We got The Asian Vegan Kitchen by Hema Parekh a couple weeks ago, and have tried a few dishes out of it so far. It’s an excellent and inspiring book, but we’ve found that we want to make the recipes spicier. For example, the biryani was the first recipe we tried off the book, and [...]
After reading Kittee’s vegan meatball recipe, I was hungering for something similar. We hadn’t made anything resembling meatballs since the Lion’s heads way back in October. Also, because we were going to go on a picnic on May Day, we thought it would be nice to have them there. May Day, among other things, is [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged chili, garlic, gluten flour, leek, marjoram, meatball, picnic, recipe, sesame oil, side dish, textured soy protein, thyme, tsp, tsp granules, vegan, vegetarian
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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 [...]
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, ginger, main course, marinade, onion, recipe, sesame oil, sherry, 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, ginger, main course, noodle, sesame oil, stir-fry, tofu
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This was our vegan take on the traditional Finnish Christmas ham, although its similarities to a ham are very minor. We coated our roast with Dijon mustard that’s seasoned with garlic and red bell pepper - I am not a great mustard lover, but that particular mustard is delicious. We used pink peppercorns for decoration [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged christmas, garlic, gluten flour, lemon, main course, marinade, recipe, red bell pepper, roast, seitan, tofu, vegan, vegan roast, vegetarian
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This is a simple tofu marinade we used as a base for our Christmas Roast. After making the roast, we fried the rest of the tofu in some olive oil, and had it on sandwiches.
Here’s what we used:
500 g firm tofu
4 cloves of garlic
3 and ½ dl vegetable stock
1 and ½ dl red wine
½ dl [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged basil, christmas, garlic, main course, marinade, recipe, rosemary, thyme, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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December 19, 2007 – 09:59
These vegan cutlets were mainly inspired by the Chickpea Cutlets from the Veganomicon cookbook. We made those cutlets a few weeks ago and they were really good. I liked the idea of mixing beans and gluten flour, since gluten can be too glutinous on its own, and the cutlets were really easy to prepare. Another [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged basil, black eyed pea, cutlet, garlic, gluten flour, lemon, main course, recipe, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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December 13, 2007 – 17:53
We had a triangular-themed dinner on Monday; these tempeh triangles were served with triangular carrots, and the accompanying black bean salad was surrounded by cucumber triangles. The tempeh was first cooked, then marinated, and finally baked in a hot oven, and it ended up being very juicy and delicious.
Heikki has successfully taught me to eat [...]
This tofu “cheese” has a consistency resembling cottage cheese, or a little like feta cheese, and is really tasty. It doesn’t taste like cheese, however, which for me is a good thing: I outgrew my cheese addiction about 7 years ago - it took a few vegan years to combat my cravings. Tofu marinated this [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged easy, garlic, lime, recipe, rice wine vinegar, spread, tofu, uncheese, vegan, vegan cheese, vegetarian
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This is the latest attempt of my ongoing mission to master the seasoning of textured soy protein (TSP). Usually I’m lazy and just boil the TSP chunks in a broth made from vegetable stock cubes, but this time I tried something fancier. We thought that the result was really good.
For the soy strips:
100 g [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged chili, cooking, garlic, main course, recipe, rice vinegar, sherry, textured soy protein, tsp, vegan, vegetarian
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November 30, 2007 – 12:50
We had these tofu patties for lunch two days in a row: first day served with cous cous and some leftover gravy, and the next day with olive mashed potatoes and basil yogurt sauce. We thought the patties tasted even better the next day, and thus would be perfect to have in the freezer for [...]
November 24, 2007 – 16:21
On Thursday evening after two dance classes I was pretty hungry, and Heikki was at a somewhat early Christmas party. Luckily this dinner didn’t take me more than about 10 minutes to make. I had marinated the tofu earlier the same day, instant cous cous cooked in a few minutes - and the Ajvar yogurt [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged arab, chili, cous cous, easy, fried tofu, harissa, lime, main course, pressing tofu, recipe, soy yogurt sauce, tofu, vegan, vegetarian, za'atar
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November 16, 2007 – 09:55
I’ve eaten kangkung or morning glory often when travelling in Southeast Asia. Our local Asian food store (Aseanic Trading on Kolmas linja) has this in stock every now and then, but this is the first time we’ve tried it.
200g morning glory (also known as kangkung or water spinach)
2 cloves of garlic
1-2 tablespoons canola oil for [...]
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, ginger, grill, lime, marinade, recipe, sesame oil, stir-fry, tofu, vegan, vegetarian
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I am allergic to raw seeds and nuts, but they are a great source of a number of nutrients, especially for vegans. Toasted sunflower seeds taste a bit bland on their own, but the addition of soy sauce converts them in a highly addictive snack.
Here’s how it happens:
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
150 g sunflower [...]
