cardamom soy lattes...

i am crushing hard on these this month. last month too, actually. but this month i'm all about the soy milk. vella cafe is where you can find this little lovely. but i've got a secret...i've got some cardomom simple sugar brewing in the fridge, so i will soon be able to recreate this gem in the comfort of my own kitchen. i hope. 

vella cafe is my side crush. i really like this place. it's tucked ever so neatly beneath the blue line western stop. they have a simple menu that rotates a few specials for breakfast, lunch, and weekend brunch. they're even doing limited dinner wednesdays thru fridays.  everything i've tried so far has been good. today i had the tofu scramble. normally when i think of a tofu scramble the tofu is all--for a lack of better term, scrambley.  vella does theirs in cubes, which ends up a bit crunchy on the outside and is really tasty. they do it up with some zucchini, brown rice, scallions, peppers, and crumbles and then serve a little guac and salsa verde on the side. de-lish. 

the reason i'm all soy latte-ish and tofuey is that i've decided to give the vegan month another go. so, for the month of february i will be doing my best to avoid consuming anything animal. i'm not really thinking about veganism as a long term way of eating, but it certainly makes me feel like i'm taking one step in the direction of a healthier planet and equally as important, a healthier me. for now anyway...