The official Big Vegan review thread (to be updated).
Add reviews for Big Vegan: More than 350 Recipes, No Meat/No Dairy All Delicious by Robin Asbel here, and I'll add them to the compilation. Thanks to blinknoodle for this list!
Pantry Staples
Mock Beef
Mock Duck or Seitan
Smoky Maple Tempeh Bacon
Tempeh Chorizo
Marinated and Baked Savory Tofu Steaks
Crunchy Fish Sticks
Smoky Red Lentil Sausages
Almond Cashew Chèvre
Pine Nut Cheese
Almond Crumb Parmesan
Veggie Butter
Tofu Avocado Sour Cream
Basic Vegetable Stock
Roasted Vegetable Stock
Dried Mushroom Stock
Breakfast
Mocha Frappé
Kiwi Green Tea Smoothie
Tropical Coconut Mango Smoothie
This tasty smoothie has fresh pineapple, fresh mango, coconut milk along with a little vanilla extract, some ice cubes and a touch of cinnamon. I added a little agave because the mango and pineapple weren't sweet. I gulped down the entire recipe it was so good. (tweety)
Beautiful Papaya Carrot Booster
Strawberry Banana Blender
Hemp Cherry Muesli
Overnight Slow Cooker Farrotto
Sweet Quinoa Pumpkin Seed Pilaf
It was okay, but even though I should have been tipped by the title, it was far too sweet. So much that my teeth hurt a little. (katequeenofsprouts)
Griddled Oat Polenta with Smoky Maple Tempeh Bacon
Cocoa Peanut Butter Granola
Maple Barley Granola
Fruit Sweetened Chai Spice Granola with Pecans
Lemony Quinoa Almond Granola
Tomato Basil Tofu Scramble with Toasted Baguette
Sunshine Carrot Tofu Scramble with Spinach
I liked this. At first I wasn't sure but I ended up really enjoying it. Decreased the amount of sunflower seeds, added black salt. May decrease nutritional yeast next time. (blinknoodle)
One Handed Tempeh Bacon, Sweet Potato, and Brown Rice Breakfast
Apple Almond Date Breakfast Burrito
Red Flannel Hash with Smoked Tempeh
Fluffy Banana Bran Pancakes with Maple
Buckwheat Silver Dollar Cakes with Rhubarb Compote
Peanut Butter and Jelly Stuffed Banana Muffins
Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Sweet Potato and Raisin Muffins
Coconut Mango Muffins
Sticky Cinnamon Raisin Rolls
Trail Mix Bars
High Protein Oat Breakfast Bars
Whole Wheat Maple Cherry Scones
Matcha Scones with Golden Raisins
Crunchy Amaranth Date Scones
French Toast with Mango Maple Syrup
Homestyle French Toast with Simple Brown Sugar Syrup
Baguette French Toast with Cream Cheese and Apples
Breads
Rustic White Wheat Baguettes
No Knead Spelt Sandwich Loaf
Veggie Sandwich Loaves
Savory Hazelnut Bread
Cinnamon Raisin Braid
Hemp Seed Dinner Rolls
Herb and Onion Whole Wheat Rolls
Overnight Oat Date Rolls
Teff Breadsticks
Crunchy Buckwheat Drop Biscuits
Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits
Herbed Cornmeal Biscuits
Scottish Oat Crackers
Flax and Pepita Crackers
Quick Indian Flatbreads
Whole Wheat Pita Bread
These were good tasting, but the first pita I'd ever made. I had some technical problems (including that it didn't make nearly as many as promised) which may have been my problems since I didn't have the pita making skills down yet; also, in a cool kitchen, these might have done better with another hour or so rising (or a rising in a slightly warmer kitchen). (katequeenofsprouts)
Sesame Socca
Skillet Onion Flatbread
Sauces and Condiments
Vegan Mayonnaise
Cucumber Raita with Coconut Milk
Mediterranean Eggplant Relish with Pomegranate Molasses
Basil Pesto
I started out with this recipe, which is quite basic and traditional, but realized it is missing a few essential pesto ingredients (to me). So, I stuck to the basic recipe, but added some nooch, lemon juice (!), more salt and pepper, and just a bit of pasta water for some of the oil. I do like the traditional pine nut pesto sometimes, and like the spinach. This is maybe a good recipe if you've never made pesto before (who are you?!), but I think lemon juice is a must. (AC)
Sage Hazelnut Winter Pesto
Basic Tomato Salsa
Spanish Salsa Verde
Chinese Sesame Sauce
Basic Veggie Spaghetti or Pizza Sauce
Tapenade
Very good. This kalamata olive tapenade has capers, fresh thyme, garlic, olive oil and orange zest. After sitting a while the orange flavor comes through and is quite tasty. (tweety)
Romesco Sauce
Béchamel Sauce
Basic Mushroom Gravy with Herbs
Cilantro Mint Chutney with Coconut Milk
Coconut and Tempeh Serunding (Malaysian Condiment)
Thai Peanut Sauce
Thai Blackened Chile Sauce
Bengali Curry Simmer Sauce
Guatemalan Pumpkin Seed Simmer Sauce
White Wine and Herb Reduction
Red Wine and Mushroom Reduction
Appetizers and Snacks
Caramel Nut Popcorn
Cocoa Spicy Nut Mix
Toasted Chickpeas and Pumpkin Seeds with Chipotle
Nori Wasabi Almonds
Pita with Dukkah Dip
Edamame Hummus
