Just to keep tab on my ideas for family dinner.
-spaghetti bolognase with traditional frozen mixed veggies and garlic bread (nutritional yeasty for me)
-pumpkin baked ziti (veganomicon) and ceasar salad
-Indian dal with parathas and something else green, maybe spinach
-deots tempeh hot wings with something else Don't Eat Off The Sidewalk
-Thai lentil burgers with a Thai coleslaw and hand cut sweet potato fries
-schezuan tofu with broccoli and string beans
-tofu pot pie with homemade crust
-tempeh crab cakes with a lemon garlic aioli
-savory blintzes with mushrooms or potato/fried onion/spinach/mushroom. sweet blintzes with lemon cashew cream blueberry sauce, sweet cheese with blueberry or strawberry sauce topped with a light chocolate ganache drizzle and a spray of soyatoo.
-pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie with walnut crumb topping
-seitan carne asada tacos
-tofu lettuce wraps knock off chain recipe
-NY Style Cheesecake in a spring form pan
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies
This is for the PHILLIES!! Quite possibly one of the best things I make for sure, and most frequent at that. This picture is from my cell phone and doesn't do it justice therefore I won't make a proper post about it, but I will confirm that the center cookies have vegan candy coated chocolates (one of the many awesome things I can get at my favorite kosher grocery store...Post about that soon!) These are my almond chocolate chip cookies which are like an Italian version of the classic, with super almond flavor in the cookie and sliced almonds throughout the cookie with my favorite semi-sweet chocolate chips. I slightly underbaked them (11 minutes on 350) causing them to have crispy outsides and semi-gooey insides and melty chocolate. It was suggested and then verified that a scoop of Coconut Purely Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl was a good idea to put in the middle of two cookies, making one of the best ice cream sandwiches in existance. (Warm gooey cookies surrounding melty coconut-based chocolate ice cream!) I had the same but with Chocolate Almond Brownie something or other..wowzas. I will also add that these have a higher fiber content than your average cookie, with a substantial amount of flax seed and a good amount of whole wheat pastry flour.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Vegan Questionaire
1. Favorite non-dairy milk?
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze, hands down.
2. What are the top 3 dishes/recipes you are planning to cook?
The weekend is coming up, so cinnamon rolls, vegan omelette's from Vegan Brunch, and a standard lentil loaf for Sunday dinner.
3. Topping of choice for popcorn?
EB, salt and nooch, maybe some garlic powder
4. Most disastrous recipe/meal failure?
Nothing too disastrous, although last night I undercooked the peanut butter swirl brownies.
5. Favorite pickled item?
cucumbers! cabbage! green tomatoes!
6. How do you organize your recipes?
I don't, but I reaaallllyyy should! Maybe a new weekend project?
7. Compost, trash, or garbage disposal?
Trash sadly, if I didn't rent, I'd love to have a compost.
8. If you were stranded on an island and could only bring 3 foods...what would they be (don't worry about how you'll cook them)?broccoli, tofu and chocolate probably.
9. Fondest food memory from your childhood?
non-vegan of course, but green spinach noodles with cheese. but since I was vegan during a portion of my late childhood, I would say the seven layer taco dip...a huge staple in my early vegan years.
10. Favorite vegan ice cream?
TEMPT hemp icecream, absolutely the best!!! Coconut and lime!! Coffee biscotti!
11. Most loved kitchen appliance?
MY NEW KITCHENAID!!! THANKS DAVELY!!! <3333 I haven't used it yet, but that will be fixed this weekend when I make cinnamon rolls.
12. Spice/herb you would die without?
salt and cilantro.
13. Cookbook you have owned for the longest time?
One of the sarah kramer books, forgot which one.
14. Favorite flavor of jam/jelly?
strawberry.
15. Favorite vegan recipe to serve to an omni friend?
my almond chocolate chip cookies, anything i bake really.
16. Seitan, tofu, or tempeh?
seitan and tofu!! Specifically, Ray's Wheat Meat made locally in Philadelphia and the $.50 tofu from the bulk container at Fu-Wah
17. Favorite meal to cook (or time of day to cook)?
I love to bake anything but my schezuan tofu and veggies is my favorite standby to cook.
18. What is sitting on top of your refrigerator?
Some wine, liquor, (funny because I rarely drink), brita filters, container of homemade granola, what's left of 2 nights ago cornbread, nooch, my multivitamins, Dave's multivitamins that he never takes...I think that's it.
19. Name 3 items in your freezer without looking.
Ground flax, pinenuts, turkish coffee
20. What's on your grocery list?
Follow your heart cheddar, vital wheat gluten, Earth Balance from Whole Foods and from the Farmer's Market tomorrow: (organic) apples, potatoes, collards, kale, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, string beans, carrots, zucchini, whatever else looks good!
21. Favorite grocery store?
Trader Joe's for staples, Whole Foods for hard to find staples and more variety, Essene is okay, Fu-Wah is a convenience grocery store and SUPER awesome.
