Review: Vegan steamed dumplings
While visiting the “Gardens of the Worlds” in Berlin, we enjoyed steamed dumplings at a Chinese tea house. I have been looking forward to making them when we got back home. I followed the instructions at Riceagain to make the dough for the dumplings, and made a nice vegan filling using grated carrots, finely sliced [...]
Maple Almond Fig Galette with Vegan Maple Mascarpone
The flavors of fall. Maple syrups enhances the lovely tastes of figs and almonds with these simple galettes. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3 sheets ready made frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed 3 tablespoons maple syrup 4 tablespoons almond meal (ground almonds) 3-4 figs, sliced 1/4 cup soy yogurt 2 tablespoons cashew nut butter 2 teaspoons [...]
Cinnamon Apple Biscuits
These are a variation to the All American Biscuits we posted last year. It’s the same basic recipe, with a bit of sugar, cinnamon and apples added, and as they will bring moisture, a bit more flour too. Yield: 9 big biscuits Ingredients: 2 & 1/2 cups flour 2 tablespoons flour (divided) 1 tablespoon baking [...]
Review: Apple Curry Rice
It’s really great how apples can lend themselves to savory recipes as well as sweet ones. We really enjoyed this curried rice recipe with apples and raisins. We found this recipe at the Virginia Apples website. We did not do the microwave as we prefer to cook on the stove top. We cooked the rice [...]
Parsnip Pierogi with Red Cabbage and Sauted Apples
These mild flavors blend together to make a very nice meal on a chilly wet night. The apples bring out both the flavors of the parsnips and the red cabbage. Yield: 9-10 pierogi Ingredients: 1 pkg. (680 grams) red cabbage 2 teaspoons soy margarine 2 apples, finely sliced For the dough: 2 cups flour (I [...]
Pumpkin Soup with Maple Syrup and Horseradish
Sweet but with a zing. This simple pumpkin soup was very tasty. The horseradish gave it a bit of a zing, while the maple syrup brought out the sweetness of the pumpkin. The other spices are also quite important to the flavor of the soup. We really enjoyed this soup. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 [...]
Review: Apple Waffles
Even though it’s early fall, our apples have ripened up and we’ve been looking for new ways to use them. We’ve made a delicious apple butter, and this morning enjoyed apple waffles with apple cider sauce and apple butter. Mmmmm, very apply. Isa, one of the very talented cooks from the post Punk Kitchen has [...]
Beet Risotto with Horseradish and Dill Soy Yogurt
We enjoyed this mild but flavorful recipe for beet risotto last night. Both beets and risotto rice are very mild in flavor, so they are able to support the strong flavor of horseradish without it overpowering the flavors. The creamy dill soy yogurt brought both a creamy flavor and smooth texture to the meal. Serving [...]
Review: Briam (Greek Aubergine Casserole)
We harvested eggplants from the garden today and enjoyed this tasty recipe that we found at “Garlic and Ginger”. It’s a very tasty casserole and easy to make. As she says, the secret is to cook it long and slow and use a really good olive oil. We had nice wholegrain rolls to sop up [...]
