Asian Food Fest in Over the Rhine! Vegan Options!

Asian Food Fest was held at Washington Park this year and at first I wasn't that keen on going but my friend Jess alerted me that there were vegan options and that their menus were posted online. I checked it out and saw that I could get filled up and menu items ranged from $2-6. 

                      This cashew cream sauce was curry flavor and as soon as I got home I cooked it up with some red rice and broccoli. I enjoyed how quick it was to make this as a meal. It was kinda salty and I added some maple syrup for a sweeter curry.

                     My friends Jess and Athena got Mango Sticky Rice with coconut milk sauce. It was really good. Could have used more rice though for $5.

                                        This is Athena and Jess. They do hair. And have great hair.

                                           Music Hall is right on the border of Wash Park where the
                                          Asian Food Fest was. It's under construction right now.

                                           There were long lines everywhere and some booths even ran out of food.
  I didn't take pics of everything I ate but I had a tofu taco at Red Sesame, Pang Rice Balls, Berry Berry bubble tea at Boba Cha, Samosas at Indigo and a Thai Basil popsicle from Streetpops. Indigo also had cabbage dosas that were vegan but they ran out!                                      

Here's where I got my bubble tea! Has everyone had bubble tea? It has giant tapioca pearls at the bottom and I love the gummy texture and huge straws. 

Starting New Post themes: Minimalism (or just getting rid of shit) and Stuff I found on the ground

My apartment is too crowded. I need to get rid of shit. I know it's going around that minimalism is trendy but it's reasonable that after 60+ years of consumerist/factory line lives and our throw-away culture that a minimalism culture would come out of it. Unless we thought the hoarder mentality would become cool.

So I'll be sharing shit that I get rid of in a sustainable way or fixing broken things I own so they are not just taking up space. Today I will decide on some books I don't want and donate them to the library.

Stuff I found on the ground!!

I find stuff on the ground all the time. I find hair ties on campus all the time. Three weeks ago I found a giant black umbrella in the trash that was totally usable. Two days ago I found a cute cardigan laying on trashcan rim in perfectly good condition.

So Delicious Cashew Milk Dipped Salted Caramel Bars!

Ok, wow. This was as good as it sounded. 

On a side note though. I rode my bike to school then drank a bunch of coffee and then rode home from work with drinking only a small amount of water. My hand proceeded to go numb and my vision went all weird. I definitely won't go without adequate amounts of water ever again. After I drank about 3 tall glasses of water it went away. Whew. I got scared there for a minute. 

So I got these scrumptious bars at a Kroger in Clifton, Ohio. I was choosing between these and Ben & Jerry's chunky monkey. They melted in my mouth and I was glad to just have a single serving instead of a whole pint. The caramel flavor was rich. Perfect flavor combo. 

Review of "Mondo Barbie: An Anthologie of Fiction and Poetry"

I got this book years ago at The Ohio Bookstore on Main St. downtown. If you've never been you should go. You get to search 7 floors of books and you're left alone by the staff. The prices are very reasonable too. Everytime I see the book laying around I'm drawn to its pink pages. I bought it for $3.50. It's interspersed with short stories and poems all about Barbie. The themes go from capitalism to classism to feminism to just plain existential and weird to the identity of our toys and how it shapes our identities. Some stories are very sexual or sex body part oriented. It's very provocative and contemporary.

Plain Vegan Cole Slaw with Mayo Recipe

So it's real easy:

Easy Vegan Mayo


1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup soy milk

Blend. I used a vitamix. Unsure of other blenders.

Add seasonings as you wish. I added salt and pepper.

I makes about a cup and a half.

It will look just like it!

Plain Vegan Cole Slaw

1 white cabbage chopped up
1 small onion diced
2-3 carrots chopped
salt and pepper to taste
3 T vinegar, I used white
3 T turbinado with 2 T water and heated up to melt
3/4 c. vegan mayo store-bought or half above recipe.

Mix everything up.


I'm super tired from today. My bus pass ran out and since school is over I've been stuffing myself with food.

Ok, bye.

Done with School! Happy Chicks Cake!

So that's it, I finally did it. I got my degree. Whew! I still don't feel all the way normal. I had to finish a capstone with a poster, a presentation and a lab report. I ordered cake from the vegan bakery in Northside, Happy Chicks. I love that place. They have amazing  tofu quiche and chickpea nuggets. 

                                          Chocolate-chocolate cake from Happy Chicks Bakery.
                                                                   It was very good.

                                          My friend Robin's birthday was the same night so I celebrated that too.

Me and Danny

Me and Danny Korman. Past Owner of Park+Vine 

(all vegan general store that closed early January 2017)

                                                      My cats: Top- Pema Chodron
                                                      Bottom- Eckhart Tolle

I'm going to write about the cole slaw I made for the Grill Out for Sam Dubose and my homemade vegan mayo tomorrow!

Almost Done with School!

My undergrad will be done this April!! On May 3rd I'm going to Nashville for an A Perfect Circle concert. I'm really excited to try out their vegan restaurants. I saw four all-vegan ones.

Thinking I really need to travel for a vegan festival or expo sometime. It looks really fun. I'm watching a lot of Vegan Zombie. He has a really cool vegan ouija board t-shirt, btw. I need it bad.

Well, I gotta sleep and study.

Bye!