Monthly Archives: August 2011
Dairy-free, eggless, banana-based ice cream
There’s been a cool, rainy spell in Shanghai lately, but the weather people tell us summer isn’t over yet. As long as I’m still comfortable in shorts, I’m going to keep letting myself indulge in the best part of summer: … Continue reading
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The Freshary: natural-vegan-organic-environmentally friendly desserts?
I first heard about The Freshary back in March, but only made my way to the environmentally-conscious, all-natural, part-kosher, certified-organic vegan dessert shop on Julu Lu a few weeks ago. It was a sunny, ice-cream-perfect Friday afternoon and I was … Continue reading
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Rebounding with homemade chive and egg jiaozi
After ending relations with our neighbourhood jiaozi lady about a month ago, I’d resolved to quickly find another provider of cheap and delicious (meatless) dumplings. All but four days had passed before Sean suggested that I take matters into my … Continue reading
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Vegetarians need not visit Cantonese Uncle (表叔)
I may have mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again: Cantonese and vegetarian don’t mix. Cantonese food, compared with probably all the other regional cuisines in China, is terribly vegetarian-unfriendly. Sure, there are the Buddhist vegetarian restaurants, but outside … Continue reading
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All-you-can-eat that’s not meat: Jendow Vegetarian buffet (人道素菜)
Let’s face it: almost all all-you-can-eat deals around are, at best, not great value if you don’t eat meat, or, at worst, as with Brazilian BBQ buffets with their mobile meat servers, downright hostile to vegetarians. I’ve resigned myself to … Continue reading
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Homemade PBJ frozen yogurt pops
Warning peanut-butter-jelly fans: this may keep you by your freezer for the rest of the summer. While looking up a jiaozi recipe the other day, I caught sight of a link for “peanut butter frozen yogurt” and was instantly intrigued. … Continue reading
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