Day 105 (6.24.12): Vegan Strawberry Dessert Parfait (with Recipe)

Vegan Strawberry Dessert Parfait (from Native Foods cooking demo)

I attended a cooking demo yesterday at Native Foods, and it was simply delicious! I'm including the recipe for this parfait below--enjoy!

Recipe below the cut!

Day 89: Rockin' Moroccan Tofu Quinoa Veggie Bowl (So Good, It's Not Just a Dream)

Rockin' Moroccan Tofu Quinoa Veggie Bowl

Status: Restaurant (Native Foods)

Satisfaction: 8.

Associated with: Inception

Upon trying to find a list of films shot in Morocco, I came across a familiar gem--ever heard of this one? I can't actually tell you what scene was shot where...but I still think it's pretty cool. Plus, any excuse to get Joseph Gordon-Levitt on my blog is a good excuse.

Day 64 (5.9.12): Vegan Peanut Thai Wrap (The Flexitarian's Compensation)

Vegan Peanut Thai Wrap

Status: Bought (Northern Lights)

Satisfaction: 10

Associated with: Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer

I read this book a few years ago while I was going through my slow food/vegetarianism/food journalism/post-Pollan phase. In it, Foer explores the corruption of the meat industry, playing off a Sinclair-ian sort of appeal to the reader that ends with an overwhelmingly singular conclusion: Foer is now a vegetarian, and you should be, too. Needless to say, the gesture was a good one--but considering that it felt more like a diary entry than a really persuasive argument, I'm opting for a more lenient attitude. But getting vegan foods every once in a while makes me feel like I'm making up for my lack of seriousness towards this whole issue, hence my salute to Foer's mission through this little lunch.