The official Big Vegan review thread (to be updated).
Add reviews for Big Vegan: More than 350 Recipes, No Meat/No Dairy All Delicious by Robin Asbel here, and I'll add them to the compilation. Thanks to blinknoodle for this list!
Pantry Staples
Mock Beef
Mock Duck or Seitan
Smoky Maple Tempeh Bacon
Tempeh Chorizo
Marinated and Baked Savory Tofu Steaks
Crunchy Fish Sticks
Smoky Red Lentil Sausages
Almond Cashew Chèvre
Pine Nut Cheese
Almond Crumb Parmesan
Veggie Butter
Tofu Avocado Sour Cream
Basic Vegetable Stock
Roasted Vegetable Stock
Dried Mushroom Stock
Breakfast
Mocha Frappé
Kiwi Green Tea Smoothie
Tropical Coconut Mango Smoothie
This tasty smoothie has fresh pineapple, fresh mango, coconut milk along with a little vanilla extract, some ice cubes and a touch of cinnamon. I added a little agave because the mango and pineapple weren't sweet. I gulped down the entire recipe it was so good. (tweety)
Beautiful Papaya Carrot Booster
Strawberry Banana Blender
Hemp Cherry Muesli
Overnight Slow Cooker Farrotto
Sweet Quinoa Pumpkin Seed Pilaf
It was okay, but even though I should have been tipped by the title, it was far too sweet. So much that my teeth hurt a little. (katequeenofsprouts)
Griddled Oat Polenta with Smoky Maple Tempeh Bacon
Cocoa Peanut Butter Granola
Maple Barley Granola
Fruit Sweetened Chai Spice Granola with Pecans
Lemony Quinoa Almond Granola
Tomato Basil Tofu Scramble with Toasted Baguette
Sunshine Carrot Tofu Scramble with Spinach
I liked this. At first I wasn't sure but I ended up really enjoying it. Decreased the amount of sunflower seeds, added black salt. May decrease nutritional yeast next time. (blinknoodle)
One Handed Tempeh Bacon, Sweet Potato, and Brown Rice Breakfast
Apple Almond Date Breakfast Burrito
Red Flannel Hash with Smoked Tempeh
Fluffy Banana Bran Pancakes with Maple
Buckwheat Silver Dollar Cakes with Rhubarb Compote
Peanut Butter and Jelly Stuffed Banana Muffins
Blueberry Lemon Muffins
Sweet Potato and Raisin Muffins
Coconut Mango Muffins
Sticky Cinnamon Raisin Rolls
Trail Mix Bars
High Protein Oat Breakfast Bars
Whole Wheat Maple Cherry Scones
Matcha Scones with Golden Raisins
Crunchy Amaranth Date Scones
French Toast with Mango Maple Syrup
Homestyle French Toast with Simple Brown Sugar Syrup
Baguette French Toast with Cream Cheese and Apples
Breads
Rustic White Wheat Baguettes
No Knead Spelt Sandwich Loaf
Veggie Sandwich Loaves
Savory Hazelnut Bread
Cinnamon Raisin Braid
Hemp Seed Dinner Rolls
Herb and Onion Whole Wheat Rolls
Overnight Oat Date Rolls
Teff Breadsticks
Crunchy Buckwheat Drop Biscuits
Sweet Potato Drop Biscuits
Herbed Cornmeal Biscuits
Scottish Oat Crackers
Flax and Pepita Crackers
Quick Indian Flatbreads
Whole Wheat Pita Bread
These were good tasting, but the first pita I'd ever made. I had some technical problems (including that it didn't make nearly as many as promised) which may have been my problems since I didn't have the pita making skills down yet; also, in a cool kitchen, these might have done better with another hour or so rising (or a rising in a slightly warmer kitchen). (katequeenofsprouts)
Sesame Socca
Skillet Onion Flatbread
Mock Duck or Seitan: The directions call for forming the dough into two slabs, but they took forever to cook in my slow cooker. I kept cutting them in half to check for doneness and in the end I had quartered each of the loaves to get them to finish cooking already. The ingredient list sounded more exotic than most (toasted sesame oil, dark miso, etc.) but in the end it was just regular old seitan, and not a particularly flavorful one, either.
Tibetan Beef Fried Noodles: This is good and my family liked it. The combination of garam masala and curry powder gives it a nice flavor, but I still felt it was missing something. Not sure if it was because I omitted the onions, but there was definitely a flavor dimension missing. But it was good and i would make it again. Don't skip the Sriraja.
Middle Eastern Couc cous with Mint, Date and Almonds: I was in a hurry and did not check out the reviews first. Unlike Tweety, I added all the agave and I think it made it too sweet. My bunch of mint had spoiled so I didn't have the entire amount she called for, and I think it was still too minty. The flavors improved after it sat for a bit and came together. However, my family didn't like it at all and even though I ate half the bowl I probably won't make it again.
Vietnamese Noodle Salad with Lemon Grass Seitan, Sprouts, and Basil --
How could this fail to be a slam-dunk? Grinding the lemongrass and garlic to make a paste to marinate the seitan were enough of a pain that I thought surely it would be fantastic. But the end result was an off-putting combination of very lemongrassy seitan over blandly dressed rice noodles. i thought it was just okay, my kids hated it and even my husband only ate half his serving later that night before making a PB&J.
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