Seabirds Truck on "The Great Food Truck Race" Season 2

Hey guys, I don't know if you've ever seen "The Great Food Truck Race" on the food network, but it's one of my favorite shows. I love food trucks...and nowadays, who doesn't??? I always see a long line of ravenous people waiting to place their order for yummy food truck goodness. I am very excited that the vegan community is keeping up with the food truck game...and I am even more excited that California's very own food truck, Seabirds Truck will be on The Great Food Truck Race, representing vegan fast food. I had the pleasure of trying their food at an event last Sunday (check out my video post: http://veganwhat-stephanie.blogspot.com/2011/08/vegan-at-verdugo-bar-event.html) and their beer battered avocado and jackfruit tacos were super delicious! Please watch and support them on the show and let's pray that they make it to the end...and win!! :-)

The Great Food Truck Race
Sunday Nights @ 9pm

Healthy Brown Rice Breakfast!

Have you checked out Bethenny Frankel's website? She has some very yummy recipes and I just had to post about one of my favorites; her brown rice breakfast cereal. This recipe is a great way to use your left over brown rice and it's a healthy way to start out your day. Please check it out!

Brown rice stuffed mushrooms!

I couldn't wait to get my CSA box today, because I knew there would be some lovely mushrooms waiting for me...and who doesn't love a good mushroom???...well, there are probably some of you that don't. Anyway, I decided I wanted to whip up some stuffed mushrooms and I planned on using my mom's recipe but to my dismay I had no stuffing. So, instead I made some brown rice and substituted that in. Once I get some stuffing I will post that recipe as well. Here ya go!

Brown Rice Stuffed Mushrooms

Ingredients
Mushrooms (I used the ones from my csa box. You can use any mushrooms)
Brown Rice
Panko Bread Crumbs
Onions (I used the chapollini from my csa box. You can use any onions)
Green Onions (CSA box)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pepper
Salt
Veggie Bouillon Cube
Lemon (CSA box)
Red Pepper Flakes (Optional)

Directions
I cooked about 1 cup of brown rice in a rice cooker with 1/2 of a bouillon cube and two cups of water. While that cooked I washed the mushrooms and took off the stems. I put the mushrooms in a bowl, salt and peppered them, added some evoo, and tossed them until they were all covered. I chopped the onions (green & chapollini). When the rice finished I dumped it into a bowl with the onions, some evoo, pepper, red pepper flakes, and panko bread crumbs. I mixed all of the ingredients together well and stuffed the mushrooms. I placed the stuffed mushrooms onto a baking sheet with parchment paper...placed them into a 375 degree preheated oven and let them bake for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes I took them out and used the juice from the lemon to sprinkle on top and placed them back into the oven for about 4 minutes and Ta-da! Finished and ready to eat!

Fry's Veggie Sausage!

Check out this video of me trying out Fry's Vegetarian Sausage.

Vegan at Verdugo Bar Event!

I heard about Frankenstand's fundraiser for their dog Benji on quarry girl's blog a few weeks ago and anxiously awaited the chance to help contribute and finally get to try the vegan deliciousness of Seabirds Truck. August 7th arrived and I had the pleasure of attending the awesome vegan event hosted at Verdugo Bar. The food was delicious! The beer battered avocado tacos were drool worthy and the mac & cheese was scrumptious. I tried a few other items and don't worry I didn't forget dessert...raw strawberry cheesecake cupcake with chocolate at the bottom...yum! If you didn't get a chance to make it to the event, they're having another one on Wednesday at 5pm @ Verdugo Bar so please show your support and eat some great food!

Sweet Potato Fries - Dusted with cinnamon salt & served with seabirds signature sauce.

Pariseean Mac & Cheese - Roasted figs, roasted shiitakes, and fresh rosemary.

Beer Battered Avocado Tacos - A fried avocado wedge topped with creamy cilantro-jalapeno sauce & red cabbage slaw.

Raw Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcake.

Max-a-million!

So, I stopped by my mom's place to check on her cat while she was out of town. This is my little furry brother named Maxwell.

Top Model Pose. 

Easily distracted.

His sexy sleepy look.

Creepy, hiding behind the couch.

He's very fluffy and very loving...but don't let the cute face fool you. He'll turn on you in a second. You'll go from rubbing his tummy to retracting back a scratched up hand! Crazy cat!lol

Who wants pizza????

I finally made my way over to Cruzer Pizzeria which is an all vegan pizza joint. All I can say is YUM! I've had "okay" vegan pizza from another place but this was just plain delicious. Now, I don't have to be jealous when my husband brings home ooey gooey cheesy pizza (that he didn't have to make)...and I'm so glad that I have a pizza place that I can actually get excited about! Woo Hoo! Check out this video and please try not to get too hungry. :-)

Potato Wedges with Daiya cheese.

Potato skins with marinara sauce and daiya cheese.

Vegan Chicken pizza with cilantro, daiya cheese, and marinara sauce.

Bread sticks stuffed with daiya cheese.