We started off the meal with several appetizers:

The Roti dish was good, I tasted some of the curry sauce, nice mild spice but big flavor.
The BBQ wings were decent, I feel they could have made a better bbq sauce.
My favorite appetizer was  the seoul chicken, perfect crunchy peppery outside with soft delicious marinated seitan inside.

For the main entree my brother got the salmon, which he claims is very good, I sided with the Philly Cheesesteak which was good but lacking a bit in the “meat” department.

For dessert we had the chocolate covered strawberry shortcake. Personally, this was my favourite part of the meal. The cake is from Vegan Treats, a popular bakery which makes classic junk-good like cakes located in PA.  A friend who was also dining with us (and a severe carnivoire) said her mint-chocolate chip boston was a delicious shake.

Overall for the price of $100, we managed to get 4 apps, 3 entrees, 3 glasses of wine, 1 beer and 3 desserts, for these prices and the good food served up, not to mention the fast service, I will definatly be going back!

 After a nice little hike in the woods we stopped by a new place in town called Bad Dawgs. We heard there were veggie dogs and being starving we made a beeline to the menu. Any of their pre-set choices are avaliable with either regular, turkey, or veggie dogs, OR on a baked potato. We instantly fell in love – not one but TWO veggie options! I got the “Norman Dog” with cheddar cheese (you can also make any combination out of their 30 + topping choices)…the dog also had grey poupon, saurkraut and red pepper relish. It was fabulous.

I would reccomend this place to anyone veggie or not, for their amount of choices, quality of food, and extremley affordable pricing…dogs range from ($2-$3) each, thats with several toppings. They also have a good variety of natural iced teas. The only problem I would have with the store was the usage of styrafoam take away containers and the amount of time it took us to get our dogs, it took about 5-10 minutes to order and another 10 to get our three hot dogs.

I give this place a three and a half out of five- it’s not gourmet, it’s not fancy, but it puts in the effort to offer veggie options and it certainly hits the spot.

BAD DAWGS

I started the meal out with a Sake infused Mojito - a little bit sour, but
perfect for cleansing the palette, this drink went wonderfully with anything
on the menu.

For an appetizer I had the scallion pancakes
with mango salsa. The sweetness of the salsa really brought out the rich
buttery flavor of the pancakes. I also tried the New England rolls, a crunchy
outside bursting with flavor of mushrooms on the inside.

For an entree I had the grilled asparagus with oyster mushrooms and a
sweet mustard dipping sauce, multigrain coconut flavored rice with raisins
on the side. Absolutely Delicious.

Dessert was also very good. I didn’t find it as good as the main food but
it was still good in a unique way. I had a large slice of tofu chocolate cake
which was less chocolaty and more tofu-y, it was however very
refreshing and didn’t give you a ”i hate too much” feeling. I also had
a cup of decaf-Brazilian coffee - soy creamer of course.

I would recommend this place to anyone, non-meat eater or not,  the
ambiance is laid back, romantic - perfect for a date. There is a good selection
of organic wines, beers, mixed drinks and champagne. Everything is very
moderately priced in comparison to other places of the sort. Drinks cost an
average of $7 while appetizers run $5-$8 and entrees $9-$21.

Plus side:

All of their coffees are fair trade.
They only use soy milk in their cooking - no real dairy.
Easy walk from Washington Sq. Park.
Good service, great food, wonderful atmosphere.

A four out of five stars from tumaliscious!

link: Gobo

Perfect for those chilly August days with a nice cup of green tea.

2 cups flour
2 tbps sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbps baking powder

1 egg
1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix dry ingredients together. Make a well. Stir in egg and milk with fork, mix well. Gently knead. Shape dough into two even discs, cut into fourths.

Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve warm!

*chocolate chips optional, just a handful into dough and knead lightly.

Vegan, Serves 4

4 peppers
1 1/2 cup rice
4 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 fresh basil leaves, minced
1 package of mushrooms, diced
1 large can fire roasted tomato

Cook 1 1/2 cup rice according to directions.

In a large frying pan add the onion, and garlic. Sautee until onion is translucent.
Add the mushrooms and cook until dark in color and tender.
Add the basil and fire roasted tomatoes.

When this mixture is done stir it with the rice. Stuff the peppers and bake for 30-40 minutes in a 350 degree oven. You want parts of the peppers to start turning slightly black, as an option you can add grated cheddar cheese throughout the layers of the pepper.

Vegan, Serves 4

1 (1 lb) bag of small potatoes
1/2 cup soy milk
4 tablespoons soy butter
1 1/2 tablespoons finely minced dill

*optional cheddar cheese

Boil the potatoes for 20-25 minutes until you can stick a fork almost completly through.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Place potatoes in a medium sized bowl and wait a few minutes until the steam subsides. With a potato masher mash the potatoes. I like to keep the skin on because it gives it that nice hearty taste.

Add 1/4 cup of the soy milk and blend with a mixer. Add 2 tablespoons butter and continue to blend adding in the additional soy milk and butter. Feel free to add more milk or butter at this point, if you want extra creamy add more butter.

Now add the dill and whip until completely blended.

Fill four medium sized ramequins with the potatoes and optionally top with fresh grated cheese. Bake for 25 minutes.

Vegan.

I have always enjoyed Basil and recently took it upon myself to purchase a nice plant from the local Farmers Market. My skills in the garden pale in comparison to those in the kitchen, subsequently I  often find maintaining a plant to be a challenge…