Leaning Vegetarian

Posts Tagged ‘Asheville’

Lots of bits and pieces of projects today. Black beans on to soak, bread baking for the Lindas in our office, seitan on to boil for later. I’ll make a savory lentil thing with the lentils in the freezer, and maybe something in the spicy black beans and rice spectrum later in the week.

Terrific roadtrip yesterday. We drove down to Asheville – it’s just about an hour there – and stopped at Kim’s Oriental Foods & Gifts to stock up. I was tickled to find the green curry paste I’d first been introduced to when I lived in Victoria, BC. We also got a bit of sambal (that’s going on the seitan and on the guys’ chicken tonight), cardamom, star anise, red curry paste, and…well, here’s a picture:

We also wandered around downtown Asheville (sometime I’m going to have to spend a full weekend there) and window-shopped. I was quite amused by the disclaimer at the front counter of Chevron Beads – essentially a warning to all that enter that you can get hooked on beads and will from then on have beads all over the house. Millie, the éminence grise (er, jaune; she’s a yellow lab), wandered out to inspect, and Rosie, the store cat, allowed herself to be petted on her couch.

A highlight of the afternoon was a stop in the French Broad Chocolate Lounge. We sampled a few of their truffles – check out their amazing assortment – as well as their drinkable liquid chai truffle and a chocolate frappe. The French press coffee was just the touch to finish off a lovely afternoon.