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Seeing Through The Fence

Eleni Vlachos has produced what appears to be a wonderful documentary about veganism.  In the film Eleni interviews numerous people on varying topics from what we eat to animal abuse.  An article from RelishNow says:

Seeing Through the Fence, a documentary that is part personal history and part commentary on the state of factory farms and slaughterhouses. Vlachos, a vegan, does not eat anything that comes from an animal, including dairy, eggs and honey.

It’s the contradiction between our compassion for animals and our tendency to eat them, too, that Vlachos explores through interviews with vegan activists, with family in Seattle and in Greece, with strangers on South Street in Philadelphia and at a dog park in Durham.

If it comes to San Francisco I'm seeing it!  Also, a preview for the movie is below.

Posted by: The String Bean

Veganomicon Mustard Sauce

We tried the Veganomicon Mustard Sauce the other night. It was pretty mustard-y... I might try this again  with a different kind of mustard. Overall, pretty good. Also, there's a missing step in the directions about when to add the vegetable broth. I kind of freaked out about it after reading the recipe the first time. I kept reading it over and over thinking my brain was fried and I was just not seeing the missing sentence. I eventually realized the best time to add the broth was probably around the same time as everything else and it turned out just fine.

(panko breaded tofu cutlets over a bed of fresh spinach, steamed broccoli and orzo with mushroom and olive oil on the side)

posted by: chickpea

Vegan Apple Galettes

These weren't as pretty as others I've seen and were kind of messy to eat but who cares - they were delicious. Good for dessert. Good for breakfast. Good if you have extra puff pastry in the freezer and you don't know what to do with it...

1 sheet puff pastry (pepperidge farms brand is vegan)
1 large green apple
1 lemon
granulated sugar
brown sugar
cinnamon
nutmeg

Cut the apple into small bite size pieces. Mix with lemon juice, sugars and spices. (I eyeballed these measurements - a teaspoon or more of each sugar and a couple dashes of cinnamon and nutmeg.) Cut the puff pastry in 6 rectangles and fold the edges in a bit to create a rim. Pile each rectangle with a couple spoonfuls of the apple mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until the puff pastry is light brown.

posted by: chickpea

Winter Dishes: Pomegranate, Grapefruit & Berries

These were all from a while ago... like December. I still wanted to share some photos. Grapefruit and pomegranates always make me think of a fresh, tart winter and they're especially nice to pair along with holiday heavy foods and desserts. And fresh berries go great pretty much any time with any thing!

Grapefruit, pomegranate, avocado and mixed green salad. TASTY.


wild rice pilaf with barley and pomegranate seeds, lemon zest, fresh parsley
berry scones (recipe from Vegan with A Vengeance)

posted by: chickpea