As Spring drifts into summer, I’m furiously making my favorite spring salad; I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can before radishes, green onions, and garlic scapes are no longer in season. While I make some variations on the salad depending on the contents of my crisper, on a perfect day I toss [...]
Archive for June, 2010
26 Jun
Go Phillies! Vegetarian at the Ballbark
Last summer I asked you to submit your favorite vegetarian and vegan options at the PETA award-winning Citizen’s Park ballpark. I’ve been trying to track them down for myself! Last Saturday I went in search of a rumored vegan crab cake, and found it at Planet Hoagie. This HUGE hoagie comes with tartersauce or red [...]
25 Jun
A delicious Kohlrabi recipe
One of my favorite things about my Lancaster Farm Fresh CSA is the weekly email newsletter I receive. It lets me know exactly what I’m going to get in my share, usually includes an interview with one of the farmers who contributes to my CSA and photos of the farm, and recipes for some of [...]
23 Jun
Hardena…finally!
During my junior year of college, I lived in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (on the island of Java) and while there, fell in love with Indonesian food. Hardena, a small warung (or casual dining place) in South Philadelphia has been recieving great foodie press for years, but I’ve been putting off a visit until I could take [...]
21 Jun
Broccoli Polenta from Veganomicon, with Spring vegetables
I’ve admitted before that I find broccoli a bit of a chore. I know that it’s good for me, and arrives beautiful and fresh in my CSA, but there just aren’t that many ways that I like it. Whenever I find a recipe I like, I’m thrilled. With a giant head of broccoli on my [...]
14 Jun
Savory CousCous Salad
I love grain salads, but I often want them to pack a little more punch. This simple salad (really!) included fried chard and garlic, along with chopped carrots, red onions, green onions, sun-dried tomatoes in oil, capers, diced carrots and some raw sprouted chickpeas. I added (of course) some oil to the couscous and a [...]
8 Jun
Anything can go into a burrito – even a weeks’ worth of veggies
I believe that almost anything can go into a burrito or wrap. Arriving home with another huge CSA share, and still swimming in vegetables from last week’s late holiday delivery, I made a mission out of using as many vegetables and odds and ends as possible in last nights dinner. I fried garlic scapes and [...]
7 Jun
Divan Turkish Kitchen
I’ve been hearing about how great Divan Turkish Kitchen is for quite some time. I happened to be in the neighborhood the other weekend, so I stopped by to check-out what all the noise was about. First – they obviously specialize in meat. While there are some vegetarian options, most rave review focus on their [...]
3 Jun
Brunch in the House
While I LOVE to go out to brunch, it can be a big hassle, cost a lot of money, and feel frustrating. Sometimes you’d rather just sit on your couch and watch the Sunday morning news shows (or is that just me?) Either way, sometimes I surprise myself with the ability to quickly whip-up a [...]
2 Jun
green lunch at Angelica Kitchen, NYC
I very luckily found myself with a free day in NYC last week. I went to brunch, roamed some favorite stores, went to the Whitney Biannual, and popped in at Angelica Kitchen – one of the most famous organic vegetarian restaurants in the country. I admit that I’d had a huge breakfast and time wasn’t [...]
