QOTW: Favorite restaurant dish?

[Guest guest]

Time for a new batch of questions of the week.

These are posted each week to encourage

sharing and for fun.

 

What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

order out at restaurants?

 

Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

do you just keep them as a special treat for when

you dine out?

[Guest guest]

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Time for a new batch of questions of the week.

> These are posted each week to encourage

> sharing and for fun.

>

> What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

> order out at restaurants?

>

> Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

> do you just keep them as a special treat for when

> you dine out?

>

I live for spicy Brocolli and Garlic Sauce with fried Tofu. My body

sings after I eat it.

[Guest guest]

I love Indian vegetarian dishes, especially Dal and Aloo Gobi. My wife is half

Indian so she learned to make several dishes. All the members of our family can

now make several Indian dishes and we enjoy them regularly at home or at our

favorite restaurants. Making the dishes at home gives us opportunity to

experiment with the balance and blend of ingredients to adjust flavor and

texture.

 

dw

 

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Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:56:50 AM

QOTW: Favorite restaurant dish?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for a new batch of questions of the week.

 

These are posted each week to encourage

 

sharing and for fun.

 

 

 

What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

 

order out at restaurants?

 

 

 

Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

 

do you just keep them as a special treat for when

 

you dine out?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

> order out at restaurants?

 

We usually go to ethnic restaurants. At Tex-Mex

places, I'll order veggie fajitas or chimichangas,

cheese enchiladas or chile rellanos. At Indian

places, I'll order chana aloo, bhindi subji, gobi

aloo, aloo saag, or veggie vindaloo. At Thai places,

I'll get hot red or green veggie curries (sometimes

with tofu). At Vietnamese places, I get veggie noodle

dishes with veggie spring rolls and summer rolls. I'm

not a strict vegetarian, so I don't really worry about

things like fish sauce or chicken broth. If you want

to make totally sure what you are eating is

vegetarian...you have to ask and hope you get a honest

answer (some people consider chicken broth to be

vegetarian...unfortunately).

>

> Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

> do you just keep them as a special treat for when

> you dine out?

 

I always try to make the dishes I like in restaurants

at home. Sometimes I find I can do it better and

certainly cheaper. I can also make dishes healthier

by adding less oil and using more veggies (and I know

for sure they don't contain animal products). I still

haven't been able to get tofu dishes at home like the

ones in the restaurants. The Thai places have a

secret or something that I haven't figured out.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

We love the Mellow Mushroom Restaurants. There are many delicious vegetarian

selections. Two of my very favorites are the Tempeh Hoagie and the House Pesto

Pizza(I get them to add artichokes to this also).

http://www.mellowmushroom.com/downloads/mushroom_menu.pdf

Here is a copy of their menu. They are a chain, so there might be one in your

area.

I'd love to have a recipe for their Tempeh sandwich.

Enjoy,

Judy

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~ PT ~

Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:56 AM

QOTW: Favorite restaurant dish?

 

 

Time for a new batch of questions of the week.

These are posted each week to encourage

sharing and for fun.

 

What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

order out at restaurants?

 

Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

do you just keep them as a special treat for when

you dine out?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I recently tried this vegan Asian restaurant that has a buffet all day on the

weekends, and when the buffet isn't up during the week after 2pm you can order

something off of the menu.

Well the first time was last weekend and just EVERYTHING on the buffet was SO

good I filled my plate up twice! It had everything from rice to stir-fry green

beans, vegetables, fruits, and mock meats, which are absolutely AWESOME! I went

back again a couple nights later and ordered a mock chicken dish that was very

good, too. It was served on a round bed of broccoli, rice on the side, and

vegan egg roll. It tasted so much like chicken though, that I started to feel

guilty because I felt like I was eating the real thing and almost felt the need

to ask the waitress if it was really " mock " chicken! Also the staff is very

friendly too.

The place is called Pepper Tree. If anyone is in the Houston, Tx area it is

located in a long business strip on Richmond inside loop 610, if you want to try

it out!

 

Perry Luisi <perry wrote:

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Time for a new batch of questions of the week.

> These are posted each week to encourage

> sharing and for fun.

>

> What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

> order out at restaurants?

>

> Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

> do you just keep them as a special treat for when

> you dine out?

>

I live for spicy Brocolli and Garlic Sauce with fried Tofu. My body

sings after I eat it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What is your favorite type of vegetarian food to

order out at restaurants?

 

One of my favorites is Pad Basil, at our local Thai Orchid restaurant

here in Minnesota. And at a local Chinese restaurant, they make the

BEST fried tofu, and I can never get it quite right.

 

Have you ever tried making those dishes at home or

do you just keep them as a special treat for when

you dine out?

 

I am ALWAYS trying to duplicate dishes, sometime I kinda get it, but

sometimes I fail miserably too! But I always eat it! And at a local

Chinese restaurant, they make the BEST fried tofu, and I can never get

it quite right. It's bubbly and crispy, soft on the inside, just

delectable, and I'm sure just terrible for me, but it's a treat!