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* 2016-07-12 [http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/vietnamese-bun-cha-with-sticky-spicy-tofu/#6arghEmW1aFbpOeM.97 Vietnamese bun cha with sticky spicy tofu] a repeat, 3x and [http://www.themediterraneandish.com/vegetarian-stuffed-cabbage-rolls/ vegetarian stuffed cabbage rolls] 2x. The bun-cha was excellent, as before, though somehow I ended up putting all the dressing on the pasta and none on the salad - the recipe isn't clear about where the dressing actually goes, and the pasta needed it... I did follow the instructions below re pressing the tofu, helped a LOT, but also should have recommended making WAY MORE than the recipe calls for - with recipe quantities, everyone only gets like 4 1-inch cubes, which isn't very much compared to the pasta or salad. Maybe double the tofu next time? The cabbage rolls, we added sauerkraut and Pari basically winged it, and it ended up way too strong on the herbs - especially the parsley, and too much pepper (spice) overall. Still good but a lot of work, I think next time I'd try a recipe which had more stuffing (e.g. potato or whatever). | |||
* 2016-07-05 [http://www.ilovevegan.com/cheesy-vegan-potato-broccoli-casserole/ Cheesy Vegan Potato & Broccoli Casserole] 4x and [http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/zucchini-noodle-cashew-stir-fry/ Zucchini Noodle Cashew Stir Fry] 3x with a watermelon jello for desert. The casserole was subtle but excellent and pretty easy to make (thanks to food processor) - would make again. Does take a long time in the oven though. The stir fry, we don't have a spiralizer so it wasn't really "noodle" but it was really good - the sauce was great. A lot of chopping but otherwise super fast. Roberta's watermelon jello (using agar agar) was amazing! | * 2016-07-05 [http://www.ilovevegan.com/cheesy-vegan-potato-broccoli-casserole/ Cheesy Vegan Potato & Broccoli Casserole] 4x and [http://www.tablefortwoblog.com/zucchini-noodle-cashew-stir-fry/ Zucchini Noodle Cashew Stir Fry] 3x with a watermelon jello for desert. The casserole was subtle but excellent and pretty easy to make (thanks to food processor) - would make again. Does take a long time in the oven though. The stir fry, we don't have a spiralizer so it wasn't really "noodle" but it was really good - the sauce was great. A lot of chopping but otherwise super fast. Roberta's watermelon jello (using agar agar) was amazing! | ||
* 2016-06-28 [http://dishingupthedirt.com/recipes/soup/roasted-eggplant-white-bean-soup-2/ Roasted Eggplant and White Bean Soup] 4x and [http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/kachumber-salad-kuchumber-salad/ Kuchumber Salad] (a repeat) 4x and [http://www.food.com/recipe/baba-ganoush-the-best-in-the-world-67570 Baba Ganoush] 2x, with an attempt at Vegan version of [http://www.saucygirlskitchen.com/2011/04/03/chocolate-meringue-cookies-with-peanut-butter-cream-centers/ Chocolate Meringue Cooking with Peanut Butter Cream Centers] for dessert. Plus garlic/rosemary/pepper bread. The soup was subtle but excellent and easy to make - would make again. Kuchumber salad awesome as usual - though you can't make friends with salad. The Baba Ganoush, Pari went totally nuts and WAY off that recipe, made a version she has done many times before, where you don't even blend it, and it was *amazing*, but that recipe link won't help at all to re-achieve it. I'll see if I can get her to write the recipe down. The attempt at vegan chocolate merangue cookies was bizarre - the coco caused the whipped aqua-faba to deflate, so we had very flat cookies. Still tasted incredible with the peanut butter though. We have this idea that it's the preservative in our cheap coco that caused the problem, plus the chemistry needs to be more acidic, and/or maybe we need to mix the coco in before beating the aqua-faba... we're going to try again soon... | * 2016-06-28 [http://dishingupthedirt.com/recipes/soup/roasted-eggplant-white-bean-soup-2/ Roasted Eggplant and White Bean Soup] 4x and [http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/kachumber-salad-kuchumber-salad/ Kuchumber Salad] (a repeat) 4x and [http://www.food.com/recipe/baba-ganoush-the-best-in-the-world-67570 Baba Ganoush] 2x, with an attempt at Vegan version of [http://www.saucygirlskitchen.com/2011/04/03/chocolate-meringue-cookies-with-peanut-butter-cream-centers/ Chocolate Meringue Cooking with Peanut Butter Cream Centers] for dessert. Plus garlic/rosemary/pepper bread. The soup was subtle but excellent and easy to make - would make again. Kuchumber salad awesome as usual - though you can't make friends with salad. The Baba Ganoush, Pari went totally nuts and WAY off that recipe, made a version she has done many times before, where you don't even blend it, and it was *amazing*, but that recipe link won't help at all to re-achieve it. I'll see if I can get her to write the recipe down. The attempt at vegan chocolate merangue cookies was bizarre - the coco caused the whipped aqua-faba to deflate, so we had very flat cookies. Still tasted incredible with the peanut butter though. We have this idea that it's the preservative in our cheap coco that caused the problem, plus the chemistry needs to be more acidic, and/or maybe we need to mix the coco in before beating the aqua-faba... we're going to try again soon... | ||