Blackberries and Soy Yogurt with Blackberry Sauce
Blackberry season has arrived. We enjoyed this simple treat today and look forward to having it again soon. Ingredients: 3-4 cups fresh blackberries (total for the recipe) 2 cups soy yogurt (plain or vanilla) 1 cup blackberry sauce (recipe below) 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) 1-2 tablespoons powdered sugar (optional) for the sauce: 2 & 1/2 [...]
Baked Potato with Toppings
Our red potatoes have matured. We harvested them yesterday and enjoyed lovely baked potatoes for diner last night. Here’s what we did. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 large baking potato per person 1 & 1/2 cups soy yogurt 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar 1 cup crumbled spicy tofu 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce Cajun seasoning [...]
Red on Red Salad – Tomato and Strawberries
This salad offers a really tasty combination, it was a surprise to us. Using strawberries and tomatoes together, but the dressing really brought it altogether nicely. Ingredients: 1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved 1 pound strawberries, hulled and sliced for the dressing 2 tablespoons walnut oil 2 tablespoons strawberry vinegar 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 teaspoon [...]
Review: Crispy Pickled Zucchini
These pickled zucchini are great. We have really been enjoying them along with our meals. We cut a bit thinker than the 1/8 inch in the instructions. Otherwise we did follow the instructions and were very happy to have firm pickled zucchini. They are lightly sweet sour. Do use lots of ice cubes as that [...]
Almond – Walnut Topped Plums with a Soy Custard
As plums are now coming into season, this is a delicious dessert with fresh plums, topped with almonds and walnuts on a custard made from vanilla soy milk. Ingredients: for the plums: 10 plums 1/2 cup ground almonds 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon maple syrup small pinch salt pinch cinnamon 2 teaspoons water, as [...]
Tomato Risotto with TVP and Zucchini
This is a simple meal to make and is easy on a hot summer’s day. The zucchini is very nice with the rice and TVP. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup risotto rice 1 onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup large TVP chunks 2 ounces tomato paste 16 ounce [...]
Review: Carrot and Blueberry Salad
We were happy to find this lovely light salad on the New York Times site. It is quick and easy to make and tastes delicious, especially at this time of the year, with fresh blueberries in season. We slightly changed the dressing using blueberry/balsamic vinegar reduction to make the dressing with some ginger and olive [...]
Vegan Irish Whiskey & Cream Dip with Fruit
Summer fun for adults. We made our first Vegan version of Baileys today and were very pleased with the result. We enjoyed it tonight mixed as a dip for fresh fruit. We have some more fun recipes coming up as well. Ingredients: for the dip: 1/4 cup soy yogurt (plain or vanilla) 1/4 cup Irish [...]
Creamy Cherry Walnut Spread
We’ve been wanting to create more recipes that are sweet but not so loaded with sugars and fats. This spread was delicious last Sunday morning on freshly made English muffins. It would be great as a sandwich spread, or as a filling for turnover. Yield: 1 cup Ingredients: 1/2 cup vegan cream cheese like Tofutti’s [...]
Vegan Cajun Potato Salad
A little bit different than the usual potato salad. This one is quite spicy, but we enjoyed it. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 lbs. potatoes, cooked, peeled and cut into chunks 4 green onions, white and light green parts, reserve some green as garnish 3/4 cup plain soy yogurt 1 tablespoon mustard 1 teaspoon Cajun [...]
Peach Pie
Peach pie has always been my favorite. The peaches seem to be especially sweet this year. Serving Size: 6 Yield: 1 8″ pie Ingredients: for the crust: 2 & 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 4 ounces vegan margarine, cut in small pieces 1/4 cup cold water for the peach filling: 6-8 [...]
Review: Tempeh Salad Rolls
We saw these amazing looking tempeh salad rolls on TasteSpotting, and we have been looking forward to enjoying them ever since. They were fairly easy to make, and tasted great, especially on a hot summer evening. When you go to buy the rice papers to wrap the spring rolls, make sure you don’t get the [...]
Artichoke Soup
If you like artichokes, you’ll really enjoy this soup. Our artichokes in the garden have begin to come into season now and this soup is a nice way to enjoy them. Ingredients: 6 artichokes 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt 1 bay leaf 1 medium potato, peeled 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 clove garlic, [...]
