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The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2007
I love how zucchini gives a beautiful moist flavour to any quickbread. Tis was a great recipe that can be used for loaves or muffins or both since it's a double recipe! Didn't have any vinegar so subbed in 2 tbsp lemon juice and a shade more baking soda. I also subbed in one of the cups of flour for whole wheat pastry flour. It still turned out very fluffy and perfect.
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Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
By Bryant Terry
Da Capo Press - 2009
The dressing for this was too strong! And really all you have here is wilted vegetables and dressing so that's a pretty big fail for me.
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The Thrive Diet
By Brendan Brazier
Penguin - 2007
The flavour was really good for these, but they didn't cook up very easily. By the time you've managed to get them cooked all the way through they look more like scrambled pancakes. Still, they were pretty damn tasty scrambled pancakes!
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The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant
By Eric Tucker, Bruce Enloe
Ten Speed Press - 2003
This has four different recipes in it. They all need their own pots plus some more pots for good measure. I think there was about 4 hours of active cooking involved and many more hours (mostly for bean soaking and boiling) of waiting.
It was very good though and pretty fun to make. The seitan, the beans, the cashew cream, the braised garlic, and the purse filling could all be made in advance though to make it not a daylong adventure. Then all your doing is filling and baking the purses, making the sauce and the polenta.
For the purse filling there is a minor typo where they forget to tell you to add the beans. So don't forget! Add the beans!
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
A thin doughy-style pancake recipe. I didn't bother doing the blender overnight thing...pancakes are already pretty easy to whip up first thing in the morning for me. I added blueberries for extra awesomeness.
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Fresh and Fast Vegan Pleasures: More than 140 Delicious, Creative Recipes to Nourish Aspiring and Devoted Vegans
By Amanda Grant
Da Capo Press - 2002
I would have rated this a four because it was dilicious, but if you're going to put cumin and coriander right in the title, then that should be a dominant flavour. It wasn't, the lemon completely took over.
I loved the mashed potatoes that went under this. I've never put mustard in mashed potatoes before, but it totally works! I swapped the fresh garlic for some rosemary glazed garlic I had left over.
I also swapped the spinach for some new kale (not sure what kind it was, but it was flatter than dinosaur) and some beet greens.
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Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2010
A great basic pesto recipe. I'm always a fan of pesto that leaves out pine nut$.
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Ani's Raw Food Kitchen: Easy, Delectable Living Foods Recipes
By Ani Phyo
Da Capo Press - 2007
Good flavour but the water needs to be cut back by at least half a cup. Love the use of whole vanilla bean in these smoothies.
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Vegan Pie in the Sky: 75 Out-of-This-World Recipes for Pies, Tarts, Cobblers, and More
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2011
Being winter and all we did this up with frozen berries and while it was still delicious, it would have been much more amazing with fresh fruit instead. The chocolate chips made this an incredibly rich tasting cobbler!
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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
By Mark Bittman, Alan Witschonke
Wiley - 2007
Great replacement for the store bought vegan mayo, which is really expensive. Next time I make it I will opt for the lemon juice, instead of vinegar. I think it would add a little sweetness this recipe was missing.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
I made this a Mango Yoghurt Pound Cake since that's what I had in my fridge. It gave it a delicious slighty sweet flavour. The texture and denseness of this cake were bang on for a pound cake. I'll be making it, or its variations, again for sure.
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The Vegan Lunchbox: 130 Amazing, Animal-free Lunches Kids and Grown-ups Will Love!
By Jennifer McCann
Da Capo Lifelong - 2008
This is barely even a recipe, but I love taking it to work when I didn't have time to make lunch. It's kind of like Mexican sushi. Tortilla plus refried beans plus cumin. Roll. Slice. Salsa on the side. You're done! Yum.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
Cooking the couscous in the tomato juice from the diced tomatoes is what makes this one really special. And the capers!
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
The seitan sausage you make for this is very good and really easy to make. I like that it's baked instead of boiled. A great addition to any tofu scramble or any meal really.
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The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2009
A great basic scramble recipe from which to build your own. Because every vegan should have their own tofu scramble recipe!
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Ani's Raw Food Kitchen: Easy, Delectable Living Foods Recipes
By Ani Phyo
Da Capo Press - 2007
I cut the spice back by at least half for this recipe and my face was still on fire. That's just not my idea of fun...but it could be yours?
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Nice, crispy, sweet and spicy salad. Whips up in a snap while you're making the rest of dinner or lunch.
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Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
By Robin Robertson
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2007
This is my favorite way to eat tempeh so far, but still hasn't made me a convert. And it's kind of cheating because you can barely taste the tempeh under all the delicious sauce!
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
Pretty good, but a little dull. I would probably spice it up if you're using it as a dip. But for sandwiches it will be a nice creamy filler.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
This was a very strongly flavoured marinade. I used frozen tofu because I was feeling like a chewier texture, but since it soaked up so much of the marinade it ended up being too strong. I think if you used it with fresh tofu it might mellow it out though.
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I've made this twice. The first time was amazing, but I used red lentils, which cook a lot faster and a tamarind substitute (yeah, I realise I substituted the star ingredient). The second time was still very flavourful, but I used the right lentils and they took forever to cook and then still weren't as tender as I would have liked them, but I had the tamarind so that was a bonus. So maybe next time tamarind plus red lentils will be perfection?
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Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2009
My favourite cookie out of the book so far. The Tahini gives them such a soft, chewy texture and the lime gives it a great zing!