Red Lentil Roasted Garlic Hummus
Chipotle Black Bean Dip
Quite good. Nothing unique here, just black beans, chipotle and cilantro, etc. I didn't had any liquid because I wanted a thicker consistency. (tweety)
Creamy Spinach and White Bean Dip
Very good. This dip combines a whopping pound of spinach with white beans and vinegar, olive oil and chopped tomato and spreads nicely on crackers. (tweety)
Simple spin on a white bean puree. Nothing too exciting. (blinknoodle)
Tomato Ancho Chile Bean Dip
Very good. This nice dip has beans (she asked for kidney, but it screams for pinto in my opinion), ancho chile, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, scallions, roasted red pepper and lime juice. Everything came together real well and was a nice side to go along with the spicy yellow bell pepper soup from Color me Vegan. (tweety)
MakedonitikiSkordalia
Porcini Pecan Mushroom Pâté
Vietnamese Spinach Green Mango Salad Rolls
Green Apple and Cashew Spring Rolls
Sesame Lemon Shiitake Potstickers
Brown Rice, Asparagus, and Carrot Hand Rolls with Wasabi Mayo
Inside Out Three Color Vegetable Roll
Edamame Dumplings in Handmade Green Tea Wrappers
Indonesian Tempeh Crisps with Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
Avocado Pepita Crostini
Bruschetta with Kale, Olivada, and Tomatoes
Fantastic! I used the tapenade recipe from this same cookbook as the tapenade. I really wasn't expecting a whole lot from this dish, however, the combo of kale, fresh tomatoes, garlic and this tapenade together was so good I had to force myself not to eat the entire recipe in one sitting. (tweety)
Smoky Cheese and Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta
Spicy Nachos
Almond Covered Cheese Ball
Spanish Chickpea Fritters with Romesco Sauce
PatatasBravas
Salads
Edamame and Spring Vegetables in Raspberry Vinaigrette
Crunchy Protein Salad
Very good. In fact I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this. All the ingredients seemed to come together real well and the sum is greater than the parts. It has wheat berries, tofu, edamame, veggies and a nice mayo dressing that has fresh parsley and dried dill but in a small enough amount that it doesn't overpower anything. I was concerned that it has raw crumbled tofu in it, but I drained it real well and it marinates real well with the dressing and blends in with the other ingredients it's perfect as it is. This was my first experience with wheat berries and was pleased to note it cooks in my rice cooker well as long as there's a lot of water in it. (tweety)
Black Soy, Dulse, and Carrots in Miso Ginger Dressing
Chinese Tofu Skin and Carrot Salad
Pan Toasted Corn and Black Bean Salad with Basil
Very good! It has corn, onions, black beans, zucchini, tomatoes, garlic and what makes it interesting champagne vinegar and fresh basil which gives it both a latin and Italian style flair. (tweety)
Broccoli, Carrot, and Chickpea Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Simple and tasty this has a lemon juice and olive oil dressing (I cut back from 1/4 cup to 1/8th cup of olive oil), carrots, broccoli, parsley and chickpeas. I very lightly steamed the broccoli, but not the carrots and added raw beets. (tweety)
White Beans with Fresh Rosemary Vinaigrette
Green Goddess Salad with Oranges
Szechuan Napa and Mustard Green Salad with Sesame Dressing
Arugula, Fennel, and Smoked Almond Salad with Prosecco Dressing
Greek Beet and Orange Salad with Tofu Feta and Walnuts
Moroccan Carrot Salad with Dates and Almonds
Sweet and Creamy Coleslaw
Syrian Vegetable Slaw
Beet and Apple Slaw with Champagne Vinaigrette
I liked it, but hubby loved it. I'm not a beet fan, but I'd eat beets in this format again. (katequeenofsprouts)
Very good! The dressing is run of the mill with dijon, champagne vinegar, agave (I used 1/2 tbs instead of the full she calls for), and olive oil. What makes it unique is the comb of Granny Smith apples, cabbage, raw beets (I like beets raw or juiced so much better than cooked...same with carrots), and parsley. (tweety)
Instant Kim Chee
Sushi Bar Seaweed Salad
Mango Jícama Salad with Lime Dressing and Pepitas
Very quick and easy to make and quite tasty. (tweety)
Asian Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Salad Dressing
Loved this! It was quick to put together and the combo of sweet tropical fruits like papaya, pineapple, melon went extremely well with tomato, cukes, jalapeno, cilantro, and red onions. The dressing is rice vinegar and agave (only two teaspoons which I maybe used 1.5). (tweety)
Zucchini Carrot Ribbon Salad in Tomato Herb Dressing
Mediterranean Chopped Herb and Bread Salad
