szechuan potato sticks

Back from vacation, with some catching up to do!
Szechuan potato sticks with lots of chili, scallion, and garlic vinegar sauce, from Chinese Traditional Buns in Toronto.

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.

chili paratha

Grilled paratha bread sauteed with onions, peas, and peppers in a rich chili sauce, from Madras Cafe in Toronto. The bread is so dense and tender that it was like fake meat!

khaman dhokla

Khaman Dhokla: Steamed savory chickpea flour cake, topped with fried onions, mustard seeds, chili, and coconut. The Khaman Dhokla cake was made from a mix purchased in Jackson Heights, New York - really easy and tasty! And a silly name too! (in English at least)

roasted cauliflower with ancho chili sauce

Roasted cauliflower, tomatoes, and yellow pepper with black beans and pinto beans, topped with ancho chili sauce and crushed tortilla chips.

bialy & kielbasa sandwich

veggie kielbasa sausage with fried onions, red cabbage, shredded carrots, and pickled chili pepper, sandwiched inside of a toasted baily. lunch heaven!

purple potatoes with salsa verde

Mashed purple potatoes with homemade salsa verde - tomatillos, cilantro, green chili, topped with scallions.

stuffed chilis & ragda patties

Whole jalapeño chilis stuffed with spices, then fried in a chickpea flour batter, with tamarind and mint sauces.


Ragda patties (Indian potato patties) with white pea masala, topped with tamarind chutney and fried noodles

Both from Sukhadia's, in Manhattan.

Sri Lankan sweet potatoes with cardamom & chiles

sweet potatoes with cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves, onions, chiles, and lime
from Madhur Jaffrey's World Vegetarian

mock tuna sandwich

mock tuna sandwich: smashed garbanzo beans, jalapeno, pickle relish, crumbled nori, mustard, vegan mayo, onion spread with bean sprouts and spinach on a wheat bun

southwest pierogi casserole

Pasta, sauteed onion, and corn topped with mashed potatoes mixed with canned diced anaheim chilis and chopped fresh cilantro.

roasted veggie enchiladas and herbed rice

enchiladas filled with oven-roasted zucchini, onion, mushrooms, green chilis and sunburst squash and topped with a little vegan cheese, sour cream - brown jasmine rice with onion, garlic, oregano, and cilantro

vietnamese hoagie

a "vietnamese hoagie" in Philadelphia (elsewhere know as a Vietnamese sub or banh mi): a french baguette filled with veggie pork, pickled vegetables, shredded carrots, cucumber, cilantro, chili pepper, and sauce

drunken noodles, panang curry, spinach on fire

drunken noodles (flat rice noodles with vegetables, tofu, thai basil, and chili pepper), panang curry with vegetables and tofu, and spinach on fire (sauted spinach in black bean sauce) at the Sala Thai restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland

chuchitos

vegan adaptation of Guatemalan tamales, stuffed with potatoes and sesame salsa

enfrijoladas con mole

Enfrijoladas with mole (chocolate, sesame, chile, etc.) sauce and rice