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Eats|M.O.B. Brooklyn
As many of you guys know, I'm vegan...or at least I am for the next 90 days to 6 months.
My version of veganism means - no meat, dairy, wheat, gluten, corn or artificial flavors.
I stumbled on to M.O.B. Brooklyn after getting off of work, hungry and tired. They are in walking distance from my job and so, I and a coworker (meat-eater) stopped in for some fare.
pics above courtesy of their website.
The french fries are fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt which leave them light and soft.
sorry...crappy phone pics.
This is a mushroom burger topped with caramelized onions, cashew cheese and of course...avocado. I liked the burger a lot. The consistency was of a normal meat burger. I did not like the cashew cheese. I know it's weird to want a non-dairy cheese to taste like regular cheese but...meh. The burger alone didn't fill me. I had to eat all of the fries to satisfy my hunger. My coworker said the same thing. Don't look to gorge yourself.
Overall:
Ambiance: 5 stars. Super cool and trendy.
Service: 5 Stars. Friendly staff, patient and knowledgeable.
Food: 3 stars. I wanted more
Price 2 stars: Pricey joint but most vegan restaurants are super pricey. Our meal together was around $40 which is a lot for burger, fries and 2 small drinks.
I do want to go back and sample their pancakes but a stack of 3 pancakes for $11 ....I don't know.
Check them out here.
My version of veganism means - no meat, dairy, wheat, gluten, corn or artificial flavors.
I stumbled on to M.O.B. Brooklyn after getting off of work, hungry and tired. They are in walking distance from my job and so, I and a coworker (meat-eater) stopped in for some fare.
pics above courtesy of their website.
The french fries are fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt which leave them light and soft.
Overall:
Ambiance: 5 stars. Super cool and trendy.
Service: 5 Stars. Friendly staff, patient and knowledgeable.
Food: 3 stars. I wanted more
Price 2 stars: Pricey joint but most vegan restaurants are super pricey. Our meal together was around $40 which is a lot for burger, fries and 2 small drinks.
I do want to go back and sample their pancakes but a stack of 3 pancakes for $11 ....I don't know.
Check them out here.
Bibliophile|When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
**Spoiler Alert**
I was super interested in reading this book because the concept was very intriguing.
The protagonist wakes up red after having an abortion. In the narrator's dystopic reality, abortion is illegal. While reading further, we find out that the red girl comes from a deeply religious family. In fact, the entire story is steeped with heavy religious references, passages and words.
I liked the style of writing Jordan demonstrates in this work. She unfolds each character like a napkin and reveals things about their personality/life in a way that is almost poetic. I thought her re-imagining of the Scarlet Letter was brilliant. The book makes you question your concept of right/wrong, freedom and how far you would go to protect the one you love.
My overall rating:
Four lipsticks. I think this is a great read for anyone who is Christian because it allows you to see how extreme faith can be. I also recommend this book for anyone who is comfortable with their spirituality. This book made me uncomfortable at time which I think good fiction should but if you are not open-minded, you will not like this novel at all.
Other reviews here.
Buy the book here.
Eats| No-Mayo Tuna Recipe
I don't know if tuna is apart of a typical vegan diet but I needed to eat some type of meat-like substance and I had this in the house. A lot of what I cook is basically what I have lying around. Being a bachelorette, it's not much usually.
Ingredients:
1 can of white albacore in water
Olive oil.
1 Tomato (diced)
1 bunch of spinach
1/2 avocado
1/2 red onion (diced)
1/2 cucumber (diced)
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 bunch of romaine lettuce
A lot of the no-mayo recipes wanted me to use the avocado as the congealing factor aka as the mayo. Instead, I drained the tuna and used a cap full of oil in a bowl with all the diced ingredients mixed.
I layed the romaine lettuce down first and the bunch of spinach. I placed the tuna in the middle of the plate and placed sliced avocado around it. I sprinkled a dash of pepper and a dash of salt on top and ate as a salad.
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