Chopped Salad with Tofu Thousand Island Dressing
Cobb Salad with Smoked Tempeh
Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Basil
Potato Salad Provençal
Smoky German Potato Salad
South American Sweet Potato Salad
Very good. I had cooked the sweet potatoes early so they could be chilled for this salad, and it's relatively simple to make...red onions, parsley, red wine vinegar and olive oil...I cut back on the dressing amount to cut back on the fat content. She calls for diced jalapeno and I forgot to buy some and used some dried chipotle peppers that I had instead and it worked very well with this. (tweety)
Spicy Southwestern Fruit Salad with Piñons
Brazilian Avocado, Mango, and Hearts of Palm Salad
Loved this! The dressing is a mix of coconut milk, mayo, cilantro, lime juice, sugar (I used just a pinch but she calls for one tbs) and tabasco. The dressing blends very well together for a tasty dressing. Served on top of fresh spinach and garnished with fresno chilies. Yummy! (tweety)
Minted Fettoush Salad with Seitan
Creamy Almond Noodle Salad with Baby Corn and Water Chestnuts
Tempeh and Tomato Pasta Salad
Korean Buckwheat Noodle Salad with Asian Pears
Vietnamese Noodle Salad with Lemon Grass Seitan, Sprouts, and Basil
Pomegranate Tabbouleh with Pistachios
This was nice, not spectacular. Nice with pita and felafel for lunch. Bright flavors. (katequeenofsprouts)
Middle Eastern Couscous with Mint, Dates, and Almonds
OK....kind of dry but not too exciting and a bit too lemony, but the contrast of flavors of mint, lemon, dates and parsley is good. I thought the dates would be sweet enough and left out the 2 tbs of agave she asks for. (tweety)
Wild Rice and Blueberry Salad
I've made this a few times, and like it quite a bit. This was the first time I'd had wild rice, which I am glad I have tried! This recipe only keeps a few days in the fridge, so when I make ahead for lunches (I try to make a week of lunches for Mon-Thurs on Sunday) I only count on this lasting to Wednesday. It got a bit soggy/limp the fourth day. I use frozen berries to make, and get them out an hour or so earlier to thaw. I also cut down on the oil by almost half. (katequeenofsprouts)
Wheat Berries with Lemon Pesto
Very good! By itself the lemon pesto was a bit too lemony but mixed in with the salad it blended in nicely for a great flavor that I liked. I spaced out and doubled the amount of wheat berries required which was o.k. since my tomatoes were huge from a coworker's garden and I wanted to make enough for a main course instead of a side. The pesto calls for both walnuts and pine nuts and I just doubled the walnuts since pine nuts are so expensive. (tweety)
Warm Teriyaki Tofu and Wilted Spinach Salad
Hot and Sour Broccoli Salad
Curried Cauliflower, Carrot, and Radish Salad
Soups
Almond Gazpacho with Grapes
Vichyssoise Verte
Chilled Cantaloupe Soup with Toasted Almonds
This was amazing! I think the only downside to it (even though it was fairly easy to make) is that it still is a touch easier to cut a cantaloupe on its own and eat it unprocessed, since unadorned cantaloupe is still awesome. Will probably make 2-3 times when they are in season. (katequeenofsprouts)
Chilled Minted Peach and Prosecco Soup
Creamy Chilled Avocado Lime Soup
Crunchy Apple Soup
Chunky Chilled Tomato and Summer Vegetable Soup
Cuban Black Bean Soup with Cabbage
This was o.k. Nothing to get excited about, just your standard black bean soup. I subbed collards for the cabbage since that's what I had on hand, and enjoyed that twist on cuban soup. This soup really doesn't resemble Cuban black bean soup that I've had here in Florida, but it's still good. (tweety)
Curried Chickpea Stew
Very good. Nothing horribly unique here but it's food I dearly love. I like that she doesn't rely on curry powder but uses the individual ingredients. I added some asafoetida at the beginning along with the cumin and mustard seeds, and I used diced tomatoes instead of pureed. (tweety)
Roasted Vegetable Ribollita
Greek Chickpea Stew with Rosemary over Spinach Lemon Rice
SopaSeca de Fideos with Chickpeas
this was very good but needed a little more pizzaz, IMO, so I threw in a tablespoon of Goya Adobo Light seasoning and that fixed it right up. I also used orzo instead of breaking up angel hair and that worked out nicely. It has a nice little bite with the chipotle pepper but not enough to hurt the weenies of the world. I'll post a picture as soon as I figure out where I put the camera cord. (storm)
French Lentil Potato Soup
Armenian Lentil Apricot Stew over Sesame Brown Rice
African Red Lentil Yucca Soup
Kenyan Kidney Bean and Coconut Soup
