Review: Apple and Carrot Casserole
We enjoyed this tasty side dish recipe found at “How Stuff Works”. It was very easy to veganize by using vegan margarine. As we found it to be quite sweet, it would also be nice as a vegetable dessert. An nifty idea would be to pour cointreau over it and serve it flambe.
Savory Uncheesy Polenta with Sauteed Apples and Vegan Cream Cheese
This is a very nice combination of sweet and savory and a lovely way to enjoy apples in the fall as snack or dessert. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: for the polenta: 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 teaspoon thyme 4 cups lightly salted water 4 ounces vegan soy cheese cut in small cubes for the apples: [...]
Vegan Pumpkin Apple Muffins
These nice muffins make a tasty Sunday breakfast in the fall. They have some of the best of fall’s bounty – pumpkins and apples. Ingredients: for the muffins: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1/2teaspoo n ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 [...]
Sauteed Spinach with Apples and Onions
This intriguing combination makes a delicious side dish for an everyday meal or even for a holiday meal. We really enjoyed this and will be having it more often while apples are in season. Ingredients: 1/4 cup white wine or white balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup white wine 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons maple or [...]
Vegetable Stew with Seitan and Apples
Our apple tree has been gifting us with many lovely Gala apples. Vegetable stew is delicious any time of the year but it is best with the addition of tasty fresh apples. This lovely stew brings out the diversity of apples. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil 1 lb. seitan, cut in bite sized pieces 4 medium [...]
Carrot Apple Soup with Fresh Herbs
Here is a very tasty soup for the apple season. Our tree has already been giving us some lovely apples and we have some lovely recipes to share with you. This is the first apple recipe of the season and lots more to come. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil 5 medium large [...]
Review: Edamame Salad
Chef Emeril Green has lots of healthy recipes and videos of how to make them. This is an especially tasty Asian Salad. It’s very easy to make and needs just a few ingredients – carrots, daikon radish, an apple and edamame beans. The dressing is delicious and the salad a real winner. Take a look [...]
Irish Apple Parsnip Soup
Sweet and creamy, lightly spiced, this soup is very tasty. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 pounds parsnips, peeled and cut in chunks 1 large apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cups vegetable bouillon 1/2 teaspoon sage 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4-1/3 cup soy cream optional parsley chopped [...]
Sunchoke and Chestnut Soup
This elegant soup is very tasty and filling. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. of sunchokes (Jerusalem artichoke), well scrubbed and cut into slices 1/2 red bell pepper, deseeded and sauteed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 leek, sliced 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic minced 1/2 apple, peeled and sliced 4 ounces roasted chestnuts, [...]
Vegan apple cheesecake with caramel sauce
This elegant desert is much healthier than it looks or tastes, thankfully so. The fall flavors of apple and cinnamon enhance this lovely cheesecake while the caramel sauce lends its warm sweet flavor. A very tasty dish, especially in the fall. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 2 pieces frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed For the cheesecake [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pumpkin and Apple Soup with Toasted Seeds
This vibrant orange soup tastes wonderful. It has a mellow sweetness from the apples and that just about all it needs. The red kuri pumpkin is one of our favorites, as grown biologically, you can eat the skin as well as the flesh thus it imparts a vibrant color to any recipe. Serving Size: 4 [...]
Apple and Thyme Crunchy Tofu
It may sound surprising, combining apples and onions, but they really taste great together. With a generous amount of thyme and a splash of balsamic vinegar, this becomes a gourmet delight. Serving Size: 2 Yield: 4 slices Ingredients: 1 pkg. firm tofu, cut in thin slices 1/4 cup dry flour for dredging 1/4 cup flour [...]
Curried Waldorf Salad
We wanted to call this “better than Waldorf” as it tasted so good. Slightly sweet with a hint of heat and full of crunch. Ingredients: for the salad: 2 apples, peeled and cut into small pieces 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped 3 stalks celery, cleaned and chopped 1/4 cup golden raisins for the dressing: 1/2 cup [...]
Spicy Carrot Soup with Apple Crisps
This flavorful soup was lovely as our starter on Thanksgiving evening. The crispy apple chips give a nice sweetness, to offset the slightly spicy soup, flavored wit a touch of paprika. The apple crisps are easy to make however take a lot of time in a low oven to dry. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 [...]
Sweet Red Bell Pepper with Apple Soup
The sweetness of the red bell peppers is complimented by the sweet apples making this a very nice warm soup for a chilly fall evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 large red bell peppers, seeded,ribs removed, chopped 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped 1 carrot, peeled and chopped 4 cups vegetable [...]
Curried Seitan with Apple Pieces
The apples in this mild curry give a nice texture and a slightly sweet hint. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 12 oz. seitan pieces 1 pkg. fresh mushrooms, quartered 3 Tbs. oil 3 Tbs. mixed curry powder 1/2 tsp. cumin 1 cup white wine 1 Tbs. flour 1 spring onions 1 red bell pepper, in fine [...]
Review: Apple Pierogi with Caramel and Macerated Raspberries
I wish I could lay claim to these, they are fantastic, but the credit all goes to Dan Remark of the Mustard Seed Market & Cafe, Akron, Ohio. He posted this Eastern European recipe on the “Restaurants and Institutions” Blog. I had been looking for some unusual apple recipes to offer the Vegalicious fans and [...]
Pumpkin and Apple Risotto with Tofu Pieces
This year we had a lot of good apples and many pumpkins in our garden. This recipe combines them both to a great meal. Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 2 cups pumpkin, cut into bite sized chunks 2 cups apple cider or apple Juice 2 tbs. olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 cups Arborio rice 3 apples, [...]
Rhubarb-apple turnovers with sauce
Rhubarb season is just beginning. These turnovers were very tasty and easy to make. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 apple (Granny Smith), peeled and cut into small pieces 3 Tbs. soy margarine 4 stalks rhubarb, cut in small pieces 1 Tbs. flour cinnamon ginger, powdered 4 sheets frozen vegan puff pastry, thawed 2 Tbs. sugar [...]
Apple chestnut muffins
These muffins were lovely and light. The apple is a nice compliment to the sweetness of the chestnuts and does not overpower the subtle flavor. Yield: 10 Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 egg replacement 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup salad oil 1 capful vanilla extract 1 cup chestnuts (peeled and chopped fine) 1 med. apple, peeled [...]
