Not Your Usual Chocolate Banana Mousse
This is definitely not your usually Mousse. But then again, I am not the usual consumer of foods. Through my work at CultureMap.com, I have had the opportunity to meet some very cool people, creative chefs, and interesting (and colorful) personalities. While interviewing Elizabeth Harris, a raw gourmet vegan chef and owner of Houston’s first raw vegan restaurant, I happen to reveal an obsession with all things chocolate. Then again, I believe I am not the only one with... Read More
The Morning After Pancakes: Red Velvet with Blueberry Syrup and Whipped Cream
The morning after the Fourth of July can certain seem like somewhat difficult. Whether you are in the midst of the walk of shame, wondering how the goat slept next to you peacefully or whose underwear you are wearing, we all need a little sustenance to soak up all those illicit alcohol calories that inadvertently made their way into our livers. I didn’t have THAT much to drink. Read More Read More
Bend me over Sweet Potato Fries with Sassy Ketchup
When unexpected guests come by, I always like to throw something on the table. Having just made the most delicious picarones, I had an extra sweet potato looking at me begging for attention. The solution? Fry up a batch of crispy, sweet and sassy sweet potato fries, and make some sort of doctored up ketchup. Anything straight from a bottle is just not me. Cutting the sweet potatoes by hand made for wonderful, homey and imperfect strings. But in the interest of cooking them well,... Read More
Peruvian Street Food: Picarones or Squash Sweet Potato Fritters
Dare I say these are the Peruvian version of funnel cake? That would be foodie blasphemy worthy of a spanking. Now you are wondering if I did that on purpose. Typical picaronera feeding the masses A picaronera was the nice lady who stood behind a food stand making these fritters. She would be at almost all school events and holidays frying these fresh for all of us. Read More Read More
La Crème Brûlée sans la Dairy pour le Vegan
Is there anything more gentle than crème brûlée? Silky and understated, the elegance lays in its simple layering of flavors of a few ingredients. Yes, the original custard depends on cream for the richness and egg yolks baked au bain-marie for the consistency, the vegan version must depend also on a less than more ingredients to achieve the desired result. Most recipes out there call for silken tofu for the creaminess. I was determined to find a version that was soy free.... Read More
Summer Carnival Food: Funnel Cake with Chai Cherries
I know I shouldn’t. But I do. And tonight, I did. I think I have a little man crush on Guy Fieri. Maybe it’s the bleached blond hair in a guy who has no business doing so, the obsession for food that is indulgent and SO bad for you, or just a little jealousy in being able to find decadent homey foods anywhere he goes. I was watching him today while he was exploring funnel cakes and thought: I can do that. Well, I can do that better. And make it vegan. Let’s... Read More
Advocacy
Everyone’s grandmother was right. Mark Bittman’s Message? Eat your veggies
Sometimes, well most often, it is not the message itself but who delivers it that determines if it will be heard or taken seriously. Yes, there is definitely increase in chatter regarding food and health issues, especially as we are faced with the possibility of a declining life expectancy in the United States.
Everyone’s grandmother was right. Eat your veggies.
But when Mark Bittman, bestselling cookbook author, food critic for the New York Times and television personality makes statements like [...]
Reviews
When raw cuisine meets a creative chef: exploring Live Organic Food Bar in Toronto
Raw cuisine requires an abundance of creativity as it defies the Western idea of acceptable sustenance. On a personal level, treating myself to a raw restaurant is always enlightening as it teaches me a few things about new ingredients, techniques, flavors and presentation.
Perusing menus online helped convince my family to follow me on my pilgrimage and quest for darn good eats. We chose wisely.
My cyber research took me to Live Organic Food Bar. Nestled in a busy street consisting of [...]
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