Recently the folks at Chicago Soy Dairy were kind enough to send out some samples of their tasty vegan cheese, Teese, to those of us in the vegan blogosphere to see what we could come up with outside of the usual pizza or lasagna. Here is the first of what I came up with, more [...][...]
Posts Tagged ‘mushrooms’
February 9th, 2010 - 11:07 pm § in Recipes
Steamed and Baked Bao (Chinese Steamed and Baked Buns)
Long before small plates became all the rage in contemporary restaurants the Chinese were serving up a parade of pint size dishes for dim sum. While I have always been a big fan of dim sum it is rarely a vegan friendly affair, and since the one vegan restaurant that offered a dim sum menu [...][...]
November 15th, 2009 - 6:20 pm § in Recipes
Spicy Green Beans with Mushrooms
Green bean casserole may be a holiday staple, but I would rarly serve a canned vegetable. Combined with the fact that there are really not many vegan condensed soups on the market means that the traditional green bean and cream of mushroom soup casserole is pretty much out. I do like the combination[...]
October 27th, 2009 - 11:09 pm § in Recipes
Savory and Sweet Crepes
This past weekend I was struck by a desire for brunch. Since crepes seem to be all the rage right now, and all of my non-vegan friends have been raving about all the creperies in the area, I decided crepes were in order. I’ve made crepes before, but not for some time. This week I [...][...]
September 6th, 2009 - 11:37 pm § in Recipes
Wild Mushroom Risotto With Marinated Tempeh
This week I hosted a dinner party for two non-vegan couples. When cooking for non-vegans I try to shy away from using too many “imitation” foods (fake meats, vegan cheese, etc), as the focus becomes how well the substitute holds up to the real thing and not the quality of the dish at han[...]
