Leeka's Reviews
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The Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Over 175 Delicious Fat-Free and Low-Fat Vegan Recipes
By Lindsay S. Nixon
BenBella Books - 2011
Baked Shells and Cheese : page 156
Okay, not bad, not great. It satisfied my craving for baked macaroni and cheese but the sauce was lacking something.
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Black Bean Brownies : page 209
I was very curious if the black bean flavour would be noticeable and I must say I don't think I could have guessed the main ingredient. These brownies are very moist, there is no flour in the recipe and I found the banana and cinnamon to be the dominant flavours. Next time I make these, I'll increase the amount of cocoa and cut back on the cinnamon. On the upside, they were extremely simple to make, everything went in the food processor except for one ingredient at the end.
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Cheddar Cheesy Sauce : page 264
I was fairly happy with this miso based sauce. It's quite similar to other vegan "cheese" sauces I've made in the past and since I did not expect it to taste like actual cheddar sauce, it didn't disappoint. Quick to prepare on the stove-top, I served it mixed with pasta, broccoli and cauliflower for an easy lunch.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies : page 203
I'm not quite sure what to say about these. I've never made or eaten no-fat chocolate chip cookies before and they certainly don't taste like a typical cookie. They are more like little flat cakes. The flavour was fine but I miss the chewiness and traditional texture of a cookie with fat. I had trouble removing them from the pan even though I used parchment paper.
61 calories per cookie.
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Creamy Carrot Soup : page 62
I'm not a huge carrot fan but I do love roasted carrots and the occasional carrot stick. The lovely colour of the soup in the photo of this recipe seduced me into giving it a shot. I was also curious about the addition of instant oatmeal for creaminess. I'm afraid this soup was a complete flop. I thought it was awful and wouldn't feed it to my worst enemy. It was creamy but not in a good way and the flavour was very one dimensional.
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Soul Burgers : page 90
I liked the mix of spices; cumin, thyme, paprika, cayenne and pepper but I'm afraid this recipe fell down in the texture department. The burgers were mushy and fell apart very easily. I left them in the oven for an extra 12 minutes in the hopes of crisping and browning the outsides but the experiment was not very successful. I think something is missing from the ingredient list to help bind and firm these up.
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