Veg for Life

My husband wanted me to post possible substitutes for egg in adapting non vegan recipes. I found a good guide on another vegan blog. http://www.holycowvegan.net/p/vegan-substitutes.html She has some awesome recipes. The crescent rolls and challah recipes are very delicious.

I had tofu already marinated according to my usual method .   I made quinoa in the rice cooker and seasoned it with gochujang (Korean Red Pepper Paste) soy sauce, and sesame oil.  The spinach was blanched in boiling water with a teaspoon of salt for 30 seconds drained and rinsed with cold water.  I added 2 cloves of minced garlic,  1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and tossed the spinach in and let it sit in the refrigerator for a few hours to absorb the flavor. The carrots were chopped matchstick size and quick pickled with 3 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of agave.  Combine and store in refrigerator until dinner is ready. The scallion pancakes were made with one alteration to this recipe .  I substituted 1/2 cup spelt flour for the same amount of all purpose flour. 

Mocha Chocolate Chunk Brownies Cut them small if you will want to, my family refused to have such limits on their portions.  I divided the first batch into 16 pieces.  The second batch was cut into 12.  They much preferred the larger brownies.  These were deemed blog worthy by both family and non-vegan friends.  :)  Definitely, try it with the vegan chocolate chunks not mini chips. I have made it both ways and the chunks were unanimously deemed better. 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder 1/2 Cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1/4 Cup Spelt Flour 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/3 Cup Canola Oil 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup Coconut Sugar 1 Tablespoon Vanilla 1 Cup Vegan Chocolate Chunks 1/2 Cup Hot Coffee mixed with 2 Tablespoons Golden Flax Seed Meal Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.  Place baking parchment in a 9 inch square baking pan. Combine flax mixture with vanilla and oil in a large bowl. In a separate b

The PTA was having a donuts with Dad day. This required that I have doughnuts to send with them so they wouldn't be subjected to some horrible store bought, preservative laden, sweets. So I pulled out my mini bundt tin and got to work. Turned out it was dads eating doughnuts in the school library and most of the kids having none. :( Luckily for my kids, their doughnuts were in their lunchboxes. They appreciated the doughnuts very much. It was a fairly simple recipe, infinitely adaptable, and truly delicious. Next time, I might try making the doughnuts coconut or maple flavored. Chocolate Glazed Baked Donuts          Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. 1 cup Unbleached All Purpose Flour 2/3 cup Spelt Flour 1/3 cup Coconut Flour 3/4 cup Brown Sugar 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk 2 tbsp Golden Flax Meal 1/3 cup Hot Water 1 tbsp Shortening First, mix the hot water with the flax meal and let it gel while yo

Pad Thai Kung Pao with Cashews Both of these wonderfully delicious meals were served at the Loving Hut restaurant located in Addison, Texas. My husband has missed Pad Thai more than almost any other food after switching to the vegan diet.  He told me this Pad Thai was better than any Pad Thai he ever ate!!  My Kung Pao was excellent and was a large enough serving to take half home for lunch the next day.  The Spring Rolls were the best we have ever tasted.  That is, of course, why they were already eaten before I pulled out my phone to take pictures of the food.  I highly recommend you stop by the next time you are in the area.  You won't regret it.  

Vegan Sofa King at Pizza Lounge We had the opportunity to try a vegan pizza night at Pizza Lounge . We were lucky enough to choose Sunday evening as the time to go. On this particular Sunday, they had live music. The music was played by a great group of guys known as The Poor Kings . We ordered the Un-humus appetizer and a vegan version of PL's Sofa King. Check out the menu for the details on all the pizzas they can make vegan for you.  The un-humus could use more salt, garlic, and extra virgin olive oil, but the flat bread was awesome.  As for the pizza, they tossed on every one of their vegan meat substitutes with a decent sauce and excellent crust.  I would have like some more vegetables and an addition of olives, but it was a good pizza, and a great funky atmosphere to go with the live band.  I would highly recommend you try it out if you are ever in the area.  If it is Sunday night and The Poor Kings are playing, I might just be there. ;)