marinara & friarielli pizzas

Marinara pizza and friarielli pizza (with broccoli rabe grown on the volcanic slopes of Mt. Vesuvius), from Pizzeria Castel Nuovo in Naples, birthplace of pizza. Both absolutely amazing... dough crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, with a sauce so perfect you don't want toppings.

Smoked spinach lasagna

Smoked spinach and tofu ricotta lasagna, with grilled bread on the side, from Karyn's Cooked in Chicago.

polenta pie

Baked polenta pie topped with sliced tomato, mushrooms, and garlic, and assorted herbs. My first time making polenta from scratch - piece of cake! (or pie in this case)

spicy tomato and potato pizza

Vegan slices from Toronto's Pizzaioli:

Vittoria: Herbed Tomatoes, Zucchini, Roasted Red Peppers and Spicy Tomato Sauce


Fredo: Yukon Gold Potatoes, Olive Oil, Fresh Rosemary and Oregano

polenta with fava beans & asparagus

Fried polenta rounds topped with fava beans (lightly sauted in olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper, and lemon juice), with garlic roasted asparagus on the side. Yay spring!

Pizza!

It seems that others, upon discovering that one is vegan, often lament the sadness that must be life without pizza.

Allow me to quote Dan Piraro from an old VegNews magazine:

As an Italian American, I know a little about pizza. My grandparents immigrated to America from Sicily at the turn of the century with little more than the clothes on their backs, too many children and a pizza recipe. I grew up eating my grandmother's pizza — real Italian pizza — and guess what? It didn't have cheese on it. Yes, you read that correctly — Italian pizza does not always have cheese. Furthermore, it doesn't always have meat, either.

Anyhow, they only wish that *their* cheesy pizzas were this good. It was loaded with zucchini, mushrooms, olives, artichokes, peppers, 'homemade' seitan, and some fennel. It isn't yet baked in the foto, of course. Really, we would recommend using slightly fewer toppings in order to bake everything well into the middle — but once you start, it's hard to stop!

In conclusion: yes, vegans eat pizza. :)

potato mushroom torte

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

creamy tomato penne with asparagus

mushroom and onion calzone

with tomato sauce

linguini with butternut squash & spicy provencal vinaigrette

adapted slightly from this recipe

baked polenta

covered with tomato sauce, spinach, and mushrooms, courtesy of Laura

baked ziti and spaghetti squash

Ziti, pasta sauce, and spaghetti squash, mixed together, topped with nutritional yeast "cheese" sauce, and baked!

gnocchi, calzone, pizza

kid pizza! sauce and cheese only
onion, mushroom, olive, vegan cheese calzone
gnocchi with vegan pepperoni, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, homemade marinara sauce

Ravioli with Broccoli Rabe

Tuscan White Bean Soup

1. Cook 2 cups cannellini beans w/ 4 bay leaves and 2 tsp. rosemary in 10 cups water until the beans are tender. In the last 15 min. of cooking (no idea how to determine that) add 2 tsp. salt.
2. Heat olive oil in soup pot, add 1 diced yellow onion, 1 tsp. salt and chile flakes. saute till onions are golden, then add garlic and 2tsp. rosemary. Cook for several minutes, add the cooked beans, and their cooking liquid. Simmer, add 4 diced Roma tomatoes and simmer gently for 20 min.
3. Remove stems from kale, tear up leaves, rinse in cold water. Add leaves to the soup and cook until wilted. Season soup w/ balsamic vinegar, pepper and salt.

From Rebar Modern Food Cookbook.

minestrone soup

minestrone soup with kidney beans, carrots, celery, tomatoes, onion, pasta, and nutritional yeast on top

cheese steak, chicken parmigiana, and chicken cutlet sandwiches

vegan sandwiches from Food Swings in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

brick oven pizza

with mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, palm hearts, and onions

Pre-pizzas

Bakery-prepared crust with tomato sauce & oregano and onion & herbs.

flat noodles with green onions & sunflower seeds