This spread was part of our May Day picnic. It gets its deep flavor from liquid smoke and fresh sage, and goes especially well with a bread that has a lot of flavor of its own - like the dried Finnish sour rye bread pictured below.
The recipe is very easy and quick to make, but [...]
The idea for this dish came from Antonio Tabucchi’s book Requiem. In one scene, the protagonist dines with a dead friend of his in a restaurant, and they are having sarrabulho, a traditional Portuguese meat dish. While eating, they are discussing how the meat is marinated in some white wine, caraway, garlic, and olive oil. [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged black pepper, caraway, chili, easy, garlic, main course, paprika, potato, side dish, smoked paprika, white wine
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This dish consisted of the ingredients I was able to find in our kitchen when I needed to make a quick lunch for myself. I thought about spaghetti, but there was none left, so I opted for risoni (orzo) instead. No canned beans, so tofu it was, and I was lucky enough to find a [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged balsamic vinegar, basil, easy, lime, liquid smoke, main dish, nutritional yeast, orzo, pasta, recipe, risoni, vegan, vegetarian
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We love the combination of raspberries and dark chocolate, there’s something about the tart berries and bitter cocoa flavor that makes them a perfect match. The construction of this pie is quite like my mocha pie, but this is as delicious straight out of the oven as it is after chilling. Served warm with a [...]
This dish gets its name (má là = numbing and spicy) from two types of pepper, the numbingly hot aroma of sichuan pepper and the fiery hot flavour of chili pepper. This combination is great even if you’re not that fond of super-spicy food. The tongue-numbing effect of sichuan pepper is felt only after consuming [...]
This was an easy weekday recipe, and very much packed with flavor - thanks to the lovely sun dried tomatoes that flew to us straight from Rome! Lately I’ve realized how much more flavor stays in dried tomatoes when they aren’t preserved in oil, and it doesn’t take that long to rehydrate them either.
We had [...]
We were originally trying to make jiaozi, Chinese-style dumplings, but it turned out that the spring roll pastry that we got from the local Asian market reacted less than favourably to steaming. In fact, when steamed, it turned into a pulp! So, what do you make from spring roll pastry? Spring rolls. And they turned [...]
February 14, 2008 – 16:10
When I created the recipe for this mint chocolate cake, I thought it wouldn’t rise very much during baking, and I’d end up with a small amount of cake. Well, it did rise, I had to cut it in two layers, and we ended up with five mini-cakes instead of the two I’d planned to [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged baking, cake, cashew, chocolate, dessert, mint, mint chocolate cake, mint chocolate frosting, recipe, soy yogurt, vegan, vegan mint chocolate cake, vegan mint chocolate frosting, vegetarian
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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, ginger, Indian, lemon, main course, onion, palak paneer, palak tofu, recipe, spinach, 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, ginger, main course, marinade, onion, recipe, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, stir-fry, vegan, vegetarian
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There are various vegan omelette recipes around the internet, and we’ve tried a few of them - Susan’s version for example, which we liked as much as to make it several times. Sometimes the recipes call for chick pea flour (also known as gram), like this Indian style vegan omelette, but almost always the [...]
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, soy sauce, stir-fry
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We baked this pie Sunday evening, when neither of us felt like having real dinner. I often make savory pies that are based on a puréed tofu filling, but haven’t thought about walnuts in this context before. Their deep flavor paired perfectly with the sweetness of the fried onions and the tangy lemon juice.
The ingredients [...]
By Anni
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Also tagged baking, garlic, lemon, onion, pie, quiche, recipe, savoury, sesame oil, tofu quiche, uncheese, vegan, vegetarian, walnut, walnut quiche
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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, soy sauce, 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, soy sauce, thyme, vegan, vegetarian
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December 25, 2007 – 16:01
We were at the cottage for Christmas eve, just returned today, and with this little recipe want to wish happy holidays to all our readers! We’ll post our Christmas menu and sweet gift recipes after all the holiday fuss is over.
This salad is especially loved by dancing Christmas elves, the little guys that moved to [...]
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, soy sauce, vegan, vegetarian
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We made these pastries for a Christmas party we went to on Saturday, and everyone liked them. Filo (also fillo or phyllo) pastry is crispy and delicate, and the spinach-tofu filling was nice and spicy. An easier way out is to bake one big spanakopita in a baking dish, but triangles are better for parties.
Spanakopita [...]
By Heikki
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Also tagged baking, chili, filo, leek, onion, recipe, savoury, smoked paprika, spinach, uncheese, vegan, vegetarian
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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, soy sauce, spread, uncheese, vegan, vegan cheese, 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 sauce, soy yogurt sauce, vegan, vegetarian, za'atar
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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, soy sauce, stir-fry, vegan, vegetarian
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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, ginger, lemon grass, lime, potato, recipe, roasted, vegan, vegetarian
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I really love leek. This week we got a bunch of fresh organic vegetables from a local farmer, including about a dozen leeks. I decided to cook a dish that centers around leek.
This is a basic Chinese stir-fry recipe and really easy to make. With proper ingredients - fresh leek and fresh tofu - it [...]
This is the Finnish equivalent of mac and cheese: a food that every child loves, and most adults too. So naturally we made this for my 4-year-old niece who was coming over today. While makaronilaatikko was in the oven, we made jewelery and played “hide the piglet” with the little niece. She hasn’t been very [...]
This was an easy Sunday lunch. With the addition of leftover tofu this makes a filling meal, and even more so when served with rye bread. Main flavor comes from tarragon and pink pepper, which both have a mild and sweet taste, nicely contrasted with a little splash of lemon juice.
4 carrots, peeled, and [...]
The recipe was adapted from Tofu Balls in the Post Punk Kitchen forum.
Here’s what we used for the balls:
500 g regular firm tofu
½ dl ground fried onion (or one fried onion)
2 cloves gralic, pressed
3 tablespoons soy sauce
¾ dl roasted peanuts, finely ground
1 dl potato flakes (powder for mashed potatoes)
dried basil, freshly ground black [...]
It might seem that all we have eaten lately is beets and arugula. Partly true, and here is another variation of the perfect combination of potatoes and beets. Here’s something we had on Saturday, and will have in the future since we still have a bunch of beets in the fridge.
There’s some fresh arugula and [...]