Italian Kidney Bean and Wheat Berry Stew
Tortilla Soup with Mock Chicken and Chipotles
Mushroom Dashi and Miso Vegetable Soup
Hot and Sour Soup with Tofu
Tom Yum Soup with Tofu
Korean Miso Tofu Soup (DoenjangJigae)
Summer Corn Soup with Edamame Garnish
Lentil Chili with Bulgur and Anchos
Very good fat-free and hearty chili. I actually burned my anchos trying to toast it, and used some dried chipotles I had instead. I forgot had already added a jalapeno to spice it up and I went overboard with the heat. The addition of bulgar makes it healthy and filling. (tweety)
Wild Mushroom and Farro Soup
Cream of Cremini Mushroom Soup with Sage
Potato Leek Soup
Curried Cauliflower Soup
Creamy Broccoli Soup with Basil Pea Pesto
Puree of Squash and Millet Soup with Chipotle
Velvety Carrot and Red Chile Soup
Borscht
Creamy Cabbage and Caraway Soup
Apple Barley Soup
Jamaican Tofu Chowder with Collards
I really liked this! I will admit that this was my first time using "curry powder" (I used a higher quality Madras) and was a bit iffy about using a tbsp but it worked really well here. Lime-marinaded tofu is combined with collards in a coconut-curry. Yum! (blinknoodle)
Loved this. This has tofu, spices, curry powder,sweet potatoes, collard greens and coconut milk. I added a homemade hot scotch bonnet pepper sauce (from the cookbook Caribean Vegan) for some heat. (tweety)
Seitan Burgundy Stew with Parsnips
I made this without the seitan and served it overtop a celeriac-white bean puree. I substituted chickpea flour and I think this made it a bit chalky. Oops. (blinknoodle)
SopaSeca de Fideos with Chickpeas
Side Dishes
African Jollof Rice
Barley and Creamed Greens Risotto
Red Beet Risotto with Walnuts
Asparagus Quinoa Risotto
Millet and Squash Croquettes with Tamarind Chutney
Quinoa Basmati Pilaf with Rosemary
Black Rice with Cashews
Indonesian Fried Rice
Indian Masala Brown Rice with Tomatoes
Spanish Brown Rice with Artichokes and Garbanzos
Asparagus with Chervil Mayonnaise
Japanese Asparagus with Walnut Dressing
Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
Nothing to get excited about.....I wasn't expecting a cheese taste since vegan cheeses/sauces never taste cheesy to me, but I was hoping for something more tasty. Not bad, but just meh....won't make this again. The sauce has milk (I used hemp and could actually taste the milky taste in the sauce which I didn't like), margarine (I used olive oil because I mistakenly thought I had Earth Balance in my freezer), nutritional yeast (of course), garlic, a little dijon mustard and a pinch of paprika. I like that it was quick and easy to make. (tweety)
Steamed Green Beans with Saffron Parsley Beurre Blanc
Sounds fancy doesn't it? This was real good. The sauce is made from white wine, veg stock, shallot and a pinch of saffron then blended with a bit of silken tofu, oil and parsley. A nice side dish to fancy up a meal. (tweety)
Szechuan Green Beans
Curry Roasted New Potatoes with Date Nut Chutney
I made the chutney only. This was excellent and quick to make...it has dates, pineapple juice, ginger, garam masala and pistachio nuts. It's extremely sweet and good. She says to thin it out with water to make it a dip but I left it thick like a chutney. (tweety)
New Potato Rendang with Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes and Parsnips with Horseradish
Yucca with Chipotle Red Pepper Drizzle
Slow Roasted Heirloom Tomatoes with Sweet Balsamic Syrup
Toasted Sweet Corn with Chile and Lime
Italian Spinach with Garlic and Raisins
Crispy Sesame Kale
Roasted Caponata
Roasted Parsnips and Carrots with Thyme
Gratin of Apples, Sweet Potatoes, and Beets with Walnuts
Roasted Root Veg with Aioli
Kabocha Squash Puree with Miso and Ginger
Wine Roasted Mushrooms
Cider Glazed Carrots
Small Onions in Agrodolce
Snap Peas with Caramelized Pearl Onions
Steamed Baby Artichokes in Wine and Thyme Sauce
Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shallots
Smoky Roasted Sweet Potato Spears
Braised Red Cabbage with Cranberries
Main Courses
Quick Refried Bean Quesadillas with Corny Salsa Verde
Squash Quesadillas with Cranberry Jícama Salsa
Three Nut Cheese Quesadillas with Fresh Mango Salsa
Tempeh Slaw Wrap
Sesame Tofu Spinach Wrap
Chunky Almond and Yellow Rice Burritos
Smoked Tempeh and Squash Burrito with Pepita Pesto
Kidney Bean, Avocado, and Green Salsa Wraps
Very good! This wrap uses mashed kidney beans sauteed with garlic, salsa verde, soy sauce, cumin and a pinch of cinnamon. The avocado is mashed and mixed with tabasco sauce (I used red although the recipe calls for green jalapeno tabasco). It's wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with mixed greens. I think a bit of lime juice would have been good but that was an afterthought that I didn't do. (tweety)
