Category Archives: Food and drink

Last Halloween, Playing With My Food

Posted on April 24, 2016 by leneatiengo

Halloween things again, well, this past Halloween. Eyeball Soup Just a tomato soup recipe with a hotpot favorite savory vegan fish balls of your choice, as long as it is white, it will work (available in your Asian grocery store vegetarian … Continue reading →

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Vegan With A Vengeance: The Best Pumpkin Muffins

Posted on April 23, 2016 by leneatiengo

This was REALLY an excellent recipe for muffins!  I made the muffins this past Halloween, I have just been a little busy to update the blog.  However, they were moist, fluffy, and scrumptious.  Moreover, I used the pumpkin leftover from … Continue reading →

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Dining At Vegan Voodoo Doughnuts… Vegan? Not By My Standard

Posted on September 19, 2015 by leneatiengo

Like many of my vegan comrades…  I visited Voodoo Doughnuts while I was in Portland.  Indeed they offer a wide range of vegan doughnut options. When I brought back the doughnut for my mom, she asked, “What kind of oil … Continue reading →

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The Vegan Table: Sparkling Pineapple Juice

Posted on September 19, 2015 by leneatiengo

Yum, delicious!  I don’t think I have had pineapple juice like this!  It was great! I didn’t blend the pineapple with the pineapple juice because I bought the pineapple juice with pineapple pieces in it, so I felt it was … Continue reading →

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The Vegan Table: Roasted Red Pepper, Artichoke, and Pesto Sandwiches & Panini With Lemon-Basil Pesto

Posted on September 18, 2015 by leneatiengo

I made these two together because they were very similar. You can see, they were very similar.  I didn’t use the avocado in either, but they were flavorful enough, not to mention the colors!  Lemon-basil pesto on the left, and … Continue reading →

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Dining At Back To Eden

Posted on September 17, 2015 by leneatiengo

If you visit Portland, and you happen to wander onto Alberta, Back to Eden must make it on your go-to place list for tasty vegan pastries. On such a nice day, you just cannot deny yourself of going out to explore. Back to … Continue reading →

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Dining At Vtopia

Posted on September 16, 2015 by leneatiengo

You know you are in vegan cheese heaven when you walked into Vtopia.  You just have to go to experience it yourself if you are in Portland. In this platter, we had the sun dried tomato cheese on the left, … Continue reading →

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The Vegan Table: Chili-Oil-Infused Soba Noodles

Posted on September 15, 2015 by leneatiengo

Look…  I rarely say these things because I felt creativity and pairing both require daring and risk-taking courage…  But soba noodles with chopped bell peppers and raw julienned carrots are just a little too strange for me.  I am used … Continue reading →

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The Vegan Table: Fresh Fruit Salad

Posted on September 14, 2015 by leneatiengo

I know it is the end of summer.  In fact, it’s already cold and a little rainy in the State of Washington, but I work with what I got from the farmers market, grapes and strawberries, while I got the … Continue reading →

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The Vegan Table: Crowd-Pleasing Pasta With Tomatoes and Artichokes

Posted on September 10, 2015 by leneatiengo

Did the recipe say it is crowd-pleasing?  YES, IT IS INDEED! I again skipped the garlic and used truffle oil.  I didn’t use penne because I only had fusili to work with, so it still turned out fine! Here are … Continue reading →

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