Today is the last day I will be posting for VeganMofo… so in honor of all the wonderful people who did so much work this past month, I decided to make something fancy-like. But, don’t be fooled. Keeping with my lazy-ish style, they weren’t difficult at all. This is actually a perfect way to use [...]
Tag Archives: veganmofo 2009
Shiitake and Date Stuffed Baby Eggplants
Posted in dinner, sauces Also tagged baby eggplant, dates, reduction sauce, shitake mushroom, vegan 8 Comments
Rolled Sugar Cookie Eyeballs
So, I’ll be honest, this is a recipe for some really killer sugar cookies…rather than a step by step guide on how to decorate them into eyeballs. I pretty much suck at decorating cookies, because I have no patience, and I can never find the tools I need to do it. Every other time I [...]
Posted in baked goods, cookies, desserts, frostings and icings Also tagged eyeball, icing, rolled, sugar cookie, vegan 9 Comments
Jeweled Basmati Rice
This is a simple and elegant dish that will work in just about any circumstance, whether it be a main dish, side dish, or holiday take along. I was inspired by looking at some beautiful photographs of foods from Iran. I love the color combination of the pistachios and cranberries, along with the lovely orange-y [...]
Posted in Rice dishes, Side dishes, dinner Also tagged basmati, carrots, cranberries, pistachios, rice, saffron, turmeric, vegan 6 Comments
Cherry Coconut No-Bake Cookies
These no-bake cookies are made pretty much the same way you would make any old no-bake. But, instead of as much oatmeal as I usually use, I subbed a little bit of coconut and some tangy dried cherries. I also left out the chocolate and peanut butter. The result was better than I ever imagined. [...]
Posted in cookies, desserts, sweets Also tagged cherry, coconut, cookie, no bake cookie, vegan 8 Comments
Platskis (Polish for Latkes)
I have got a lot of Polish in me- in lineage as well as culinary preferences. My mother has blessed me with so many good Polish recipes over the years and had created very fond food memories for me in my childhood. And what she had taught me had been handed down for generations. I [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Polish yum, Side dishes, dinner, vegetables Also tagged latke, platski, Polish, potato, vegan 6 Comments
Sticky Buns
Here is my version of a sticky bun… extra sticky and filled with a surprise. In this recipe I used a “cheese” like filling… but I kind of wish I would have either went with just a basic thick apricot preserve, or nixed the filling entirely. It came out ok, but the filling seemed to [...]
Posted in Breakfast, baked goods, non-dairy cheese Also tagged brunch, danish, dessert, sticky buns, vegan 7 Comments
Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
I love lemon and poppy seeds. Combined, they become a wonderful duo that happily work their way into everything from muffins to cookies to cakes. This bread is like a combination of all three- it’s a quick bread/cake hybrid. It doesn’t rise too terribly high, but makes up for its lack of “tall” with an [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Quick Breads, baked goods, sweets Also tagged bread, cake, lemon, poppy seed, vegan 2 Comments
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
I really like this cake. And, I would really like to show you how beautiful it looks -when presented as a whole cake. The cranberries and sugar cap the cake with a thick, deep red glaze. But I cannot show you. I was a fool and rushed with this recipe -trying to release it from [...]
Hummus Pizza with Roasted Peppers
If you love hummus and have never had the pleasure of using it as a base for your pizza, I highly recommend trying it out. It works especially well with roasted peppers and an abundance of ingredients. I decided to roast my own peppers and make my own crust, so I opted for the deli-bought [...]
Date Pudding
This date pudding is a very rich treat that is fabulous as breakfast, a snack, or dessert. Unlike some date puddings I have encountered, it does not rise much. But it certainly has boatloads of taste, density, and stickiness- especially if you stack them like pancakes. Even though it seems like a lot of steps [...]
VeganMofo Continued- Vegan’s 100
Thank you Peace By Pastries for saving my mo’foing butt today. Here is my version of the “Vegan’s 100″.
Chocolate Cayenne Cupcakes
Okay, so you can’t see the cayenne..but it’s there. It’s a fiery little undertone that sneaks up on you after the chocolate flavor seduces your taste buds into taking one more bite. I picked up the framework of this recipe from an old cookbook a while back. It was touted as an “egg-less, milk-less, butter-less, [...]
Mushroom and Spinach Strudel
This strudel is totally savory and uses prepackaged puff pastry to make your life way easier. The Pepperidge Farms puff pastry just happens to be vegan, but obviously that means it is full of unpronounceables (less than I imagined)… but, hey, I’m compromising for time. I don’t think I would serve this to my family [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Strudel, baked goods, dinner Also tagged mushroom, spinach, Strudel, vegan 4 Comments
Cinnamon Peanut Brittle
Today I had an overwhelming craving for something cinnamony. I also had some freshly purchased raw Spanish peanuts sitting on my kitchen counter. Even though I have made peanut brittle many, many times, I had never thought to change the recipe even the teensiest bit. So, I went all out and added cinnamon.
I know. I [...]
Cumin and Jalapeno Corn Bread
Cornbread makes a great accompaniment to a plethora of food stuffs, including yummy Autumn soups, stews, and chili. It is also really good eaten alone. This is a denser variety of cornbread, similar to a moist yellow cake, but with a thick crust. It has a combination of flavors which are unusually sweet and spicy. [...]
Posted in Quick Breads, baked goods, dinner Also tagged cornbread, cumin, jalapeno, spicy, vegan 1 Comment
Soft and Simple Peanut Butter Cookies
These cookies are really easy to make and loaded with peanut flavor. They are also pretty tasty. So good, in fact, that I had to stop writing this to yell at my dog for eating them off of the table. Yes, he eats anything. But he is incredibly intelligent, and those cookies were worth it. [...]
Sugar Crunch Apple Pie
In my opinion, Autumn is the best time to bake pies. The smell of a baking pie adds a touch of warmth to a cool day. And, this particular pie dough behaves much better in colder, less humid weather. I would advise making this pie when your kitchen is NOT uncomfortably warm, so you will [...]
Posted in baked goods, desserts, pies, sweets Also tagged apple pie, apples, crust, vegan 7 Comments
Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
The other day we were lucky enough to receive a beautiful basket of bell peppers from my sister-in-law’s garden. They were tiny and very colorful: red, green, orange and purple! Once I saw them, I had to stuff them. I used quinoa, because it is the new rice, and added mushrooms, onions and currants. The [...]
Posted in dinner, sauces, vegetables Also tagged quinoa, stuffed peppers, tomato sauce, vegan 3 Comments