Fast Broccoli Kale Sandwiches with Tahini Sauce
Rainbow Reubens
Pan Toasted Avocado Seitan Sandwiches
Best Ever Tofu Egg Salad with Sunny Seeds
Tofu Pan Bagnat
Baguettes Stuffed with Arugula and Rapini Pesto
Mushroom Walnut Pâté Stuffed Baguette
Arepas Stuffed with Spicy Black Beans
Sautéed Summer Veg Sandwich
Korean Tacos
Miso Broccoli Tofu Burgers
Red Lentil Masala Burgers with Curry Ketchup
Felafel Burgers with Cucumber Dill Sauce
I didn't make the cucumber dill sauce, just at the patties whole. They were good- the only thing missing about them from the ones I usually get at a restaurant was the fried aspect- they were a bit less crunchy, but still crunchy. The flavor was also wonderful. I made 9 patties instead of 6- 6 patties were incredibly thick. Might stretch it to 10 next time, as one or two were still a touch too thick for my taste and didn't crisp as well as the others. (katequeenofsprouts)
Cashew Tempeh Burgers with Arugula
Black Bean and Quinoa Burgers with Cumin
White Wheat Pizza Crust
Neapolitan Pizza Dough
Kale and White Bean Pizza with Roasted Garlic
Thin Crust Pesto Pizza
Quick Tomato Veggie Pizza
Cast Iron Alfredo Pizza with Spinach and Olives
Roasted Potato and Rosemary Pizza
Deep Dish Mushroom Spinach Pizza
Kale and Sun Dried Tomato Calzones
Tempeh Sausage and Mushroom Calzones
White Bean and Pecan Pesto Calzones
Creamy Cremini Madeira Turnovers
Squash and Ancho Empanadas with Achiote Yucca Crust
Sea Veggie and Brown Rice Pasties
Green Bean and Potato Stromboli
Cauliflower Coconut Puffs with Apple Chutney
Individual Provençal Vegetable Tarts
Veggie Edamame Pot Pies
Moroccan Chickpea B’stilla
Spinach Feta Pies in Fillo
Savory Eggplant Walnut Strudels
Fresh Pasta with Arugula Pesto and Tomatoes
Rasta Pasta
I thought this was ok but I think it is because I substituted 1 tsp garam masala for the 1 tbsp curry powder. It was a bit too pungent for me, but ok to eat. I'd like to try this again with the curry powder. It was a quick noodle stirfry. (blinknoodle)
Handmade Spaetzle with Caramelized Onions
Braised Sweet Potato and Pecan Pasta
Good. What I liked was that it was unique and differet: whole grain angel hair pasta, sweet potato, crushed pecans, fresh save and garlic. Nice combo. What I didn't like was that it was on the dry side. I gather it was supposed to be more wet with the addition of 1/4 cup of the pasta water, but didn't work for me. For some reason she asked that you rinse the pasta in cold water first, and I did this but won't again as it was messy and made the pasta clump together while I waited for the water to boil, but it came out good after it hit the boiling water. (tweety)
Angel Hair and Tomatoes in Lemon Thyme Olive Oil
Almond Cabbage Farfalle
Maltagliati with Swiss Chard and Sage
Winter Squash and Sun Dried Tomato Lasagna
Artichoke and Spinach Lasagna
Chard and Spinach Ravioli with Parsley Walnut Sauce
Squash Ravioli with Almond Crumb Topping
Creamy Artichoke Pasta al Forno
Pretty good. This is a baked pasta that has artichokes, kale, carrot, and capers in a creamy sauce. I was a bit confused with her saying to mix the 1.5 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond) and only three tablespoons of flour (a chickpea and all purpose flour mix) into a paste as it was quite thin. I added some arrowroot to thicken it up some which probably wasn't necessary as the final result turned out a teeny bit dry, but still very tasty. (tweety)
Pasta Puttanesca with Roasted Red Peppers
Mac and Cheese
Saffron Orzo with Yellow Squash and Zucchini
Spanish Fideua Pasta with Saffron
Very good. I splurged and bought some saffron just for this dish since I know the saffron I had was years old, but it mainly added color and not much flavor. This dish has a nice combination of veggies like peppers, tomatoes and artichoke, along smoked paprika and chorizo that makes this a great flavor when everything comes together. I had some vegan chorizo that was store bought in my freezer that I used (never again) although she has a recipe for a tempeh chorizo. I ignored the instructions to bake and mixed it all on the stove top. I used sherry instead of red wine because that's all I had. (tweety)
Creamy Avocado Pasta with Tomatoes and Basil
Green and Red Spaghetti
Pasta Primavera with Chervil
Asparagus Pasta in Green Olive Chervil Sauce
Penne with Pan Roasted Garlic, Kalamatas, and Tomato Sauce