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
I subbed a lot of things in this recipe, but nothing that changed the essence of this dish, ie. the sauce! I thought the lemon flavour could have been stronger, but didn't really care cause this turned out so freakin' delicious!
My major subs were chickpeas for black beans, veggie ground chicken for seitan, broccoli for kale, and a mixed grain for brown rice. In the sauce I used a little more soy sauce, some lime juice, and brown sugar, instead of the vegan worchestershire sauce.
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Dressing was a little thick so I at least doubled the liquid. It was also very mustardy, which I loved, but I think some people might wonder why a dressing called Sweet Miso has such a strong mustard flavour.
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Sweet and sour deliciousness.
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The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2009
Not a bad soup, but it was missing something, not sure what. Maybe a little more sweetness?
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The Thrive Diet: Whole Foods to Thrive
By Brendan Brazier
- 2011
Raw food still baffles me sometimes. This recipe sounded gross, but when all the ingedients were literally just thrown in a bowl and stirred together, I wound up with a totally tastey raw chili. Much lighter and healthier than its traditionally cooked counterpart.
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The Joy of Vegan Baking: The Compassionate Cooks' Traditional Treats and Sinful Sweets
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2007
These are sugar cookies. It's really the only recipe you'll ever need for all your sugar cookie baking needs.
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Color Me Vegan: Maximize Your Nutrient Intake and Optimize Your Health by Eating Antioxidant-Rich, Fiber-Packed, Color-Intense Meals That Taste Great
By Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Fair Winds Press - 2010
I didn't have any dill for this, so I replaced it with a little tarragon. It was a delicious, very green, blended soup. It's a shame about the dill though, i kept thinking while I was eating, how much more amazing it would have been with it. The potatoes in it made this a very filling meal.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
Good use of cilantro in the pesto. I suspect even people who don't like cilantro would like this pesto. It's a 2-1 basil-cilantro ratio and they really work well together. Paired with artichokes it's a really easy, fancy-schmancy meal.
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
I used a can of plum tomatoes instead of diced. Don't think it matters much since they're blended anyway. And I also used red onion. The chickpeas really add a lot of flavour to this soup. It kind of tastes like a spicy tomato soupy hummus. And I say that with love.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
Good accompaniment to any Indian inspired meal. Plain soy yoghurt is really hard to come by where I am so I substituted Tofutti Sour Supreme (which I find works for most recipes).
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Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
By Robin Robertson
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2007
The sauce gives this a surprisingly hearty, meaty texture to it.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
I loved the flavour of the beanballs, but found it hard to get them fried to the right crispiness. They were a little too moist and fell apart easily.
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I'm a big spicy wimp, but this dish was the first moderately spicy food that I absolutely loved. I think it's the sweetness of the corn that just goes so well with a little heat behind it.
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Very delicious, very pretty, and very comforting. When you've had your fill of the warm soft stuff you can put the leftovers in a pretty mold just like you would not-soft polenta and put it in the fridge for later. Sets up really well.
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This is basically a saucy lentil chile sereved on a bun. I've never had a joe of any kind before so I don't know how close this comes for flavour and texture. But I sure liked it!
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Vegan Yum Yum: Decadent (But Doable) Animal-Free Recipes for Entertaining and Everyday
By Lauren Ulm
HCI - 2009
Super soft, chewy and buttery perfectness. These came out even better than the snickerdoodles from Vegan Cookies Take Over the World!
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A little disappointing. The marinade was very flavourful, but it turned out less than exciting when finished. But I put them in a sandwich with soy cheese and tomatoes on sourdough and grilled it. Yum! I like to call it the fatty pants sandwich.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
I'm still in search of a recipe for tempeh that makes me actually like tempeh. This wasn't it. But the marinade is very tasty would be good with tofu too.
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Tastes just like cornbread! The nice thing about this recipe is that it comes along with a few variations and that you can fry up the extra, jalapenos, or onions that you decide on, then just top up the pan with the rest of the ingredients stir and throw in the oven. No extra dishes! I love any recipe that encourages me to use my cast iron skillet.
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Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less
By Robin Robertson
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2007
I liked this. Super simple to make and the raisins are like little drops of dessert in your dinner.
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The Thrive Diet
By Brendan Brazier
Penguin - 2007
This was a nice enough miso soup, but the sesame made it just a touch too grainy tasting for me.
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Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar: 100 Dairy-Free Recipes for Everyone's Favorite Treats
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Lifelong Books - 2009
I had trouble getting the pumpkin to reduce. Isn't pumpkin already pretty reduced? Anyway, I don't think it mattered, the cookies were still delicious. And with the pumpkin seeds on top they looked like little aliens!
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The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant
By Eric Tucker, Bruce Enloe
Ten Speed Press - 2003
The addition of fennel seeds to this sausage is what really makes me love this one. My only note on the recipe is that the cheese cloth was annoying and unnecessary. I wrapped the first sausage and left the other three to skinny dip in the braising liquid and it made no difference.
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook
By Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero
Da Capo Press - 2007
A simple way to sautee greens with a smokey garlicy flavoured sauce. I've done it with both the leftover marinade from Smokey Grilled Tempeh and the broth with soy and liquid smoke. Both work great.
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Yum! The title says it all.
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Something interesting and pretty tasty to do to turnips and rutabagas!
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The flavours in this were top notch. This would have been comfort food at its best if it hadn't been for my beans. I think they were too old? Wouldn't soften up no matter how long they cooked. I will definitely try this recipe again with different beans.
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For rum lovers! These are chewy, nutmeggy, and of course rummy. They have rum in the batter and also have a rum frosting and the pecans give them a nice little crunch too.
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