what the fizzle Clintons?

Fee · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:53 pm

WELL THANK GOD THAT'S SETTLED

annak · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:33 pm

So he got bucket o' pasta & veggies. Been there, dude. Been there.

Actually catching up on this thread I'm a little embarrassed because my wedding meal was quinoa in a tomato. At the time I thought it was hilariously clever. "We're having beef steak...TOMATOES"

rhelune · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:40 pm

Black radish chips sounds interesting. Every time I bought black radishes, I threw them away because of the offensive smell :(

lavawitch · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:51 pm

At least he got freshly made spinach pasta. But, if Bill Clinton can't get good grub, we are all screwed.

LisaPunk · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:10 pm

OMG THEY GAVE HIM PASTA PRIMAVERA?!?!?!?!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!

quagga · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:02 pm **Posts:** 634

Just to be clear -- this was at some event in Sacramento, not the inaugural.

Also...I see this Sacramento chef couldn't get it together to make a vegan dessert. Shame on him.

ameyfm · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:06 pm

honestly, shame on the people who picked this guy to be the chef. Most of us on the PPK coulda whipped up something as awesome as this AND dessert!

couroupita · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:56 pm

ameyfm wrote:

honestly, shame on the people who picked this guy to be the chef. Most of us on the PPK coulda whipped up something as awesome as this AND dessert!

F'reals!!

Pasta primavera. Too funny!

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:06 pm

At least they didn't give him a fruit cup!

quagga · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:02 pm **Posts:** 634

I guess he could have loaded up on the crostini with white bean spread to get some extra protein. But then he would have had to fight his staff over them.

LisaPunk · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:37 am

the chef even said he loved that cooking vegan would be a great challenge for him as a chef and then kinda failed.

im sure it was super tasty pasta primavera but it was pasta primavera and no dessert!

although maybe he didnt want a dessert since he is mainly vegan for health reasons and his heart? fruit cup it is!

this is sort of related but i FINALLY watch An Inconvient Truth the other day (you know 7ish years late) and it made me think about Al Gore's diet because ive never heard of him talking about veganism or vegetarianism as good for the planet but he seems to hit every other key point.
the only recent thing i could find is he requested a vegan, oil free, nut free meal for some event he was going to.
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=5441&catId=8

im not sure i understand the nut free thing??? does he have a nut allergy or do the oil-free peeps think nuts are the devil too?

come on Al!! come to the vegan side!! we want you on our team!!

torque · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:13 am

but nuts are fatty!!!!

Fee · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:23 am

I think it sounds good.

Vantine · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:37 am

rhelune wrote:

Black radish chips sounds interesting. Every time I bought black radishes, I threw them away because of the offensive smell :(

I have a friend from Poland who adores them. She has a fondness for stinky food, however. I was too scared to taste it.

Vantine · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:38 am

A vegan bakery in Orlando posted this on FB:

Quote:

Wow, do we have a story for you or what!

Last night after we closed as we were tidying up the bakery for today we got a call asking if we were still open and what all we had that was vegan. We of course apologized and explained that we were closed, would be open today at 11 AM and that everything we had was vegan. They then told us that they were an assistant for former President Bill Clinton and that he was here in Orlando and they were desperately trying to find some food (he's vegan if you didn't know)! Obviously we found ourselves questioning if it was a prank or someone just really desperate to get something from us but we boxed up some cupcakes and took them to the executive airport (after accidentally locking the keys in the car, whoops!) anyway just in case they were legit. As it turns out, the call was for real and they called today to say that they loved our cupcakes! As you can imagine we're pretty excited about this!

You heard it here, Raphsodic is POTUS approved! ;)

lobsteriffic · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:14 am

Whoa!!! That's so cool!

rhelune · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:56 am

Vantine wrote:

rhelune wrote:

Black radish chips sounds interesting. Every time I bought black radishes, I threw them away because of the offensive smell :(

I have a friend from Poland who adores them. She has a fondness for stinky food, however. I was too scared to taste it.

I grated it, tasted a bit, salted it, left it for half an hour and threw it away because it was too stinky. I can eat daikon quick pickles, even raw daikon with a miso-mustard dressing, but black radish was too much.

I should try frying it though. Is there any food that doesn't taste good when fried?

Vantine · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:09 pm

rhelune wrote:

Vantine wrote:

rhelune wrote:

Black radish chips sounds interesting. Every time I bought black radishes, I threw them away because of the offensive smell :(

I have a friend from Poland who adores them. She has a fondness for stinky food, however. I was too scared to taste it.

I grated it, tasted a bit, salted it, left it for half an hour and threw it away because it was too stinky. I can eat daikon quick pickles, even raw daikon with a miso-mustard dressing, but black radish was too much.

I should try frying it though. Is there any food that doesn't taste good when fried?

You are braver than I am.

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3871

I think it sounds tasty but it also sounds like a chef who's going for the obvious and has no real experience with vegan cooking. I'm glad he's trying though. I will say I think my friends will be feasting better on my grub this weekend when I serve them at my dinner party.

annak · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:18 pm

So, I mean, is it *just* former presidents that get places opened just for them? 'Cause I'm the treasurer of my book club. And I could maybe run for, like, school board or something. (I'd do a terrible job, but I'm pretty sure they're broke anyway, so how much worse could it get?)

linanil · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:22 pm

So what is wrong with pasta primavera? I mean, I'm not the biggest pasta fan but it doesn't sound bad?

joyfulgirl · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:26 pm

Vantine wrote:

A vegan bakery in Orlando posted this on FB:

Quote:

Wow, do we have a story for you or what!

Last night after we closed as we were tidying up the bakery for today we got a call asking if we were still open and what all we had that was vegan. We of course apologized and explained that we were closed, would be open today at 11 AM and that everything we had was vegan. They then told us that they were an assistant for former President Bill Clinton and that he was here in Orlando and they were desperately trying to find some food (he's vegan if you didn't know)! Obviously we found ourselves questioning if it was a prank or someone just really desperate to get something from us but we boxed up some cupcakes and took them to the executive airport (after accidentally locking the keys in the car, whoops!) anyway just in case they were legit. As it turns out, the call was for real and they called today to say that they loved our cupcakes! As you can imagine we're pretty excited about this!

You heard it here, Raphsodic is POTUS approved! ;)

That's awesome!!
You guys, what if Bill Clinton becomes 2013's Jorge Garcia??

linanil · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:30 pm

we should keep putting his name... Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Bill Clinton and see if he shows up. We can swap recipes.

Bill,

What are your favorite places to eat in DC? NY? Other cities?

-linanil

LisaPunk · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:38 pm

i hope they were oil free cupcakes!!! :-P

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ndpittman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:39 pm

Bill Clinton and vegan? Bill Clinton vegan? Bill Clinton vegetarian? Bill Clinton and The China Study?

Oil-free and no nuts!

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