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| Kumquats and Surinam Cherries? Here is my problem: I have 2 trees absolutely loaded with kumquats, and I can't seem to find any good way to use lots of them up before they fall on the ground. I sell some of them to the local health food store, but there isn't a huge demand for these little guys. I also have a tree literally dripping with Suriname Cherries. (a lot different than sweet cherries) I tried making jam out of them, but it tasted awful! Does anybody have any good ideas for how I can use these fruits before they all just rot on the ground? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, even if you haven't actually tried them yourself! Post Date: 11/02/09, Replies: 0 | ||
| what do you do for thanksgiving? i've been a vegitarian since i was was 9, i am now 18. every year when thanksgiving comes around i look every where for some fake turkey and have no luck. i usally end up eating veggie chicken nuggets, but i would really like to have something with the turkey taste. in suggestions? Post Date: 10/03/09, Replies: 7 | ||
| Quick and dirty supermarket meals I am starting a thread about superquick vegan meals that can be easily assembled from UK supermarkets- not necessarily healthy though! One great tasty lightning speed time to assemble dinner is this: Sainsbury's tortilla wraps I can Spicy Refried beans Sainsbury's guacomole Sainsbury's Salsa Marigold Nutritional Yeast flakes Heat the beans- fill 1 or 2 tortilla wraps with them, smear the guacomole on, spoon some salsa on, sprinkle yeast flakes on then fold. The flakes really finish it off and if you get Sainsbury's guacamole, tortillas and salsa you know that they are all vegan. Post Date: 10/02/09, Replies: 0 | ||
| Free Online Cooking Class Jessica Porter is the author of The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics and will help you on your way to health and happiness with her online cooking classes. The "Macrobiotics Made Fun" series of 8 classes is now available for download and viewing on your computer. Watch the videos, learn the basics of macrobiotics, have a laugh, all at your convenience. You can even cook along with the recipes provided!! First class is FREE, some come check it out! What do you have to lose? www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/class-archives/ The Video Series consists of the following classes: Intro. to Macrobiotics with the Hip Chick Choosing and Cooking Grains Cooking Beans Winter Soups More Vegetables in Your Life Sea Vegetables Pickles and Condiments Yummy Desserts Jessica has been practicing macrobiotics since 1992. She teaches regularly at the Kushi Summer Conference, Kripalu Yoga Center and The Taste of Health Caribbean Cruise. Originally trained as an actress, Ms. Porter does standup comedy in her spare time. Her lectures and cooking classes are lively, funny, and full of macro wisdom. Check out her blog, classes and videos at www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com. Post Date: 07/20/09, Replies: 0 | ||
| goo ball recipe anyone? First PLEASE keep this clean/PG!! I am looking for a (clean talk only please) goo ball recipe. I only had these before I cooked and knew much about cooking or food. They are a vegetarian delicacy!! Anyone have a recipe they can dust off? FWIW, I need 2 GA Lawn extras for the Dead and Allmans at the Gorge if anyone has please PM. Post Date: 05/07/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| Meat Subsitution advice Hi, I have a recipe for curried chicken with cashew nuts that I want to change to be a vegetarian recipe, but I don't cook very often and feel lost without a proper recipe to follow :) The original recipe builds the curry base and then cooks the chicken in it for 45-50 minutes. I am thinking of subsituting the chicken either with tofu or with potato. If I choose tofu, how long should I cook it for? I have read that it should be popped in at the last minute, but then I am worried that it won't pick up the flavours of the curry. If I use potato, can I use the same cooking time as chicken? Any thoughts/suggestions much appreciated! Cheers, Ben Post Date: 05/01/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| Tofu press? Hi all. I live in the UK and am searching for a tofu press. I have bought one of the white plastic ones and the lid is just odd so it is unsatisfactory and doesn't press well. I have searched everywhere for one of the nice stainless steel ones but have had no luck. Anyone know where I can get one on line please? All help appreciated as I have finally got a soy milk maker which is the expensive part and have now got this as a stumbling block! Thanks in advance:) Post Date: 04/15/09, Replies: 1 | ||
| help for fussy 5 year old eater ok, so this is prob going to be a long post in order to get in all the details. I'm after help to know what are other sources of proteen. I am not a vegitarian myself, so although I know there are nonmeat sources of proteen, I don't know what they are. I have a fussy 5 year old who is currently suffering from very soft poo, or diarea. We are wondering if this could be down to lack of proteen since he won't eat meat other than chicken nuggets or sausages, and I won't let him eat much of these as they are junk food. I have decided that the easiest option is to go down the vegitarian path with him, but don't know what the vegitarian sources of proteen are. Currently the things as well as meat that he won't eat are: eggs, baked beans, carrotts, cooked cheese, cheese sauce, soya mince, cooked mushrooms, anything that is in a pie. Please can anybody help by: A) explaining to me in a simple way what the vegitarian sources of proteen are B) suggesting some simple recipies that include these sources of proteen that might appeal to this fussy eater. Please help, as am very desperate, and don't know where else to ask for help. Post Date: 04/13/09, Replies: 3 | ||
