Food and Cats

Saki House is the Mr.'s favorite new restaurant. We have eaten here twice since it opened a week ago...

both times I started with the Avocado Sushi $8 and both times it has been great...

the Yellow Curry didnt thrill me so much. Too much sauce. Needed more spice or vegetables or something...

I loved the Pad See Ew (Tofu and Vegetables on Flat Rice Noodles). This will probably be my main 'go to' dish from now on. I believe both entrees were $15....

now for the Cats portion of the post. Below is Jasper lounging in the kitchen...

Sweet sweet Marmalade on the sofa...

Buttercup stretching on the kitchen floor. Her coat shows all the dust...

a pretty flower...

Lots more to come. Bye for now.

Not Snowed In

Enjoyed the Fruit Bowl $8.95 for breakfast at Gladys' yesterday morning. The vegan breakfast options in St. Thomas are scant on the weekends -- Fruit Bowls, Smoothies, Bagels, Potatoes, Grits and possibly Oatmeal (I havent actually found anyplace serving vegan Oatmeal on the weekends yet). The Papaya and Mango were the best part of this Fruit Bowl, so next time I will just get the Papaya or the Mango...

checked out Phantasea Botanical Garden after breakfast to see what was blooming this month...

lots of Orchids...

no clue what this is...

I think this is in the Ginger Family...

would have loved to get better pics of this one...

a super classy one...

a Cactus flower...

then it was off to Melt (literally and figuratively) for the Salad $11 with Seasoned Tofu, Black Beans, Pico de Gallo, Onions and Guacamole. Way too filling, so no dinner for me...

below are the 99 Steps. A historic landmark one must climb when visiting Charlotte Amalie...

that's about it, just trying to keep cool. Bye for now.

Ackee and Other Stuff

After safely discarding the black 'eyes' and all pink parts of six Ackees, I boiled the yellow flesh for ten minutes to remove the toxins...

after boiling it does look like scrambled eggs, but tastes more like Silken Tofu...

Upon sauteeing Onions, Peppers and a Tomato, the Ackee is added at the end because it is so delicate...

the Fried Potatoes on the side were picked up at Fruit Bowl last month...

Masquerade Potatoes are new to me. Tasted just like Yukon Golds...

I had the leftover Scrambled Ackee on Toast the next day. I see no reason whatsoever to ever buy Ackee again. Totally tasteless and not worth the risk of Jamaican Vomiting Sickness.

Last night I enjoyed the Fair bought Mac & Cheese alongside a Veggie Ball from N'Thing But The Veggie. The Mac & Cheese was really light. No idea how they made it...

still enjoying snacking on the Ju Ju Plums and Hibiscus...

this is the last post related to the Fair. Thanks for lookin. Bye for now.

Vegan Food Fair Produce

Below is the stand where I got ripped off paying $22 for two Pineapples. The woman working the stand seemed very friendly so I thought I would do business with her. Originally, she wanted $25, but after we balked at that, she lowered the price to $22...

I still dont know how to determine when Pineapples are ripe. These looked pretty...

but turned out to be dry and tasteless. $22 down the drain...

back to the produce: lots of people were buying pieces of local Pumpkin...

some wrapped pre-sliced pieces below...

lots of preserves, sauces and liqueurs for sale...

Besides the Pineapples, I bought nine Ackees for $6, but have since had to toss three since they went moldy...

saw Passion Fruit but didnt buy any for some reason...

Did buy a bag of Ju Ju Plums for $3 as well as a $3 bag of Hibiscus...

Hibiscus was everywhere...

must be the peak of the season...

dont know if this was headed for the trash or what...

I am keeping what I bought in a bowl in the fridge and snack on pieces throughout the day...

it is like crunchy Lettuce with a sourness. Very refreshing and just a few pieces is satisfying, so I assume it must have some nutrition...

the Ju Ju Plums are also in a bowl in the fridge. The one I ate was tart, but tasty...

$5 worth of Peppers were bought from Drina's...

the fruit below is called 'Wild Pineapple'...

the guy selling it split one in half to give me a taste and amazingly it did taste exactly like Pineapple. Really neat, but I didnt buy any. The only thing I regret not buying was the Passion Fruit, but maybe it will be for sale at the Saturday market in town...

Coming up, what I did with the the Ackee. Bye for now.

Vegan Food Fair Day Two

Surprisingly, it was the Mr. who informed me we were going back to the Fair for day two. Guess that meant he enjoyed it. Since I had bought a lot of produce on Saturday, I viewed the return as my big opportunity to try to take better pics of what was offered. I wasnt able to capture the scale of how many vendors were there, but, whatevs, I started off with a refreshing Soursop Juice...

pondered the Salt Lamps for sale...

checked out Natural Livity's offerings: BBQ Gluten, Chili Garlic Tofu, Almond Cheese Mac & Cheese...

Pea Fritters and Steamed Vegetables...

Queen B had a menu up today...

other menus were quite similar...

below was a local newscast being recorded about the fair..

the Mr. snacked on an ear of Grilled Corn $3...

and a bowl of Ital Soup...

Fried Cauliflower for my snack...

I studied these baked goods, but resisted...

did not resist getting an order of Mac & Cheese to go...

here are two pics of people buying produce...one...

and two...

outside the fair, some enterprising folks who happen to live nearby set up businesses in front of their houses. The boy on the left was selling soft drinks, snacks and plants...

he also had a pile of Noni Fruit. I bought a Papaya Tree for $5...

Coming up next: all the produce I bought. Bye for now.