Tag: Veganism
Restaurant Review – Sangam Indian Cuisine
More proof you can find vegan Indian cuisine in the Charlotte, NC area … Sangam, a restaurant that specializes in Punjabi food (my favorite)! The menu has an impressive list of 21 vegetarian options (not counting many of the appetizers, soups and salads, or accompaniments). At least half of those options are vegan or can… Read More ›
Yogurt Quest – And A Recipe for Raita
I’ve been vegetarian for a very long time now, with long spells of veganism in between. Unlike many people, I never had a problem “giving up” foods to go vegan. I’ve always hated “breakfast eggs” – scrambled, fried, omeletted – and soon found I didn’t have to rely on eggs for baked goods, either. I… Read More ›
Raise Your Glass … To The Veggie Life
There are two kinds of vegans … One kind avoids wine, because they know its ingredients could include honey and dairy, and because it could be filtered with egg whites, gelatin, fish bladders (a.k.a. isinglass), and sea shells. The other kind drinks wine, because they DON’T know its ingredients could include honey and dairy, or… Read More ›
Vegan On The Cheap
Instead of being called “Vegan on the Cheap,” this book should be called, “Vegan a Little Cheaper.” The good: The first chapter is full of money and time saving tips, and more advice is sprinkled throughout the book. This chapter is excellent! The second chapter, called “Cooking Basics,” gives recipes for basics like vegetable cooking… Read More ›
What The Heck Do I Do With This @#*&! Tofu?
I’m about to share one of my deepest, darkest secrets. I’ve been a vegetarian in Charlotte, NC for 12 years, and vegan on and off (mostly on) throughout those years. But until last year … I never had a single f*cking clue what the heck to do with tofu. More, I was pretty happy NOT… Read More ›
On Fennel, Farts, & Pyroflatulence
My friend Andrea is, I think, like a lot of aspiring vegetarians/vegans out there. She’s highly intelligent and super compassionate – heck, she teaches special needs kids! She knows all the reasons she “should” go veg. But … she’s a very busy lady. She’s a teacher in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, which means she’s not… Read More ›
Restaurant Review – Zebra
NOTE: Zebra’s has closed. In a very ironic twist of fate (or perhaps karma), Living Kitchen, a mostly-raw, vegan restaurant, opened in their space May 1, 2017. Foie gras has just been banned in California! Unfortunately, it’s still legal – and popular – in North Carolina. Which prompts me to write a review – or rather… Read More ›
Eat Vegan On $4 A Day
One thing that’s been bugging me lately is the new “elitism” of being vegan. Elite as in expensive. Eating vegan, at least at home, should be the easiest and cheapest way to eat. (Dining out is another matter, but since I’m reviewing a cookbook, we’ll focus on home cooked meals.) Even if you’re flat broke, you can still… Read More ›
Veganism – The Newest, Hottest Trend!
Veganism is HOT! It is TRENDY! In 2012, Veganism is TOTALLY HAPPENING! It’s FRESH .. It’s NEW .. It’s NOW! (Nevermind vegetarianism and veganism have existed since ancient India and ancient Greece; those old dead guys don’t make good press.) In many ways, this trendiness is a good thing, as there is more information and resources for… Read More ›
Main Street Vegan
I really wanted to like this book – I’ve been hearing such great things about it. VegNews even went so far as to call it “The Vegan Bible New Testament” and “Moran’s magnum opus.” My verdict? It’s a great book for vegetarian and vegan “beginners.” Emphasis on BEGINNERS. It’s light, fluffy, conversational – and, yes, motivating. It’s… Read More ›
Restaurant Review – Olive Garden
Olive Garden is probably not the first choice restaurant for most vegetarians/vegans, but let’s face it – we all wind up there sometime. Someone from your office will throw a birthday party there. Or you’re shopping at Carolina Place Mall with friends and they decide they’d rather eat at Olive Garden than the Food Court. … Read More ›
Don’t Panic! – Ordering At An Indian Restaurant
Indian restaurants can be a bit intimidating your first visit or two. You enter the restaurant, and your mouth waters – but you can’t really explain or identify what you are smelling. There may be traditional or contemporary Indian music in the background – you start to get into it, there’s some sort of weird funky one-string… Read More ›
Update … To Ghee or Not To Ghee
I called/emailed most of the Charlotte-area Indian restaurants today to see how willing they were to prepare a vegan meal. Woodlands, Situl, Bombay Grill, Copper, and The Blue Taj all said a vegan meal would be no problem! I did clarify that a vegan meal meant no butter, no cream, no paneer, no yogurt. Still… Read More ›
To Ghee or Not To Ghee
Whenever someone hears my partner and I cook mostly Punjabi food, the reaction is always the same. “You eat all that GHEE? But that’s SOO many calories! I could never eat Indian food – I’d be as big as a house!” an omnivore will exclaim, looking askance at my size 6 body and my partner’s slim… Read More ›
Why I Write Restaurant Reviews
I do intend to be writing posts other than restaurant reviews, but right now I am in the process of transferring reviews from my FB VegCharlotte page to my blog, as I think this will be a much more helpful and useful format. I’ve been asked before why I bother to post restaurant reviews, when there… Read More ›
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