the beets go on

heyhey!

2007-01-29T09:35:00.000-05:00

Heyheyhey leeky ladies! sorry for the long absence. work's been crazy and I haven't been cooking anything interesting! I'll get my ass moving on restaurant reviews, though, because there are some jems here in Tokyo.Thought I'd share a pic from a christmas party with students and staff from work. The restaurant staff were kind enough to whip up a vegan meal for me at the last minute.and another

lintil's master shopping list (or, how my mind works)

2007-01-07T01:04:00.000-05:00

so sad. i haven't been here in SO long. :( but, it's a "new year" so i feel the time is ripe...in the past few months, i have been trying to become more and more organized (or perhaps anal and compulsive :D ). i have been trying to keep track of things: what i do with my time, what i spend, exercise, and what i eat and how much i spend on food (it's a lot, because i eat out a lot) in order to

NOW’s ultimate veggie burger challenge

2007-01-01T17:19:00.000-05:00

(So, continuing along with the veggie burger debate...NOW published this back in October, but I guess I missed it. Not surprisingly, their top pick was the Lick's Burger!):It seems like every sports bar, student-friendly pub and health food café in town may offer them, but not all veggie burgers are created equal.To find the best veggie burger in Toronto, we looked for spots that take the time

Cook up rice with black eyed peas

2006-12-07T11:27:00.000-05:00

This post is mainly for Lavender, who has been asking for this recipe for a while now. Sorry for taking this long! This is my mom's cook up rice recipe with a few additions. I may have posted another version here a year ago.Start off by soaking a cup or so of black eyed peas in water for about 8 hours, either overnight or in the morning if you're going to eat this for dinner. Make sure

yet another freezer post...

2006-10-23T15:18:00.000-04:00

Moving into a new place, it's quite a process to accumulate a good, well-balanced set of freezer contents. It's tempting to start throwing all kinds of things into the freezer. But really, there's only so much space. Since Lintil and I moved in about 6 weeks ago, I've been carefully establishing the ideal freezer contents (Lintil doesn't seem to be into freezing stuff, so we didn't need to

this beet wonders...

2006-10-17T01:50:00.000-04:00

(i'm curious, but also testing out this poll thingy)How often do you cook per week7 times or more per week5-6 times a week3-4 times a week1-2 a weekpractically never Free polls from Pollhost.com

Mutton Curry

2006-09-24T10:11:00.000-04:00

I decided to make a simple textured vegetable protein (TVP) curry for lunch yesterday. It comes dry, and needs to be soaked in hot water for about 15 minutes before it becomes reconstituted. So I soaked a handful, and 15 minutes later, I started the curry. I started off with onions, garlic, pepper, curry powder and garam masala. Start off by frying all of these ingredients in some oil. Then

2006-09-06T16:39:00.000-04:00

the beets discussThe beets crew put together a submission for Third Space's food issue back in March. We will be posting instalments of this submission over the next few weeks. These are reflections on cooking, vegetarianism, identity, fusion, culture, our mothers, and, of course, politics. This fourth installment is about our mothers.IV. Momssharmalade: I became vegetarian when I was 10. My

Lobster ice cream, anyone?

2006-08-24T17:22:00.000-04:00

It's confirmed. It's now cool to eat 'ethnic' ice cream. CBC said so, so it must be true. It's not weird anymore, it's an 'untapped market'. Statisticians have determined that the drop in Canadian ice cream consumption was directly correlated to increased numbers of people of colour who just weren't diggin' good ol' vanilla. So go on and enjoy that jackfruit ice cream along with your curry &

the beets go out: ikea

2006-08-23T10:44:00.000-04:00

we've never reviewed food court fare on the blog before. deciding to start at the very bottom, lintil and i went to ikea and ate there. well, we mostly went there to shop. and then we got hungry. so we joined the line-up at the cafeteria for cheap food. i had the veggie wrap, and lintil seemed quite taken by the idea of the brocchini and tomato sandwich. these were the only 2 available veggie

strawberry pancakes, with a hint of orange

2006-08-19T19:41:00.000-04:00

ooh la la!me and G. just made strawberry pancakes (with a hint of orange). we mainly went by this recipe, modified based on some of the reviews:ingredients:1 c flour2 tbsp brown sugar2 tsp baking powder1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 tsp cinammon1 egg1 cup milk1 1/2 tbsp oil1tbsp orange extract (because we had it - the original recipe called for vanilla extract. could have added a bit more)1 c (or more)

eating veg in singapore

2006-07-31T17:17:00.000-04:00

figures. the day that the parents leave for singapore, i find this site that lists (almost) all the places that you can eat veggie food in singapore.http://www.makantime.com/index.html (click on vegetarian in the side bar.)sharmalade should make note of the last entry on the vegetarian page. :D you gotta love it.which reminds me, i should ask the parents to get me some chocolate-covered sunflower

the beets go out: sushi queen

2006-07-17T15:48:00.000-04:00

i'm gonna make this short and sweet. lots of entries in the pipe. :Dsushi queen: 204 queen st. w; west of university.rating: not to make comparisons, but sushi queen is way better than sushi on bloor (even though the ice cream isn't free :D ) in terms of atmosphere (nice mood lighting), food (tastes better), food selection (see below), and even the water, i found to be better (just a little hint

