Just a reminder for myself.

Don't forget to enter the Vegan Cook-Off this weekend.

Don't forget to enter the Vegan Cook-Off this weekend.

Don't forget to enter the Vegan Cook-Off this weekend.

Everyone else should, too. This weeks secret ingredient is mushrooms!

I went to brunch at Veggie Planet in Cambridge Mass yesterday with my girls. The food was quite good, pumpkin in the scrambled tofu pretty much tells you that the cooks know what is up. The waffles were ok. Wait, that wasn't a very foody sentence. “The waffles were OK.” How ever am I going to get that NY times food columnist slot like that? My waffles are better but I can't complain (ok yes I can). We also got
some much hyped brownies that they appear to have forgotten to bake - I'm not being facetious, I really think that the batter was spread into the pan and placed in the fridge and the server didn't realize that it
was raw batter. The zucchini crumb cake was wonderful and flavorful and they had a kick ass thai inspired rutabega soup that I would like to recreate. So overall I am going to put it up there as one of the best
brunch experiences I've ever had. Here's the scrambled tofu and potatoes.

We spent the weekend in Salem trying to get into the Halloween spirit.Unfortunately the Halloween spirit hated us and decided to plague us with rain pretty much the entire weekend. But we got to see the worst wax museum in the world, scenes of smiling young girls seemingly looking forward to their hangings. The Pirate Museum was either closed or non-existent, I don't remember which. But we had a lot of fun in our pajamas in the hotel room and much wisdom was gleaned from the Tom Cruise epic “Cocktail”.

I am holding a copy in my hands and it is deliciously glossy. Amazon is
lying when it says it comes out November 9th because some people have
already had theirs shipped.

Thanks to everyone who ordered it! For those of you who haven't… this is your final warning.

Order it!

And for those who hate the man and have an extra 5 spot… order it!

How can you say no to this face?

Forget about images of puss-eyed cows and infected chicken beaks, the way to the altruistic gene is through the stomache. Check out the Is My Blog Burning's latest round up hosted by becksnposh: “I Can't Believe I Ate Vegan”. It has gone above and beyond and reasonable person's expectations to deliver fantastic looking vegan dishes that could make Ted Nugent's sexist fucked up mouth water.

Check out the full list of items here, but I'm listing some of my favorites to save you the trouble.

Crispy Potato Cake topped with Caramlized Shallots with Horseradish Cream served on top of a Sherry Vinaigrette Salad of Beets, Apples and Walnuts

Cous Cous Inari

Miso-Curry Marinated Portabello and Sesame Crusted Tofu Layers

Carrot Cashew-Cream Pasta

Butternut Squash Risotto with Broiled Portobello and Saute of Hon Shimeji Mushrooms

And here is the chocolate ice cream and coconut whipped cream from bunnyfoot pictured to the right, it's from the PPK ice cream recipe.

My eyeballs are drooling.