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| Online 100% vegan veggie recipe guide Plenty of choice here... http://www.ivu.org/recipes/index.html Post Date: 03/30/08, Replies: 2 | ||
| banoffi pie please does anyone have a recipe for a vegan banoffi pie that i could try? Post Date: 03/10/08, Replies: 1 | ||
| things to do with leftovers finding uses for leftovers makes cooking for less people more practical... For ratatoullie i take a bagette and put the sauce on top topped with some vegan mozeralla or gouda to make a low fat, non saturated easy pizza. That saves a lot of money going to dominoes. For paella, rissoto, bulgar wheat other rice dishes or cous cous can be made into suppli or archini. as follows. take the rice or other grains dry but do not brown in oven or leave in fridge overnight. lay breadcrumbs out on a surface. divide the rice into balls that fit easily into your hands open the ball with your thumb take a quarter thumbful of vegan cheese and place in middle refix over the ball and roll in the breadcrumbs. repeat. take balls to deep fat fryer and deep fry for roughly two mins or until bread crumbs are golden. The left overs of main meals can be used at stage 3 of cooking soup,see entry in starting off and hints, instead of vegtables. Try addingsome pre-soaked barley or rice or noodles for flavour thickening and making a meal of it; if you use a lot of carbs like rice or grains you need to add more water or stock liquid at stage 4. Post Date: 03/10/08, Replies: 4 | ||
| Making stock secrets adding stock from intant cubes can be dull and monotonous they, companies that i find in the supermarkets, have a monopoly on the market and sell only one brand. And the other way is easy and you throw away the water used otherwise. For boiling vegtables use a smal amount of water- soluble vitamins and minerals are destroied by large amounts. you then add hot notboiling water to bring it up to the needed stockvolume. to liven up dishes try adding vinegar, wine green tea any alchol along with stock -stronger tasting liquids in les volume. Post Date: 03/10/08, Replies: 1 | ||
| great website for vegan recipes I have found an excellent website it is fat-freevegan.com it has all different very yummy recipes. I have tried several and I have not been disappointed yet!! lol Post Date: 02/09/08, Replies: 2 | ||
| Black Bean and Zucchini Fajitas 1. Saute 1/​2 small diced onion, 4 oz diced mushrooms, and 2 diced zucchini in skillet until veggies begin to soften. 2. Add 1 can drained black beans. 3. Season with cumin, chili powder, braggs/​soy sauce/​or salt, garlic powder, paprika, cayenne, and oregano. Mix well. 4. Add 1/​2 cup+ of you favorite salsa. 5. Cook until veggies are to the tenderness of your liking. 6. Just before veggies are done, 1-2 handfuls chopped spinach, stir in, turn off heat and let spinach wilt. Serve on your favorite tortillas topped with sliced avocado. Post Date: 12/14/07, Replies: 1 | ||
| Happy Holidays Recipes Please share any yummy vegetarian or vegan recipes you like to use during the holiday season! I will add some as soon as I dig them up ^_^ Post Date: 11/18/07, Replies: 1 | ||
| starting off and hints some practices and industery information that i learned in home economics class a few years ago. Post Date: 11/06/07, Replies: 3 | ||
| THE EXOTIC RICE DISH – THE BIRIYANI The Biriyani means "fried" or "roasted"in Persian. Biriyani is a family of Middle Eastern, South Asian dishes made from a mixture of spices, rice (usually basmati), meat/vegetables and yogurt. There are many kinds of biryanis and each kind has a uniqueness about it. Pre-mixed biryani spices from different commercial names are easily available in markets these days, which reduces the preparation time though the taste differs considerably. So it is easy to make them now. Earlier the chefs used to take hours to cook this special dish. Even now the Biriyani when cooked by an Indian at home will take hours and the result will be stupendous. The spices and condiments used in biryani are what primarily contribute to the taste; these are generally cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, wasabi, bay leaves, coriander and mint leaves, apart from ghee, ginger, onions, garlic and yoghurt. The premium varieties include saffron. For a non-vegetarian biryani, the main ingredient that accompanies the spices is the meat—beef, chicken, goat, lamb,or shrimp, though vegetable biryani varieties are also popular. The dish is served with raita, korma, curry or a sour dish of brinjal. Hyderabadi Biryani is by far the most popular version non-vegetarian type, especially in India and the Middle East Hyderabadi biryani is savoured in all parts of India and forms an integral part of [URL=www.rasarestaurants.com/]Indian Food[/URL]. Historians claim that the earlier Nawabs of Punjab wore a matching turban for each variety of biryani. The Nizam's kitchen boasted of 49 kinds, which included biryani made from fish, quail, shrimp, deer and hare. The Sindhi variant of biryani is very popular in Pakistani cuisine and biryani of all types are eaten in all parts of Pakistan. Another popular form of biryani is the Awadhi biryani.In North India, biryani enjoys substantial popularity. This is especially the case inpublic function, where the chicken version is popular with both young and old alike as a dish of choice. This is related to Awadh biryani but combines elements of Bombay biryani and includes potatoes. Tehari is the name given to the vegetarian version of the dish and is very popular in Indian homes. In Bangladesh, Tehari refers to Biryani prepared by adding the meat to the rice, as opposed to traditional Biryani where the rice is added to the meat.The vegetarian version might have some Textured vegetable protein based protein balls to present the impression of a meat-based dish for vegetarians. The difference between biryani and pullao is that while pulao may be made by cooking the items together, biryani, is used to denote a dish where the rice is cooked separately from the other ingredients. Post Date: 10/29/07, Replies: 1 | ||
