Tips & Tricks of an almost vegan of 20+ years
*You can use Shiitake mushrooms instead of the dried shrimp.
Merry Christmas! I watched this YouTube video the other day and was fascinated. This guy is fun, and he makes this 18th century plum pudding with an 18th century kitchen, tools, and he is dressed in 18th century garb. Must see –
Now, there is one ingredient that made my skin crawl – Suet, ugh, watch the video to know what that is, I do not want to go into it.
This is the answer to that problem – Buy Whole Foods Vegan Suet (500g)
It also has eggs, so try these [I have not, hope it works…] – Plant Based Eggs – and milk. So substitute with the vegan milk of your choice – oat, soy, rice, almond, coconut, whatever.
For the sauce, you need butter to go with the brandy. Maybe this vegan butter is special enough for this sauce. It might do with enough brandy involved – Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Vegan Butter
It is cold where I am, and so I was attracted to this holiday treat –
Have a wonderful holiday season everybody.
Urban Foraging is new to me, and I find out – there are people actually doing it! Take a look at this article, go out in the park, and cook up some urban greens. Fun.
I can’t believe I only just found this site, but I think I have tried a few of these Tasty Bite offerings from shopping at Walmart.
I gotta get out more, but funds are scarce.
Sorry for the pause, been busy this summer. This is not an advertisement, but it may as well be… I love this stuff. It is tasty and I swear I can feel the surge of nutrients into me when I drink it. I have it with a banana and whatever other fruit is in the house.
It’s vegan protein +
This looks really good, must try it.
Fresh baby spinach and chickpeas, slow-cooked with ginger, garlic, and onion in a creamy coconut milk sauce, finished off with a healthy dash of lemon.
This Skillet Pie Combines Chili and Cornbread in One Healthful Package. Chili-spiced black beans under a cornbread topping is a cozy and warming meal. — Easily make this vegan with just 1 egg substitution, plant-based milk, and vegan yogurt or sour cream.
From the post on Serious Eats: “Beans and greens are a classic duo that works for saucing pasta, topping crusty grilled bread, or on its own as a simple and hearty soup. For this simple weeknight recipe, we give creamy white beans and earthy lacinato kale a funky, fiery, porky boost with the addition of ‘nduja.”
Now the queston is – what the heck is ‘nduja? And the answer is not gonna thrill you: PORK. Poor people’s ground pork, which means the stuff nobody wanted to eat mixed with such spicy stuff you don’t mind so much.
The answer to that problem about the pork is a video I found on youtube called Miami Vegan Nduja Made Nice, by Ellen Kanner
Follow the link below to get this recipe made vegan.
How sad am I about Gaza. Tragic for both sides of this argument. Both sides mostly just want a nice place to live. Just horrible.
I have been watching the streams and looking for information about the conflict and I happened upon this recipe from Gaza City. So, in honor of the souls that live in Gaza, I thought I’d share this. I am going to make this vegan.
The recipe post reads: “A popular stew traditionally made in large batches on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr in Gaza’s interior to be shared with family, neighbors and friends. Made with small chunks of beef or lamb, chard, rice and chickpeas and generously doused with lemon juice and fried garlic. Recipe from Saudi Aramco World Magazine, November/December 2011.”
Make it vegan -* Now you can use Juicy Marbles Whole-Cut Loin, but to me that may be an insult to the very strapped people of Gaza. So maybe if we are going with the beef version use one of the cheaper suggestions in the Hungarian Goulash Recipe I posted a few weeks back. Or if you want to go with the lamb version, we may be on the verge of vegan lamb. Read this hopeful article about Black Sheep Foods introducing vegan lamb on VegNews.
Anyways, pick your fake meat and let’s eat like the people of Gaza. Here’s the link to the original non-vegan recipe >>