sweet potato sandwich

sweet potato slices marinated in soy sauce, rice wine, and ginger, then dusted with flour and baked
on homemade sunflower seed bread, with sprouts, red onions, and extra marinade sauce

Corn Waffles topped w/ Chili

Shitake Tofu Potstickers

with scallions, ginger, and cilantro
from Rebar Modern Food Cookbook

asparagus with pasta & mushrooms

sauteed asparagus with olive oil and lemon juice
pasta with mushrooms, garlic, and parsley
light, simple and easy

green lentils with roasted beets

french green lentils (or at least they were green at first), onion, carrot, and roasted beets, tossed with lemon vinaigrette, topped with grated beets and mint sprigs
from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

chocolate chip waffles

basic waffles with chocolate chips, and maple syrup on top - all part of a healthy breakfast ;)

buffalo seitan braided bread

seitan marinated in Frank's Red Hot sauce, onions, mushrooms in a tomato-herb dough with ranch dip

Calzones

Homemade whole wheat calzones filled with broccoli and tofu ricotta, with marinara dipping sauce. (Calzone dough recipe from The Vegan Chef).

posted by Bazu

moong dal and pea pancakes

served with mint and mango chutneys. super tasty and easier than you'd think!
see recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking

tom yam soup

Thai hot and sour soup, with mushrooms, tofu, tomatoes, onion, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, lime leaves, chilies, vegetarian fish sauce, lime juice, and cilantro
adapted from The World of Street Food by Troth Wells (an excellent stocking-stuffer!)

sesame noodles

noodles with chili sauce, sesame oil, fresh basil, carrot, cucumber, scallions, and sesame seeds, served cold
from Suzie's Soba in Baltimore

dutch apple pie with oatmeal streusel

pie recipe made with frozen store-bought vegan crust. pictured with Soyatoo Soy Whip. I also made a crustless apple crisp with this recipe and it was even better!

roasted jerusalem artichokes with polenta & kale

jerusalem artichokes (aka sunchokes) roasted in garlic rosemary sauce
polenta cakes topped with kale, red onions, and parsley

sweet potato fries with carrot & onion sambal

baked sweet potato wedges (coated with some oil, salt, and pepper) and indonesian sambal dip (shredded carrots, onion, garlic, kecap manis and kecap sambal)

stuffed mushrooms

mint chocolate chip brownies

as requested, a non-gingerbread dessert... we made this for our recent chocolate party (mmm...)
see recipe

Gingerbread Cake

From Lickin' the Beaters

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemony Cream Cheese Frosting

The recipe is from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.

potato mushroom torte

baked layered potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, button mushrooms, and basil
from Verdura: Vegetables Italian Style

vegetable sushi

vegetarian sushi plate: tofu, cucumber, seaweed, avocado, pickled daikon, asparagus, carrot, and inari, with sweet potato and sesame rolls
from Sushi D in Brooklyn

pumpkin-carrot muffins

pumpkin-carrot muffins

Banh Hoi Cha Gio

Steamed angelhair rice noodles with lemongrass-grilled vegetables, scallions, fried shallots, roasted peanuts, mint, salad, pickled vegetables, peanut sauce, and nuoc cham sauce.
from L'Annam in New York

black eyed peas with mushrooms

black eyed-peas, mushrooms, cumin seeds, cinnamon, onions, garlic, tomatoes, coriander, cumin, tumeric, cayenne, and cilantro - absolutely heavenly!
basmati rice with onion and cumin seeds on the side
from Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking

Banana Walnut Pancake

For the loveable nut in your life...

caribbean beans & pumpkin spice rice

Caribbean beans (from Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home): onion, garlic, ginger root, thyme, allspice, black beans, and orange juice
Pumpkin spice rice (from Delicious Jamaica!): onion, chili pepper, pumpkin, curry powder, tumeric, bay leaves, and brown rice all cooked together, topped with fried onions and parsley

Fruit Soup

Moussaka

Vegan Moussaka- eggplants, mushrooms, and tomatoes, layered with bechamel sauce and topped with breadcrumbs. Recipe on Where's the Revolution?

Posted by Bazu

stewed peas

from Delicious Jamaica!
red kidney beans stewed in coconut milk, bay leaves, allspice, garlic, hot pepper, onions, thyme, and scallions, served over rice

apples 2 ways

brussels sprouts roasted with apples, garlic and bac'n
bazu/penguin chef's caramel apple upside down cake (mine was ugly but tasty)

seitan stew, turnip greens, biscuits & gravy

on the comfort food note...
- seitan stew with potatoes, turnips, carrots, celery, etc.
- southern style turnip greens, cooked forever with onion, chili flakes, garlic, and margarine
- homemade biscuits with gravy

Spaghetti and meatballs

Spaghetti and meatballs (meatballs from this recipe on vegweb.com) with homemade tomato sauce. Cause sometimes you just feel like eating something straight outta childhood...

Posted by Bazu.

thai soup & more

tofu, coconut, and lemongrass soup recipe
basil eggplant, chik'n with ginger and lemongrass, and rice noodles with veggies

Jerk Potatoes

We just got Delicious Jamaica! by Yvonne McCalla Sobers, so you can expect more Carribean food posts!

french dip

made with sauteed mushrooms and onions, Vegan Gourmet cheese, and onion soup broth

nepalese dumpling soup

Momochas (dumplings filled with crushed peanuts, chickpeas, and vegetables) in spicy vegetable soup, flavored with ginger, chili, lime, and cilantro.
From Himal Chuli, in Madison, Wisconsin

Spinach potato pizza

Based on a hodge-podge of recipies. The crust, which was made in a bread machine, is covered with fresh pesto, fake cheese sauce, potatoes, spinach and artichokes.

sesame pancake sandwich

sesame pancake stuffed with veggies and sauce, from Vanessa's Dumplings in New York - less than $3 and soooo good!

raspberries

fresh raspberries picked at Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, CA
they never made it into a recipe - and barely survived the car trip home

grilled portobello sandwich

Grilled portobello, carmelized onion, and sun dried tomato sandwich, with roasted potatoes and mesclun salad, from June in Brooklyn

taco potato skins

crispy potato skins topped with vegan cheese and "the BEST lentil tacos" filling

BBQ Seitan Sandwich, Collard Greens & Baked Yam

The BBQ seitan sandwich uses the Vegan With a Vengeance recipe for seitan, the BBQ sauce is modified Annie's Original Recipe--add chili oil, agave nectar, and some tamari. The Collard Greens are simmered in vegetable broth with liquid smoke, thyme and some onion, a little liquid smoke, red pepper flakes and salt & pepper.

Some appetizers

Local upstate New York hard apple cider
"Black Beans Ful" Black beans, cumin, lemon juice, garlic, tomatoes served with whole grain crackers
"Spicy Peanut Soup" with carrot and ginger and scallions

At Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, NY

Posted by Bazu

"Buddha's Duck" and Potato, Roasted Corn, and Bean Salad

"Mock Duck" made with yuba (Chinese or Japanese "beancurd skin").


Potato, Roasted Corn, and Bean Salad, a colorful and low-fat main-dish salad.

Posted by Bryanna

sushi noodles

clear sweet potato starch noodles topped with carrots, peppers, snowpeas, pickled ginger, nori strips, and soy wasabi sauce