Recent vegan food out

Last Saturday Barking Dog and I were in Boston.  We did a little research and found Grasshopper Restaurant in the Allston neighborhood.   All the food at Grasshopper is vegan.  We shared the assorted appetizer plate and two entrees and had lots of food left over to take home for another meal.  The food was delicious!  

Tonight, back in the hood' we ate at Asylum Bar.  We joke that it is our favorite biker bar.  They've recently changed their menu, so there is less a' la carte vegan fare then before.  Tonight we both enjoyed the vegan taco platter.  After you've been at Asylum for 30 minutes or so you too will be tapping your foot, hand or head to the sounds of Nine Inch Nails, INXS, and/or alot of unintelligable head banger music.  And they make great Margaritas too!   Tuesdays are half price vegan nights.  Go before 6:30pm to get a table.  Save the table near the street-side for us O.K?

Vegan non-meatloaf

My grandma had a really decent meatloaf recipe.  It held together and was great cold in sandwiches the following day. The recent cold weeks in Washington DC have been leaving us craving comfort food.  But I've not eaten beef for 25 years or so. I've been playing with a recipe that the kitchen at Yogaville uses for tofu loaf.   This variation is the best effort so far.  It holds together well, has a nice flavor and texture and the dal adds artery cleaning fiber.  We served the non-meatloaf with Shitake mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes and steamed greens. Grandma would have enjoyed this non-meatloaf more then her own.   

Preheat oven 350f

Mix together

1 1/2 lbs of tofu mashed

1/3 C ketchup

1/3 C soy sauce

2 Tbls Dijon Mustard

1/2 C fresh parsley chopped

1/4 tsp Black Pepper

1 Medium Onion finely chopped

1 1/2 C bread crumbs

1/4 C raw Walnuts or Cashews chopped

2 Tbs Olive oil

1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar

1 C cooking mixed dal  (I used 

1/4 C Textured Vegetable Protein

1 Tbs Vegan Worchester sauce

Mix all ingredients together.  Put 1/4 C of vegetable oil into the loaf pan and press the mixture into the pan.  Bake for 1 hour.