Where the hell is Joan?

Please sing this title to Camper Van Beehtoven's " Where the Hell is Bill?" No I didn't get a sideways haircut, a vespa scooter or go mod ska dancing. I did go on vacation, get the kids ready for school, sports and dance and fall out of blogging practice. But fear not...as October approaches so does Vegan Mofo, the annual vegan blogging event where I and many others post daily on our vegan exploits. So this backlog of photos and ideas I have been too distracted to do anything with will be finding a purpose! The Geeky White Girl will be back with a vengeance, or at a least a steady stream of new stuff!

Ta for now and Happy Listening:

http://www.last.fm/music/Camper+Van+Beethoven/_/Where+the+Hell+Is+Bill%

Vegan Eats Rutherford NJ Part Deux

Cupcakes
Originally uploaded by jomarb

Behold the beauty that is the cupcakes from Sweet Avenue Bakeshop. Also located on Park Avenue in Rutherford, NJ. What is better after pancakes and tofu scramble? Why vegan cupcakes of course. The beauties in the photo are my family's Mother's Day desert that didn't quite make it until Mother's Day. The flavors are: Strawberry Fields, Lemon Rasberry(my choice), Carrot Cake and Jet Black(dark chocolate cake, dark chocolate icing and vermicelli). They were all incredibly rich and moist. I think the lemon frosting may be the best I have ever tasted! Sweet Avenue is open daily and features a different menu of flavors each day which is posted on their website, and can be tweeted to you if you follow them @sweet_avenue. These cupcakes were purchased the day of the PPK meet up which is now immortalized on the Sweet Avenue blog. http://www.sweetavenuebakeshop.com/. See they are not only bakers but new media darlings! Also they now feature gluten and soy free products. Every Friday and Saturday there are 2 gluten and soy free flavors available.

Vegan Eats Rutherford NJ

Chili Con Fu Tofu Scramble
Originally uploaded by jomarb

A newly opened pancake house in Rutherford, NJ...Aptly named the Rutherford Pancake House on 40 Park Avenue http://www.rutherfordpancakehouse.com/ has been featuring a Vegan Menu! So about 20 vegans from the PPK including me, descended upon them last Saturday to sample and compare their menu items. I had the Chili Con Fu which is a tofu scramble covered with Chili and served with homefires and multigrain toast. It was absolutely fantastic! Also featured on the menu were Vegan Pancakes which could feature a variety of fruits, pecans and/or toasted coconut. I tasted the banana with toasted coconut as ordered by my friend Tofulish and was suitably impressed. The full vegan menu is here http://www.rutherfordpancakehouse.com/RPH%20Vegan%20Menu.pdf. The restaurant has been open about 3 weeks and currently features the vegan items on a seperate menu available upon request. The owners tell us the overwhelmingly positive reactions to this menu by vegans and the health concious has led them to move toward incorporating the vegan menu into their regular menu. Frequent this place...these guys are wonderful! next up is Vegan Eats Rutherford part deux, Sweet Avenue Bakeshop!