No Meat, Some Potatoes – Page 3 – In truth, some meat, some potatoes

Spicy Vegetable and Egg Scramble

Posted on November 7, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

Heat Da Spot is my favorite local breakfast spot. A five minute walk from my house, this tiny restaurant is known for its homey atmosphere and slow service. While they have a typical cafe menu, their “Ethiopian-style breakfast” is particularly inspiring. Spicy scrambled eggs, sauteed vegetables, scooped up with bread. Not exactly vegan, but if you’re looking for a change to your breakfast routine and an excuse to eat with your hands, this is the meal for you.… Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

I Made Kidney Beans From Scratch and They Were Just Okay

Posted on September 25, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

It’s been awhile since my last post. This is in part because I haven’t felt inspired by vegan food, which I’m eating about 85% of the time (the other 15% is human flesh.) But I’ve also been very busy writing, job hunting, and vacillating between enjoying and worrying about life. And yesterday I watched the entire first season of Younger, starring Hilary Duff.… Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

Vegan Pasta Carbonara Made With a Nutri Ninja

Posted on August 10, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

I made it vegetarian and now I’m taking one step further: vegan spaghetti carbonara. Can plants replace the magic that is egg and Parmesan cheese? Definitely not, but this comes close. It provides the same too-full feeling that most creamy pasta dishes do, leaving you feeling as if you swallowed a brick.… Read the rest

Dessert

Vegan: No Meat, No Cheese, Some Potatoes

Posted on July 25, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

I’m back on my bullshit.

By that I mean I’m trying to eat vegan, again. This is probably my third serious attempt at a non-dairy lifestyle and I feel realistically meh about it. There is a reason most people don’t go give up all animal by-products, and that’s because it’s really hard.… Read the rest

Dessert

Big Ol’ Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Posted on July 4, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

It took me many years to come around to oatmeal cookies. I just never got them. Why would you have raisins and oats when you could have chocolate chips and white flour? About two weeks ago I started to mature as a person and realized the error in my ways. Both types of cookies are valuable and deserve respect.… Read the rest

Other Stuff/Taste Tests

HelloFresh: My Experience

Posted on June 20, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

HelloFresh is one of the many meal-delivery subscription services across the great internet. I can’t tell you what sets it apart from the other services, but I can tell you my friend Katie really wanted me to use her promo code.

Normally, three two-serving meals cost around $60. The code takes $40 off, so this HelloFresh box cost me $20.… Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

Vegetarian Ramen with a Soft-Boiled Egg

Posted on May 19, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

When I think of ramen, I think of eating one million noodles and then going home to digest in front of the television. What I don’t think of is button-down yuppies drinking beer at 8:30 PM while consuming boiling-hot soup in 90 degree weather. Yet, that is what happens in DC.… Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry Made with a Nutri Ninja

Posted on May 3, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

I found a can of coconut milk in my cabinet about a year ago. Not the coconut milk that cool young people sip on their way to SoulCycle, but the thick, creamy stuff that vegans bathe in. I wasn’t sure what to do with it for months and months and then it hit me: chickpea and sweet potato curry. … Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

Vegetarian Chicken Piccata

Posted on April 12, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

I recently began the Pasta Lifestyle. Exactly what it suggests, if you live the #pastalifestyle you eat a lot of pasta. Linguine, rigatoni, ditalini and everything in between. This is a subset of hedonism, since humans would eat pasta at every meal if they made decisions based purely on pleasure. What is holding you back?… Read the rest

Lunch/Dinner

Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup

Posted on March 28, 2017 by janegarfinkel / 0 Comment

I’ve had a bag of red lentils in my cabinet since I’ve moved in to my new house. I may have even scavenged them from my last place, meaning they could be years old. Do lentils expire? I’m not sure, but I’m committed to using them. There were also a few rogue sweet potatoes in my kitchen.… Read the rest