Tortuga's Restaurant Review and Cookbook Giveaway
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Longmont, Colorado which was a little more than an hour away from their home. It had been nearly a year that my friend and husband had gone to Tortuga's so we thought we would make it a point to make it happen. The 2 year old had taken a nap and the baby took a nap while we went our way.
On the way we sawa field of elk, which is really hard to get a picture from a moving car, but you get the picture right?
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| From An Opera Singer in the Kitchen |
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| From An Opera Singer in the Kitchen |
Tortuga's is a Caribbean-style restaurant that features seafood, but I was confused because it felt like it was a fusion of cuisines. It was a little Cajun, Cuban, Puerto-Rican and more. One of my friends ordered the scallops, another ordered seafood etouffee', and her husband ordered the pork chops.
When I took one look at the menu I knew perhaps I might be in trouble UNTIL I saw black beans and rice, plantains, and vegetable of the day. Who can argue with that?? Except, well, I guess I am such a girl, but when I got my dish:
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There is no available website for the restaurant but it IS a nice building and a great environment. Nice stop on the way to Estes Park. Check it out.
Tortuga's
218 Coffman Street
Longmont, CO 80501
(303) 772-6954
Before I leave this review, I want to add another giveaway for you! Only open to US.
Thanks to Da Capo Publishers, they so generously are giving ONE copy away to one of my readers.
Fresh and Fast Vegan is a wonderful cookbook with 140 wonderful recipes ranging from starters, main dishes, desserts, and more. Check out the link to view samples of recipes on Amazon.
To enter answer the following question and tweet a meesage: (leave comments for each)
1. What is your go-to fast vegan dish? Share the recipe with me. I love new ideas!
2. Tweet this message: " Fresh and Fast Vegan Cookbook Giveaway by @singerinkitchen GO and answer one question for a chance to win! http://bit.ly/duQavW #veganmofo "
Good luck everyone! Last to enter will be Thursday, November 18th at midnight EST. I will announce winner on Friday, November 19th in the morning.
33 comments:
My go to fast dish isn't a recipe, but a product! It's Roads End Organics Mac and Chreese, a box mac and cheese. You heat the noodles, then melt some margerine, almond milk and chreesy powder together to create the cheese (I always add my own spices and usually some tvp to protein it up), dump the noodles into the sauce, and voila! Quick, easy dinner.
I also tweeted about your give away! :) @newveganing
My favorite to-go dish is quinoa salad with onion, tomato, cilantro, black beans, corn, with a dash of balsamic vinegar and salt. Just need to remember to bring a spoon and you're good to go!
My favorite fast dish is hummus, and my new edition to it is a washed uncooked beet. Nothing like a pink tasty dip to get me going.
I don't have a twitter.
My favorite go-to dish that's healthy is a TJ's black bean enchilada over a bed of greens. Makes for an interesting taco-salad-ish combo!
Hey, a book I don't have!!
My favorite quick-as-lightning recipe is my 5-minute chickpea couscous. An oldie but a goodie!
I tweeted, too :D
id have to say happy herbivores mac and cheese is my fast and easy dish but go to for a quick fix hummus and tortilla chips.
red beans and rice
or for super duper fast
I've discovered annie chungs miso soup :)
My favorite vegan go to dish is spelt penne with sun dried tomato spread and tofurkey sausages. Done in under 15 minutes!
I tweeted about your giveaway @serendipiyami
Good luck to everyone! This would be my first vegan cookbook if I win! :)
What is your go-to fast vegan dish?
Black beans and brown rice
http://www.whattastyfood.com/2010/08/meatless-monday-black-beans-brown-rice.html
I tweeted (@whattastyfood)
I live in CO! I am having such a hard time eating out a restaurants.
I very new to being vegan, so I don't have too many recipes I go to for a fast dish, but I like pad thai. So I just use some peanut oil, tofu, spices, and really whatever veggies I'd like. Heat them in a wok, and put over noodles! Done!
Pasta is an easy one, but not too creative, and I kinda feel guilty after eating a huge bowl of it. So I make this Chana Masala recipe because I normally have everything in the cupboard to make it. Toss in some spinach and I'm good to go :)
http://www.vegangela.com/2010/09/29/super-easy-chana-masala/
My favorite fast-and-easy vegan meal is to cook a sweet potato in the microwave and then serve it with some Tofurky kielbasa. It's so quick and surprisingly tasty. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I don't have twitter, but my favorite fast dish is a hummus sandwich with really good wheat bread, roasted red peppers, hummus, spinach and artichok hearts. SO GOOD!
Hi Noelle! What a great post...this made me miss home! I'm glad that you are reunited with your sweet husband though. I know how hard those separations can be. My favorite vegan dish is quinoa with stir fried veggies and black beans. Yum!
I like to make baked potatoes with broccoli and a nooch-sauce. It takes some time to bake the potatoes, but it's not active time. It's total comfort food!
My go-to fast, vegan dish is an asian stir fry. No to dishes are ever the same and endless possibilities exist with this everything-and-the-kitchen-sink friendly cuisine.
I also tweeted your message @djmoronta
http://twitter.com/#!/DJMoronta/status/4778728999616512
What fun!
Enjoy your husband when you see him! Sometimes it takes being a part, even for a moment, to make us realize how much we love each other!!
my fast 'go to' is anything gardein with brown rice and brocolli! easy peasy lol
i tweeted the giveaway!
http://twitter.com/ntiveheart/status/4924021934129152
My go to dish is Vegan Mac n Cheese!!!
What a great give-away! My favourite go to meal is stir frying a load of veggies, adding some stock and soy sauce and some hoisin sauce then adding some noodles and making a delicious noodley brothy soup. YUM!
My go to dish is nachos. Just put, vegan refried beans, olives, salsa,canned peppers, and vegan cheese on top of tortilla chips.
Tortuga, what a great concept and then waiting in anticipation for ... sour cream. Yeah, you do have to be so so specific. I usually start out with, "Hi, I'm a vegan, do you know what that means?" and then go into minute detail after that.
My go to meals are all processed. Lightlife meats, boca burgers, or premade vegan chicken salads, on vegan bread toasted, daiya cheese melted, some mixed greens and I'm golden. Nice flavors, crunchy and something you can sink your teeth into.
Now on to the tweet.
My go-to Vegan Dish is Chickpea Salad... Parsley, Tomatoes, Onion, Cucumber, Olives, red pepper, garlic, and chickpeas with my own salad dressing: olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, pinch of salt, black pepper...
You can serve it over some fresh greens and... voilá!
I just retweeted you.
Black bean burrito - with spinach, tomatoes, salsa, yum!
My favorite fast dish is re-hydrated soy curls drenched in spicy BBQ sauce served on a yummy baguette with sauteed onions.
When I need something fast I blender-ize a jar of marinated artichoke hearts and a couple of cans of garbanzo beans (a little more or less, depending on the consistency I want). Slather on a thick slab of warm dense grainy bread for a quick sandwich or serve with veggies for a last-minute dip.
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