Vegetarian/Vegan Recipes

Schoki

Pasta with a sauce/combination of carrots ,blue veined cheese, white wine and cream.

Urban Hiker

Thanks to the folks who know which kielbasa and sausage style veggie dogs are good. That will save me some money.

I'm having apple slices and almond butter as a snack - Yum.

pjtaper

Tofu Scrambler:
Drain one package of extra firm tofu, put a little oil in a pot on the stove, heat it up, add tofu and crush it up. I add hot salsa, cilantro, onions, garlic, cumin, and whatever else... Heat it on low heat for a while, at least until all the liquid seems to be gone, stirring the entire time. I usually put this into a buritto with vegan cheese, wrap in aluminum foil and bake around 400 degrees until the tortilla shell is crunchy.

I made a DAMN good Vegan Philly Cheese steak last night... and I just made seitan chicken wings the other night, best shit I have ever made I think... pretty easy too... if you want those, I'll post them in a little while, I'm busy!

Ms. Haiku

Any good vegan/vegetarian recipe sites that you routinely peruse? I baked biscotti off a couple sites recently, and it was very easy. Quality from recipe to recipe is hit or miss because it's not just one person offering the recipe.

I'm interested in expanding my flavor horizons. Any tapas vegetarian recipes you would recommend? Do you have links to the recipe or site?

Ms. Haiku

Isn't this cute!

http://tasteraw.com/blog/education/vegan-food-diet-guide-pyramid/

54321

Wow...must try. Thanks.

mensane wrote:

also....vegan chocolate croissants...

take a can of pillsbury crescent rolls. open.

seal the rolls along the diagonal perforation (basically, turning 8 triangles into 4 rectangles).
put a small pile of vegan chocolate chips in the middle of each rectangle (i like ghiardelli dark).
fold each corner up and seal along the edge to make little square packages.

bake in the oven according to directions on can. until golden.

take out of oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

so easy. sooooo good.

a friend told me about the crescent rolls being vegan and my jaw about hit the floor.

Get_Right

Grilled Tofu "japanese style"

extra extra firm tofu

slice into 3/4 to 1 inch thick slices

pat dry, rub a little olive oil on them, season with salt pepper,
put in a hot non stick grill pan grilll on each side (I like to get the grill marks on one side then flip just to warm through the other).

top with
ponzu and grated daikon and green thinly sliced japanese scallions (negi)

serve with grilled japanese scallions, leeks, onions, shiso peppers, cooked red cabbage or any combination thereof

wasabi, karashi (japanese mustard), or togorashi (japanese chili powder) as a condiment

seaweed salad or hijiki and you are good to go!

EDIT: You can slice as thick as you like (but the grill flavor gets lost if its too thick), and you could use vegetable oil instead of olive if you dont like the flavor

GraySaturday

Okay, so I don't have one to post, but can anyone tell me what is in a chocolate chip vegan cookie?????

I just bought one because it looked delicious, and OH MY GOD, its quite possibly the most horrid thing I have ever tasted. It looks like it would be the best cookie ever, so soft, lots of chips... no.. its like mushy postage stamps! I have no idea what they make this out of, can anyone share?

Get_Right

GraySaturday wrote:

Okay, so I don't have one to post, but can anyone tell me what is in a chocolate chip vegan cookie?????

I just bought one because it looked delicious, and OH MY GOD, its quite possibly the most horrid thing I have ever tasted. It looks like it would be the best cookie ever, so soft, lots of chips... no.. its like mushy postage stamps! I have no idea what they make this out of, can anyone share?

cant make a cookie without butter and eggs


but try this:
http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies.asp

vedderfan10

I am so close to making the switch to vegetarian....I won't eat bacon anymore - or any pork products as much as possible. That whole story about how the pigs are treated when they are shipped from Calgary to Hawaii....

So, in that vein, I tried some vegetarian shui mai (dim sum) and I have to say - it was HORRIBLE!! Tofu doesn't like to be steamed I guess...

Does anyone have a brand of vegetarian Dim Sum they like...?

And is Kraft Dinner vegan if I use marg instead of butter? I mean it's fake powdered cheese, right...

vedderfan10

GraySaturday wrote:

Okay, so I don't have one to post, but can anyone tell me what is in a chocolate chip vegan cookie?????

I just bought one because it looked delicious, and OH MY GOD, its quite possibly the most horrid thing I have ever tasted. It looks like it would be the best cookie ever, so soft, lots of chips... no.. its like mushy postage stamps! I have no idea what they make this out of, can anyone share?

It's Carob, isn't it? The same "chocolate" you can feed your dogs?