| Can ANY Mushroom be Eaten? I am still a little new at this....i found a few in my yard, and a few others underneath a cow-pile. I want to put these on a veggie pizza.....will there be a problem? Post Date: 04/09/09, Replies: 3 | ||
| Sprouting and cooking Each day as part of my lunch I have 40g of mixed beans and seeds. The current batch were cooked and frozen into small containers. I would like to increase the nutritional content of the food by sprouting. These are the beans etc I cook: red kidney beans, green lentils, brown lentils, black eye beans, black beans, red cow beans, fennygreek, sunflower seeds. This is what I propose to do: Soak everything other than fennygreek for at least 12 hours. Fennygreek smells if it does not germinate. Drain and regularly hydrate, and leave to germinate until most of the beans are sprouting slightly. (Ignore kidney beans as they probably will not sprout). Cover with water and hard boil for 15m and simmer for 45. Drain and freeze into small containers. Is the above sensible? Robin Post Date: 03/30/09, Replies: 6 | ||
| Raw Food Chef Classes Raw Soul is a live foods culinary school and catering business located in Calgary Alberta. We are dedicated to teaching others about the healthy lifestyle of raw vegetarian food. Raw Soul teaches 4 week certificate chef courses to children ranging in age from 6-15 years old. We also teach day and weekend certificate classes to adults age 16-120 years old. At Raw Soul we believe you are never to young or to old to learn to make healthy meals that your body and soul will love! Please check out website. Kathryn Wolfe rawsoulchef.com calgary alberta Post Date: 03/03/09, Replies: 0 | ||
| Sweet Potato and Quinoa Salad This sweet potato quinoa salad recipe is high in protein, low in fat, and high in spicy and sweet flavor! Whole grain quinoa cooks quicker than most grains and is an excellent source of protein with about 11 grams of protein per cup of cooked quinoa. INGREDIENTS: * 1 cup quinoa, uncooked * 2 cups vegetable broth * 1 sweet potato, pre-baked and diced * 1 red bell pepper, diced * 2 tbsp olive oil * 1/​4 tsp cayenne pepper * 2 tbsp lemon juice * salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION: Simmer the quinoa in the vegetable broth about 10 to 15 minutes, or until water is gone and quinoa is light and fluffy when stirred. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Toss together the quinoa, sweet potato and bell pepper in a large bowl. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil and cayenne pepper. Gently toss this dressing with the quinoa. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Post Date: 02/28/09, Replies: 3 | ||
| Tofu Marsala Chicken marsala was always one of my favorites. But mainly because of the tasty marsala mushrooms. I made marsala last night for my family and then made a vegan version for myself by pressing and freezing a portion of tofu for a bit then smearing some olive oil on it and breading it with plain bread crumbs that i seasoned and fried it on either side a bit. I made the recipe exactly the same as i normally would but with the substitution of chicken broth for veggie broth. OMG i was in heaven, it was so delicious. I also made the most amazing pickled/sweet and sour red cabbage with spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice and a cut up apple. so delish, im having the leftover cabbage for lunch today. Post Date: 02/28/09, Replies: 1 | ||
| Oranges and Lemons I have been given a HUGE bag of Oranges and Lemons and I'm wondering what to do with them all. Besides slicing 'em and freezing 'em or putting them in gin and tonic I'm at a loss. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. I was thinking about Lemon curd but I don't eat eggs. Post Date: 02/17/09, Replies: 14 | ||
| Karma Waters free online cooking classes Karma Waters, Hoi An, Vietnam has free online cooking classes by video see www.karmawaters.com/education Post Date: 02/13/09, Replies: 9 | ||
| Raw from the Heart seminar-February 9th This Valentine’s Day, share the love of living foods by going raw with Diane Haworth & Michael Varbaek -, fitness authorities, world class athletes, and certified chef instructors. Samples and recipes included! February 9th, 6:30 pm to 8 pm, free Whole Foods Hillcrest 711 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 Post Date: 02/03/09, Replies: 0 | ||
| Desserts magazine Vegan Edition http://www.dessertsmag.com/index.php?option=com_flippingbook&Itemid=91&book_id=4 Some SERIOUSLY good recipes there! try not to drooool on the keyboard. Post Date: 09/25/08, Replies: 4 | ||
| Quinoa A tip from the Veganomicon cook book; cook quinoa in pineapple juice. I tried this and it's fantastic. Post Date: 09/23/08, Replies: 1 | ||
| vegan cupcakes take over the world? help! does anyone have this book and use it successfully? im having trouble converting the american cup measurements to fl. oz and mls etc. ive just put my first batch it the over but i will be amazed if they evenresemble cakes when they come out as it was pure liquid going in! Post Date: 09/17/08, Replies: 4 | ||
| Vegan Panini I found a few articles online, but I wonder about any of your experiences. We were just gifted a new Panini grill. I have never had one so at first I thought of just returning it for credit, but the more I think of possibilities, I think it could be fun. Only, has anyone here experienced vegan panini before? Details!!! I've read enough to where I think I could do something fun, but as I've never had one, I wonder if my vegan version would be worthy of keeping such an instrument. Thoughts (please no McD posts) of your own? Thanks Post Date: 09/09/08, Replies: 8 | ||
