vegan recipes: a list thread

It turned out pretty well! I'm thinking of adding actual peanuts to it next time for some added crunch.

After much inner debate about what I'm in the mood for tonight's dinner, I'm going to try this: https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/one-pot-creamy-mushroom-pasta-98

I forgot to pick up the chili pepper (arrgh!) but otherwise it turned out really well!

dang, looks good. and one-pots are nice. reminds me of a one-pot mac & cheese that i like to make. one thing i would do different in that recipe is saute the shrooms and try and get a bit of a sear on 'em instead of throwing them in raw. anyways. . .

Persian cuisine is very long-winded. even just all that pomegranate husbandry must be tiring

― here comes the hotstamper (jim in vancouver)

Pomegranate molasses is used more than fresh pomegranates. For a lot of recipes that call for both, like say ash'e anar, you can easily get away with using just the molasses.

I need to drop a few quarantine lbs. so I'm eliminating gluten and sugar from my diet for a bit. I did this for a few years and it led to all kinds of GI health issues, so it's not a long term solution. 'Paleo' diets are not for vegans imo. But I'm going to have to cook every single goddam thing i eat now, hooray!

The peanut stew does sound pretty nice, too bad I'm allergic to sweet potatoes.

Aw man, that sucks! Would it be possible to switch to regular potatoes? Personally, I would've preferred a less sweet version.

Or kabucha pumpkin for more flavor?

As allergies go, it's a ridiculously easy one :)
Good to know it's a tad sweet, kabocha sounds like a good substitution.

Saffron water is really nice in coconut milk and tomato base curries. I would probably tweak the spice blend in that recipe, throw in some black mustsrd seed and asafoetida, nix the curry powder, maybe substitute curry leaves if i had em. Maybe cardamom and cloves.

I almost always use either bahrat or S&B's curry powder from a jar in place of garam masala lately.

https://nataliepenny.com/

This is one of the best vegan recipe sites I've found in ages.
I made her tofu with peanut sauce and sesame greens tonight, it went exceptionally well I must say.

She seems to love cardamom so that definitely catches my attention.

holy cow @ tahini cardamom babka! thanks for link.

xp

holy cow @ tahini cardamom babka! thanks for link.

xp

Her writing is a bit of a shame, enough typos that it takes a little bit of kitchen experience to be able to decipher.

I made the tahini cardamom babka -- it did not turn out well, though I fully acknowledge that my abilities could've sunk the final product.

i tried it too! and underwhelmed. There was not nearly enough filling. The dough was just not right (i did use 1/3 spelt flour) even though i added one (1) egg to enrich it a bit. I have an old tried and true babka recipe i may go back to and make with choc/cardamom/tahini, but is no vegan. I like the matcha/pistachio idea though and have not given up with babka experiments, but something with the recipe was lacking or something

This turned out reasonably well! https://rainbowplantlife.com/fluffy-vegan-gingerbread-cake/

Although I messed a couple things up: it has a strip of uncooked batter that runs under the center line just an inch or so under the surface, I think I remember GBBO saying that trapped air was

I also tried to make up my own frosting without the vegan butter (i.e. solid fats) using olive oil and arrowroot powder -- and in the end, too much of each.

hah to finish that thought: a trapped air bubble keeps the surrounding batter from cooking.

I think I've settled on a decent, easy, and idiot proof fauxgurt recipe.

9 ounces firm tofu
1 cup cashews
1 tablespoon chia seeds

The only prep is to optionally soak the cashews overnight (but I rarely remember to do that), and to make the chia egg. Then, dump everything into a food processor.

Why firm instead of soft tofu? Do you prefer the texture?

Yeah, I wanted something creamier, but I've seen other recipes say that silken tofu works too.

Do you add anything to simulate the tang of yoghurt?

No because I really only use yogurt as a medium to put fruit in, so the sourness isn't something I prioritize.

I'm mostly on board with vegan cooking/baking, but one thing that I'm yet to be convinced of is nutritional yeast. My favorite vegan food blogger calls it "vegan golden flakes" or some such, especially as a way to simulate the savoriness of e.g. cheese, but what I've used it in hasn't elevated my recipes that much. Maybe different brands are better? (I have a bag of Bob's Red Mill.)

I've only really used it to make "vegan white cheddar popcorn". It did have a note of 'artificial cheese flavoring' but it was just one element in a pot pourri of gross.

Sticking to salt and grapeseed oil from now on. Thanks for the reminder to throw that canister of fish food in the garbage.

nutritional yeast alone is not the wave rly, but add it to cashew cream to make a cheesy sauce

It’s def overrated but it does provide some umami that otherwise be lacking in vegan food

i like to use it a few different ways. processing cashews with nutritional yeast, salt and garlic powder makes a really good faux parm imho.
Salads tossed with a vinaigrette do nicely with ny added
Thrown into a vegan alfredo sauce in lieu of parm
Have made polenta and replaced parm with the stuff and that worked quite well, too, imho

A family friend who went vegan last year calls it "nooch."

that is the name

TFW you decide you can't make a chickpea dish because your ice cube tray for aquafaba is full.

haha this is a v particular issue to have

For the past couple weeks, I've been experimenting with vegan brownies (well, brownies and brownie cookies) with the added challenge of avoiding coconut oil, and I think that I've figured out a way to use regular vegetable oil without the brownies coming up super dense: add some cornstarch. I'm not quite sure about the proportions as I eyeballed the amount I put in but it was something like 1-3 Tbsp for what ended up being 4-5 Tbsp of oil and 1 cup of flour.

have you ever tried black beans?

or another mild tasting bean like adzuki might work too

Black bean brownies were some of my earliest baking experiments! I guess I should revisit them.

I've hit upon a perhaps even easier fauxgurt recipe: blend one ripe avocado in a food processor, then add one block of silken tofu (along with taste
enhancers .ije juice from a lemon, 1 tbsp apple Cider Vinegar, 0.25 tsp salt), blend till smooth.

I could never quite get the cashews as smooth.

This shakshuka was fabulous when I made it a few weeks ago and I was looking forward to making it again last night, but I was out of tomato paste and when I went to my supermarket they didn't have any in a tube. :(

I've made this about 3 times and it's pretty idiot-proof: https://www.pickuplimes.com/recipe/vegan-gado-gado-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-186

looks good as hell

Yeah I love it! Some of the substitutions I make: broccoli (make sure to peel them) instead of green beans, tahini instead of peanut butter, and srirachi because I don't have sambal oelek. Perfect blend of savory with a touch of sweet.