Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Vegan a Go-Go Party with COK

On Monday, COK held a great event at Science Club. There were samples from their new vegan menu offerings, and Sarah Kramer mingling and signing copies of her new book (which everyone got a copy of). It was so cool to be surrounded by 100 like-minded people. I even met someone who was interested in my blog - hi Michelle!

I didn't have my camera with me, so all I've got is a crappy phone pic of Sarah. She was extremely friendly and easy to talk to, and she made a nice little speech.
Science Club hasn't updated it's menu online yet, but the vegan food is available now. We sampled black bean burgers, quinoa tabbouleh, and stuffed mushrooms. The food was flying off the plates as fast as the servers could bring it out, and it was all great! I heard a couple times that the tofu skewers were amazing, but couldn't get my hands on one. For desert there were giant trays of cookies and brownies from Sticky Fingers. Ugg. So good.

My signed copy of Vegan a Go-Go:
I don't have any of Sarah's other books, though I've flipped through them a couple times. Having read through this one, I really like it! It's definitely my kind of cookbook - everything is quick and easy, with mostly cheap ingredients. It's teeny-tiny so you can bring it with you anywhere, which is a great idea. Next time I visit my parents I won't have to plan ahead and copy recipes out on paper. There are lots of things I want to try out, but I made this first:It's Fresh & Fancy Raw-Slaw. I've been bringing soup to work for lunch for weeks now, this is a nice change of pace. I've never had raw sweet potato before, it's surprisingly good!

3 comments:

Bianca said...

Raw sweet potatoes?! I've gotta get that book! I have so many sweet potatoes right now, and I know I'm gonna get tired of baking them and mashing them....I love Sarah's books. The Garden of Vegan was my first vegan cookbook, so she has a special place in my heart...

BTW, I know COK stands for Compassion Over Killing, but I can't help thinking of "cock"...which makes me giggle...because I'm like 12....

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

Sticky Fingers AND meeting Sarah Kramer?! I am one super-jealous CCV!

Erin said...

Sounds like a great party! The raw slaw caught my attention too but I haven't made it yet, I didn't know you could even eat raw sweet potato.

If you're thinking of getting another Sarah Kramer book I would highly recommend La Dolce Vegan. It's one of my favorites.