Yesterday I got to learn how to make roti. The cook that taught me cooks with lower-fat (only brushing the roti lightly with oil while cooking), no animal ingredients, and without a recipe. For the bus-up-shut roti, she used some local margarine. If I had access to it, I would use Earth Balance. Here’s a [...]
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A different sort of food…
I’ve been making a different sort of food for my baby, Squeaky.* She enjoys playing with her felt food! I bought the pattern from UMe Crafts on Etsy. Squeaky loves playing with them. I think her favorite is the pumpkin. They were really easy to make. The pattern is written for those who sew by [...]
It’s been awhile….
Yes, I know, it has been an eternity since I last blogged! A lot has happened. I had a baby, for one thing. Back in January. And so I took a break getting ready for the baby, and when I got back as well. Becoming a mommy has broadened my horizons tremendously and I do [...]
Holiday Cranberry Salad
Well, I’ll admit I have been kind of lax on the posting this week for Vegan MoFo, but here is a great recipe that I’ll be doing next week for Thanksgiving. We really like having this salad instead of your average cranberry sauce. It’s sweetened with apple juice, so it doesn’t have refined sugars, either. [...]
Let’s talk cheese and mayo.
A couple of my friends have requested that I post some recipes for cheese sauce and mayo, respectively. I’m posting a great cheese sauce recipe that I have used often over the years, as well as a soy mayonnaise recipe. I can’t readily obtain Vegenaise here, and the vegan mayo that they do sell is, [...]
Gourmet Rice Casserole
This is the type of recipe that is perfect for cleaning up a couple of leftover cups of rice in your fridge. I got the basic idea for this recipe from my grandma’s cookbook, 375 Meatless Recipes. While this is a vegetarian cookbook, it does have non-vegan recipes, and this basic recipe wasn’t necessarily vegan, [...]
Potato Salad
This week, we had potato salad. My salad is really simple and doesn’t have a whole lot of complicated ingredients. Here’s how I do it. Potato Salad Ingredients: Potatoes Cucumbers — peeled, and sliced in the food processor (so they are extremely fine slices) Grated carrots Chopped olives Dried minced onion a few dollops of [...]
Pizza a la Focaccia
I love traveling. A few years ago, my dad and I were traveling in Milan, Italy doing research and photography. We needed pictures inside a certain church but happened to arrive there around lunchtime, so it was closed for siesta. We decided to make good use of the time and grab a bite to eat [...]
Vegan MoFo Survey
Hi MoFo-ers! Today I’m taking part in the Vegan MoFo survey. 1. What is one food you thought you’d miss when you went vegan, but don’t? Cheese. It actually turns my stomach now if I happen to cross paths with it. 2. What is a food or dish you wouldn’t touch as a child, but [...]
Creamy Stroganoff
This stroganoff {pictured above, top left on the plate served over brown rice} is super-easy, and can also be used for mushroom gravy, if you substitute a small can of drained mushrooms instead of the gluten or meat substitute. Creamy Stroganoff 2 cups water 1/2 cup cashew nuts 1/4 cup soy sauce or Bragg’s liquid [...]
