One World Cafe, Baltimore MD

I took a few trips to Baltimore this year, and of course, I ate at every veg place I could find. This cafe is not all veg, but very veg friendly! There is a large selection of items, including a few desserts and yummy beverages. Here are a few pics of my first visit. I didn't  have my camera ready my second time there. (shame on me right)

Vegan nachos covered in daiya and vegan sour cream!

Vegan hot dog with sauerkraut

Mmmmm messy goodness!

I love this place. The service is usually sloooooow, but it is comfortable to sit and hang with your friends. They also have a bar area if you want to skip table service and sit on comfy couches.

The details:

Site: http://www.one-world-cafe.com/

Addy: 100 West University Parkway Baltimore, MD 21210 (410) 235-5777

Mi Lah Vegetarian Restaurant, Philadelphia

Looking for brunch??? Look no further! My dear vegans this place has it ALL.

Let's start with french toast. Do you like yours deep fried? I do...

 

 

Drool...

Or how about a sausage biscuit???

Mmmm Sausage biscuit with gravy, homefries, and deep fried coconut mushrooms.

 I know now that you are in fact looking for the address for this place. Who can honestly resist? I have been twice and the only thing on the brunch menu I recommend you not getting is the Waffles. They are burnt and rock hard. No bueno.

Details:

Site...http://www.milahvegetarian.com/

Address: 218 South 16th Street.

Quintessence Raw Restaurant NYC

So once again I have been a Little Piggy in the Big City. In the past 2 trips I have made to NYC I have stopped by this super cute little spot and pigged out on raw food. I hope you are not thinking, raw euw! It really is amazing. They have also started offering slow cooked food for those who may not love raw, but also don't love the life cooked out of your veggies!

Here are some of the yum yums I indulged in.

Raw "Hot" Chocolate

View from our seat

Spicy "tuna" rolls

enchiladas

Some chocolate and Strawberry

pecan pie cookie

This was the pumpkin pie cheese cake

 

 

 

And this is just a few of the amazing items. They change their menu often, so don't worry about getting bored! Swing by and give this place a try!

Details:

Site...http://www.raw-q.com/

Address: East Village
263 E 10th Street
(btw. Ave A & 1st Ave)
NYC
(646) 654-1823

Lemon Almond Biscotti

Hey everyone! It's been a while yes. I am terrible at keeping up with these things. But the good news is, the yummy desserts keep rolling in, and I plan on posting them (however sporadic). The inspiration behind this biscotti was my mother in laws backyard. There is a huge lemon tree and I had to make something! I came across a recipe on epicurious, and modified it a little.

Here is the original recipe...http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/VEGAN-LEMON-BISCOTTI-1233180

My modifications are as follows.
*For one of the egg replacers, instead of using 2 tablespoons water, use 2 tablespoons fresh squeeze lemon juice.
*Instead of zest from 1 lemon, got crazy and use the zest from 2 lemons (I am a rebel I know).
*Instead of dividing the dough, I made one long log, about 1 inch thick. It takes the same amount of time to bake, you just get longer biscotti's when you slice them.

And that is all! Next time I make it I am probably going to substitute all the water from the egg replacers for lemon juice. I really like to taste my lemons.

See outcome...

Crunchy Chickpea Snack

I don't know why these have intimidated me for years, but I finally gave them a shot. I love chickpeas and spices, all I needed to do was pop this love affair in the oven!

Here is what I did...

1) Lazily opened a can of chickpeas, rinsed and threw them in a bowl
2) Drizzled olive oil and dashed with cumin, garlic powder and salt (do it to your taste and play with spice options)
3) Placed them on a cookie sheet and tossed them in  @ 400 degree oven
4) Every 10 minutes, stirs those babies!

Bake for 40 minutes or until crunchy.

Yummy and packed full of protein! (How on earth do vegans get protein?????)

Juicing = Creamsicle Recipe

So I am slacking again. I feel it is the story of my life! The good news is, I just got a juicer! I was playing around with it today, and Steve came up with a great recipe! If you are a big fan of the creamsicle, you will love this.

Recipe:
1 large carrot
3 medium oranges
1/4 cup coconut milk (we use So delicious Vanilla)

It was so good! I bet it would be great in the summer if you froze them in Popsicle molds!