Thursday, May 31, 2012

Easy Artichoke Puffs

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 33 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
The taste of these artichoke puffs is outstanding. The pastry crust is light and crispy, and the filling intensely flavorful from the marinated artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes. Biting into one is like a flavor explosion. It is tangy and savory, and also quite salty.

Ingredients: frozen vegan puff pastry (Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets used here), marinated artichoke hearts, scallions, vegan cream cheese (Trader Joe's brand used here), capers, oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt, black pepper.


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Smoky Grilled Tempeh

This recipe is from the cookbook Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero.

Recipe: see page 130 of Veganomicon.
I haven't made anything from Veganomicon in awhile, and this recipe jumped out at me because I love tempeh. The tempeh is marinated for awhile before cooking. I've never

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Maple-Baked Root Vegetables


This recipe is from the cookbook Vegan Planet by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 211 of Vegan Planet.
If you are looking for a recipe that makes turnips taste like candy, then this is it.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Penne with Artichokes, Walnuts and Olives



This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.


Recipe: see page 68 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
That linguine with artichoke recipe from Quick-Fix Vegan that I made last week was so good that I had to try another pasta recipe from this book.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Linguine with Artichoke and White Bean Alfredo

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.


 Recipe: see page 71 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
This is a tasty alternative to traditional alfredo sauce, which usually contains the non-vegan ingredients of butter and cream.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Horseradish-Dill Hummus

This recipe is from the vegan cookbook Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz.

Recipe: see page 138 of Appetite for Reduction.
Everything I know about about horseradish I learned from The Three Stooges and old Warner Bros cartoons.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Smoky Chipotle-Chocolate Chili

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 59 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
I had been looking forward to trying this recipe since it contains ALL my favorite things. AND one wild-card, at least for me. I've never used unsweetened chocolate

Monday, May 7, 2012

Tootsie Rolls (veganized)

This recipe is from Vegan Candyland by Kelly Peloza.

Recipe: see Vegan Candyland.
This recipe is a spot-on vegan copycat of Tootsie Rolls. In fact, it is BETTER than store-bought Tootsie Rolls.  I enjoyed Tootsie Rolls back

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Vegetable Fritters

This recipe is from the cookbook Quick-Fix Vegan by Robin Robertson.

Recipe: see page 32 of Quick-Fix Vegan.
I've never made fritters before so this has been a new experience. They are light and puffy like pancakes, but filled with potato, onion,