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Entries from VegCooking Blog tagged with ' vegetarian recipes '
Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Chewy and crunchy, healthy yet indulgent—this is why I love oatmeal-raisin cookies. It's not so much about the individual ingredients but the way they work together. You'll even find people who despise oatmeal or raisins on their own but can't...
Kalamata-Red Pepper Tapenade
Tapenades are typically based around three main ingredients: olives, capers, and olive oil. You would think these ingredients would be the start of an Italian dish, right? Surprisingly, tapenades are actually of French origin. Tapenade is a paste or chunky...
Key Lime 'Cheesecake'
The recipe below is for a tart and sweet vegan cheesecake that is extremely easy to make and has very few ingredients. Yes, the title says "key lime," but I'll go ahead and fess up that I cheated and used...
Summery Lemon Sugar Cookies
Citrus is often used to cleanse the palate, which is great after eating food that is very rich, salty, or fatty. A lesser known use is consuming citrus, especially lemon, to make you feel less full during or after a...
Thai Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Many Asian dishes come served with a side of rice or noodles, and those rice and noodles often come with a healthy dose of calories. One serving isn't bad at all, but if you're like me, you can't eat just...
Cucumber-Tomato-Basil Salad
There aren't many foods I dislike. Some foods don't make it onto my plate often, but I usually won't go so far as to say I don't like them. For me, food is all about experimenting, trying new cuisines, and...
Easy Blueberry Muffins
Muffins can be considered dessert and breakfast rolled into one. It's not a breakfast that one should indulge in often (as is true with most popular breakfast foods—think French toast and pancakes), but the occasional splurge in a morning sugar...
Creamy Polenta
Grits are a close cousin of the more commonly known polenta. And by close, I mean first cousins, raised together, possibly in the same house—and heck, maybe they even secretly have the same father. That's how similar the two are....
Garlic-Parsley Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are one of life's ultimate comfort foods. It's not one that many people turn to in late June, but last night even the heat couldn't keep me from listening to a craving for my second favorite spud. I...
Roasted Chili and Corn Tamales
Tamales are small packets of corn dough that are steamed until firm. They can be filled with just about anything—from savory to sweet—but you'll often find them laced with peppers, corn, or some type of meat. Filling and dough are...
Burnt Is Better
Leaving garlic in your sauté pan or bread in your toaster a little too long often leads to inedible results. And as hard as you try to scrape off the layer of black from all sides of the toast, you...
Vegan Pralines
Growing up in Louisiana and Georgia makes it nearly impossible to avoid a love for pralines. The sugary pecan candies are practically a staple dessert in New Orleans, right along with beignets and king cake. I remember always being allowed...
It's Pronounced KEEN-Wah
There's this guy I know, Chris, who has a strange fascination with quinoa. It actually borders on mild obsession. Because of his love for the "mother of all grains," I'd like to dedicate this post to him. Quinoa is a...
Vegan Caramel Flan
Another recipe that several of you requested from my "You Write the Menu" post was flan. Maybe you were looking for a challenging recipe to throw at me, but this one was surprisingly easy. I decided to go for a...
Homemade Caramel Popcorn
Caramel popcorn is surprisingly easy to make and to veganize—it's also surprisingly addictive. I don't even really have much of a sweet tooth, but I found myself unable to stop stealing pieces from the bowls I was taking pictures...
Cajun Boiled Peanuts
Many northerners have been shocked, and somewhat horrified, to find that many southerners actually love the taste and texture of boiled peanuts. My fiancé is one of them. He says that the texture was the hardest—or rather, softest—thing for him...
Classic 'Beef' Stroganoff
After reading so many great responses to my "You Write the Menu" post—in which I asked all of you to tell me what recipes you'd like to see featured here—I was both eager to get started on my search...
'Beef' Strips Over Pecan and Cranberry Pilaf
Cranberries make many of us think of the holidays, and with their peak season falling from October to about December, it's not surprising that they are most popular during the fall and winter. But with dried cranberries, frozen cranberries, and...
Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut butter has made addicts out of many—myself included. For me, it's hard to resist eating the creamy and salty spread by the spoonful, by the jarful, on apples, with pretzels, or even mixed with pancake syrup. I think you...
Bok Choy-Tofu Spring Rolls
Just like sushi, spring rolls are easy to make and work with a variety of fillings. They can be quite healthy too. Please note the keywords "can be." Deep-frying the delicious rice-paper-wrapped treats will most likely cancel out any health...
Vegetarian Sushi
I know this recipe looks long, but it really doesn't contain that many ingredients, nor is it all that difficult. Sushi recipes just require a bit of instruction for newbies before they, too, can be rolling up a storm. The...
Mushroom Cream Sauce Over Whole Wheat Pasta
Whole wheat pasta is one alternative to white pasta, but with more nutrients and more flavor, in my opinion. I know that some people are afraid of trying the denser, grainier, healthier, and browner pasta, but if you don't expect...
Jamaican Jerk-Spiced Tempeh Nuggets
VegCooking is now holding a contest where you can win free copies of Robin Robertson cookbooks, including Vegan Fire & Spice, so I decided to take a few recipes from the book for a little test drive. One of the...
Tomatillo Salsa
To me, exploring a new farmers' market is like going to Disney World. There are a seemingly endless number of new and exciting things to explore, every twist and turn fills me with childlike excitement, and some of the smells...
Grilled Tofu With Blackened Seasoning
Last week I kicked off grilling season with an almost daily use of my new little grill, and this week I've definitely kept up the pace. It's only Thursday, and the grill has already been used three times. I'm pretty...
Warm Cinnamon Bananas Over Soy Ice Cream
Adding healthy ingredients to almost any dessert somehow makes it feel slightly less sinful and indulgent. I'm not saying it's OK to eat an entire vegan cheesecake if the crust contains a few flaxseeds thrown into the mix, but I...
Black Beans With Mexican Beer
This post is going to be short and simple, because today's recipe is not. The recipe from Chow.com for Black Beans With Mexican Beer, also called frijoles borrachos, may seem a little complicated with its long list of ingredients, but...
Recipe Test: Potatoes 'au Gratin'
My coworker Debi recently asked me for a potatoes au gratin recipe after experiencing a strong craving for the traditionally cheesy casserole. I don't remember ever having a nonvegan version of the dish growing up, so in order to make...
Thai Carrot Soup
Spring is here, which means that here in Atlanta, we are experiencing beautiful 60- and 70-degree weather but with nasty freezing cold mornings still thrown into the mix. Before the heat settles in for good, I decided to get my...
Homemade Vegan Easter Eggs
There are a variety of places online where you can order vegan Easter candy, and finding vegan chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, or jelly beans—just like those you remember filling your Easter basket with as a child—is no longer difficult. However,...
Braised Kale With Caramelized Onions
Kale is by far my favorite green, and it has been ever since I realized I liked any greens at all. This happened when I worked at Real Food Daily in Santa Monica, a premier organic vegan restaurant with a...
Basil Pesto
Pesto is traditionally made from only a few key ingredients—basil, garlic, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. Of course, there are variations, but most recipes include these four ingredients. This means that the classic sauce is naturally vegetarian and can...
Vegan Meatball Subs
As promised yesterday, here's a great idea for your leftover soy meatballs from my spaghetti and meatballs recipe: a meatball sub! Meatballs, made from vegan ground-beef-flavor Gimme Lean, taste even better the next day, after they have soaked in your...
Spaghetti and Marinara With Soy Meatballs
Spaghetti with marinara is a dish that I, like many, grew up on, but we never made it from scratch in my house. I'm not quite sure why my family would spend hours making homemade pies, cookies, jambalaya, and biscuits—to...
Vegan Milano Cookies
I will admit that I've never tried a Milano cookie. I am definitely more of a homemade-cookie kind of girl, but when my friend Mylie sent me this recipe for a vegan version of the Milano, I realized I could...
