‘I can’t think of any way this would be improved by adding meat to it’, The Meat Eater said as he ate this gobi (cauliflower) masala. I’d been tasting it as it was cooking and knew I wasn’t going to get any comments about it being thin, as this dishContinue Reading
This vegan Brooklyn Pad Thai from Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a dish I’ve made many times. You have all heard of Isa, haven’t you? She’s the Queen of Vegan and if you haven’t heard of her, check out the Post Punk Kitchen website. Isa admits in VWAV thisContinue Reading
Ever since I picked up a copy of Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Googled to see what other people made from it, these chickpea cutlets came up time and time again. I’m not sure why I haven’t made them before now – the only reason I can think ofContinue Reading
I decided to have a bit of a change and not make a soup that simply consisted of ‘throw some veg in a pan with some stock and boil it for a bit’ but to follow a recipe instead and make something a tad more interesting. This hot and sourContinue Reading
I wanted to make some seitan yesterday but couldn’t muster up the motivation to do all that kneading and stuff. So, I wondered if I could just bung all the ingredients in the bread machine and let that do all the work for me instead. And, guess what – itContinue Reading
So many US recipes specify tempeh, but it’s not easy to find over here. However, the other week when I was buying some vital wheat gluten, I saw some jars of it, so thought I’d get some while I was there. It looked a strange substance, floating in a jarContinue Reading
I’m supposed to be writing a book review, so obviously I had the urge to bake something instead. I had it in my head that I wanted to use up the silken tofu in the cupboard and googled recipes for muffins that used silken tofu, then realised I didn’t haveContinue Reading
The other day, I made a soup so disgusting I had to throw it away. It was a dal soup from a Rose Elliot cookbook and the recipe called for water, not stock, and this made me dubious. But, you know, it’s Rose Elliot; I thought, ‘it’s okay, Rose knowsContinue Reading