| Banana Ranch Dressing ( No Dairy, No Mayo) Hi All, I just wanted to tell everyone about these very different and extremely delicious sauces. The Caribbean Ranch dressing is made with green bananas and has no dairy and no mayo. The Mango Hot sauce is Great!!! it's fairly mild and goes wonderfully on any salad check the website out : natureisletropicalgourmet.com/store/caribbean_ranch_dressing.html or www.natureisletropicalgourmet.com Post Date: 09/02/08, Replies: 0 | ||
| Green Smoothies Any recipes to share? I've only been doing smoothies for about 2 weeks now but I've found I really like it. It's a great way to eat your veggies and fruits and easy, too. No chewing required! Here's a very simple one I started with: 2 cups raw spinach leaves (whole) 4-6 strawberries (tops off) Half a banana A little bit of water Blend the fruits & the water first and then add the spinach leaves a small handful at a time, blending in between until smooth. Then drink. :) You can make a smoothie as simple or complex as you want. My current blender is pretty tiny though so I keep the ingredients pretty basic with a 3 fruit/​veg combo. Post Date: 07/30/08, Replies: 4 | ||
| Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars This recipe makes delicious vegan cookies. I make these all the time and my non-vegan friends and faamily love them. *This recipe fills one 9x13 pan. You may want to make two batches because these cookies go fast. 3 1/2 cups flour 1 cup oil 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup soy milk 1 1/2 cups dry sweetener 1 cup vegan chocolatechps Oven at 350oF Stir together the flour,baking powder,baking soda, and sweetener. Add the oil,vanilla,milk and chocolate chips and mix together gently. Pour mixture into a 9x13 pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool for ten minutes before cutting. *Cooking times may vary per oven. Post Date: 07/30/08, Replies: 1 | ||
| Barbecued Seitan Ribz 1 cup vital wheat gluten 2 teaspoons smoked Spanish paprika 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast 2 teaspoons onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 3/​4 cup water 2 tablespoons tahini or other nut butter 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke 1 tablespoon soy sauce about 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce Preheat the oven to 350 and lightly spray an 8x8 baking dish with canola oil. Mix the first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Mix the water with the nut butter, Liquid Smoke, and soy sauce and add it to the dry ingredients. Stir to mix well and then knead lightly in the bowl for a couple of minutes. Put the dough into the baking dish and flatten it so that it evenly fills the pan. Take a sharp knife and cut it into 8 strips; then turn the pan and cut those strips in half to form 16 pieces. Put it in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. While it's cooking prepare your grill. Remove it from the oven and carefully re-cut each strip, going over each cut to make sure that the ribz will pull apart easily later. Generously brush the top with barbecue sauce. Take it to the grill and invert the whole baking dish onto the grill (or use a large spatula to lift the seitan out, placing it sauce-side down on the grill). Brush the top of the seitan with more sauce. Watch it closely to make sure that it doesn't burn. When sufficiently brown on one side, turn over and cook the other side, adding more sauce, if necessary. When done, remove to a platter and cut or pull apart the individual ribs to serve. Post Date: 07/26/08, Replies: 5 | ||
| Mock Shake and Bake Years ago I found a recipe for Shake and Bake tofu. It was made using Shake and Bake prepackaged mix. Well, I just found a homemade recipe version found at http://www.connectedmoms.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13872 I am wondering if anyone else has ever tried either a homemade or prepackaged Tofu Shake and Bake recipe. Post Date: 07/26/08, Replies: 1 | ||
| Cinnamon Rolls These are easy to make cinnamon rolls that are modified from a non-veg recipe Double or triple the recipe because it doesn't make many, but here is the original measurements: preheat oven: 425 1C flour 2T sugar 1/​2t baking powder 1/​2t salt 1/​4C margarine 1/​3C soy milk filling: sugar cinnamon chopped nuts/​raisins/​chocolate chips Sift together dry ingredients and add soy milk and 3T margarine (keep the rest for brushing on the dough) Roll out the dough until it's as thin as you want it, not too thin though or it'll get holes in it. You may need to add a little more flour to tone down stickiness. Brush on remaining margarine and sprinkle on sugar, cinnamon, and nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips if you want. Roll up the dough and then slice it. Place the cinnamon rolls on lightly greased cookie sheets and bake for 8-11 minutes. These won't come out as huge sticky buns. These are normally pretty small and not poofy, but they're still really good Post Date: 07/10/08, Replies: 9 | ||
| Honey Frosting (not vegan) Hi, I got this recipe from a fan club for the site www.holyfoodimports.com, it's a company that imports all vegetarian (not vegan) products from The Holy Land. I love the honey- and apparently someone else does too because he/she posted the recipe: 1/4 cup Nazarene Wildflower Honey 1/2 cup unsalted butter One (8-ounce) package regular or reduced-fat cream cheese, In a medium bowl, whisk all ingredients until smooth. It's amazing frosting! Post Date: 04/30/08, Replies: 0 |
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