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Monkey Monday: plans and schemes. 24 August 2009 9:59 am

Posted by Tracy in : agriculture, cooking, eating, events, fangirl, meta, news, nyc, pictures, vegan, vegetarian , trackback

So I haven’t been blogging very consistently these past few months (to put it mildly), but I think I’ve come up with a bit of a solution: more picture posts! This solves both the “not blogging much” problem by also solving the “enormously behind on writing about all the food pictures I’ve taken in, well, a long time” and the “must strain to write more than a paragraph on the same subject” problems. Brilliant! Or so I hope. Anyway. Here’s a few TracyFood-worthy odds and ends from my recent readings.

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First, it’s been awhile since I’ve given props to Isa “The PPK” Chandra, but her most recent post was super-awesome for writing and cooking inspiration both. I mean, c’mon. Tempeh Helper: Just Like Mom Used To Never Make? Brilliant. Also, her chickpea-noodle soup was pretty much the best thing ever while I was rocking a gnarly cold this weekend. So yay Isa! Here is a picture of a recent meal I made from your awesome book Vegan with a Vengeance, which I shamelessly plug every chance I get:

Jerk seitan with coconut rice and garlicky collard greens.

I did not have lime or unsweetened coconut for the rice, so I look forward to trying it again with the full ingredient set. But the jerk seitan? NOM NOM NOM. (The seitan itself was also homemade from an Isa Chandra recipe, by the way.) Once again, I didn’t have lime, but I substituted tamarind to excellent effect. In slightly less awesome Isa Chandra-related news, my copy of Vegan Brunch seems to have gotten lost in the mail. Phooey, but I look forward to singing its praises whenever it finally gets to me.

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In other news of the Caribbean-inspired food, last night I made black beans with mango with an eye towards My Legume Love Affair, Part 14 but went a little overboard with the seasoning, so I’ll have to give them another try some time (there may be a way to substitute dried ground ginger for fresh, but I certainly haven’t figured it out yet).

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And finally, a highlight of this past Wednesday’s New York Times Dining Calendar:

Four-Alarm Chili?

Firefighters from four firehouses around the city will compete in a cooking contest, rain or shine, on Aug. 25 from noon to 2 p.m. in the parking lot at Fairway Market uptown, 2284 12th Avenue (126th Street). The public will be able to sample the ribs, burgers and other dishes free.

That’s seriously just down the street from where I live! Awesome! Have I mentioned that I live in the greatest freaking city in the world?

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Update, 10:07 AM: Hey, and I almost forgot: there’s a piece about vertical farms on the New York Times Op-Ed page today. It’s like I’m living in the future! Yay!

cj

yea! You're back! I was about ready to get out Mr. Poke-y. It is very similar to Ms. Summer's pet, Mr. Stabby, but not quite so pointed in its ability to persuade.

Megan

Damn, I'm sad about Vegan Brunch. I wonder if it's gotten backed up thanks to the ever-on-strike British postal service, and will magically show up one day randomly!