rolling veggie swag 2011: veg[etari]ans unite and cook the tastiest food imaginable (omnis u shd get in on this, too)

at sichuan places you get those potato slivers that have been stir fried w/o being parboiled first and they taste great

i'm sure it's gonna be a cool sandwich even if i end up throwing the sweet potato cardboard away, on account of the black-bean-smush, but we'll see. i'm more okay with the idea of having fried it awhile; it's grilling that seems awkward and insufficient. but then i do not have good vegetable cooking smarts, it always gets me that they just gradually soften in some circumstances.

another dimension of this is that i'll be using a fish slice instead of a mandolin. i am making this for other people this evening so will have comprehensive feedback tomorrow.

I just made pecan butter, added a pinch of salt and a kiss of cinnamon and brown sugar. It is sort of next-level in every way.

I am really sort of amazed by how making hummus is such a "thing" and yet making homemade nut butter is not so much, because it is so cheap and so so simple (roast nuts, add salt and FP nuts!) and it tastes soooo goooooood. Seriously everyone, hop to it.

can vouch for the edibility of sliced (fish-sliced is fine), grilled (certainly with a lot of oil) sweet potato, btw. the fish slice is also great for slicing courgettes, which i love the end product of but which can often be fiddly.

Just made (frozen and thawed) tofu chili / not terribly impressed with the texture. I much prefer TVP or, if I'm feeling really into it, seitan.

stevie d, will you come over for a vegan meal with jergins and me while you are in seattle? and please let me know if you need lodging while you're here.

^ highly recommended.

stevie, are you still planning on coming through south texas?

I think I might! I'm still figuring it all out but I really hope to.

ust made (frozen and thawed) tofu chili / not terribly impressed with the texture. I much prefer TVP or, if I'm feeling really into it, seitan.

can not get with TVP, i think it is probably the foodstuff that makes me the saddest. it just seems like such a flashback.
& i just threw some tofu in the freezer!, having heard that was the way to go preparing it.

what brand of tofu do you use? wildwood is my favourite - it comes out the meatiest and least crumbly.

tofu is kinda a rare thing for me, so: whatever is in the refrigerator. i gather it's a first class protein, though, so i should try to eat more. i cooked this last week and threw the remaining tofu in the freezer, so it's there waiting for me. i really need to learn to marinate, as well.

from the same site, incidentally, i'm making this tonight. it doesn't seem too out there, but i never really buy fennel, or cook with leeks, and have never used star anise so i'm hoping it might teach me something. i am p much down w/anything that offers a substantial ginger eating opportunity.

i think this recipe is telling me to 'boil the ginger coins', however, so we'll see how it goes

oooh i love heidi's site! the squash and potato gratin, and the vegan mac n cheese are amazing!

this is the best tofu imo.

http://i3.goodness-direct.co.uk/d/418453b.jpg

i make a kind of warm salad with it with tomatoes, chick peas and spring onions.

ayo Stevie if u are coming to san antonio at all in august, there is an all vegan Tex Mex restaurant opening up!!!! I AM DYING!!!! AUGUST 1TH!

san antonio had excellent veg food ime

it's improved a lot in the last five years

pro-tip based on today: fort davis does not have excellent veg food

what are you all cooking

i just remembered polenta exists

basically an unnecessary revive on account of the myriad vegetarian content in What's cooking? part 4

lentil tacos
http://vegantester.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/p1040194.jpg?w=427&h=415

tempeh (oven-baked in a rosemary sauce and served with a creamy cashew-dijon sauce)
http://vegantester.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/p1040200.jpg?w=615&h=461

spectacoular, just1n3

Jesus ppl if you think her cooking looks good wait til she actually cooks for you

Like "Oh g'morning love here's a homemade chocolate-peanut butter-banana soft serve and oatmeal parfait nbd"

justin3 doing terrible things to my growling stomach

those oat parfaits are becoming standard weekend breakfast fare at our house - just made strawberry chocolate ones yesterday!

highly recommend that rosemary dijon tempeh - really meaty and flavorful and fancy.

So I am cooking a meal for my buddy and he wants seitan. We'll prob pick up the pre-packaged kind but like what should we make? A stir fry?

gyros

cheese steaks

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/has-vegetarianism-gone-out-of-style-ctd.html

lol sullivan posted my letter (bottom half)

Well done.

haha, excellent!

I highly recommend this recipe for Southern Indian dal fry, for those with an Indian grocery nearby. My tastebuds are still swooning, a half hour later.

Locally, the pigeon peas are known as toor dal. Most of the ethnic ingredients are shelf stable, though you might want to do a few weeks of South Indian dishes to use the curry leaves. Garlic-ginger paste is a bit more convenient.

my wife just bought the non-dairy formulary cookbook + all kinds of science fair looking stuff to make homemade vegan cheeses. HOLIDAY GORGEFESTS ARE UPON US.

NYT has assembled 600 vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes.

are ypu and i the only veggies left in this place? feel like we've had some defections.

today ive had coconut milk ice cream, daiya havarti with a sleeve of crackers, ravioli, and TJ's cinnamon rolls, im p sure ive hit all the food groups

are ypu and i the only veggies left in this place? feel like we've had some defections.

hey just raising my hand here. vegan for 7 years this winter iirc, veggie for 23

totally made of vegetable matter now perhaps? half man, half carrot

dang, ive been vegan longer but veggie less so. 10 years vegan in january. feels good, man.

that dal recipe looks good, and i've got most of the ingredients lying around here i think - might give it a shot next week

took me the longest time to go vegan for some reason, and then once i made the change i was surprised how easy i found it xp

still cooking vegan over here

whatcha making lately? my wife invented a pasta with kale, white beans, and sun-dried tomatoes dish that owns.

my favourite banana bread
delicious and simple alfredo/white sauce
nasi goreng
vegan-fried-chicken/amazing fried chick-un (i used tofu, it was great)
orange sesame tofu

lol i was typing that up before you even asked

this stick cashew tofu stir fry thing is amazing
so is this cauli curry
and this crispy orange cauli

our omnivorous household has been eating a lot of the recipes from this - it's pretty good imho

i love isa