December 2011
62 posts
To Dig An Urth Burger...
Do we have time for a little one paragraph rant? While enjoying my wonderful vegan Urth Burger at Lbs. in the Red Rock Casino and Resort…it made me think about the many veggie burgers that are on menus around town and beyond that, while offering a non-meat alternative for people, still contain things like eggs and cheese to help bind them together. Why only go part way and not offer...
“Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are...”
– George Bernard Shaw
The Daily Kitchen is Now Open
I don’t always make it to a new restaurant the day that it opens. I usually give them a little while to get their legs under them. It just so happens I was in the area for the opening day of The Daily Kitchen and Wellness Bar in Summerlin on Town Center. I have been waiting for The Daily Kitchen to open once I heard that they were taking over the spot occupied by Rachel’s Kitchen...
“Whenever I hear people talking about “liberal ideas,” I am always...”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Garbanzos, Soyrizo, & Spinach Stew
What a great time of year to bundle up, light the fireplace, drink some hearty red wine (actually a fabulous all-year round activity) and enjoy some wonderful soups and stews. Especially when the stew has a little kick to it and is sure to warm you all the way through. This is a recipe idea that resonated with me the first time that I saw it in Men’s Health magazine. It need some adjustment...
“Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it...”
– Bradley Miller
Cause Eggs Don't Work For Me...
Baby it’s cold outside. Was just listening to a version of that by Willie Nelson and Norah Jones that I really like. And baby…it is cold outside. Maybe not Midwest, East Coast cold…but to us almost West Coasters…it feels really cold. So to venture out in this to grab some breakfast now becomes an adventure of its own. All I have to say…it better be good. Maybe I...
“We need a boundless ethics which will include animals also.”
– Albert Schweitzer
Loving Warm Sourdough...
Having lived most of my life in the San Francisco Bay Area, I know about sourdough bread. I remember going up to the wharf area there and enjoying the wonderful, warm sourdough bread. It tastes different there in San Francisco than anywhere else, and I won’t go all Alton Brown on you right now, but there are good reasons for it having to do to with the climate and air. Some of the...
“If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you should...”
– Walter Willet, M.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital, director of a study that found a close correlation between red meat-consumption and colon cancer
Curing My Sushi Fever
Sushi? You mean to tell me that vegans eat sushi? Isn’t that just all about fish? Oh no my little sashimi…there are still a number of sushi rolls that we can indulge in to try and calm that sushi fever whenever it arises. All you have to do is go to the wonderful Miko’s in southeast part of town for some of the most wonderful and inventive vegan sushi that you will find...
“When man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.”
– Buddha
November 2011
60 posts
Having My Christmas Pancakes...
Guess what? The food was calling me again. Yes, this loveable vegan food blogger was hearing voices once again. I happened to see a picture posted on Facebook of one Chef Mayra’s latest creations at Pura Vida. It was a stack of reddish pancakes covered in all kinds of wonderful. They looked amazing…and I was staring at the screen I heard this soft, feminine voice say, “We...
“How can man be possessed of kindness who, to increase his own flesh, eats the...”
– Red Indian Chief (1854)
Sometimes Only Pizza Will Do
That is true…there are certain cravings that come on you and some are very specific in their calling. Like pizza. It has its own calling and when it calls you better know where to go to get it…because it does not let up easily. Now you can always make it…which I love to do. But sometimes you are out and about and you just can’t wait. I have visited and blogged about a...
“Cruelty to animals is as if humans did not love God.”
– Cardinal John Henry Newman
Crispy California Avocado Tacos
I have loved The Border Grill at Mandalay Bay for years. Since becoming a vegan the options have been very limited. That has certainly curtailed the dining experience there. Well, as we well know, a day is dawning and vegan meal options are finding their way onto restaurant menus all around town. Now The Border Grill has a meal to rival them all with its sheer inventiveness and...
“Humanity’s true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its...”
– Milan Kundera, The Unbelievable Lightness of Being, 1984
Portobello Mushroom Piccata
Ever since I had the wonderful vegan Portobello Mushroom Piccata at Vintner Grill in Summerlin, I have been thinking about recreating it at home. I found a great recipe for Gardein Chick’n Piccata in one of my favorite cookbooks, The Conscious Cook, by Tal Ronnen and I decided to adapt that and use portobello mushrooms instead. The Vintner dish had a great spaghetti squash side with it but...
“I won’t eat anything that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a...”
– Marty Feldman (actor/comedian) 