I eat at Vietnam Cafe at least twice a month, and I’m always so hungry and excited when the food comes that I forget to take a picture before my meal is half-devoured. I stopped in for a University City dining days preview (3 courses, $15, July 23-30) and finally remembered to photograph before shoving [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tofu’
17 Apr
KoJa Udon Soup
The UPenn area has some truly awesome foodtrucks, and this is a shout-out to one of my favorite ones – KoJa. That’s “Korean/Japanese” and they make delicious spicy noodles and this Udon soup, which I always politely order without the fishcake. This time, they threw in some extra tofu for me, just because they are [...]
13 Apr
Indonesian Soup at Pagoda Noodle Cafe
I love to go to movies at the Ritz Theaters, but there are not a lot of places that I love to grab a quick bite to eat when in Old City. Coming out of a movie at the Ritz 5 the other week, and straight into a cold, rainy night, I had a craving [...]
9 Apr
Red Pepper, Shitake Mushroom and Tofy Stirfry
The simplist little stir-fry – my own version of a recipe in How to Cook Everything Vegetarian – was delicious and packed with flavor. I served it with baby bok choy, steamed with garlic in a dash of rice wine and soy sauce. Red Pepper, Shitake and Tofu Stir Fry serves 4 8 oz extra-firm [...]
29 Mar
Soba and Tofu in Ginger Broth
I made this quick soup from the March 2009 issue of Body + Soul magazine. I substituted dried red peppers for fresh, and white for black sesame seeds, and threw in twice as many vegetables as the recipe called for. The soup was quick, healthy, and tasty.
23 Feb
Vientiane
Senor Lanky and I love Vientiane, our local Laotion family-owned restaurant so much, we actually ended up there on Valentine’s Day with with our fancy bottle of Spanish wine. The restaurant was dimly lit, and on every high surface the staff had placed little glimmering votives in wine glasses. For about a year, I ordered [...]
17 Feb
While I can’t say that I’ve actually ever eaten a chicken wing, I crave buffalo sauce something terrible. I whipped up this super fast buffalo tofu the other night when I was starving. I like to use local, organic firm tofu because I think that it’s firmer – I don’t even need to press it! [...]
1 Feb
“My Own Private India Menu” from Veganomicon
Though I appreciate it when cookbooks include entire menu selections, I rarely use them as more that a jumping off point. Last weekend, partially inspired by some brussel sprouts I had purchased at the co-op, I decided to cook the entire — menu from Veganomicon. I substituted some leftover black rice for the called-for basmati, [...]
13 Jan
Curried Lemongrass Soup: Redux
I wasn’t as happy as I could have been with the Curried Lemongrass Soup that I made a few days ago. The flavor was good, but the consistancy was a bit off, maybe because I used rice noodles instad of ban threads and they soaked up most of the soup. I decided to fry them [...]
12 Jan
Su Xing House
I’ve wanted to visit Su Xing House, a Chinese vegetarian restaurant, since it opened on Sansom street almost a year ago. Today was the first time I was nearby and hungry! The restaraunt itself is lovely with two tastefully decored floors (and one sparkly chandelier), both dimly light and quiet. The absence of jangly music [...]
