BioBoa - Les Aventures Vegetarienne - Paris

This fancy little place situated right close to the Opera Metro stop and only a short walk from the Louvre caters to both meat and non-meat eaters. And as you French readers know, is also organic (Bio). Would highly recommend this place!

Bio Boa

3 rue Danielle Casanova 75001 Paris

Tel : 01 42 61 17 67

Open : Mon-Fri 11:00am-6:00pm
Closed : Sat, Sun, National Holidays, 2weeks in August

Budget : Smoothie 6€
Set Menu 1(Vegecheese+salad+dessert) 12.7€
Set Menu 2 (Soupe+Sandwich) 8.2€
Set Menu 3 (Hot plate+drink) 13€
A la Carte 10-25€



You order your food at the counter and are then given this cute little tray and some food tags. Then you can choose from plenty of shiny white tables or pop a squat in the window on the bar stools.



Ryan and I both got the veggie burger (there was a choice between tofu or mushroom and we chose mushroom). Turned out to be pretty great. Nice thick, almost sweet bun melted cheese, and a patty that seemed to be made of mushroom, quinoa, carrot and all kinds of yummy flavorings. Little side of greens and sprouts which we topped with balsamic vinegar.



Ate it all! Other things on the menu: Zucchini Risotto, Wok Veggie Fried Rice, Mushroom stuffed Crepe, Hamburgers. They also serve fresh juices, smoothies, and soup.

Plus! They have like 4 huge cases of pre-made take-out stuff!



lentil salad, green salad, pasta salad with chicken, beet salad, chickpea salad...these are just a few I saw.



chicken sammies, tofu sammies, veggie sammies. All tiny and cute and ready to take to a park and eat.



Soy puddings, yogurts, and other fancy little desserts.

Cucumber Goat Cheese Sammy and Upcoming Projects

For the past few days I have been trying to finish up the rest of the goat cheese I used in the Creamy Goat Cheese and Zucchini Pasta from the last post and this has been satisfying me to no end every time I eat it.



I was pretty unsure about cucumbers in my sammy but it turned out to be a great idea! Also I would recommend watercress or spinach and for you nut eaters, some chopped walnuts would add more crunch.



The last few days have been rainy here so I haven't been taking pictures but then yesterday it just cleared up beautifully and I was able to work on my current project: my first video! I'm pretty excited about it. Im going to shoot some more stuff this week in Paris and hopefully by the end of the week after this week I will have 2 videos for you! It was all supposed to be one video but I've decided to split them into two for several reasons which will probably be apparent when you see them. Stay tuned!

Thickest Barley Stew You Will Ever Eat

I brought a few things from home in case I couldnt find them here. I brought quinoa, barley, and bulgar. One the back of the barley package there was a recipe for a soup. I was feeling more stewy.

Vegetable Barley Stew
2 to 3 cups vegetable cream based soup
1/4 cup pearled barley
handful of mushrooms, sliced
2 large carrots, sliced
half onion, sliced
1 really large clove of garlic or like 3 small ones

1. In a heavy bottom saucepan bring 1/4 cup barley and like 2 cups of veggie soup to boil ( by veggie soup I mean like a cream based thick soup, not clear veggie stock). Cover and simmer for about an hour or until the barley is soft. Stir often. If you decide to use veggie stock to make it more of a soup and less of a stew, you wont need to stir really, just like once or twice, but with cream based stuff it will all stick to the bottom if you don't stir it a bit. It will seem at first that you dont have enough barley and the stew will be thin. Never fear, it grows!
2. While this is going on prepare and saute you veggies. I like to do the garlic first, then add the onions, then add the other stuff.
3. Once the barley is soft, add the veggies and heat it all through.
4. Serve with crusty french bread or throw some avocado on top.

PS I ate this for 3 days and didnt get tired of it. I ate it cold the second two times because i dont have a microwave. Both times I ate it with half an avocado chopped up. Great.

Breaking in the Wok

So I am scandalized the say that this is the first time I have used my Wok after getting it for Christmas. I kept telling myself it didn't make sense to use it when I was cooking just for me and I would wait until I had a dinner for Jon planned out. But! Darnit! I will wait no more!



Basically I just threw some oil in the wok with some chopped garlic (2 cloves) and some nice veggies I've been meaning to eat:
Red Cabbage
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Grape Tomatoes
Shiitake Mushrooms
(about a handful of each of these)

I let the garlic cook on its own a bit and then threw in the veggies, stirring occasionally. After a little while I added some chicken broth and let that cook in and then added a little more...maybe 3/4 cup in all? The mushrooms and the tomatoes really benefited from this treatment and in all it made a nice crunchy little wholesome side to my fatty left-over fried rice.