This was quite good, but not necessarily a recipe I'd follow again. It's interesting with the rosemary and 12 cloves of garlic! I actually couldn't taste the garlic as much as I wanted. I used crushed tomatoes, threw in some broccoli, and farfalle instead of penne. I wanted a baked pasta, so after mixing, I topped it with daiya and some Italian breadcrumbs...which was the best part! Yummy meal. (AC)
I gravitate towards these kinds of pasta dishes usually making the cookbooks version of this dish no matter what the cookbook and this one didn't disappoint. She uses a whopping 1/4 cup of olive oil to slow cook the garlic and onions over 7 minutes and them cooks them further in white wine (I cut back to 1/2 cup instead of 2/3 cup of wine for personal taste). The addition of arugula made it very tasty. I loved this dish. (tweety)
Roman Broccoli Walnut Pasta
Seitan Pasta in Tequila Cream Sauce
Creamy Triple Mushroom Fettuccine with Walnuts
Thai Rice Noodles with Lime Basil Sauce
Tibetan Beef Fried Noodles
Indonesian Rice Noodles with Long Beans and Seitan
Simple Sesame Noodles with Cucumber
Not Tuna Casserole with Dulse
Tuscan Potato Gnocchi with Porcini Ragout
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Almond Sage Sauce
Cashew Brown Rice Loaf with Red Pepper Glaze
Provençal Herbed Lentil Loaf
Tomato Quinoa Gratin with Pumpkin Seeds
Sweet Potato and Edamame Shepherd’s Pie
Creamy Collards with Cornmeal Dumplings
Tofu Pad Thai
Tempeh Steaks with Mushroom White Wine Sauce
Mediterranean Style Kale, Carrot, and Edamame Sauté
Provençal Green Bean Sauté with Olives and Walnuts
Sweet Moroccan Glazed Tofu with Couscous
Chinese Beef and Broccoli
Chinese Tangerine Mock Duck with Kumquats
Szechuan Eggplant with Peanuts
Corn and Cauliflower Stir Fried Noodles with Peanuts
Veggie Fried Rice with Black Soy
Thai Fried Rice with Tofu and Long Beans
Bengali Curry of Cauliflower and Kidney Beans
Saag Paneer
Curried Split Peas and Sweet Potatoes
Homemade Mock Turkey Roast with Stuffing
Savory Asparagus Charlottes
Spanish Saffron Tortilla
Japanese Okinomiyaki Veggie Pancake
I was drawn to this recipe because it uses tofu as the base and you bake it as a huge pancake instead of making it on the stovetop. It took more like 60 minutes to bake but it was delicious. I didn't make the side sauces, just topped it with shredded nori and black sesame seeds. R topped it with bonito flakes, Japanese mayo and tonkatsu sauce. (blinknoodle)
Roasted Vegetable Fillo Purses with Creamy Gravy
Nut Curry Stuffed Squashes
This was really good. I followed the recipe pretty closely except I subbed quinoa for millet since I didn't realize I was out of millet and that worked out just fine. Minor change I made was I didn't use toasted almonds, but raw and chopped them up a bit rather than leave them whole. Again, I like that she doesn't use curry powder but the individual spices. She asked that after cooking the squash for ten minutes prior to stuffing them you use a spoon to cut into the flesh, loosening it in spots so the sauce will permeate the squash better. I decided that wasn't worth the effort after doing it once. (tweety)
Harvest Vegetable Stew in Mini Pumpkins
Marsala Mushroom Crêpes with Herb Drizzle
Tofu, Beet, and Pear Roast with Vinaigrette
Mediterranean Tempeh and Broccoli Roast
Seitan and Swiss Chard Roast with Lemon
Squash, Tofu, and Red Onion Roast in Sweet Soy Glaze
Roasted Tofu and Veggie Curry in Garlicky Coconut Gravy
Tofu and Dulse Brown Rice and Veggies
Kerala Coconut Rice with Tofu, Carrots and Cashews
Simple Rice and Veggie Curry One Pot
New Orleans Jambalaya with Smoked Tempeh and Brown Rice
Provençal French Lentil and Brown Rice One Pot
Millet, Ginger, and Edamame One Pot with Orange
Grilling
Smoked Tofu or Tempeh
Smoky Baba Ghanouj
Indonesian Tempeh with Asian Salsa
Smoky Chipotle Salsa
Amaranth Polenta with Barbecued Veggies
Butternut Squash Wedges with Sweet and Sour Glaze
Carrots with Smoky Maple Apple Glaze
Smoky Vegetable Sauce with Penne
Portobellas Stuffed with Creamy Spinach
Mushroom Tarragon Salad
Radicchio and Red Onions with Orange Soy Syrup
Asparagus and New Potato Salad
Good...nothing special, just grilled asparagus and potatoes, fresh basil with some olive oil and vinegar. The flavor of the basil brings it together nicely. I did not follow her instructions on grilling the potatoes but just boiled themed, but I grilled the asparagus on a grilling pan on the stove. (tweety)
Corn with Avocado Butter
Stuffed Sandwiches with Summer Veggies and Pesto
Arugula Pesto Pizza with Grill Roasted Vegetables
Pizza with Barbecued Seitan, Pineapple, and Avocado
Sweet Polenta with Cinnamon Peaches
Pineapple Sundaes with Sorbet
Desserts
Chocolate Shortbreads with Raspberry Glaze
