Cilantro Lime Grilled Corn

Barbecued baked lentils have been replaced as my staple go-to dish for potlucks and bbqs. Please welcome the new champion: grilled sweet corn in a cilantro lime marinade.

I spent Cindo de Mayo at a bbq at Megan and Quinn's and used this marinade on kebabs with smoked tofu and peppers. The marinade was awesome and the kebabs were a hit. I had some leftover sweet corn and marinade and decided to experiment with cooking the corn under the broiler. It took quite awhile, but it worked. Esther confirmed that it was the best corn she's ever had in her life. I agree. Invite me to your summer bbqs!

Seabirds vegan food truck: a novel.

Food Network's Great Food Truck Race rolled through Salt Lake City this weekend and vegans were all abuzz because one of the trucks just so happens to be completely animal free!

 

I'd read about Orange County's Seabirds on QuarryGirl before and was jazzed at the chance to try it out in my own city. Esther had been told the truck would start serving breakfast at 10:30 AM on Saturday so we grabbed Candice and headed out to Coffee Garden on 9th & 9th around 11:00. Did we expect a long line? Yes (TV crews + vegan food = crowd). Did we expect to wait for FOUR HOURS in the snow and rain? No. Was the food worth it? Toss up.

I don't know what the hold up was and they never really offered an explanation. We'd heard through the line that the menu consisted of Jamaican jerk jackfruit tacos, a quesadilla and a breakfast burrito; and by the time we had moved closer to the front they announced they were out of tortillas and cheeze sauce already. Luckily, Cali's was in the hood and donated some supplies so they started cranking out those famous beer battered fried avocado tacos. Esther was an hour late to work and we had all lost the feeling in our extremities so it was hard to keep happy faces when we finally did reach the truck. I'd say it was worth it just for the story of waiting in line.

Overall I thought the food was pretty good but a little pricey. The beer battered avocados were awesome and I loved that Seabirds sauce. The crew were nice and entertaining and even offered some warm tea while we waited in line.

On Sunday, Esther and I happened to pass the truck while it was parked outside Whole Foods. We decided since there were only a few people milling about the front that we'd give it a go again. This time we ordered fried rice because they ran out of the pesto flatbread and cinnamon bread didn't sound like a good dinner. The rice was, again, just pretty good. It had lots of veggies (baby bok choy!) but was a tad oily. Overall I'd eat there again if they happened to be in my neighborhood sans 100 other people in line ahead of me.

Pizza & Dexter night with Candice.

Store bought crust with spicy mushroom marinara, Daiya soy mozzarella, artichoke hearts & Gardein chikn

EDIT: Just kidding guys! Daiya is soy free!

Rice King.

Every Chinese food loving vegan in Utah needs to trek to Provo to eat at Rice King. It's been one of my favorite places to eat for the past few years but I hardly get to enjoy it since I find nothing else about Provo remotely appealing. Luckily, Candice and I had an excuse to do just that on Saturday when Megan played a show at The Riverwoods. Their vegan menu is HUGE and chock full of unhealthy fake meaty goodness AND most of their dishes are only $6.95! Observe;

The spread.

Peppersteak Beef Soy

Golden Tofu (This alone could be a meal, it's huge).

Sesame Chicken Soy

The staff are beyond friendly but the service is pretty slow; so if you're traveling from Salt Lake be sure to have a few hours total to kill. IT'S WORTH IT, I PROMISE.

RICE KING

278 W Center St

Provo, UT