The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Chile Fest

October 1, 2007

by IsaChandra

Terry and I demo’ed a recipe at the BBG Chile Fest yesterday and although rife with drama (or maybe because it was rife with drama) it was a good time. The first weird part was that there was no one to introduce us – a fend for yourself sort of thing. The second weird part was that it was outdoors and there was no amplification. So everyone was shouting for us to talk louder (mostly my mom that traitor!) and there were planes flying overhead.

I implore the masses to go vegan

At one point my pushy pregnant sister actually came up to the front, got up in my grill (no pun intended) and told us we had to talk louder and we had a big sister fight in front of everyone. Somehow Terry and I still managed to complete the recipe – Yucca Latkes with Chocolate Chile Mole and Apple Salsa. The samples we prepared ahead of time came out cold but that didn’t seem to stop anyone.

Anyway, I love the gardens and I it was great to be able to do the demo but from now on I am going to make sure that our demos have mics, because shouting and cooking is no fun. My spies told me that people were whispering “You can’t have Hannukah without eggs!” Yeah, just watch us!

Yucca Latkes with Chocolate Chile Mole and Apple Salsa

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Comments (5)

October 1, 2007 at 10:33 pm: dale
Hi ! I own a now proudly tattered copy of your VwaV , and know for sure that I have been responsible for at least 5 other copies of that fabulous cookbook being sold…I tell everyone how great it is and bring stuff made from your recipes to various neighborhood ( non-vegan ) events. They all are pretty amazed by the range of flavors and some, I suspect , don’t really believe me when I tell them it’s vegan…especially the baked goods ! “How can you m make that without eggs? Without milk ? Without butter? !!!” I love it !
September 29th I was tabling vegan literature at an animal sanctuary in Shepherdstown, WV ( http://pigs.org/ ) and brought along a big basket of your oatmeal peanutbutter cookies ( with the tofu, and vegan chocolate chips ) to offer folks as they wandered up, just to break the ice a little bit. Wow! Everyone wanted, and some demanded, the recipe !!! I had brought soem pamphlets from COK and Vean Outreach, but I didnt have the recipe on me. I told people to look on our fledgling vegan society blog/website ( http://www.blueridgeveg.org/2007/09/pigs-sanctuary-visit-and-cookie-recipe.html ) and I would post a link to the website. They really were fantastic ambassadors for the cause !
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work, and how you bring a fun irreverent touch to what can be a daunting subject. I love to experiment with cooking and you provide lots of opportunities !
I’m a 51 year old mother of two grown kids. Went vegan a year ago after playing around the edges of vegetarianism for about 20 years. What a liberation and a joy. Hubbie is almost there !
We’re going to work on the website some in the next few months and get more ‘user friendly’ and easier to follow, and more stuff on it…..
again, thanks so much !
Cheers, Dale Ball
October 1, 2007 at 11:28 pm: Jill
I am totally going to integrate latkes into Christmas dinner this year.

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October 2, 2007 at 2:57 am: bazu
I can’t get over the first photo- you guys are so cute!
November 15, 2007 at 6:28 pm: Mich.
where can i get this recipe???