Lisa of Vegan Culinary Crusade has also been taking part in testing a number of recipes for the upcoming e-book. Check out what she thinks and her beautiful photos sure are something to talk about!
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Completely off the topic of the e-book; the Hubz and I will be in NYC for the day on February 12th and would like to plan a blogger/tweep meet-up we were thinking for happy hour (location TBD) come enjoy a beverage and appetizers-interested? email me! lindsay@cookingforaveganlover.com
The Hubz and I headed downtown after dinner to relax and enjoy the nice weather. We talked about going to Stogo for vegan ice cream, but got a little lost, so we decided to try Lula’s Sweet Apothecary . I really wanted a sundae but didn’t think I could eat one on my own and the Hubz just didn’t feel it. I asked one of the staff members which flavor was her favorite and she said she really liked the lemon and chocolate fudge brownie, but her favorite was the soft-serve twist (cake batter & chocolate). After tasting a few of the hand-packed ice creams, I decided to go with the soft serve twist and the Hubz went with butterscotch.
Both of our choices were really good, but honestly, I enjoy Stogo’s ice cream more. However, Lula’s was a fun little place that had soft serve which made me happy as I have been wanting some for years.
After the game we were all feeling a little hungry and loopy but no one as much as Ma….
So after a million a few last minute photos were taken we made our way to Candle Cafe for an early dinner.
I have always wanted to go to Candle Cafe, ever since years ago when my mom bought me the cookbook for kitchen. I have made many of the recipes myself but was ready to get the full experience. We all would have liked to visit Candle 79 but considering we had been at a ball game all day and weren’t staying the the city where we could head back to our hotel and shower and change, we decided casual would be better. However, after this visit to Candle Cafe we will for sure be heading to Candle 79 next visit.
After reviewing the menu about 30 times we all finally made decisions, since we couldn’t justify ordering one of everything we all got different things so we could get a little taste of a variety of items.
Mine: INDIAN PLATE tofu spinach saag, black-eyed pea masala, yellow basmati rice, date-raisin chutney, cabbage salad and parata bread.
Hubz: CAJUN SEITAN SANDWICH Pan-seared seitan, steamed greens, caramelized onions and avocado. Served on toasted focaccia with an ancho chili aioli and coleslaw.
Ma: GRILLED SEITAN BURGER Seitan burger on a seeded bun with fried potatoes, lettuce, tomato, onion, coleslaw and pickles.
PA: TUSCAN SEITAN PARMESAN SANDWICH Breaded seitan cutlet with melted tapioca cheese and roasted garlic tomato sauce on a potato onion roll. Served with a mesclun salad drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette and fried potatoes.
Everything was delicious however here is a run down of everyones favorites:
Ma: Seitan Burger
Pa: Seitan Burger
Hubz: Cajun Seitan and Tuscan Parm
Me: Cajun Seitan, Tuscan Seitan Parm or the date-chutney
I loved everything and now I am ready to go home and make some more recipes from my cookbook and hope that they taste as good.
The day that we have been waiting for all summer finally came our first trip to Yankee Stadium to see the Yankees play the Jays.
Making Our Way to The Bronx
Ma and Pa
The Hubz and I
We got to the stadium early to get the most out of our day- we got to see the Jays batting practice but unfortunately got in too late to see the Yankees. After we checked out the field and a few stores we headed to the Memorial Park.
Hubz with his favorite players number
Me with my childhood favorite players number
Watching the Ball Game
We didn’t really eat much at the game as we had a sandwich earlier in the morning and were saving our appetites for Candle Cafe after the game. I did see however veggie burgers, veggie sushi, guacamole and chips and veggie noodle bowls along with your normal ballpark food like french fries, popcorn and pretzels.
Garlic Fries- debatably vegan- my sources say yes and others say no- oh well they were good
We also ran around the stadium trying to locate the Brooklyn Brewery beer because what is a ball game without a beer and I was not spending $9 on Bud or Miller-yuck. So we finally located the Brooklyn Lager after going to almost the top level of the ball field but it was worth it even if they were $9.
Brooklyn Lager
We sat back in our comfy seats and enjoyed the game.
The Hubz, the Rents and I headed out yesterday afternoon to Stamford CT, where we are staying this weekend. By the time we got there we were pretty hungry and decided to try a place called Little Buddha. The place and it’s sister restaurants have received great reviews from the NY Times and the reviews were right on AMAZING food.
Now the place leaves a little to be desired like it only has seating for 14 people and you are crammed into a small place. However the restaurant is more focused on it’s take out orders and the food makes up for the not so ideal dining space. Here is what we shared:
So the Hubz and I are headed out today to CT/MA and the NYC tomorrow for a Yankees game and to eat good food and visit one of my BFF’s. I will hopefully be blogging about the start of our adventure tonight but you’ll get a full recap Sunday evening. Until later lets reminisce about past NYC trips.
