I had such a fun Saturday! My girlfriend Lee (who blogs at The Vegan Version) took the train into NYC and we played the day away!
We started with lunch at Sacred Chow. I wrote a rave about my first dining experience at Sacred Chow and was excited to return. We went for it by each ordering the 3 Tapas/$18. My three:
Corn Tortilla Lasagna
Sautéed Shitake Mushrooms
Massaged Kale in Dijon Dressing
Lee ordered the black olive seitan, root vegetable latkes and these delicious “meat balls.”
Mama's Soy Meatballs w/Sicilian Sauce
The theme of the day, clearly, was go big or go home. We shared the six tapas plates and loved everything. We decided serious walking was in order.
We walked to Moo Shoes.
Lee and I both love shoes and handbags – and we are trying to veganize those pieces in our closets – but no luck at the store Saturday.
We then walked back across town to Tribeca to see my good friend Christy Morgan, The Blissful Chef, at her cooking demo and book signing at the Whole Foods Wellness Club. It was so much fun!
Christy whipped up some yummy treats.
Mac 'n' Kale Salad
Magical Raw Tacos
Curried Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup
Have you picked up a copy of Christy’s book Blissful Bites?
After the demo our motley vegan crew (Christy, Lee, Kate and Sharon and I) headed uptown to meet my husband for dinner at Candle 79.
My friend Dianne mixed this beauty.
Strawberry Fields, which included vodka, Jasmine liqueur and muddled strawberries.
YUM!
We feasted! Sadly, the lighting situation wasn’t great for food photos so let me just say that the starter special, which included seared artichoke and brussels sprouts in a jalapeno sauce, was incredible.
For dinner, I had the seitan special.
Cashew-Crusted Seitan
What you can’t see? Green mashed potatoes under that seitan! (It was St. Patrick’s Day.) Candle 79 never disappoints!
By now, after viewing the enormous amount of food consumed during the day, it should (hopefully) come as no surprise that I skipped dessert. But I didn’t miss an opportunity to take a star pic.
Newly vegan Dax Shepard walked in with Kristin Chenoweth. I “pretended” I was taking a picture of Sharon and Christy so I could snap Dax.
It was an amazing day of friends, food and fun.
The next day I literally could not eat anything until the afternoon. I stopped by Whole Foods to hit the salad bar for something light and fresh.
Yep, that hit the spot.
