Recipe exchange & new product talk

Vegan soymilk chocolate

feeds@yuku.com (veganfoodie) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:54:18 GMT

Was at Noah's Health Food store last week and saw vegan soymilk chocolate. Having never seen soymilk chocolates before and wondered many times why no one makes any I grabbed 4. When I opened the package at first there's a peculiar smell to the chocolate. But, it's tasty, smooth and just like milk chocolate but with soy. I really like it. Made in Vancouver,
http://www.renerey.com/gourmet-bars.php scroll to...

Esselstyn book

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:42:24 GMT

Went looking for dressing recipes in Esselstyn's book Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Noticed a couple of them called for a "no tahinni" hummus in the ingredients, so figured there would be a recipe for it in the book, there were three of them. I sort of combined/mixed two of the recipes and made a batch, it's awesome and you never miss the tahinni! I tried one or two that I found on the net a couple years ago, they were lacking in taste and were too runny, these ones are...

Quinoa & millet

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:40:07 GMT

I'm tired of feeling bloated and crappy, so am going gluten & yeast free for awhile to see if it helps. I know I'm supposed to be on a yeast, gluten, and sugar free diet, I did it for a couple years way back and felt good, but fell off..... It's getting to the point where I can't ignore the symptoms anymore and need to make some changes regardless of how difficult my family makes it for me(father and brother). I'll know within a couple days if it's helping.
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My recipe for Classic Vegan Hummus!!

feeds@yuku.com (Crazy Sexy Vegan) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:06:44 GMT

Just thought I'd share with you my classic Vegan Hummus recipe. It's always a winner and I use it to make veggie wraps. It's my favorite way to get my daily dose of raw veggies!

-1 (15oz) can of chickpeas, drained
-4 tbsp tahini
-4 tbsp lemon juice
-5 tbsp olive oil
-3 cloves of garlic
-1/3 tsp ground cumin
-1/4 tsp salt
-Paprika and olive oil, set aside

Combine everything in a food processor or blender and process until...

I ate a loofah!

feeds@yuku.com (BernaWeaves) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:22:25 GMT

Ridged gourd, sponge gourd, toray, silk gourd, loofah, several other names I can't remember.

I bought one of these in an Indian grocery store, and ate it. It was good.
When young, it looks like a ridged cucumber (to which it is related).
When old and dry, it becomes a loofah sponge.

Peel off the ridges and the skin, and the flesh inside is a little spongy and white with a few edible seeds.
Cut into 3/4 inch chunks.

Put in a pot with some...

sharing a vegan-ized lebanese "pizza" recipe

feeds@yuku.com (chadappleseed) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:05:40 GMT

I just joined this forum and love Sarah and her cookbooks. I thought I would share a tasty treat I grew up living in the a part of Oklahoma where many Lebanese families settled. My Grandmother swears this stuff is good to eat the morning before a test at school. She claims the spices will make you smarter. Its called Manakish or Manaeesh. Simply translated into "pizza". The main important ingredient is a spice mix called Za'atar or sometimes spelled Zahtar. You...

creamy tomato sauce

feeds@yuku.com (1dandelion) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:41:38 GMT

I veganized an old recipe that I used to love (just found it again) from a milk calendar. WOW! It was so good..... made a roux with marg. and flour, threw in onions, soymilk, pasta sauce, spices..... made a casserole with pasta and green veg. You simply MUST try it!

Collard greens

feeds@yuku.com (BernaWeaves) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:23:16 GMT

OK, so after being afraid of collard greens for years, I finally decided to try them.
I'd heard that you had to cook them for HOURS and with pork fat, so that scared me away.
For some reason I was under the impression they were bitter. I was wrong.

Turns out, they are very mild. You can eat them raw. And if you cook them, they only need 20 minutes in a veggie broth simmer, and then maybe saute with a little garlic and olive oil and a dash of hot pepper sauce. And...

Millet

feeds@yuku.com (BernaWeaves) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:11 GMT

OK, I tried millet for the first time the other night.
I kinda liked it.