My mom switched us to Carob when we were kids...she got all earthy for awhile in the mid-to-late seventies....

However, when the carob started turning up in our cookies...my brother and I drew the line.

NickyNooch

Vedderfan10 wrote:

And is Kraft Dinner vegan if I use marg instead of butter? I mean it's fake powdered cheese, right...

Probably not vegan. First, most margarine's still contain milk (Fleishman's unsalted margarine, earth balance, and a few others are vegan). Second, most powdered cheeses (I believe all powdered cheeses actually) still contain milk. There are fake cheeses to buy, however the only place to really find good vegan cheeses I find are health food stores.

Hope this helps!

South of Seattle

Morningstar Corn Dogs
Salad
Water

fanch75

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/32-veganvegetarianism/

"Stuff White People Like"

#32 Vegan/Vegetarianism
January 27, 2008 by clander

As with many white people activities, being vegan/vegetarian enables them to feel as though they are helping the environment AND it gives them a sweet way to feel superior to others. For further evidence, note how the vegetarian world has increasing levels of extemism (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, no fish, nothing that has been cooked, etc).

Much like not watching TV, this makes white people pretty hard to deal with on a day to day basis - having dinner, going to restaurants, having them over to watch political debates all become major challenges as they will talk about how they cannot eat anything and would rather that the meat and cheese be thrown in the garbage than put into their bodies.

But wait, aren’t there white people who eat organice, grain fed, free range cattle and chicken? Yes, these white people are wracked with guilt knowing that they are eating a dead animal, contributing to rainforest deforestation, and global warming.

Whether you are dealing with a meat eater or a vegan/vegetarian, there are many ways to use this information to your advantage.

If you require a favor from a vegetarian white person, you should invite them to a dinner with your family. When your mother/grandmother offers them a dish with meat in it, they will reject it saying that they are vegetarian. When the meal is over, tell them that your mom is very embarrassed, and that in your culture rejecting food is the equivalent of spitting on someone’s grave. They will then owe you favor, this can be repeated when you need trips to the airport, someone to help you move, a small interest free loan, or a place for your friend to crash.

If you need to gain leverage with a meat eater, it’s pretty easy. They already feel guilty, just point it out.

Ms. Haiku

This morning I woke up at 5:30 and made Boston Black Bean soup from the Deborah Madison cookbook. I usually soak beans for over a day, and change the water at least once during that time. I started to soak my beans yesterday morning.

This is the BEST black bean soup I've ever tasted. A really good recipe. Easy as sin. The last step is adding cream and lemon juice. Both flavors are really good, but I'm sure the cream could be translated into vegan substitute or different flavor altogether. I would recommend this recipe. I've had the book for at least 3 years, and finally used it so I could bring soup to work. The future looks bright!

I also baked potato bread last night. It wasn't a strong potato flavor, and I will definitely consider other recipes. If I want to make them more user friendly I would need to convert the forming from loaf pans to rolls so I could bring them into work as a side with my soup. It's the first time I made bread in years, and I'm looking foward to making more

Ms. Haiku

I was vegetarian from February through Wednesday. I was with my twin, and she offered to buy me dinner, and I just didn't want the hassel of hasselling someone for my meal.

Anyway, I didn't feel better, and I didn't feel worse when I ate meat meals through Saturday. It's probably because I eat eggs and cheese sometimes.

I'm interested in veganism. However, I tried to eat tofu instead of eggs in the morning a couple times, and I tried beans in my spaghetti, and I ended up feeling bloated. I heard it takes a while for the body to adjust to those particular foods. Anyone who is vegan, how long did it take for your body to adjust? Also, I'm the last person who should distance myself from others as I'm a bit of an introvert. Anyone else feel that their vegetarianism/diet/veganism created a chasm with family/friends? I guess anyone on any diet would have to go through that, eh?

My family has a history of heart/cholesterol problems. My grandma is 97, but she has a daily meal of pills. I'm thinking of the long term lifestyle change so I can be 97 without those pills. Also, the book, The China Study, is very convincing, and compassionatecooks.com podcasts are very inspiring for me to try new foods.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

I just have to add, instead of baking sweet potatoes, try steaming them slowly on the lowest setting for about the same amount of time it takes to bake them.

I get these organic sweet potatoes that have the same flavor and texture as pumpkin pie filling.

omg...so good.

Who Princess

I'm glad to see this thread. I would appreciate any vegetarian (not necessarily vegan) recipes for a cookbook I'm putting together for my nephew for Christmas. He's a college student and loves to cook. Because he's a student it would help if they're practical, easy to prepare recipes. Even though he likes cooking, he works and goes to classes so he doesn't have a lot of free time.

Thanks, everybody!