i have a serious brain disease. please bring me a cat.
Kevin just got back from Las Vegas, so that can only mean one thing: Ronald’s Donuts. You know they’ve got some vegan donuts, right?
I woke up Friday morning to this on the kitchen counter:
Uh oh. Let’s look inside.
Oy. And that’s after giving a bunch away.
Breakfast of champions fat vegans:
Mmmm….apple fritter. And, same day I downed this Boston Cream:
I’m actually not super in to donuts, but there’s something about not having them available that makes them irresistible.
And, I hit up Chat Patti again for lunch. This is what appeared when I ordered the veggie platter, no dairy, with bread instead of rice. Loved it. Turned out to be the perfect amount of food. Also got 2 samosas to go. Total was $10 and some change.
It would be lovely if every restaurant was as ready to serve vegans as Woodfire Grill. And not something half-assed either. This was a full 5 course tasting menu every bit as complex and interesting as the meaty one looked to be. If you need a fancy special occasion option in Atlanta, give it a try. It’s expensive, but worth it. Be sure to call first and ask to make sure they can do a vegan menu for you.
Amuse: pickled cherry, avocado, oil cured olive
First course: local cucumber and athena melon, avocado, crispy bread, aged sherry, olive oil
Second course: local tomato salad, fennel, oil cured olive, marcona almonds, micro basil, olive oil
Taste: white gazpacho with golden raisin puree, espelette, and lemon oil
Third course: roasted mushroom and dried fig risotto, fresh fig compote
Fourth course: roasted spaghetti squash, toasted pecans, local peaches, smoked emulsion, green beans
Dessert: rich chocolate pudding and a blueberry/cherry sorbet (the dessert was different than what they had on the nice sheet they gave us with the menu, so the description isn’t as accurate or nice)
Oh, and if you’re like me, clean your car so the valet doesn’t feel the need to wear a hazard suit to park your car. 🙂
No biggie, just some lunch from Whole Foods. I rarely eat out for lunch, but had to run over that way and pick up Grover’s special million dollar cat food. It’s barley and wheat berries with curried corn on top, a few chunks of southern fried tofu and a big pile of garlicky kale.
Normally I really like this recipe for Stuffed Poblano Chilies with Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Wow, I guess I’ve been making it for almost 15 years. Sometimes I’ll mix some chorizo with the mashed potatoes. This time I threw a bunch of kale in with the potatoes towards the end of the cooking time. So back to the “normally” qualification up top. I got some weird poblanos. They’re hot. Just stinging hot. Serrano hot but without the flavor that normally comes with a pepper. So I’ve been eating them, but haven’t really enjoyed them as much as usual.
Now this Mexican Quinoa was another story. It’s a very easy side dish and it can easily be varied by using different salsas. I used Whole Foods’ store brand of chipotle salsa. This was perfect.
The beans are just some pintos that were hanging out in my freezer from a big batch made in the slow cooker. Originally the were going to be turned into refried beans, but I got lazy when it turned out Kevin wasn’t going to be home for dinner and just put them on my plate as is.
Lots of brown food, but better for you brown food.