Espresso Almond Cookies
Pistachio Thumbprints with Jam
Almond Butter Quinoa Cookies with Apricots
Monster Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies
Chocolate Sandwich Os
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Toffee Bars with Chocolate
Frosted Chocolate Bomb Brownies
Apricot Filled Oat Bars
Rhubarb Streusel Bars
Tropical Dried Mango Bars with Cashew Crumble
Brown Rice Krispie Treats
Crispy Cocoa Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
Banana Cream Pie
Fresh Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Apple Streusel Pie
Peanut Butter Tart with Ganache
Chocolate Custard Tartlets in Shredded Fillo Nests
Ruffled Pumpkin Cranberry Strudel
Pumpkin Spice Turnovers in Fillo
Blueberry Cream Turnovers in Fillo
Spicy Roasted Pear Turnovers
Almond Fudge Cake with Ganache
Lemon Cake with Pomegranate Filling and Orange Glaze
Tropical Carrot Pineapple Cake with Tofu Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Cherry Bundt Cake with Cherry Glaze
Moroccan Semolina Cake with Orange Syrup
Apple Walnut Cake with Caramel Sauce
Fresh Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cupcakes
Avocado Cupcakes with Avocado Lime Frosting
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Butterscotch Pudding
Old Fashioned Apricot Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Ginger Mango Rice Pudding
Cranberry Pear Kanten
Blueberry Yogurt Kanten
Green Tea Kiwi Kanten
Cherry and Apricot Kanten Cube Fruit Salad
Peachy Berry Swirl Ice Cream
Dark Chocolate Ice Cream with Brownie Chunks
Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Cashew Ice Cream with Caramel Swirl
Green Tea Ice Cream
Coconut Sorbet
Avocado Lime Sorbet
Rhubarb Raspberry Sorbet
Deep Dark Fudgesicles
Coconut Mango Popsicles
I am so excited to try the recipes in this cookbook... they look so delicious! I hope the recipes deliver. :)
Thank you for making this thread, AC. :)
This is on my wish list and might be one I'll get. I don't think I'm going to get a lot of cookbooks this year like I did last year as I still have a lot of recipes to try in one's I have. Her commercial on Amazon makes the food look so good. It's not that an expensive book and might be worth it just for the salad and soup sections. Look forward to seeing some reviews.
I have plans for a few recipes this weekend. :)
There are a few recipes (many of the ones that I bookmarked) on the web already as it did its "potluck tour".
See here for some of the links: http://robincooksveg.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/dinner-and-dessert-at-the-big-vegan-potluck/
Rasta Pasta - I thought this was ok but I think it is because I substituted 1 tsp garam masala for the 1 tbsp curry powder. It was a bit too pungent for me, but ok to eat. I'd like to try this again with the curry powder. It was a quick noodle stirfry.
Jamaican Tofu Chowder with Collards - I really liked this! I will admit that this was my first time using "curry powder" (I used a higher quality Madras) and was a bit iffy about using a tbsp but it worked really well here. Lime-marinaded tofu is combined with collards in a coconut-curry. Yum!
I just ordered this since I needed some cycling gloves, and I pretty much always get a cookbook with an Amazon order...
I just ordered this since I needed some cycling gloves, and I pretty much always get a cookbook with an Amazon order...
I do the same....gotta get the price up so I can get free shipping and adding a cookbook usually helps.....that's my story. LOL
I just ordered this since I needed some cycling gloves, and I pretty much always get a cookbook with an Amazon order...
I do the same....gotta get the price up so I can get free shipping and adding a cookbook usually helps.....that's my story. LOL
Hey, that's MY story.
:)>>>
That's my excuse, too! ;)
I recently discovered Book Depository, though:
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk
I picked up World Vegan Feast for $13, free shipping. I didn't know if I would get dinged with duties so I only bought one book. Now, the book prices seemed to have increased (boo), so it must have been at a time they were having a sale. I will keep checking though since it is nice not to have any shipping restrictions (the prices were comparable to amazon.com but alas, being a Canadian means the books are still so much more expensive).
Book Depository is definitely our friend down here in the wop wops. Amazon shipping can get way pricey. I tend to find that the prices on Book Depository are a smidge higher than on Amazon, but when you factor in the shipping, the Amazon ones actually work out more expensive.
