VeganMoFo: Silent Saturday 2011 (#3)

NYC restaurant inadvertently names itself after the BEST vegan secret ingredient ever:
nutritional yeast (AKA: nooch)!

VeganMoFo: Chickpea Salad Sandwich

Okay, okay, so I haven't quite kept up with my end of the VeganMoFo bargain, so to speak. Posting every, single, day was a pretty lofty goal (especially since I'm already 3 posts shy of blogging more during this month than I did during all of 2009 or 2010!). Plus, that whole MoFo schedule thing, well... it kinda went out the window, too!

Thus, I'm back at square one, in a way.

VeganMoFo: Silent Saturday 2011 (#2)

vegan graffiti - spotted on a subway movie ad

VeganMoFo: The Seasonal Produce Guide

Interested in buying healthy, local produce, but not sure what's currently in season in your area?

Never fear, Veggie Terrain is here! Peruse the chart below (via cuesa.org), and click on one of the links at the bottom of this post for even more location-specific harvest info.  And don't worry, you'll become an expert on local/seasonal fruits and veggies in no time...

VeganMoFo: The Best Roasted Cauliflower Ever

You know what drives me kinda crazy? When people say call-E-flower, instead of call-i-flower.

Yep, I'm picky like that.

VeganMoFo: Monday's VeganMoFo Round-Up Volume II

Lucky you! It's time for another installment of Monday's VeganMoFo Round-Up, where I try to point out some of the fantastic MoFo posts that you might have missed during the previous week.

Check 'em out!

1. Galub Jamuns, from Hobby and More
2. Fresh Young Coconut's Raw Vegan Creamy Tomato Bisque
3. Vegtastic's Low-Fat Black Bean Brownies
4. Cheezy Artichoke Crostini via Tasty Planet
5. Cheesy Quakers from A Bit Addicted to Cookbooks

VeganMoFo: Sweet, Sweet Sunday - People's Pops

The Brooklyn Flea

If you've started thinking that Veggie Terrain has taken a sudden - and not too subtle - shift towards focusing on New York City, well, you'd be correct. What I failed to realize, however, is that I never explained why!

Back in July, via my Twitter account (@VeggieTerrain), I shared the exciting news that CH and I were relocating from the Chicago suburbs to NYC. The one problem is, I completely overlooked that many of you who follow my blog don't also follow me on Twitter, and vice versa! Therefore, some of you must be slightly confused (annoyed?) that NYC has become the darling of Veggie Terrain as of late. 

VeganMoFo: Silent Saturday 2011 (#1)

Whole Foods, Lincoln Park - Chicago; AKA: Heaven

VeganMoFo: Restaurant Review Friday - Liquiteria

"berry powerful"
blueberries, strawberries, bananas, vanilla soy milk, vegan protein, & flax oil

I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. If you're in the NYC area and feel like drinking the most amazing smoothie you've ever had in your life, get thee to Liquiteria, stat!

The place is kinda loud, and crowded, and the service can be questionable, but what do you expect when you're paying $7+ for a smoothie? I mean, really?

Word to the wise - keep your eyes open for celebrities when you visit. Rumor has it that Jake Gyllenhaal, Russel Simmons (vegan!), and Natalie Portman (veganish!) all like to partake in the deliciousness that is Liquitera.

FYI: Besides smoothies, they also have freshly pressed and squeezed juices, and a tiny food menu, which is kind of irrelevant when their smoothies are this 'effin good...

VeganMoFo: Veggie Burger SmackDown (Good v. Better)

GoodBurger (L) v. Better Burger (R)

Start your salivary glands, because it's time for Thursday's edition of Veggie Burger SmackDown! 

This week's match-up is between two seemingly fitting foes: "GoodBurger" and "Better Burger," and it's up to this non-boxing fan to determine which one of these restaurants cooks up the superior veggie burger.  Now, before we really get rolling, let's get a few rules out of the way: 

1. Each burger must be completely vegan (obviously);
2. Condiments may be used to influence the overall outcome (after all, who eats just a plain burger?);
3. Side dishes (ex: french fries) may be analyzed and discussed, but may not be considered in the final tally;
4. The three main categories of veggie burger review are: (a) Appearance; (b) Texture; and (c) Taste; 
5. Burger participants may earn up to 5 points per category, with a total of 15 points possible.