veganimprov: vegan food, recipes and wine

Vegan grilled cheeze with kale and tomato salad

2008-11-06T16:07:00.000-05:00

This was a relatively simple recipe. Arrowroot and a few other odds and ends make for a nice, melty cheese type of texture. It takes me back to my days as a kid. No tomato soup, though.

Vegan rum raisin bread pudding

2008-11-04T13:40:00.000-05:00

This was a simple and straightforward bread pudding, with help milk, a little rum flavouring, arrowroot and help milk (and, of course, whole wheat bread), baked to a golden brown.

I served it with raspberry coulis one day (photo below) and then with an espresso caramel the next day. Bread pudding is great for breakfast. In general, I've been doing more and more work with hemp milk. It's a nice, thicker texture and it's not sweetened with can sugar (brown rice syrup, like my rice milk).

Vegan hot turkey sandwich with black trumpet gravy, roasted kale and sweet potato mash

2008-11-04T13:36:00.000-05:00

Another holiday favourite, this one focused on left-overs with some greens and sweet potatoes instead of the more traditional peas and mash. Canada's thanksgiving is in early October, and I made a faux-turkey. And of course I made too much. This sandwich is a greasy spoon and kitchen staple in the midwest in late November. The black trumpets made a very savoury mushroom gravy for this dish.

Vegan corned seitan and cabbage

2008-11-04T13:31:00.000-05:00

I've been super busy lately with a lot of stuff, including my PhD work, writing vegan propaganda, and, of course, cooking. I also have a vegan cookbook in process! So, some quick dishes.

Corned seitan and cabbage. A holiday favourite for Irish Americans, the vegan version replaces the beef with seitan instead. To get the shape, I pushed my seitan into a ramekin, simmered it, and then roasted it with fingerling potatoes, carrots and savoy cabbage

It was salty goodness!

Roasted red potato and kale salad

2008-09-02T10:42:00.001-04:00

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Roasted red potato and kale salad (red onion, garlic, lemon juice, evoo/flax oil, sea salt, liquid smoke). Roasting greens is a great way to add to their flavour (especially kale, collards and romaine). This dish combines a lot of wonderful roast flavours (red onion and potato, especially).

Oven-baked vegan mac and cheese with roasted kale.

2008-08-29T14:17:00.000-04:00

Oven-baked vegan mac and cheese (brown rice macaroni, turmeric, lemon juice, paprika, silken tofu, garlic, onion, habanero pepper, tahini) with roasted kale (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, liquid smoke).

Deep dish vegan pizza with whole roasted mushrooms, artichokes and spinach

2008-08-28T15:52:00.001-04:00

Deep dish vegan pizza with whole roasted mushrooms, artichokes and spinach (sea salt, onion, garlic, evoo, Japanese tofu, turmeric, tamari, nutritional yeast).

Potato and cabbage curry with brown rice

2008-08-28T15:49:00.000-04:00

Potato and cabbage curry (turmeric, sea salt, white onion, carrots, brown mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, garlic, ginger) with brown rice.

Tofu and mushroom stroganoff with red potato and kale colcannon

2008-08-07T11:12:00.000-04:00

Tofu and mushroom stroganoff (whole wheat flour, white vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, tamari, Japanese tofu) with red potato and kale colcannon (sea salt, evoo/flax oil).

Black-fungus and bok choy in garlic sauce with brown rice

2008-08-07T11:08:00.000-04:00

Black-fungus and bok choy stir fry (carrots, button mushrooms, ginger, garlic, sea salt, corn starch) with brown rice.

Vegan chili and cheese fries

2008-06-19T16:46:00.001-04:00

Vegan chili (tomatoes, lentils, peas, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, coriander, cumin, and cheese (nutritional yeast) fries. Chili and cheese (usually nacho cheese) fries were very popular in Chicago when I was growing up. This is a vegan recreation of the dish.

Vegan chickpea and greens burger on a whole wheat kaiser with chickpeas, and kale

2008-06-12T10:46:00.000-04:00

Vegan chickpea and greens burger (chick peas, whole wheat flour, corn meal, onion, garlic, savory, thyme, spinach, sea salt, liquid smoke) on a whole wheat kaiser (whole wheat flour, sea salt, yeast) with chickpeas and wilted kale (sea salt, lemon juice, garlic).

Abolitionist Animal Rights Pamphlet

2008-06-11T14:20:00.002-04:00

There is an 8.5x14" version with English/French (I'm Canadian, eh?) available for download written by my partner and me.

Available at http://www.animalemancipation.com/

My thanks to everyone at Vegan Freaks Forum who provided very helpful feedback and encouragement during the writing process.

Whole wheat pan pizza w/mango vegan cheese sauce, shiitake mushrooms and kale

2008-06-10T14:39:00.000-04:00

Whole wheat pan pizza w/mango vegan cheese sauce (mango, white vinegar, nutritional yeast, sea salt, garlic, ginger), shiitake mushrooms and kale (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, tamari).

More vegan ice cream

2008-04-25T13:24:00.000-04:00

More experiments with vegan ice cream. I've switched over to stevia completely now (no more added sugar in any of these ice creams). I use the liquid, and usually add about four - five syringes.

