SUSHI

OK-

I need your opinion.

We're scheming ideas for new, exotic vegan sushis we can make. Yes, sushis. on a scale of hippie to bouge where do you think these ideas lie...?

[this fucking knit sushi bullshit is ridiculous - just sayin'}


1.) sauteed kale with onions, garlic, and fresh ginger
2.) flax plus granola
3.) raisins and craisins
4.) avocado, cucucumbers, sun dried tomato
5.) homemade pakora
6.) fried okra
7.) tofutti cream cheese, spinach, cucumber.
8.) roasted beets and sweet potato
Nine [my nine button is broken]: Magic sushi


Thanks for participating!!!!!!!

[ps - my roomates are harassing me about noting their creation tonight - brie and fig jam sushi - which I obvi don't care about cuz da vegaannnnnnnnnnnnnn]

xoxo

are you a BOBO?

Thanks Jake... Not quite the Parisian equivalent of Hippiebouge, but definitely worth noting: 


From Wikipedia...  "Bobos are noted for avoiding indulging in high acts of conspicuous consumption in favor of spending the greatest amount possible on the "necessities". Brooks argues that they feel guilty in the way typical of the so-called "greed era" of the 1980s so they prefer to spend extravagantly on kitchens, showers, and other common facilities of everyday life. They "feel" for the labor and working class and often purchase American-made goods rather than less expensive imports." 

Burl Blog

Last week, when I was in California, I bought what you see in the photo.

"Oh now what in the name of hippiebouge is that?" I'm sure you are asking yourself. It's a redwood burl! No, no, it's a LIVE redwood burl! And -- as the recycled packaging tells me -- if I keep it in a bowl (NOT metal) with a 1/2 inch to 1/4 inch of water around it at all times (and clean algae off its bottom) I will be "rewarded with beautiful fern-like foliage". Isn't that nice? I'll be rewarded for taking such good care of my burl.

Basically, I was at a redwood forest (Muir Woods), and I had a very magical day, and then I saw I could purchase a living memory of my magical day. It was only $15. Come on, you'd pay $15 for a wet piece of wood that might grow ferns, right? Especially if you had a connection with the woman who told you all about it, right? That's what I thought. Oh, and don't worry -- it was sustainably grown and harvested.

To sum up:

a) sustainable [HB]

b) in recycled packaging [HB]

c) I connected with the woman selling it to me [HB]

and

d) natural beauty [discussions open for HB]

Stay tuned, I just may have to start a burl blog for the life and times of my burl. HB!!!!

A new exotic fruit every week

Because Berkeley Bowl is a mecca for produce and I frequent it much too often, so I have made it a goal for myself to get to know the produce block a bit better.  Since I'm unemployed, the only money I should be spending should be on food right?  Right.  So, I took my friend Molly (soon to be guest blogger!) on her first day in California who was visiting from snowy Massachusetts, to the Berkeley Bowl to fully experience the range of produce in a local California grocery store.  Tourists are all about trying new things.

The produce section in the Berkeley Bowl, which I am realizing I recognize less than half the produce there, regardless of it being labeled "exotic," needs to be tackled.  A new fruit every week is what we decided would be the best approach.  After telling the nearby stock-boy of our plan, he advised us on the Cherimoya. The what?  He repeated it a few times until we pronounced it correctly and told us it was sweet,  assured us we would like it, and to eat it in one to two days.  Well, a whopping $4.24 later we cracked it open at a picnic awaiting it's splendor.

It tasted a bit like how the  China Town in Oakland smells.  A slimy stringy white meat-ty texture. Nuff said. No one finished their whole portion except for me, 'cuz I felt bad for the thing. We concluded it would probably be good in a smoothy, which it was because you couldn't really taste it.  Funny enough, the next day there was an article in the local paper devoted to our beloved fruit saying just that, not quite in season right now so best for smoothies. It also warned readers not to eat the skin or seeds because they could kill you. Berkeley Bowl, you need a warning by this thing!

What will my overpriced exotic fruit purchase be next week?  A Buddha's hand? A kumquat?  Stay tuned.