We usually don’t eat sweet things in the morning, but we did have these muffins for breakfast with a little vegan margarine and they were wonderful. They’re not too sweet, and there’s a nice gentle ginger flavor hiding in the background. Our cherries came from a jar, since fresh ones aren’t yet available around here, [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged baking, breakfast, cherry, cherry muffins, muffin, recipe, snack, spelt, spelt flour, vegan, vegetarian
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When I finally tried making my own peanut sauce, I couldn’t believe how easy it is to prepare, and to tweak according to what’s at hand. Sometimes I add lime juice, or leave out lemon grass if we don’t have it, or use coconut milk instead of veggie stock to thin the sauce, and it [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged asian, easy, garlic, lemon grass, main course, noodle, peanut butter, peanut sauce, recipe, sauce, stir-fry, vegan, vegetarian
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I’ve been having a spring flu lately, and this drink is what is starting to make me feel better. Heikki says that if I believe it cures me, it will, and I am a firm believer in ginger tea - I drink it when I feel down or have a back ache or feel that [...]
When I was living in Malaysia some years ago, this was one of my favourite take-away dishes. Nearby my workplace there were some food stalls that sold Nasi Lemak wrapped in banana leaves. Basically, it’s rice cooked in coconut milk and some condiments, eaten with sambal and some side dishes - yes, I think the [...]
February 17, 2008 – 20:54
I fried this tempeh for lunch one day, and didn’t have time to marinate it more than an hour. It was very delicious, which made me realize that tempeh absorbs flavors even more readily than tofu does! Actually, the marinade I used is pretty close to the one we often use for tofu, but I [...]
February 11, 2008 – 22:45
Palak is an Indian spinach dish that everyone knows from Palak Paneer, in which it is served with Indian cheese. I do not think that I ever tasted that dish before going vegan, but I’ve witnessed friends devour it in restaurants numerous times, and have become curious. Palak is delicious on its own, but tofu [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged chili, curry, garlic, Indian, lemon, main course, onion, palak paneer, palak tofu, recipe, spinach, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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We had a weekday dinner at its best on Wednesday: delicious five-spiced tofu, slightly sweet and sour stir-fried veggies, and a bowl of brown rice. Yumminess can’t be exaggerated, it was all very delicious. It happened to be the Chinese New Year’s eve as well - everyone was wishing happy new year for each other [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged carrot, chinese, five spice, garlic, main course, marinade, onion, recipe, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, stir-fry, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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This was a late Sunday lunch that we made quickly. Preparation time is heavily dependent on your chopping skills, since everything needs to be sliced into thin strips or matchsticks. I’m not that quick on the chopping block, but luckily I had Anni to help me. This is an easy recipe to tweak, and indeed, [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged cabbage, carrot, cashew, chinese, garlic, main course, noodle, sesame oil, soy sauce, stir-fry, tofu
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I occasionally get serious apple cravings, but because of my allergies, I can’t have raw apples. That’s when I have to start baking, and these muffins definitely satisfied my apple tooth: they are both filled and topped with yummy apple cubes. Walnuts, cinnamon, and a hint of ginger added a wintery spiciness to these soft [...]
By Anni
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Rendang is definitely my favourite Indonesian dish. I’ve been meaning to make a veganized version of it for a while, but since the cooking takes so long, I’ve been putting it off. Christmas at the cottage was the perfect place to make it. We cooked this on the day before Christmas Eve, while heating up [...]
I made this drink to myself one morning, with the intention of adding black tea and turn it into chai, but it was so good on its own that I just eliminated the tea part. I am not a breakfast person, and this subtly spiced and lightly sweet drink wakes me up when I don’t [...]
November 15, 2007 – 09:14
This is a really basic but delicious recipe for preparing tofu. For the seasoned vegan veterans there’s probably nothing special here, but it’s a great introduction to tofu if you haven’t yet accustomed yourself to its unique and infinitely malleable taste. Here’s what tofu prepared this way looks like, when fried and served together with [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged barbecue, chili, chinese, grill, lime, marinade, recipe, sesame oil, soy sauce, stir-fry, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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November 12, 2007 – 17:06
The yogurt sauce is an Arab dish, Yogurt Ginger Appetizer (Laban ma’ Zanjabeel) from Habeeb Salloum’s Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa. We only made minor modifications to his recipe and halved it to serve two people instead of four, and the dish came out very very good. Almonds add a [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged almond, arab, easy, Habeeb Salloum, mint, recipe, sauce, tomato, vegan, vegetarian, yogurt
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An easy and satisfying lunch, preparing this dish takes only 10 minutes, and roasting about 40 minutes. I mostly work at home, and this is a great way of preparing a meal and getting other things done while it’s cooking.
Marinating the tofu would be a good idea, since now it only had a mild curry [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged carrot, chili, coconut milk, curry, easy, lemon grass, lime, potato, recipe, roasted, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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This is a nice warming cake I baked on Saturday, when it started snowing for the first time this winter.
The batter is sort of bread-like, I have never baked anything with both yeast and baking powder before. The inspiration came from the Pflaumenkuchen recipe at Vegalicious. My plums weren’t completely ripe, so I decided to [...]
This recipe is originally from eastern China. The name of the dish comes from the way it looks; the big balls, traditionally made of pork, resemble lions’ heads, and the shredded Chinese cabbage looks like its mane. (Come on, use your imagination!)
Presumably the more skillful the cook, the bigger the lions’ heads are. I had [...]
