Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
Now that I know how to make the perfect quinoa- it’s good to know that this is a wonderful prep-to-go item for the week. Many people including myself, don’t have.. or don’t make time to cook or prepare their food for the week ahead … or even in general. I learned this trick from an unlikely but amazing source- body […]
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This was much more intense than I thought it would be. I’m not sure if it’s because of the fine chopping, the trial and error vegan binding substitutes or the fact that I was simultaneously making sour dough bread. I will tell you this though- I have a new found respect and love for the baker! If I ran into one right […]
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“Pancakes”… a word far from my new healthy style vocabulary. It’s quite tempting to hear multigrain pancakes which avoids the no white flour rule but then as I almost forget- pancakes are so not vegan because of the eggs, milk and BUTTER! Even if you make pancakes gluten-free and vegan.. I’d have to say they taste great but they are […]
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I enjoy making the miracle noodles and rice (konjac) for other people since it’s not a common ingredient to work with. I wanted to prepare some bok choy as well so I decided to combine the two. I started with a small base of sesame oil and tamari with the miracle rice in the sauté pan. I added the chopped bok choy […]
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I set out to make some type of quinoa breakfast bread… and ended up with brownies! I’m ok with that! Actually, this was really good!- a little moist but I think I know what I did wrong! My quinoa wasn’t perfect. How many times have I burned quinoa, spoke of other’s burning it or had it come out too soggy […]
Read moreI couldn’t stop thinking about my polenta mistake! From my blog the other day: Creamy Polenta with Mushrooms. Even my friends wouldn’t eat it! I brought it into work with a few other dishes that I had made and the polenta just sat there… soupy… waiting for someone to try it but there were no takers. Don’t get me wrong- […]
Read moreThis recipe, Elegantly Simple Stuffed Bell Peppers, is also from The Vegan Table. The author, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has another book too: the award winning, The Joy of Vegan Baking. I really prepared this recipe on point! This not only looks great but is absolutely delicious, fulfilling and professional looking. It’s almost as if I can cook! Ingredients: Bell peppers- […]
Read moreI often wonder why there are not more pictures in many of these cookbooks I see. I started thinking about why it seems unnecessary to these authors. Personally, I need pictures! Pictures make a book sell! I guess it comes down to publishing costs- perhaps then they would really be photography books! Cooking is an art and so is the […]
Read moreIf at first you don’t succeed, try try again!oh boy! I guess I didn’t exacty know what I wanted to cook today. I wanted something with tofu… but that’s not how it ended up. I messed up twice today- two different dishes- actually THREE TIMES! (1) I set out to make baked tofu with some veggies that I had in […]
Read moreI was in the mood for something fast, colorful, well- balanced and full of flavor. Now that I learned a few things like how to bake tofu and how to add fresh mango for flavoring- the rest is so simple. It’s almost like I can cook now lol. I think mango can make anything taste good however this was popping […]
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