Posted in Beans, Entree on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My adaption from Peter Berley’s recipe from “Fresh Food Fast.”
2 tbs coconut oil
1 onion, diced
4 cups sweet potato (or carrot) diced
1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbs curry powder
1 bay leaf
1.5 cups lentils
4 cup water
2 vegetable boullion cubes
green onion, minced for garnish
Saute the onions in the coconut oil over [...]
Posted in Drinks, Fruit on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
4 kiwi, peeled
6 oz. green grapes, washed
Run through juicer. Yields a bit more than 1 cup. Has a sweet but tart taste.
Posted in Beans, Salad on April 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This was based on a short blurb I read in Nava Atlas’ The Vegetarian Family Cookbook
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
2 green onions, green and white parts, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Mix it [...]
Posted in Drinks, Fruit, Vegetable on April 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This was 3 large organic carrots + 2 medium organic apples run through the juicer.
Yielded not quite 2 cups of juice. Julia and I both like this combination.
Posted in Soups on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This soup was veganized from a recipe on the back of the packet of lentils ages ago. So long I don’t even remember what the original recipe had that was objectionable. This freezes well, and goes a long way.
28 oz can Muir Glen fire roasted crushed or diced tomato
3/4 cup pearl or hulled barley
3/4 cup [...]
Posted in Grains on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I always loved arroz con pollo as a child so finding a vegan version of some kind of Spanish rice or paella was always hard.
Here’s my adaptation of a Vegetarian Times Vegetarian Paella recipe that’s become my new “arroz sin pollo.”
Arrroz Sin Pollo
14.5-oz. can diced tomatoes
4 cups water
2 vegetable bouillion cubes
2 cups long grain brown [...]
Posted in Salad on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Veganized from Peter Berley’s Fresh Food Fast.
8 stalks medium celery, diced
2 apples, diced
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs spicy brown Mustard (ex: Gulden’s)
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt
black pepper to taste
First chop up the celery, apple, and walnuts and place in a bowl.
In a blender, mix the remaining ingredients [...]
Posted in Baking on April 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s my whirl at adapting this recipe from the Post Punk Kitchen site into something tasting close to what my mom used to make in my childhood. Even veganized, this guy packs on the calories though.
I liked it and it was actually a very nice banana bread.
Ingredients
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cups Sucanat
2 cups flour
1/2 [...]
