Chow Vegan

Purely Decadent Root Beer Float

chow — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:44:42 +0000

Why am I drinking a root beer float in November? Because it was a nice balmy 85 degrees here a couple of weeks ago! And in the freezer, I recently got in pints of the new Purely Decadent coconut milk ice cream straight from the manufacturer just waiting to be sampled. I decided on “Vanilla Bean” [...]

Amy's Spicy Chili Fries

chow — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:01:40 +0000

It seems a little odd, being a vegan and all, that I only like beans okay. And that’s a very apathetic okay. Yes, I know it’s an excellent source of protein and fiber, blah, blah, blah. What can I say, there’s no accounting for taste. On the few occasions that I willingly eat beans, it’s usually [...]

Kaygetsu Review

chow — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:44:38 +0000

Continuing in my gluttonous ways, I recently dined on a very lovely 8 course Japanese vegan meal at Kaygetsu in Menlo Park, California. This style of meal service is called kaiseki. It has its origins in tea ceremony, where small multi-courses was served to compliment the tea. The menu is carefully selected to reflect the [...]

Bear Naked Halloween Kit

chow — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:05:07 +0000

This is what I’ll be handing out to the little kiddies for Halloween. Yummy granola. Somehow I managed to snag one of the free Bear Naked Halloween kits which includes 30 sample packs of their fruit and nut granola, a reusable grocery bag to put them in to hand out, a Halloween edition Bear Naked t-shirt [...]

Vegetable Chowder In Mini Sourdough Bread Bowl

chow — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:06:18 +0000

Once upon a time, in the very distant past, I tried soup in a bread bowl. It seemed a little weird to me back then. Do you eat the bowl or not? I think I tried to eat the whole thing but it was way too much, I’m sure I didn’t even come close to [...]

Chinese 5-spice Jackfruit With Steamed Buns

chow — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:45:31 +0000

I’ve made BBQ pulled jackfruit sandwiches and jackfruit carintas tacos and from that taquitos. I’m ready to go in a new and different direction with jackfruit. I’m most familiar with Chinese cuisine so let’s go there. I decided on Chinese 5-spice seasonings for the jackfruit and to serve it in the same manner as traditional Peking [...]

Spicy Mushroom Cocktail

chow — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:49:02 +0000

After having so much fun eating fondue, I was wondering what else do people eat with a tiny fork. Shrimp cocktail comes to mind. Back in the day, my family and I used to order this appetizer a lot. It was a classic starter at many of the American cuisine type of restaurants around the [...]

Rising Moon Organics Butternut Squash Ravioli

chow — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:05:50 +0000

Since I still have a bit of lunchbox fondue left over from my last post, I thought it might go well with ravioli. Someday I would like to try to make ravioli from scratch. But not today. Today, I need something kinda quick so I’m pulling out of the freezer a package of Rising Moon [...]