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Monkey Monday: Morning Glory update and more 19 March 2007 9:24 am

Posted by Tracy in : agriculture,anthropology,books,convenience,cooking,eating,monkeys,Morning Glory,responsibility,school,sustainability,vegan,Warren Belasco,work , add a comment

Happy Monday!

Background information relevant to this entry: One of Morning Glory’s specialties is vegan “omelettes” (I use the term lightly, of course) of seasoned sautéed vegetables or veggies and tofu, folded into a giant potato pancake-like shell. We generally try to have a stack of these potato shells ready-made, partially-cooked so we can finish crisping them up on the grill instead of making them to order, which is sort of time-consuming and a pain in the ass. Until very recently, I had only a vague notion of how the shells were made (in a big frying pan, flipped like an omelette or pancake, and then put on the grill to finish par-cooking so the pan is free for the next handful of shredded potato). Last week, that changed. Also I’m supposed to be writing a final paper for my sustainable agriculture class. (more…)