Food Frenzy

Tonight is the second SVS vegan dinner at Las Delicias. Yesterday, bazu and Bridg came over and we whipped up a batch of Dulce Sin Leche cupcakes from VCTOTW for an after-dinner snack.

The naked cupcakes:

Of course, we had sustinence for ourselves:
Bridg's bean salad:



Bridg's raw carrot and apple slaw:

And the piece de resistance, our grilled veggie sandwiches:

I have slid off my diet bandwagon the past few days starting with a Cinco de Maya party. For the first time in my life, I saw jello shots. I thought they were some college, urban myth but I guess they really exist. Of course, I didn't partake because they aren't vegan and frankly, they looked nasty. After tonight though, I am back to the calorie counting.

Vegan Dinner!

Spice It Up Vegan Style!Wednesday, March 21 at Steve's Cantina and Grill401 Milton AvenueSyracuse, NY

Come enjoy an evening of delicious Mexican food hosted by the Syracuse Vegan Society in collaboration with Steve's Cantina and Grill

Beer and Margarita specials start at 6 pm. Dinner served promptly at 6:30.Dinner will consist of an appetizer of chips, salsa and guacamole; salad bar with Dave's signature lime/cilantro dressing.

Entree is a choice of black bean or grilled tofu enchilada with sides of black beans, yellow rice and grilled vegetables.Price is $13 and includes gratuity. An extra donation of $1 per person gives you a chance to win a free dinner for two, courtesy of Steve's Cantina and Grill. All proceeds from this drawing will go to PAR, People for Animal Rights of Central New York. Prepayment ensures your reservation. If you wish to include $1 extra in the check, that's fine, or you will have an opportunity to make a $1 donation at the dinner, if you wish.For more information, email svs@runswithdog.com

From the depths of depression....

come great ideas or at least ones that will provide some action and meaning. Years ago, there was a vegetarian group in Syracuse that met once a month or every other month, for dinner. A devoted, core group, meaning me and some friends ( okay, one. The other one thinks we are crazy) are thinking about reviving this tradition. We figure we can approach restaurants, ask them to host us for a vegan meal on their closed day (usually a Monday) or a traditionally slow night. They can choose the menu, as long as it is all vegan, serve it as a buffet or as a sitdown, set a price and we will try to get people to come. We will charge the price of the meal and a buck or two extra for the gratuity. We think, *think* we might be able to get 15-20 people, at least initially. I am thinking we should be able to do this for $16 or less a person.

What is in it for the restaurants? Exposure to a new audience. Business on a traditionally closed or slow night. What is in it for the people? A chance to socialize with other like minded diners. A chance to try different restaurants, different cuisines and new food.

What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea? Any ideas for names? We should run a 'Name the Group' contest! LOL