Beji Veg Cuisine

05/12/2022

If you had asked me when we left on our journey to finish the RV bus, “When are you coming home?” I would have said March.

A good friend of my husband said, “You’ll never want to come back.”

Turns out, the friend was right. We are now homesteading Out West. The sign by the highway says Old Route 66 Los Angeles/Las Vegas, but looking at the juniper hill tops couldn’t feel further from “civilization.” I still get to make falafels, but for visitors, now. There is quite a story to this, maybe someday I can blog about it.

The food wagon will still be seen downtown, but in a different capacity, run by very kind folks who will be doing outreach in the downtown area, feeding free hot meals to those in need.

10/03/2021

And … that’s a wrap. We went out with a hot cider filled evening at the Night Market on Covington Road, with a roasted red pepper and beet soup served with crusty bread. Hit the spot!

Next year we are aiming for a world street food menu, with classics you may know in addition to the falafels. Then we will finally get some signage. YAY! (whoops) 😶😗🙃

See you next year! 🥙🧆🍜

09/19/2021

https://www.seriouseats.com/homemade-hand-pulled-noodles-lamian One day, grasshopper

Hand-pulled noodles are notoriously difficult to make, let alone master. But with the help of science (and some nutritional yeast), they're easy to make at home.

09/17/2021

Fall schedule Sept 17 and Oct 1, Main Street Market, 1936 West Main, 3 - 7 p.m.

RISE in Butler Sept 18, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
HIKE for Vets Oct. 2, 2 - 6 p.m.
at Harley Davidson. Hike starts at 10 a.m. and returns in the afternoon.

09/17/2021

Our schedule heading into Fall …
is quite sparse because we are converting a 1988 MCI coach bus. We BARELY got paint on it for Hippie Living Fair last weekend, and have all sorts of work to do!

We want to get canopies on it so we can have a rolling cafe next year with outdoor shade, and inside seating for inclement weather. It would be super fun to find other vendors with Skoolies to have a rolling fair going on during harvest season.

09/15/2021

INGREDIENTS
Falafel: fava & garbanzo bean, red onion, parsley, cilantro, garlic, cumin, coriander

Toppings: BEET HUMMUS garbanzo beans, beets, tahini, roasted garlic, cumin
TAHINI: sesame paste & lemon
ILLUMINATI : dill, mint, garlic, cashew yogurt

Chai: this week is Assam and a custom blend including pepper, fennel, cardamom and cloves.

09/13/2021

We have been busy getting our bus ready, going to our first festival, and preparing to launch on a magical mystery tour of the country. So much work, thankful for my husband, the son, Laurie Beck Food for Life coach, my son’s friends Michael and Melissa, and Mitsy Sa who have put a lot of energy into this project. This is the crew that keeps us rolling. We couldn’t do it without the offspring ibizoi keeping the home fires burning and pitching in during crunch time.

Next year we want to add a TRUCK, so we can be out in more places. We found Fort Wayners at the camper festival who had not heard of us, so we will have to work on visibility.

We have a few more engagements before the season is done, this Friday we are at the Historic Main Street Market 3 - 7 pm, Saturday in Butler at RISE for Inspiration Ministries. We will be at one more Main Street Market October 1st 2021, and then we are giving it to God.

Thank you to the ladies at Atlas Restaurant Supply for pointing us to HippieLive2021. Wow, it was too cool, a vintage camper festival at Buck Lake Ranch. Met other food vendors and those into the camper, van and Skoolie life, and learned so much. It was amazing.

08/22/2021

I did not know refined sugar was processed with bone char. I’m really glad we held off on trying dessert. Our chai is made with sucunat, a special unrefined and vegan cane juice crystals, purchased at Country Life Natural Foods in Michigan, where we get our organic favas, chickpeas, and whole spices.

Our chai is custom blended, served with oat milk and simple syrup made with sucunat. You can order it with or without milk and sugar.

For all your plant-based, gluten sensitive needs, please check out Sassy Vegan, who has a tremendous selection of sweets and does custom orders.

08/13/2021

We are not in attendance today at the 15430 Lincoln Hwy sale but we will be there instead of our downtown location tomorrow (Aug 14th) at 9am until 6pm. Sorry for any inconvenience and we hope to see everyone out tomorrow!

08/07/2021

Beji (Bee Jii) had a technical boo boo yesterday. We pulled through a serving without our flat top, and are fixing it, but will not make it to the St. Joseph Parking lot this afternoon (Saturday Aug 7)

If we get it fixed today, we will make it to the Healing Hands Night Market from 5 - 11

I especially want to make it out, so you can try the gluten free flatbread from Shop Two Sixty (yes, like the area code) They are dominating the artisan bread scene in Allen County, you can find them at the farmers market at McCulloch Park on Wednesday evening, Saturday mornings, and order from their website shoptwosixty.com

07/31/2021

Come out and see us this evening at Healing Hands Night Market! We're here until 10pm serving up the goods!