| Cooking classes - Bangkok / Viet Nam I received this mail last week from Cat_Moonstone. Hi I saw you restaurant reviews on Happy Cow so hope you don't mind me dropping you a line. I'm going to be visiting Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, I leave in November. I was wondering if, during your time in Ho Chi Minh City, you've found any good cookery courses for vegetarians/vegans? If you have any recommendations, I'd really appreciate it if you'd drop me a line. Thanks for your time. Cat Post Date: 10/22/07, Replies: 2 | ||
| A Good Veg Recipe for Pregant Women? Hello, has anyone a good healthy vegetarian or vegan recipe or two for pregnant women? Thank you - Chia. Post Date: 09/26/07, Replies: 5 | ||
| Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup earth balance spread 1 cup white sugar 1/​2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract egg replacer for 2 eggs 2 cups (12-ounce package) semi-sweet chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. 2. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. 3. Add egg replacer one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. 4. Stir in chips. 5. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased baking sheets. 6. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 8-9 minutes. If you take them out before the tops look fully set they will be chewy. yum. 7. Let stand for 3-5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Post Date: 07/04/07, Replies: 0 | ||
| Sprouting Can anyone tell me how to safely sprout seed or legumes? I prefer overnight mixes. Please dumb it down as much as you can because I honestly don't know anything about sprouting. I've tried before and ended up having to throw everything away because of sour smells (this can't be safe to eat). I've been buying sprouts for a long time but have recently read that there is a lot of bacteria in store-bought sprouts. Any info will be greatly appreciated! :) Scout Post Date: 06/19/07, Replies: 6 | ||
| homemade soy sauce Does anyone have any recipes for making your own soy sauce? Appreciate any help! thanx ~~~ Post Date: 06/12/07, Replies: 4 | ||
| Smoked tofu and bean burgers Smoked tofu and bean burgers served with avocado cream sauce and green salad This is a fantastic way to get good quality protein and B vitamins. Kidney beans have a lovely sweet flavour and they also pick up the aromas of the smoked tofu. If you are trying to lose weight, suffer from edema or swollen extremities, kidney beans can help as they have a diuretic action. They are also a good source of iron, magnesium and folic acid. I absolutely LOVE this recipe, it is one of my favourites, you must used smoked tofu as this helps with the yummy flavours. Makes 6-8 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered 1 plump garlic clove, peeled 1 medium carrot, peeled and coarsely grated (about 60g prepared weight) 420g can 'no-salt no-sugar' red kidney beans, drained and rinsed in a colander under cold running water 220g pack smoked tofu, drained 75g/​ cup sunflower seeds 1 small bunch parsley (about 20g) 2 tsp organic wheat-free vegetable bouillon powder 1 Preheat the oven to 220C/​Gas Mark 7. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment. 2 Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend for roughly 6-8 seconds, until well mixed but still retaining some texture, pushing down with a spatula once. I don’t own a food processor so I mashed the tofu and beans with a potato masher and chopped the other ingredients up really fine. Works well. 3 Take a handful of mixture and form into a ball and place on the baking tray. Press with fingertips to make a burger shape. Repeat a further 5 or 7 times depending on how large you want your burgers. 4 Bake for 25 minutes until light golden brown. Remove from oven and leave to firm up on the tray for 3-4 minutes. Divide between 4-6 plates and serve with a green salad and avocado cream sauce. Avocado cream sauce Ingredients Serves 2 • 2 soft avocados • 2 spring onions, finely chopped • ¼ tsp of coriander powder • ¼ tsp seaweed seasoning (or sea salt) • ½ teaspoon olive oil • 3-4 tbsp water Method Put the water in a blender. Add the avocados, spring onion, coriander, seasoning, olive oil and seaweed, season and mix until smooth and creamy. Delicious! Post Date: 05/27/07, Replies: 0 | ||
| Veggie Paté 2 dessert spoons Olive oil 2 cloves Garlic, chopped qaurter of an Onion,chopped Half Cougette ( zuchini ) chopped 7 black Olives, chopped 8 oz can kidney Beans 6 black Peppercorns dash soy sauce Heat the oil in a pan, add the Peppercorns and stir for a few mins. Then add the Onion, Garlic, Olives, Courgette - cook for 6-7 mins stirring all the while. Drain and add the kidney Beans and keep stirring and cooking for 5 mins. Take off heat. Blend the whole lot with a blender, add a dash of soy sauce and stir. This is great hot or cold, I especially like it with warm wholemeal pitta bread. I make this every week and keep it in the fridge and as I don't like to waste food I chuck in basically what veggies need using up. I've added Asparagus and Aubergine before and they both work really well. This recipe is so quick and easy and simply delicious, great for when you want a quick snack. Post Date: 05/27/07, Replies: 0 | ||
| Vegan Recipe Contest - Hawaii Trip Hey Everyone. The Blossoming Lotus Restaurant on Kauai island, Hawaii, is hosting a recipe contest called, "The Most Remarkable Vegan Recipe Contest in History." They are calling for entries now through September 1 2007. You can enter as many times as you want, and no purchase is necessary. The selected winner gets an all expenses paid trip for 2 to Kauai for 1 week. Good luck. Here's the link: www.veganfusion.com/​call-for-entries.php (PS. I've been to Kauai a few times and have dined at the Blossoming Lotus. Both the island and the restaurant are AMAZING). Post Date: 05/07/07, Replies: 0 |
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