I decided to keep it simple at first, so I'd understand how to jazz it up later.

1 measure of millet.
3 measures of water.
Pinch of salt.
A bit of margarine.

(For two people I used 1/3 cup millet and 1 cup water.)

Rinse off the millet to get any dust off (since I bought it in the bulk bin).
Put the millet in a pot over medium heat with the salt and...

Top 5 meals

feeds@yuku.com (1dandelion) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:35:18 GMT

Hi there, I am always struggling to come up with different ideas for meals, especially weekday dinners, when you don't have time or energy for anything too fancy. I thought if we each shared our top 5 standbys, we'd have a nice list to consult when we're running out of ideas or are bored with the same old, same old....

Here are mine:

perogi/Tofurkey sausage/sauerkraut casserole
chili
fajitas
breakfast for dinner (i.e., sausages, baked...

vegan cheeses for us Canadians

feeds@yuku.com (veganfoodie) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:34:03 GMT

FYI, to those who are dying to try those vegan cheeses out there that haven't been available (easily) in Canada, the online store VivaGranola is now offering Teese and will soon offer Daiya and cheezly too.
Has anyone tried anyone of those and are they worth it? The only vegan cheese available to me locally are Follow your heart/Earth Island and I don't like it too much. I have tried sheese but wasn't over the moon over it either.
I'm game to try everything once...

Quick veggie stock?

feeds@yuku.com (Hippie Van) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:41:17 GMT

A lot of vegan recipes seem to call for vegetable stock...unfortunately, I have a severe sensitivity to MSG and can't use the store-bought kind. I've tried looking up recipes to make it myself, but they all require at least an hour to make, which I usually don't have time for.

So I was wondering if anyone had some ideas for how I could make either some quick vegetable stock or something that would be a suitable substitute. So far, I've just been using salt water,...

Wedding Menu

feeds@yuku.com (APMorgan) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:51:34 GMT

My fiance and I are planning a wedding for June of 2010. The place we are looking at for both the ceremony and reception provides their own caterers and we wouldn't be allowed to bring any outside caterers. They did mention that as they want to customize it to our needs, it may be difficult to provide a vegan meal. Mind you, it is all buffet style so we really only have to stick to one main dish. On their menu samples they only have one (almost) vegetarian option which includes the...

leftovers

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:06:51 GMT

We have several baked potatoes left over from dinner tonight. What recipes are there for using them?

Newbie Question - Sweetener

feeds@yuku.com (radezeeuw) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:49:39 GMT

I am trying to take over the cooking for a very ill wife and I know very, very little.

Many of the recipes call for 1/2 cup of sweetener. (Obviously, the amount changes.)

What do people use for a sweetener?

Thanks in advance,
Rick

Tomatillos

feeds@yuku.com (veganfoodie) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:05:47 GMT

I got some in my CSA. What do I do with it? The only thing I can find is a salsa by either boiling or roasting them and add them to the food processor with onions and I don't remember what else. I don't really eat salsa. What else can I do with it?

Cabbage Soup for a cold morning

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:36:36 GMT

It was so cold and frosty out this morning that I wanted some hot comfort food for breakfast. I chopped up a smallish onion and a bunch of cabbage, brought it to boil and simmered it til done. Then put it in the blender & whizzed it to a puree, returned it to the pot, & added salt, pepper, and soymilk. Good with toast or a biscuit on a cold morning
Sometimes I add a clove ot two of garlic.

Cooked beets

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:21:51 GMT

Mom cooked a big pot of beets last night, but we didn't eat that many of them and have too much leftover. Is there a dish/recipe that calls for cooked beets?

Seitan

feeds@yuku.com (gypwytch) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:27:48 GMT

I think I've asked this before, this board or another one. Is there a book or website that has recipes for making Seitan from scratch, different ways of flavouring it, & using it in recipes?

cream sauce

feeds@yuku.com (1dandelion) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:48:03 GMT

I've been craving something savoury with a creamy sauce. I've never had much luck, to be honest, with creamy vegan things. Does anyone have a favourite you can share?