a blt for lunch!. i can bitch and crab about all the bad things in this or bad things in that. but the one substitute i feel hasnt been mastered is bacon. ive tasted every fake one ive come across out there and i dont think any of them do the original flavor justice. morningstar is the closest and even though i have made an effort to ween off of their products, i still think they make the best fake'n... i surely dont think that their product is the meal or any of that. but you have to splurge sometimes.

my ultimate goal in the future is to mess around with liquid smoke flavor and fakebacon salt. but before i do i want to reasech out some recepies so i dont make myself really sick ha

the old standby. fresh peas and carrots w/sesame and honey steak tips and couscous.. now with beef cooking recipie

gardien frozen steak tips (found at hannoford in organic freezer)
in medium size pan
putin beef tips
add a smidge of olive oil
start cooking..
youll want to cook them untill they deep brown and tough.
add honey and sesame seeds
cook a couple minutes
when almost done add a pinch of sesame oil(its strong) and soy sauce to taste.

another asian night

so tonight i made sesame steak/asparagus with quinoa. my favorite part about cooking is the fact that there is always room for improvement. tonight i used ginger more effectively and and actually brought out a good flavor that wasnt to overwhelming. i think next time the only thing i would love to add to this dish is a bit of sweet like apple or peach. just to brighten it up and give a little variation

last november

well even though this wasn't thankgiving. last november we had a godamn feast that i completely forgot about. thank you iphoto for making my mouth water

im keepin it simple

the past few nights we decided to go simple. i know all these food pics are boring. but lets face it..they are for me to look back on eventually so who cares. last night we did burritos. nothing new or extravagent but they tasted pretty damn good. weve been using alot of cumin and tumeric lately. both are said to have some health advantages and when it comes down to it, it brightens up the flavor in any stirfry or dish.then tonight we went for more asian flavors. making quinoa and brown rice for some mixed grains and then a broc/onion/carrot/pepper mix seasoned with ginger/garlic/soysauce. it was my first time cooking with ginger and it was surely an experience. before tonight the only experience with ginger i have had is the bread or the ale ha. well and pickled ginger with sushi but thats totally different. it was a bit overpowering at first taste so i had to tone it down with some soysauce to balance out the flavor. it def made for a good complex taste when i was done. but was a little scary getting there. ginger surely packs a mean punch. at the same time thoughs, just like cumin/tumeric, ginger is also said to be really good for you.

vivres

also had a great dinner in montreal with my friend. he took me to this place
place was 100% vegan and 100% delicious. started off with their homade smoothies. most of the items were translated pretty well, but i still needed a little help

my friend got the portobello burger

i got the seitan wich. overall it was a great experience and even though that fool beat me to the punch and paid.. i got him next time.

za

comfort. soy cheese and bbq gardienbeef pizza. could snuggle up to this everyday

mtl

we spotted this little gem from our balcony in montreal. the newtown looked like a trendy little spot so we figured we would check it out. i dont know if they make the menu daily or not, but they ruled

only downside to our meal was our little friends (see the one flying over my plate)

at pankos

nice little meal we had the other night. fall is coming so this hit the spot. panko crusted gardien chix (cooked to taste like a porkchop) withapplesauce, sweet potato and a corn/pepper mix

wig out

Throughout my time eating fake meats ive discovered that most of them taste alright for what they are...but most of them just arent what you think they are. After doing a decent amount of research into quorn products last year, i discovered that they are nothing i would want to be eating everyday. This article is a good one explaining most of the problem. I am mainly afraid of this product because of the fact that its mold.. digestible mold...not real food...not mushroom...mold. It tastes decent which is no surprise because so does french toast. So does anything with wheat/egg and salt.

So this last week i tattooed my good friend JT. He is a good dude and as always, he hooked it up. Not only does he always go out of his way to bring me lunch (which is super appreciated) This last time he brought me a blondie from X's to O's vegan bakery. Which i took a bite out of and then decided it would be blog worthy...whooops...