Miss Rachel's Pantry

A huge thank you to @craiglaban for including our matzo ball soup in his list of 22 soul-affirming bowls of soup for @phillyinquirer ! Happy to be among heavy snack-hitters, like fellow vegans @primaryplantbased , and grateful for our team of ballers (it takes a village to make and pack hundreds of matzo ball soups!). As usual, Grandmom Sybil is the standard for Jewish comfort foods, and I just want to make her proud always. Thanks to dad for always being my non-vegan taste ...tester when it comes to Grandmom’s dupes, and to mom who eats her soups scalding (Jewish lady hot, as we say in the business). If you pre-ordered for today’s Soup Stock-Up, see you between 3-5 for pickups! If you missed it, next month’s should fall on February 12. #vegan #philly #soup #matzoball @edible_planties @carley.cakes @daniel_solomon_zimmerman @logansvcks @kathleenjeanine @sally_madden @anikasneaka @coccooccoc

Gearing up for two Italian nights, and Rodge just pulled this bad boy out of the oven: lasagna carbonara with beet pancetta. Speaking of Italian nights: there’s currently one open table for tomorrow (Thursday Jan 20). 7 pm/ #byob / vaxed to the max for snax (boosters, baby). Also just a quickie: we can’t accommodate food allergies on these special nights (think: cashew burrata, housemade pasta, spicy meat-a-balls, seitan ragout, focaccia). Link in bio. #vegan #philly #veganitalian #lasagna #garfield

Cozy up with 5 courses tomorrow night, Thursday Jan 13, 7 pm. Follow link in bio to grab some newly opened seats. Must be vaxxed to the max for snax. #vegan #byob #dinner #philly

LAST MIN TABLE FOR TWO TONIGHT, 1/7, 7 pm. BYOB, vaxed to the max for snax. Follow link in bio #vegan #byob #philly #dinner #snowday

SOUTH PHILLY: a neighbor just lost their dog around the Tap Room (it’s about 1 pm on Tuesday, Dec 28). Please keep an eye out for Don Minu, and if you see him, please DM me for their human’s phone number. Thank you! #philly #lostdog #lostpets #southphilly #doggie

Happy holidays from all of us here at the Pantry! We are so lucky to have an illustrator in our bunch! A huge thank you to @sally_madden for this year’s Christmas cards. They literally showed up 5 minutes ago, so everyone who stops to pick up their preordered charcuterie will get one going forward! Here ‘til 1 today for your pickups and then we sleep. #vegan #philly #soldout #charcuterie #holiday #celebrate

Some positive stuff on the internet: it is so heartwarming to hear that folks who follow our Patreon have made some of our recipes (like this Pappardelle bolognese) at home! The latest episode of our Patreon-exclusive cooking show, Beat Your Meat, is creamy, spicy, crunchy Dan Dan noodles (basically, a perfect food) with panko fried snow mushrooms. Visit the little link in bio to subscribe if you’re interested! Also if you’re new to Patreon, a little info: it’s a site where y...ou subscribe to makers’ pages of your choosing, and in the case of ours, you pledge $8/month for a video and recipe, plus you get access to all previous content. There are different tiers, if you’d like to get/spend more/less. In any case we are so fortunate to get to do this, and feel so lucky for the support. #vegan #tuesdaymotivation #noodlesaremylovelanguage #vegansofig #cookingshow #veganrecipes #philly See more

12/17, dinner for two, 7 pm, link in bio. Vax required, BYOB, no dietary swaps at this late hour (thank you for understanding). #vegan #byob #phillyfriyay

Rodge made us my new favorite pasta shape for 3rd course at this past week’s dinners! Here’s a snap of mezzaluna (half moon) in all its glory, stuffed with herby chevre ricotta, tossed in butternut and thyme cream sauce, finished with chestnut sausage, Meyer lemon and rapini. Hubba hubba. #hotnoodz #vegan #vegansofig #philly #dinner #byob #fall #italianfood

Just finished making tomorrow’s matzo ball soups and had to do a Ben & Irv’s / Famous Deli homage with just like, one really big boy and some of @edible_planties ‘s handmade noodz. See y’all tomorrow + thank you for your orders! If you missed out, have no fear; we anticipate a monthly Great Soup Stock Up for the rest of the chilly months! #vegan #soup #baller #philly #jewishvegan #vegansofig

