August. Vegas. Underworld. Awesome.

Vegas again. I'm not complaining. This year, it's all about mini-breaks, man.
This was the concert of the year. The Hard Rock Hotel was full of electronic ambient beats music fans and 800 of us had plenty of room to dance up front at the Joint. Karl Hyde flung himself onstage appropriately dressed in a purple sequined jacket and didn't stop sparkling and blinking for one second. Fan.Fricking.Tastic.

Tofu Scramble

I know. It's doesn't sound great. But let me be the one to tell you that tofu scramble, done properly, is probably right up there with Civet de Seitan. I used Post Punk Kitchen's recipe and cut it in half to make breakfast for one (the spousal unit missed all the fun!) and then saved some for lunch later. I left out the carrots and mushrooms but added spinach instead. I over did it on the cumin and the result was a rather smoky tofu scramble for breaky. Good, but cuminy. For lunch though, I added Vegenaise and put the lot on whole grain bread with avocado slices and baby spinach. Holy crap. It was so yummy that this has become my favorite sandwich on the planet.

Washington D.C.

Flew across the country for a little animal rights conference and had the best time! D.C. is a great little urban metro with fun food, books, wine, taxis, subways and weather.
Case in point:A free "Go Vegetarian Starter Kit." On the street. For public consumption. Um, that's when I knew I had left the desert.
The ladies and I visited Teaism and had delicious tea! And right across the street we dined at Sette Osteria and I forgot to take a picture of my pasta because I was too busy eating it. The wine may have had something to do with it too. Asylum was a great pub that served local beers and *gasp!!* vegan hot wings!!!!!! O. my. god. They were yummy.
I walked down to the National Gallery and visited with some old friends: Leonardo, Manet, Vermeer, Giotto. It's nice to know someone's taking care of them.
A good trip, indeed. Now it's onto Vegas. More later. xox