22. Name a recipe you'd love to veganize, but haven't yet.
Challah bread, chocolate babkah
23. Food blog you read the most. Or maybe the top 3?
Off the top of my head, VeganYumYum, the PPK in general although it's not a blog, and all the blogs in my reader that are from Portland, so jealous of your vegan surplus!
24. Favorite vegan candy/chocolate?
Go Max Go - all of them!! Best chocolate candy bar!!
25. Most extravagant food item purchased lately?
Nothing too extravagant, although I am planning on purchasing a vegan ham log from the Vietnamese grocery store on Washington tonight!
26. Ingredients you are scared to work with?
Unfamiliar veggies such as celeriac, daikon, kohlrabi, nopal. Not scared but definitely intimidated.
Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze, hands down.
2. What are the top 3 dishes/recipes you are planning to cook?
The weekend is coming up, so cinnamon rolls, vegan omelette's from Vegan Brunch, and a standard lentil loaf for Sunday dinner.
3. Topping of choice for popcorn?
EB, salt and nooch, maybe some garlic powder
4. Most disastrous recipe/meal failure?
Nothing too disastrous, although last night I undercooked the peanut butter swirl brownies.
5. Favorite pickled item?
cucumbers! cabbage! green tomatoes!
6. How do you organize your recipes?
I don't, but I reaaallllyyy should! Maybe a new weekend project?
7. Compost, trash, or garbage disposal?
Trash sadly, if I didn't rent, I'd love to have a compost.
8. If you were stranded on an island and could only bring 3 foods...what would they be (don't worry about how you'll cook them)?broccoli, tofu and chocolate probably.
9. Fondest food memory from your childhood?
non-vegan of course, but green spinach noodles with cheese. but since I was vegan during a portion of my late childhood, I would say the seven layer taco dip...a huge staple in my early vegan years.
10. Favorite vegan ice cream?
TEMPT hemp icecream, absolutely the best!!! Coconut and lime!! Coffee biscotti!
11. Most loved kitchen appliance?
MY NEW KITCHENAID!!! THANKS DAVELY!!! <3333 I haven't used it yet, but that will be fixed this weekend when I make cinnamon rolls.
12. Spice/herb you would die without?
salt and cilantro.
13. Cookbook you have owned for the longest time?
One of the sarah kramer books, forgot which one.
14. Favorite flavor of jam/jelly?
strawberry.
15. Favorite vegan recipe to serve to an omni friend?
my almond chocolate chip cookies, anything i bake really.
16. Seitan, tofu, or tempeh?
seitan and tofu!! Specifically, Ray's Wheat Meat made locally in Philadelphia and the $.50 tofu from the bulk container at Fu-Wah
17. Favorite meal to cook (or time of day to cook)?
I love to bake anything but my schezuan tofu and veggies is my favorite standby to cook.
18. What is sitting on top of your refrigerator?
Some wine, liquor, (funny because I rarely drink), brita filters, container of homemade granola, what's left of 2 nights ago cornbread, nooch, my multivitamins, Dave's multivitamins that he never takes...I think that's it.
19. Name 3 items in your freezer without looking.
Ground flax, pinenuts, turkish coffee
20. What's on your grocery list?
Follow your heart cheddar, vital wheat gluten, Earth Balance from Whole Foods and from the Farmer's Market tomorrow: (organic) apples, potatoes, collards, kale, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli, string beans, carrots, zucchini, whatever else looks good!
21. Favorite grocery store?
Trader Joe's for staples, Whole Foods for hard to find staples and more variety, Essene is okay, Fu-Wah is a convenience grocery store and SUPER awesome.
22. Name a recipe you'd love to veganize, but haven't yet.
Challah bread, chocolate babkah
23. Food blog you read the most. Or maybe the top 3?
Off the top of my head, VeganYumYum, the PPK in general although it's not a blog, and all the blogs in my reader that are from Portland, so jealous of your vegan surplus!
24. Favorite vegan candy/chocolate?
Go Max Go - all of them!! Best chocolate candy bar!!
25. Most extravagant food item purchased lately?
Nothing too extravagant, although I am planning on purchasing a vegan ham log from the Vietnamese grocery store on Washington tonight!
26. Ingredients you are scared to work with?
Unfamiliar veggies such as celeriac, daikon, kohlrabi, nopal. Not scared but definitely intimidated.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Introductory Post
I started this blog because I am a complete head case and would love to start keeping track all of the delicious vegan food that I create. I am really good at making something amazing, and then forgetting about the dish or the recipe a week later. I am putting an end to that. I would also like to utilize this blog as a sort of friendly reminder of how healthy eating and veganism go hand-in-hand. And what a great way to promote veganism, by showcasing yummy food and treats? (Heavy on the treats, trust me!)
That is all I have for my first post, look forward to my next post of apple cider donuts, a wonderful seasonal treat!
That is all I have for my first post, look forward to my next post of apple cider donuts, a wonderful seasonal treat!
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