Review: Roasted Pumpkin and Parsnip Soup
While we are still deep in winter’s cold grip, we enjoyed this warm and hearty soup from Mihl of Seitan is My Motor. Roasting the vegetables gave the whole house a wonderful aroma, which continued when we enjoyed eating the soup. The recipe is simple to make and luckily I had all the spices on [...]
Tangerine Mini Tart
These light pastries were very nice. They’re easy to make and make a lovely treat on a cold winter’s day. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 4 tangerines 3 sheets frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed cinnamon allspice 1 tsp. cornstarch 2 Tbs. ground almonds (optional) Directions: Squeeze 2 of the tangerines for the juice. Place in a [...]
Review: Thai Black Rice Salad
This was a colorful and delicious salad, including the nutritious forbidden rice. This salad from Closet Cooking was not only delicious, but very nutritious. It is easy to make and the instructions are simple to follow. The only thing different that I did was to make my own vegan “fish” sauce using 2 kinds of [...]
Chickpea and Spinach Soup
This is a delicious soup, full of healthy ingredients and tasty spices. It was especially nice on a chilly winter’s day. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 1/2 onion, chopped 1 6oz canned chickpeas, drained, rinsed 1 garlic clove, minced 2-3 cups vegetable stock 1/2 cup baby soup pasta 150 g / 5 1/2 [...]
Review: Sweet Potato & Kale with mustard crusty tofu
We enjoyed this meal last night. It was very tasty. The combination of sweet potato with kale was surprisingly delicious. I did not follow the instructions exactly. First the sweet potatoes were lightly steamed, so that it was not necessary to cook them so long in the frying pan, thus the kale would not be [...]
Marinated mushrooms
Mushrooms are quite nutritional, offering B vitamins and selenium. The also work as an anti-stress agent. Lightly marinated in a fine olive oil and lemon juice, they make a very tasty snack or appetizer. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 1 pint mushrooms 2 Tbs. fine olive oil 1 Tbs. lemon juice chili peppers salt and pepper [...]
Spinach salad with mulled wine tomatoes
This very easy salad tastes lovely. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: For the mulled wine: 1 glass of red wine 1 orange, zest only 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger pinch sugar 1 bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 vanilla pod, split 1/2 teaspoon crushed chilli For the tomatoes: handful of cherry [...]
Review: Sugared Plum Tarts
Sugar and spice and everything nice in these heart shaped tarts. The recipe was inspired by Joshua Ploeg’s book “In Search of the Lost Taste“. I slightly adapted it by using store bought vegan puff pastry, and adding a sauce. The sauce is cinnamon-almond soy yogurt. Made from just a bit of plain soy yogurt, [...]
Orange Pumpkin Soup
This cheerful soup brought lots of sunshine to our table on a cold winters day. The blends of orange and cardamom were a tasty compliment to the pumpkin. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 4 cups cubed pumpkin (med. hokkaido or red kuri) 2 cups vegetable [...]
Eggplant Rollups with Tomato Sauce
This tasty meal was much easier to make than expected, and didn’t take very long to make either. The making of the vegan mozzarella took the longest, otherwise, grilling the eggplant was just a few minutes, and then the rollups were ready to enjoy. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large eggplant seasoning, such as Cajun [...]
Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup with Balsamic Sauteed Pears
What a wonderful blending of flavors this soup offers. Mildly spice and pleasantly sweet with a hint chestnuts. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 leek (white and light green parts only (or 1 med. onion) 2 tablespoons oil 1 med. red kuri pumpkin or 2 butternut squash, de-seeded and cut into large chunks 1-2 cup chestnuts, [...]
Review: Pear Galettes with a Belgian Chocolate Sauce
We found these beautiful, tasty goodies at Waitrose. The are very easy to vegainize by leaving out the honey and using vegan, pure chocolate. I used 1 sheet of puff pastry for each person. Using a small saucer, cut the puff pastry into a circle. Then 1 extra psheet of pufff pastry sliced in thin [...]