Right before the pandemic, we made a dreamy crispy salt-roasted golden beet entree. Lately we’ve been going hard on our *crab* cake since we’re so happy with the updated recipe. We figured we’d merge two faves tonight: a salt-roasted golden beet cake, cooked with onions and garlic and lots of fresh herbs and coated with crispy panko, served with a preserved lemon, pea and basil sauce, and black rice risotto. A little brightness to finish off a super savory autumn menu. Looking forward to dinner! #vegan #vegansofig #veganfoodshare #justbeetit #philly #byob

Our regulars already know - but now it’s time to tell the world that our little dining room is re-opening in a limited capacity. Visit the website in bio to book your seats, and note we will be adding more dates by the end of the week! Note that we will be keeping you safe - garage door open for maximum airflow, a fully vaxxed and masked staff, sanitizing constantly. Please don’t be a dingus! Arrive masked and keep your fellow diners safe. We’ll have a limited capacity each... night to space the tables out. If a private party is more your thing, we’re doing those, too. In fact, they’re booking up real fast. Did we mention we’re SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK? Can’t wait to hand you homemade pasta... HOT and on a plate. #vegan #vegansofig #philly #openinphl #byob #5coursemeal #summerfun

Ultimately if you want summer to happen sooner, you just have to quickly roast those not-quite-in-season tomatoes. #hottip #happyfriday #vegan #vegansofig #cashewmozzarella #thinkwarmthoughts #snacks

SWIPE FOR WHAT’S NEXT/SCROLL FOR THE NOVELLA For nearly 13 months, you have trusted us to feed you and your families with Meals at Home, and this helped us quickly pivot and save our business as the pandemic turned everything upside down. ... As the world - and more specifically Philly - begins to reopen, Meals at Home orders have decreased. Try as we might, we can no longer stay afloat with Meals at Home. ... So it's time to shift again!... ... Starting April 28th, we will offer a concise Meals at Home menu on Wednesdays, and that same week, we are bringing back ()... in-house private parties in the Pantry dining room! Our sweet dining room allows plenty of ventilation behind a roll-up garage door, and can accommodate 20 people seated and up to 26 people for a cocktail-style event. We will continue offering the abridged Meals at Home menu until summer, as long as we can make it work. If and when we need to end the program altogether, we will give you plenty of notice. From the bottom of our hearts, we all thank you for your incredible support and love. Because of you, we get to keep cooking. Visit missrachelspantry.com for Private Party info + rates.

Feelin’ fancy? Of course you are! Place your pre-orders now for a 4-course meal to go this Friday. Easy to warm + serve, made fresh, with components packed separately for beautiful plating. Visit the Fancy Friday page of Missrachelspantry.com . You’ll also find charcuterie boxes there, perfect for a Friday picnic #vegan #vegansofig #philly #fancydinner #celebrate #spring #missrachelspantry

Spaghetti-ohs are back, among other goodies like bbq seitan tacos, spring pea soup with garlic bread, blueberry cake and a lemongrass crab cake dish! Visit missrachelspantry.com and order before noon tomorrow, Sunday April 4! #vegan #philly #mealsathome #preorder #veganfoodshare #snacks

Ramp-ing up for the weekend with this #FancyFriday entree! Housemade crab-style cake, super sweet snap peas + baby heirloom tomatoes, sautéed trumpet mushrooms, saffron broth and meyer lemon cream. Topped with a local ramp. See youse soon for your pre-orders! #vegan #friyay #spring #dinner #philly #vegansofig

I’m here to tell you if you don’t like , it’s probably not your fault. If cooked improperly - or if you’ve only ever had them from a can (!) - they can be soggy and unappealing. And if you grew up vegetarian in the 90s, you may not ever want to see another portobello for the rest of your life. But mushrooms are my very favorite food and here’s the trick to cooking them: don’t crowd the pan. A single layer on a hot hot oiled pan and a little salt, pepper, and patience to let them brown are key. A pile of mushrooms in a pan leads to lots of water released at once, making a puddle of mushroom water at the bottom of the pan, whereas a thin layer of mushrooms leads to the water cooking off almost immediately, letting your ‘shrooms get golden and dry up a little. Don’t skip on the oil! Okay, go make mushrooms now.