Recipe Test: Vegan Mayo
I've seen several vegan mayonnaise recipes online; most use a soy milk and oil base, and others use tofu. Since I'm a Vegenaise-lovin' fool, I've been skeptical that I would be able to whip up anything quite as tasty in...
Sandwich of the Week: Egg-Less Salad
Egg salad sandwiches were a weekly, if not semiweekly, lunch in my house growing up. I can still see my mom mixing the ingredients—always on a plate, never in a bowl—and then adding a scoop to her untoasted bread and...
Biscuits and Gravy
Biscuits and gravy are a Southern staple, right up there with grits and sweet tea. The best thing about these often-found menu items is that it's OK for all of them to make an appearance at any meal, not just...
Split-Pea Soup
Many are afraid of this creamy green soup, partially because of its starring role in the film The Exorcist—but you need not be. Split-pea soup is simple, nonthreatening, and satisfying—the perfect item for a dreary day, like this one here...
'Chicken' and Mushroom Quesadillas
Having lived in both Atlanta and Los Angeles has spoiled me, as far as finding a good Mexican restaurant goes. In both cities, you can often find an abundance of options within any given 5-mile radius. Whether you're looking for...
Vegetarian Paella
Through a little bit of research, I found that there is no right or wrong way to make this traditional Spanish rice dish. You can try switching up the vegetables or adding fried tofu, soy chicken, or vegan chorizo. You...
'Skinny' Caesar Salad
As promised in the introduction to yesterday's interview with Skinny Bitch in the Kitch author Rory Freedman, here is a recipe I've tested from the book. I must admit that I chose the simple and classic Caesar salad because it's...
Grit-Style Golden Bowl
The first time I moved away, I naively thought that I'd find all that Athens, Georgia, had to offer, but on a much larger scale, in bigger cities—I was wrong. I've moved to several cities over the last 10 years,...
Pasta Puttanesca
The Food Network and Rachael Ray cleverly explain the name of pasta puttanesca as follows: "This sauce is named for ladies of the night. They would place pots of it in their windows to tempt men into the bordellos. I...
Creamy Soup Without the Dairy
If the creamy texture is what you miss about eating dairy products, one easy way to satisfy your craving is by using puréed white beans. They won't taste like dairy, but they do have a similar texture with certain preparations...
Peppers On the Fly
Saturday trips to the farmers' market are both the highlight of my week and a leading source of stress. This is because half of East Atlanta also had the same idea as me, and you're left battling it out over...
Simple Panko-Encrusted Dijon Seitan
I'm going to let you in on a little secret for a good recipe that looks and tastes harder to make than it is—Panko-Encrusted Dijon Seitan. I am a firm believer that panko breadcrumbs make most recipes somehow seem fancier...
Garlic-Ginger Tofu Stir-Fry
Like many others, I too have a slight addiction to Chinese takeout. And when my craving hits, only the saltiest and greasiest takeout will do. But there are other times when I'm craving Chinese food and looking for something slightly...
15-Minute Black-Bean Soup
I asked my friend Corey to write a post about a quick and easy recipe for us, and she whipped up this delicious black-bean soup. Here ya go! There are some days when you just don't have 30 minutes to...
NOLA Classic: The Muffuletta
Having about 30 people, only part of my large family, visit for Christmas brought back memories of the city we're all from—New Orleans. I know I've said it before, but it's nearly impossible to think of the city and not...
Mock Tuna Salad
After feasting on stuffing, green bean casserole, pies, cookies, and more over the last month and a half, I'm finally in the mood for something a little healthier, and I hear a salad calling my name. I decided to try...
Finger Foods for Your New Year's Eve Bash
To ring in the new year, I will most likely be on a dance floor surrounded by friends and screaming out my countdown to midnight. But that will only be after I have an early evening cocktail party that focuses...
Slow-Cooked Collards Over Polenta Cakes
Is anyone else in shock that both Christmas and Hanukkah have come and gone, Kwanzaa is here, and the new year is just days away? To save time during the busy—and food-focused—holiday season, I decided to go for a multitasking...