That being said, I have never actually ordered a cookbook from either of them, because I'm too cheap/poor to buy cookbooks, but I do often lust over them and put them in and out of my shopping cart haha
Despite its name, I thought this was going to be a smaller book! It's a big, nice looking one!
Penne with Pan Roasted Garlic, Kalamatas, and Tomato Sauce
This was quite good, but not necessarily a recipe I'd follow again. It's interesting with the rosemary and 12 cloves of garlic! I actually couldn't taste the garlic as much as I wanted. I used crushed tomatoes, threw in some broccoli, and farfalle instead of penne. I wanted a baked pasta, so after mixing, I topped it with daiya and some Italian breadcrumbs...which was the best part! Yummy meal.
black bean and chipotle dip - Quite good. Nothing unique here, just black beans, chipotle and cilantro, etc. I didn't had any liquid because I wanted a thicker consistency.
Pan-toasted corn and black bean salad - Very good! It has corn, onions, black beans, zucchini, tomatoes, garlic and what makes it interesting champagne vinegar and fresh basil which gives it both a latin and Italian style flair.
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Braised sweet potato and pecan pasta - Good. What I liked was that it was unique and differet: whole grain angel hair pasta, sweet potato, crushed pecans, fresh save and garlic. Nice combo. What I didn't like was that it was on the dry side. I gather it was supposed to be more wet with the addition of 1/4 cup of the pasta water, but didn't work for me. For some reason she asked that you rinse the pasta in cold water first, and I did this but won't again as it was messy and made the pasta clump together while I waited for the water to boil, but it came out good after it hit the boiling water.
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asparagus and new potato salad - Good...nothing special, just grilled asparagus and potatoes, fresh basil with some olive oil and vinegar. The flavor of the basil brings it together nicely. I did not follow her instructions on grilling the potatoes but just boiled themed, but I grilled the asparagus on a grilling pan on the stove.
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Tapenade - Very good. This kalamata olive tapenade has capers, fresh thyme, garlic, olive oil and orange zest. After sitting a while the orange flavor comes through and is quite tasty.
Kale, olivada, and tomato bruschetta - Fantastic! I used the tapenade recipe from this same cookbook as the tapenade. I really wasn't expecting a whole lot from this dish, however, the combo of kale, fresh tomatoes, garlic and this tapenade together was so good I had to force myself not to eat the entire recipe in one sitting.
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Crunchy protein salad - Very good. In fact I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this. All the ingredients seemed to come together real well and the sum is greater than the parts. It has wheat berries, tofu, edamame, veggies and a nice mayo dressing that has fresh parsley and dried dill but in a small enough amount that it doesn't overpower anything. I was concerned that it has raw crumbled tofu in it, but I drained it real well and it marinates real well with the dressing and blends in with the other ingredients it's perfect as it is. This was my first experience with wheat berries and was pleased to note it cooks in my rice cooker well as long as there's a lot of water in it.
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Asian tropical fruit and vegetable salad - Loved this! It was quick to put together and the combo of sweet tropical fruits like papaya, pineapple, melon went extremely well with tomato, cukes, jalapeno, cilantro, and red onions. The dressing is rice vinegar and agave (only two teaspoons which I maybe used 1.5).
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Curried Chickpea Stew - Very good. Nothing horribly unique here but it's food I dearly love. I like that she doesn't rely on curry powder but uses the individual ingredients. I added some asafoetida at the beginning along with the cumin and mustard seeds, and I used diced tomatoes instead of pureed.
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Jamaican tofu chowder - Loved this. This has tofu, spices, curry powder,sweet potatoes, collard greens and coconut milk. I added a homemade hot scotch bonnet pepper sauce (from the cookbook Caribean Vegan) for some heat.
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Mango-jicama salad with lime dressing a pepitas - Very quick and easy to make and quite tasty.
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Cuban black bean soup with cabbage - This was o.k. Nothing to get excited about, just your standard black bean soup. I subbed collards for the cabbage since that's what I had on hand, and enjoyed that twist on cuban soup. This soup really doesn't resemble Cuban black bean soup that I've had here in Florida, but it's still good.
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Nutty curry-stuffed squashes - This was really good. I followed the recipe pretty closely except I subbed quinoa for millet since I didn't realize I was out of millet and that worked out just fine. Minor change I made was I didn't use toasted almonds, but raw and chopped them up a bit rather than leave them whole. Again, I like that she doesn't use curry powder but the individual spices. She asked that after cooking the squash for ten minutes prior to stuffing them you use a spoon to cut into the flesh, loosening it in spots so the sauce will permeate the squash better. I decided that wasn't worth the effort after doing it once.
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Sunshine Carrot Tofu-Quinoa Scramble - I liked this. At first I wasn't sure but I ended up really enjoying it. Decreased the amount of sunflower seeds, added black salt. May decrease nutritional yeast next time.
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