Szechuan broad beans

Melt in your mouth broad beans (aka lima beans?) in scallion sauce from Grand Sichuan in New York.

peanut tofu & red rice

Tofu, carrots, and scallions with peanut sauce and red rice.

Scallion Pancake

Homemade! And it's not that hard!

jellied bean curd & hand-pulled noodles

Jellied bean curd (foreground) and cold noodles special (background) from Chinese Traditional Buns in Toronto. Both were some of the most fabulous and unique tastes I've had in a while.
Jellied bean curd: silken tofu in veggie broth with chili oil, scallions, minced garlic, cilantro, and seaweed (I think).
Noodles: chewy hand-pulled rice noodles with tofu skin, marinated cucumber, and smoky sauce (no idea what the flavors were).
Fresh soy milk on the side.

mongo guisado, lumpia & banana sauce

A Filipino mini-feast, with veganized versions of:
- Mongo guisado: thick mung bean soup with homemade faux pork (marinated and crumbled tofu, broiled till chewy and almost crisp)

- Lumpia: Fried spring rolls stuffed with carrot, onion, faux pork, scallions, cabbage, pepper, soy sauce, garlic powder
- Banana Sauce, purchased in Jackson Heights, New York

Lebanese artichokes, eggplants & green beans

Adrichawki: artichoke hearts tossed with garlic, scallions, cilantro, tomatoes, and olive oil


Makdous: spicy baby eggplant filled with walnuts, garlic, herbs, lemon, and pomegranates


Lubieh Bel Zeit: green beans simmered in tomatoes, garlic cloves, and spices

All from Lebanese Taverna in Baltimore.

Mee Grop

Rice noodles with tofu and vegetables, a powerful sweet, hot & sour sauce (tamarind, bean sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili flakes, soy sauce, and lime juice), and topped with red pepper and cilantro - a flavor explosion!
From Nancie McDermott's Real Vegetarian Thai

thai pizza

More fusion crossovers - red and green thai pizzas.
Red pizza: coconut curry sauce, red onions, tofu, and mushrooms, topped with red chili sauce
Green pizza: coconut curry sauce, cucumbers, tofu, mushrooms, scallions, and jalapenos, topped with green chili sauce

sesame noodles

noodles with chili sauce, sesame oil, fresh basil, carrot, cucumber, scallions, and sesame seeds, served cold
from Suzie's Soba in Baltimore

Banh Hoi Cha Gio

Steamed angelhair rice noodles with lemongrass-grilled vegetables, scallions, fried shallots, roasted peanuts, mint, salad, pickled vegetables, peanut sauce, and nuoc cham sauce.
from L'Annam in New York

sushi rolls

Christmas sushi! Homemade rolls with various combinations of avocado, cucumber, steamed carrot, steamed potato, and scallion. Pickled ginger and wasabi loom above.

pumpkin & potato don buri

Japanese stew with pumpkin, potato, carrot, spinach, scallions, and shitake mushrooms over jasmine rice

flat noodles with green onions & sunflower seeds