Four-Way Cincinnati Chili
Warning! Warning! This is definitely not your typical chili recipe. If you're dead-set in your chili-making ways—and they don't include the use of cocoa or cinnamon—this may not be the recipe for you. I've been hearing praises about this sauce-like...
Lovin' Latkes
Potato pancakes, or latkes in Yiddish, are a Hanukkah tradition. And like many foods consumed during the holiday, they are fried or baked in oil—some say a little too much oil. But that's exactly what helps achieve the crunchy golden...
Easy Vegan Pancakes
Life often delivers pleasant little surprises, and for me they often come in the form of food. I recently found a vegan breakfast bar at a local grocery store, complete with biscuits, gravy, and tofu scramble—I had to pinch myself...
Holiday Challah
The holiday season will be in full swing with the start of Hanukkah, and I have already started celebrating by participating in my favorite holiday activity—baking. After researching traditional Jewish recipes and deciding that doughnuts seemed way too challenging for...
Apple-Cinnamon Upside-Down Cake
I'm willing to bet that most people have heard of—and many have tried—the traditional pineapple upside-down cake. I remember thinking as a child that it was just about the coolest thing that my mom ever made—and I loved stealing the...
Smothered in Espagnole Sauce
I couldn't resist the urge to try Sublime's mushroom stroganoff when I noticed that the recipe calls for espagnole sauce and contains all my favorite mushrooms—cremini, oyster, and shiitake. Espagnole is a classic brown sauce, typically made from a dark...
Sinful Sweets From 'The Joy of Vegan Baking'
What would make my list of requirements for the perfect cookbook? Let's see… •Tasty, reliable recipes, obviously. •Tips throughout that explain all those small steps that most cookbooks assume you already know how to do. •Beautiful pictures that rival the...
Green Bean Casserole
Around the holidays, new sides of your loved ones' personalities come shining through—and sometimes it can be frightening. My family has revealed this new "stickler for tradition" alter ego, whom I don't think I want to battle. After seeing the...
Not Your Mamma's Cranberry Sauce
Inspired by chef Symon's first victory in the Thanksgiving challenge on Iron Chef America—OK, and the impending holiday—I decided to get started preparing Thursday's meal. Every year, my family has cranberry sauce in a can, and to that I just...
Breakin' the Rules: Risotto for Thanksgiving
There is some debate over the correct technique for making risotto. Some say to add your broth all at once, while others say only one ladle at a time. Most recipes say to stir constantly, others say frequently, and some...
What to Do With the King of Mushrooms
The chatter will be kept to a minimum in this entry because the recipe itself is quite long. It's not difficult or all that time-consuming—it just needs a lengthy explanation. On Gourmet magazine's site, I found an interesting recipe by...
Top 10 Tips for Hosting Vegetarian Visitors
Chances are, if you're hosting the Thanksgiving feast this year, you'll have at least one friend or family member at your gathering who is vegan or vegetarian. No need to stress over what you could possibly feed these people, because...
The Art of Soba
Making soba, the popular Japanese buckwheat noodle, is definitely an art form that takes great skill and much time to perfect. The high buckwheat content can make this a tricky little—er, big—dough to work with. The work must all be...
Stuffed Acorn Squash for Your Holiday Feast
All the overachievers of the world are already preparing for their big Thanksgiving dinner—this one's for you guys. I, on the other hand, will probably not walk into a grocery store to start my shopping until the day before. Still...
Smothered and Stuffed Cannelloni
I agree with chef Bonnie Tees that stir-fries are one of the most poorly prepared (and, in my opinion, over prepared) vegetarian menu items out there. If I have to eat another bland burrito, stir-fry, or plate of spaghetti with...
Pomegranate-Apple Cider
Evidence of cider consumption dates back to Caesar and Charlemagne and was made popular in the U.S. with a little help from ole Johnny Appleseed. I'm pretty sure that the cider these folks were knocking back would require you to...
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