Showing posts with label philadelphia vegan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label philadelphia vegan. Show all posts

Friday, December 6, 2013

Cauliflower Rice

Last night was my first attempt with Cauliflower Rice.  Rice is honestly one of my most favorite things to eat so it was hard to eliminate from my diet.  I am okay to eat Brown Rice but I am still trying to stay as grain free as I can.

There are so many different things you can do with Cauliflower Rice.  I chose to have mine hot and simple because I cooked a bunch of veggies to go along with it.

Here is what I used...and I used a bit too much garlic (and I am a garlic freak) so you might want to cut it in half.

1 head of Cauliflower (feeds about four in total)
2 cloves of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
A handful of cilantro
1 Tsp of smoked paprika
1.5 Tbsp of Olive Oil

Honestly all I did was pick the cauliflower off the head and put it in my food processor.  And added everything.  I chopped up the stuff really quick, because you can't let it get too food processed or it will be not "rice" like.

Mine came out more like couscous but that was fine with me.

I added a bunch of veggies with it :: zucchini, onions, mushrooms, celery.

For my mans...I cooked all the remaining meats from Thanksgiving that were in our fridge.  I really hate wasting any type of food regardless of what it is.  Luckily both he and I are not opposed to mixing a ton of random shit together at any moment.  That actually is how I cook majority of the time.  He is constantly surprised with how I make a complete full meal when there is barely anything in our fridge.

Turkey, Chicken, and Brisket.  I chopped them all up added a tiny bit of Vegan Mayo (I know go figure but he is obsessed with it) and cooked it all together.  He said it was amazing, but I would never know :)

I will be altering this recipe over and over again and might start living off of cauliflower.




Monday, May 7, 2012


On Hip City Veg

Me: I looked at the Hip City Veg Menu and I don’t think I can go
Friend: Why?
Me:  There are too many options and I want everything.  You know, I don’t think about it often but its kinda easy on me being a veg head and all, because there are limited options.  And I can’t make a decision.  Ever. On anything.  So it’s easy, but now it’s hard.

Friend: Yeah.  I’m real bad at decision making.
Me: I don’t think I can go.

Friend: I heard the fries are really good.  Just place an order before you go.
Me: Fuck

Friend: Commit Laura.  We can go back another day.

Me: That does not help.  I still have to make a decision. Whatever, fuck it.  I am ordering one of every side, and then some.


Anyways....I went to Hip City Veg and I was able to make a decision.  I am not really into the fake meat shit, seitan, tempeh, etc. so it was not as difficult as I had originally imagined.  I got the Buffalo Bella and it was amazing.  Jac got the Bistro Bella, which would have been my other choice, and it was just as good.  Sauteed Kale, Sweet Potatoe Fries, Banana Whips, and Green Tea Lemonade were also consumed.  Everything was really good and I am happy to have a junk food spot I can hit up on the reg. 

The decor and design of the joint and its menus, etc were all designed a friend of ours Mike Smith who seems to be super fucking fantastic when it comes to his work.  So mad props to him.  I'm trying to convince him anyway that vegan is what will work best for him, but he does not seem to think giving up pulled pork sammies could ever be an option.

So...get to Hip City Veg if you haven't already because its legit.

 http://philadelphia.menupages.com/restaurants/hipcityveg/menu

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