Inspired by Alicia Silverstone's "The Kind Diet" and Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food," we want to experience the vegan lifestyle to improve our health, boycott animal suffering, and reduce our carbon footprint.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Vegan Mecca

I am experiencing no difficulty finding vegan foods here in the city.  I'll admit that the vegan-friendly neighborhoods like the Lower East Side and the Village near NYU are brimming with unique, laid-back, earthy, creative types - ahem - hippies.  I was kinda nervous but kinda loved it.  Is it warm enough to wear my Birkenstock sandals yet??

Day 24 Food Journal:
-Kashi Heart-to-Heart cereal with soy milk, apple/blueberry leather
-banana
-black beans, rice, mushroom, artichokes, wheat berries, squash, zucchini (the vegan assortment in the cafe today was phenomenal!)
-Blossom Vegan Restaurant: black-eyed pea cake with chipotle aioli, porccini rigatoni, lentils and root vegetables baked in a phyllo crust, served over a carrot-cream sauce. Caramelized onions and swiss chard complement. (Although scared and reluctant, Kathleen agreed to sample the vegan cuisine and enjoyed most of it!)
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Have I mentioned that I love NYC?
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  1. AnonymousMarch 2, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    The food looks delicious! You're almost inspiring me to try vegan....

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