

Breakfast: Mung bean porridge with coconut milk. coffee with almond milk

snack: pink lady apple with PB

lunch: lentil salad c/o mother, with pomegranate seeds, mint, and hazelnuts.

dessert: tofu mousse.

dinner: "quesadilla" on a sprouted grain tortilla with refried beans, tomatoes, corn, peppers, spinach, nutritional yeast, and salsa. glass o red wine.

Vegan March - Day 13 & 14

Saturday

Breakfast: silken tofu scramble with shallots, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, and nutritional yeast. coffee with cashew milk, and coffee with coconut milk


lunch, etc: white bean dip with carrots, apple with PB, tofurkey veggie sausage, coconut milk, coconut meat at diana's wedding

dinner: hummus and pita; ottolenghi pasta salad with capers, edamame, lemon zest, zucchini; field roast sausage, asparagus, arugula salad

dessert: rum cake, grammy dessert, north hill bakery chocolate cake, black bottom cupcake cake.


Sunday

Breakfast: coffee with half and half, veggie sausage, scrambled eggs, more grammy's dessert.

Lunch: leftover ottolenghi pasta salad

Dinner: snap peas with sesame sauce

Vegan March - Day 12

Breakfast: toast with refried beans, avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, nutritional yeast. coffee with cashew milk.

Snack: apple with PB

Lunch: leftover soba noodles, some bean dip with carrots

Dessert: remaining half of chocolove chocolate bar

Snack: some bean dip with carrots. the rest of the morning's PB.

Dinner: soba noodles to the end (with some extra spinach), snap pea salad with sesame oil and sesame seeds

Dessert: handful of TJ's joe joe's with banana. a few bites of (not vegan!) rum cake

Vegan March - Day 11

Breakfast: toast with refried beans, tomatoes, avocado, nutritional yeast and cilantro. coffee with steamed cashew milk.

Snack: apple with PB

Lunch: a little leftover curry; soba noodles with roasted cauliflower, tempeh bits, cilantro ginger sauce, and chinese greens

dessert: chocolove dark chocolate with almonds. I could eat the whole bar without blinking.

Dinner: black bean burger (hold the mayo!), sweet potato fries. vegan chocolate chip mint ice cream.

Vegan March - Day 10

Breakfast: toast with refried beans, avocado, tomatoes. coffee with soy milk

Snack: old-ish apple with PB

Lunch: thai curry leftovers

Dessert: dark chocolate! (full disclosure: has a little bit of milkfat)

Snack: slice of bread with paw paw jam, some pepitas

Dinner: vietnamese sandwich. earl grey tea with cashew milk. glass o red wine.

Vegan March - Day 9

Breakfast: toast with avocado, tomatoes, earthbalance, and nutritional yeast. coffee with steamed soy milk.

Snack: granny smith with PB

Lunch: thai curry leftovers

Dessert: dove dark chocolate, TJ's sesame honey almonds

Dinner: vietnamese sandwich with sauteed tofu and onions

Snacks: ginger candies, satsumas

Vegan March - Day 8

Breakfast: chickpea pancakes with onion and cumin, topped with tomato; coffee with cashew milk

Snack: PB on a granny smith apple

Lunch: thai red curry with broccoli, peas, peppers, tofu, carrots and cilantro. brown rice.

dessert: coconut cake

snack: another granny smith with PB, pepitas

Dinner: buckwheat noodles with greens, edamame, shitakes, stewed daikon, and sesame seeds.

Vegan March - Day 7

Breakfast: coffee with almond milk & smoothie with banana, PB & almond milk

Lunch: leftover plenty chickpea stew & salad with apples, cranberries, and pecans

Dinner: homemade vietnamese sandwiches.

dessert: vegan cake, round 100

Vegan march -day 6

Breakfast: steel cut oatmeal w soy milk and bluberries. Coffee w improved cashew milk

Lunch: plum bistro - pumpkin crepe and butternut scramble. All vegan!

Dinner: plenty's chickpea, tomato and bread soup.

dessert: green & black chocolate bar

Vegan March - Day 5

Breakfast/snack: granny smith with PB.

lunch: sprouted grain tortilla with refried beans, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, nutritional yeast, pepitas.

dessert: dark chocolate

dinner: Japanese Simmered Daikon with Bok Choy and Edamame

dessert: vegan coconut lemon cake c/o patricia!

Vegan March - Day 4

Breakfast: steel cut oatmeal with cashew dregs, soymilk, cinnamon, and blueberries. coffee with cashew milk.

Snack: granny smith apple with PB.

I've also been following up my apple & PB with this weird tea.

Lunch: ww pasta with roasted broccoli, garlic and red pepper flakes.

Dessert: chocolate with candied ginger

Snack: muhammara with snap peas.

Dinner:  here- Spicy string beans-vegan (sautéed with fresh garlic and onions) and Roti skin-(dahlpuri). wicked good. Anjuli was not there, but our waiter approved of my choices. (and it was vegan!)

Vegan March - Day 3

Breakfast: Steel cut oatmeal with cashews, blueberries, maple syrup, and soy milk. coffee with cashew milk.

Snack: granny smith apple with PB (surprise!)

Lunch: sprouted grain tortilla with refried beans, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, pepitas, and nutritional yeast

Dessert: some ginger chocolate bar

Snack: earl grey tea with soymilk (this was highly disappointing)

Dinner:  ratatouille crepe at La Cote creperie (small break in V-month re: eggs in crepe, but stuffing was vegan!), two glasses o red wine

Dessert: special vickster birthday dessert: chocolate peppermint torte (all eggs and cream and totally worth it)

Vegan March - Day 2

Same as day 1...with the addition of some edamame in the afternoon and some satsumas post-dinner. Have to keep cramming it in to stay full now.

Breakfast: whole grain toast with refried beans, avocado, and tomatoes; coffee with cashew milk

Snack: grannysmith apple with PB

Lunch: whole grain pasta with roasted broccoli, garlic, and red pepper flakes; muhammara dip with sugar snap peas

Dessert: lemon coconut cake c/o patricia!


Snack: Edamame


Dinner: leftover noodles and eggplants from seven stars pepper

More snack:  three satsumas

Vegan March

Day 1

Breakfast: whole grain toast with refried beans, avocado, and tomatoes; coffee with cashew milk

Snack: grannysmith apple with PB

Lunch: whole grain pasta with roasted broccoli, garlic, and red pepper flakes; muhammara dip with sugar snap peas

Dessert: lemon coconut cake c/o patricia!

Dinner: leftover noodles and eggplants from seven stars pepper

a few more NYC bites

cookie sundae from chickalicious:


sabich from taim: (FOUR STARS!)