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It’s Saturday! And before I head off to Yoga, time for Eating to Live on the Outside and this week, I’m off to Los Angeles, California to eat at Rahel Ethiopian Veggie Cuisine. I wish! Not really, I’ll be flipping through the internet menu to see what looks good. Ha, fooled you!

Rahel is pretty awesome, lots and lots of tasty goodies to choose from. In fact, nearly all the food is worth a look. So, without any further ado, here’s a breakdown of stuff I might order:

Yemsir Kik Wot (Split lentil stew)

• Split lentils in red pepper sauce and spices; pretty simple, looks good.

Yefasolia Wot (Mixed vegetable stew)

• Steamed string beans, carrots and seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric; steamed veggies are always good.

Yeatkilt Wot (Vegetable stew)

• Steamed vegetables, carrots and potatoes with spices; same deal here.

Greens

• Steamed greens with seasoned garlic and green pepper; impossible to beat greens!

Yeater Alicha (Split-pea stew)

• Steamed split peas and onions, seasoned with garlic and onions; I’m digging all the garlic.

Yemitin Shiro Wot (Chick pea stew)

• Powdered peas, chick peas and red pepper sauce with assorted spices; I’ve never had powdered peas before.

Yeshiro Alicha (Mild chick pea stew)

• Mild powdered peas sauce, chick peas and spices; looks tasty, but you’ll be farting a lot.

Zucchini Wot (zucchini stew)

• Steamed zucchini with spices; I’m Italian, I love zucchini!

Yedinch Wot (Potato stew)

• Steamed potatoes, red pepper sauce and spices; sounds cool.

Veggie Banatu

• Tomatoes, green peppers, garlic and onions, served with injera; I’ll pass on the injera, its bread.

Rahel looks great! As for what I’d order. I like the Greens or the Yeatkilt Wot. And you might consider one of the combo platters, but that looks like a lot of food. Maybe share with friends! Some of the juices are interesting too, like Telba, made with flaxseed. Anyone ever try it before?

Yeah, I dig Rahel. Even the side salads look awesome! But now it’s your turn. Take a few minutes, read through Rahel’s menu and let me know what you’d order. Do like something different? Tell me! Peace.

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Happy Saturday! Hopefully everyone slept in a little. Now, time for Eating to Live on the Outside. And today, via the powers of the internet, we’re head to Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant in Hollywood, Florida. And like many Ethiopian restaurants, it looks good!

Sheba’s menu gives you plenty to choose from and a lot of it is very veggie centered. So, here’s a bunch of things I might order, take a look:

Loubia

• Whole string beans sautéed with parsley, ginger, garlic and cumin; sautéing isn’t great, the oil ruins it.

Fit Fit Salad

• Chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, Ethiopian spices and morsels of injara; injara is a kind of bread, so it’s a little iffy.

Cape Town

• Curried vegetable stewed in a wrap; can’t beat veggies!

Mesir Azefah

• Green lentils, onions, jalapeno peppers, ginger, white pepper and mustard seeds; looks cool.

Atakilt Wat

• String beans, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, sautéed onions, garlic, ginger and tomatoes; same deal with the sautéing.

Shiro Wat

• Pureed split peas with Ethiopian spices; pretty simple, sounds good.

Gomen Wat

• Sautéed collard greens with onions, garlic, tomatoes and Ethiopian spices; hooray for collard greens!

Kik Alicha

• Yellow split peas, green peppers, onions and Ethiopian herbs; I dig it!

Mesir Wat

• Lentils cooked with onions, garlic, ginger, olive oil and berbere sauce; looks tasty.

Ful

• Ethiopian fava beans cooked with tomatoes, onions, hot green peppers, special spices and served with olive oil; just go easy on the oil.

Sorbets

• Lemon, mango, passion fruit or pineapple; might be a nice treat, as long as they are dairy-free.

Ethiopian food always seems to be very veggie friendly and Sheba is a good choice! Here are my picks. I’d probably order the Ful or the Gomen Wat. Again, I always look for something with greens.

Now, there are some fish dishes you can try, but with all those veggies, why worry about mercury! Okay, your turn. What do you like? Flip through Sheba’s menu and give me your picks. Peace.

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