Mostly I'm working with different stabilizers to get a better texture. I find silken tofu makes for a nice fluffy texture, but it's not as creamy when it's well-frozen (although the best things about guar gum and silken tofu is that you don't have to heat them).

I haven't done much with guar gum yet, but it produces a slightly chewier texture. I plan to pick up some xantham gum and combine them.

Sour cherry with an silken tofu base. Nice fluffy look! But it's not very creamy when it's well-frozen.

Sour cherry with a guar gum base (more sour cherry concentrate with frozen cherries blended into this version.

Espresso and cognac with an arrowroot base.

Sour cherry and cognac with a silken tofu base.

Mint chocolate chip with an arrowroot base.

Peanut butter and chocolate with an arrowroot base.

Variations on vegan mac & cheese

2008-04-02T16:55:00.001-04:00

All made without animal slavery!

Vegan macaroni and cheese (nutritional yeast, tahini, evoo/flax oil, turmeric, lemon juice, black pepper, sea salt, garlic) with sauteed vegetables (kale, carrots, green beans, onions, celery, brown rice macaroni).

Vegan macaroni and chees with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach (evoo/flax oil, nutritional yeast, tahini, cayenne pepper, turmeric, white vinegar, evoo/flax oil, whole wheat flour, sea salt, garlic, tarragon, savory, brown rice macaroni).

Vegan macaroni and cheese (vegan margarine, nutritional yeast, evoo/flax oil, arrowroot powder, sea salt, garlic, brown rice macaroni) with kale, lentils, red peppers, mushrooms and raisins (evoo/flax oil, sea salt, lemon juice, vegan worchestershire sauce, liquid smoke).

Portabello and mahogany rice pilaf with sundried tomatoes, carrots and red chard

2008-03-28T16:56:00.000-04:00

Portabello and mahogany rice pilaf (sea salt, vegetable stock, garlic, onion, nutritional yeast) with sundried tomatoes, carrots and red chard (evoo/flax oil, garlic, sea salt, lemon juice).

Vegan fish sticks with sauteed kale and chickpeas

2008-03-28T16:49:00.000-04:00

Vegan fish sticks (tofu, tahini, nori, sea salt, black pepper, corn mean, whole wheat flour, cayenne pepper) with sauteed kale and chick peas (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, lemon juice).

Vegan ice cream

2008-03-18T15:25:00.002-04:00

I've been really busy lately -- mostly with work and school, but also experimenting with a new ice cream machine. Recipes are based loosely on the recipes at A Vegan Ice Cream Paradise. Mine are strictly vegan, though.

Mango, pineapple coconut on top of a whole grain waffle with pineanapple and cantaloupe.

Orange vanilla vegan ice cream (the dreamsicle) with espresso (served as affugato).

Sweet potato, rhubarb and espresso ice cream sweetened with black strap molasses.

Pomegranate and walnut ice cream (a dessert twist on an Iranian sauce combination).

Some good old maple walnut (very Canadian, sweetened with maple syrup).

Orange, strawberry, banana with cashew butter. This one turned out more like a sherbert.

Red beans, collards, roasted plantains and sweet potatoes w/spicy peanut sauce

2008-02-07T15:20:00.000-05:00

Red beans, collards, roasted plantains and sweet potatoes w/spicy peanut sauce (peanut butter, sea salt, white vinegar, white miso, lemon juice, evoo, liquid smoke).

Vegan poutine w/miso peanut gravy, Yve's italian sausage, collard greens and sundried tomatoes

2008-02-07T15:15:00.000-05:00

Vegan poutine w/miso peantu gravy (miso, peanut butter, whole wheat flour, braggs liquid aminos, garlic, sea salt, vinger, mustard) Yve's italian sausage, Scheeze, collard greens and sundried tomatoes (evoo, lemon juice, sea salt, red pepper flakes, liquid smoke).

Kotthu roti with carrots, collards and black beans

2008-01-31T09:29:00.000-05:00

Kotthu roti (finely chopped whole wheat pita) with carrots, collards and black beans (turmeric, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, braggs liquid aminos, liquid smoke, sea salt, evoo, chili flakes, garam masala, cloves, all spice).

Vegan no tuna casserole

2008-01-31T09:17:00.000-05:00

Vegan no tuna casserole (brown rice macaroni, whole wheat bread crumbs, braggs liquid aminos, kale, nori, tahini, nutritional yeast, sea salt, lemon juice, black pepper, whole wheat flour, arrow root powder, garlic, evoo).

Sweet potato and corn fufu with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce

2008-01-31T09:14:00.000-05:00

Sweet potato and corn fufu (masa harina, sweet potato, white vinegar, nutritional yeast, sea salt, with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce (sea salt, braggs liquid aminos, peanuts, lemon juice, red chili flakes, liquid smoke).

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables with arugula greens and brown rice

2008-01-28T10:43:00.000-05:00

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables (zucchini, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, cremini mushrooms, arugula, nutritional yeast, sea salt, mustard, white vinegar, oregano, basil, black pepper, cayenne pepper) arugula and brown rice (evoo, sea salt).

With this dish, I roasted the vegetables, left them over night to marinate and then sauteed them with the arugula.