2006-07-17T12:51:00.000-04:00

the beets discussThe beets crew put together a submission for Third Space's food issue back in March. We will be posting instalments of this submission over the next few weeks. These are reflections on cooking, vegetarianism, identity, fusion, culture, our mothers, and, of course, politics. This third installment is about Identity and Home.III. Identity and Homebeen: Home is a state of mind & at

this beet wonders:

2006-06-30T10:31:00.000-04:00

What's the best veggie burger you've ever had?

veggie burger, at last!

2006-06-25T07:51:00.000-04:00

After 11 months of being here in Japan, i finally found a place that makes a veggie burger...Mos Burger is a Japanese burger chain that markets itself as a healthier alternative to McD's.Well, this veggie burger is not much of a burger. It doesn't contain a patty and it doesn't come with a bun. The bun is actually a set of rice patties and the filling consists of fried burdock (or "gobo" in

2006-06-20T23:55:00.000-04:00

There are some interesting posts up on the Women of Color Blog on Healthy Cooking While in Poverty and Finding Food When Poor. Check it out.

Indian-style Chinese food

2006-06-13T20:29:00.000-04:00

About two years ago, the beets crew went to see a bollywood movie at Albion cinemas at Finch and Kipling. Karob wanted to eat at this place called Bombay Chopsticks which was just across the parking lot from the theatre. I think this was around the time that we saw a film in Cheuk Kwan's series on Chinese Restaurants and we were talking about the idea of 'the Chinese restaurant' in Toronto. I

giant salad story, as per been and sharmalade

2006-06-07T22:59:00.000-04:00

was that the title we agreed on? i can't remember. man i'm tired. anyhoo.check out this bag of salad: it's the size of a small pillow.mom got it in chinatown. i cracked up when i saw it because it was so huge. that is a LOT of salad. (yes, yes, even for me...)this bag of salad is more than big. it represents a challenge. when mom makes a choice to buy this salad, she is engaging in a process of

2006-05-30T19:05:00.000-04:00

the beets discussThe beets crew put together a submission for Third Space's food issue back in March. We will be posting instalments of this submission over the next few weeks. These are reflections on cooking, vegetarianism, identity, fusion, culture, our mothers, and, of course, politics. This second instalment is about Vegetarianism.II. Vegetarianism lintil: I can say that I became veggie for

2006-05-24T21:16:00.000-04:00

the beets discussThe beets crew put together a submission for Third Space's food issue back in March. We will be posting instalments of this submission over the next few weeks. These are reflections on cooking, vegetarianism, identity, fusion, culture, our mothers, and, of course, politics. This first instalment is about Cooking Support.the idea for a cooking support blog came from agreeing that

Rip-off Avocado and Brie

2006-05-22T18:39:00.000-04:00

Lintil came over a couple of days ago, and in typical lintil style, was really hungry! So i made her my rip-off avocado and brie sandwich (rip-off from the Green Room, which has great avocado and brie sandwiches that come with fries and are super-cheap). It's really simple. I used a multi-grain triangle 'roll', but any kind of roll or bun or even sliced bread would work. The Green Room uses

rabfish's birthday daal

2006-05-14T12:44:00.000-04:00

Rabfish was kind enough to send me the recipe for the yummy daal she made at her birthday party last week. mmm, I'm looking forward to trying it out!Measure out one heaped cup of daal into a bowl, rinse several times with water, let soak in water while making masala. Works for all kinds of lentils--red, brown, split green, etc etc.Use pot big enough for several cups of water.Masala: chop up one

Cookbook Inspiration

2006-04-23T14:40:00.000-04:00

I've been pretty uninspired about cooking for the last several months. Being a student means my eating schedule is way out of whack and most of the time, I've been feeling too distracted and stressed to think about different cooking ingredients, tastes and all that jazz. But I got a bit of that inspiration back today while reading the Toronto Vegetarian Association's Tastes of Toronto cookbook.

udon!

2006-04-17T18:39:00.000-04:00

last night's din-din. i LOVE udon.method:boil a small pot of water. when water is boiling, add the udon. boil for a few minutes, then remove and set aside in a bowl.boil a big pot of water.soak about 4 dong gu mushrooms for a few minutes in a bowl of water.peel and cut up a carrot.remove the stems from the mushrooms and cut them up. mom said they're like beef, in terms of texture.feed the