Vegetarian/vegan recipes and restaurants

Vegetable tempura. Photo from http://veganyumyum.com/

In the latest issue of Pacific Ties (pages 16-17), I wrote an article entitled “Balancing Culture and Conviction,” exploring  the experiences of Asian American vegetarians and vegans.  Because of space limitations in the print issue, I wasn’t able to include veg-friendly recipe and restaurant links.

So, here in the limitless amount of space online, I would like to share these awesome vegetarian/vegan resources with you!

Also, I thought these would come in handy for those of us who are fasting from meat in observation of Lent.

Thanks to my interviewee Jenny Kim, who shared these links with me!

Vegetarian/vegan recipes:

http://mykoreankitchen.com/category/vegetarian/

http://justbento.com/category/vegan

http://veganyumyum.com/

http://www.fatfreevegan.com/

Vegetarian/vegan restaurant reviews and restaurant links:
http://www.toliveandeatinla.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/m-cafe-de-chaya-los-angeles-2
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bulan-thai-vegetarian-kitchen-los-angeles
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pure-luck-restaurant-los-angeles
http://www.yelp.com/biz/electric-karma-los-angeles

Wow!  When I look at these vegan food blogs, I am so inspired to expand my repertoire.  Can’t wait till final exams are over so I can try some of these recipes out!

– posted by Debbie Chong

V-day treats, API-style

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Want to break out of the ol’ chocolate and roses routine?  Try out these API-inspired dessert recipes, courtesy of IMDiversity.com.

Bring these recipes along the next time you visit an Asian supermarket!

Photo from Remembering Diamond Head, Remembering Hawaii, a cookbook memoir by Shirley Tong Parola and Lisa Parola Gaynier

• Valentine’s Day Mochi
• Valentine’s Day Sticky Rice Bars
• Valentine’s Day Haupia (Hawaiian Coconut Pudding)
• Vietnamese Red Sticky Rice with Momordica (Xoi Gac)
• Thai Sweet Sticky Rice Balls (Khaoneow Geow)
• Valentine’s Day Strawberry or Raspberry Pearl Icee
• Anti-Valentine’s Day Indonesian Black Sticky Rice in Sweet Coconut Milk (Bubur Ketan Hitam)

– posted by Debbie Chong