While we still can’t have cozy meals in our dining room, we do have plenty of to go options on our Meals at Home menu! Order by Sunday at noon for a Wednesday pickup or delivery, and stay nice and warm at home during Thursday’s snow! The menu this week has some bright and colorful favorites, like pineapple tofu fajitas with mango salsa; and BBQ seitan with roasted veggies and green beans - to bring a little summer cheer. Follow link in bio to order / visit missrachelspantry.com. Everything is simple to warm and serve, and made fresh to last you a couple days. #vegan #meals #dinnerathome #philly

We are almost as stoked about this JOEgie as we are for the new president! See you for pickups today. (PS this is a tiny snack version and yours will be way bigger.) #byedon #vegan #philly #hoagiemouth

Wow wow wow. A total slam dunk by our pastry chef, Carley. See youse tomorrow for your Meals at Home orders! Get stoked if you nabbed one of these! #vegan #dunkaroos

Come cook with us! Just a little reminder that there are still a few days to enter our private cooking class raffle. Enter to win a private two person in-person class at the Pantry when we’ve all been vaccinated, or opt for a LIVE virtual private class if you don’t want to wait! Either way, we’ll schedule a date and time that works for all of us, and teach you a few dishes! Grab raffle tickets from missrachelspantry.com and we’ll choose the winner at random on Wednesday. If you choose virtual, you and your household can choose another group you’d like to have join in the fun, and live chat will allow you to ask questions in real time. Plus, you’ll get step by step instructions and an ingredient list to follow along. Ok... go! #vegan #raffle #cookingclass #cookingvegan #snackattack

Just a little reminder that there's still time to place your orders for Tuesday! Creamy butternut squash pasta, an Indian curry feast, roasted maitake sandwiches and more! https://www.missrachelsmealsathome.com/

Halloween Snack Packs are going fast! A complete snack kit for two, for pickup next Friday, 10/30, with a full size housemade snicker-style bar, full size twix-style bar, DIY nachos, and (this is the extra fun part): pigs in a blanket... really good veggie dogs slathered in pub cheese and wrapped in housemade pretzel dough, baked til pretzel-y. $50 per kit, very limited. Don’t be a Halloweenie - get this for your sweetie! #vegan

The best part of any event, amirite? #vegan

A little #FancyFriday salad assembly how-to for those who ordered! #vegan #datenight #friyay #fourcoursemeal #vegansofig

Still time to place your Meals at Home order for Tuesday! https://www.missrachelsmealsathome.com/

Two fun things! 1 - we have almost sold out of Thanksgiving. I realize this is awesome but also hugely disappointing for some - including us. A little reminder that due to Covid, there will pretty much be 4 of us cooking absolutely everything, which is why our quantities were capped much lower this year. If we figure out a way to cook more, we will increase availability. Thanks to everyone who has brought our food into your homes year after year! Okay second part: Halloween kits will be posted soon for pickup 10/30. And Carley figured out #vegan snickers and we are very happy to share them with you soon. #thanks

The most recent menu had this creamy mushroom pasta with seitan ... stay tuned for next week’s menu, which’ll be up later this afternoon! #vegan #mealstogo #takehomedinner #philly

The time has come! Thanksgiving 2020 orders are open. Visit missrachelspantry.com!

Had a fun kitchen sesh today with special guest chef Mrs H: mom of @edible_planties ! We veganized her chicken caprese recipe, using seitan and housemade cashew mozz! Look for it on a future Meals at Home menu this month #vegansofig #veganitalian #seitanagogo #familyrecipes

Cranberry glazed seitan is on this week’s Fancy Friday menu! We have 3 orders left (each order feeds two people a four course meal at home!). Visit the ol’ website to order and pickup this Friday afternoon. And while you’re there... a *new* Meals at Home for next week is up!

The gyro we all need . Happy Meals at a Home day, y’all! Hope you dig these DIY gyro kits as much as we do.#vegan #philly #sando #seitanagogo

We’ve been having a lot of fun with bringing some of our favorites to Meals at Home! This was this past Tuesday’s Moo Shu Seitan with a hot and sour tofu and mushroom soup. This week there’s still time to order DIY seitan gyros with our housemade tzatziki, soft pitas and cucumber-olive salad; a creamy pumpkin soup with thyme and rosemary garlic bread; Thai curry tofu; Jewish apple cake muffins and more! Follow link in bio - deadline is Sat at noon or til sellout