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Veganomicon Recipes

OK, I bought my copy of Veganomicon (cookbook from the same authors as Vegan with a Vengeance and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World) last week at Barnes & Noble.  Over the weekend, I made my first recipes from the book.  I made the Chickpea Cutlets with the Mustard Gravy.  I also made the Tomato-Rice Soup with Roasted Garlic and Navy Beans.  For sweets, I made the Chocolate-Chocolate Chip-Walnut Cookies.  Everything was really good.  I've been having a difficult time staying away from the cookies, they're so good (very thin, crispy, chewy!).  Has anyone else here purchased this cookbook yet and made any recipes?   I'd love to hear what people are making and enjoying from this cookbook.  I really enjoy Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero's other cookbooks, and I'm looking forward to exploring more in this new book.

I made the Double Pea Soup with Roasted Red Peppers.  It's a solid soup recipe.  Nothing life-changing, but certainly very nice and satisfying.    Roasted red peppers are so nice in any recipe! 

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I made the Curried Udon Noodle Stir Fry last night and it was really yummy! I used tofu in place of the seitan because that's what I had on hand. I doubled the curry powder and used two jalapenos instead of just one because I like my curries fiery hot.

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I made the Asparagus Quiche with Tomatoes and Tarragon, following the recipe exactly and it was not at all what I expected. It didn't look appealing and I was quite disappointed with the texture and flavour.
I like the idea of using white beans instead of tofu for quiche and I'd like to try again, with variations.

I also made the Buckwheat Crepes, the savoury ones, but put sweet fillings in some of them, and they were amazing! When I make crepes, from now on, that will be the recipe I go to. I even made them wheat free by subbing all purpose flour with spelt. 

We've made the Wheat Free Chocolate Cookies using uncontaminated oat flour. They spread a lot, so I may add more flour next time, cause it was really humid here. Good flavour, though!

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I made the Penne Vodka last night.  Eh.  I thought it was ok but not spectacular.  I may be a bit snobby about italian food having grown up in an all Italian family ;)  It also may have been the brand of crushed tomatoes I bought.

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I made the Tea Poached Pears in Chocolate Sauce and thought they were good, but I didn't like the chocolate sauce on them. I preferred them with just the tea, orange zest and vanilla.

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I made the mushroom gravy last night and was pretty disappointed.  It didn't have much flavor at all. 

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I made the Strawberry Rosewater Cobbler w/ Lemon Poppyseed Pastry and it was great. I served it after the Moroccan Tagine out of VWAV and my omni friends devoured it all.

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I made two batches of Terry's Favorite Almond Cookies this morning for Mothers' Day.  The second batch came out exactly as it should have, flat and a little crunchy.  The first batch is rounded, but rather hard.  Perhaps I didn't bake them for long enough. 

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I made the Asparagus & Lemongrass Risotto last night and it was really good. I love asiany citrus things and asparagus, so this worked really well for my palate. It was quite time consuming, as risotto always is, but worth the effort. I would definitely make it again!

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Asian + citrusy + asparagus = Drool

I am so making this as soon as I get my hands on some asparagus.

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i made thewasabi mashed potatoes, baby bok choy with crispy shallots, and the marinated asian tofu for my mom for mothers day. the potatoes and the bok choy were awesomeee but i thought the tofu was kinda bland :'( 

eee but my older brother is home from college and he hates me and usually wont eat anything i make but! he ate the potatoes! and! he said they were really good! hurray! i thought they were pretty tasty as well. i added three teaspoons of wasabi powder because i couldnt really taste it otherwise. i um..also.. sorta burned the shallots too heh but my dad liked them..he put them on his potatoes..hes kinda a freak  :P

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I made the Simple stir-fried leafy greens using mustard greens and rhubarb greens, and they were good (but just about the same as I usually make them). I mixed them in with some orzo.

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I made the Potato and Kale Enchiladas and loved it. I changed things around a bit. I like some heat in my food, so I used chipotle chiles in adobo sauce in place of the roasted anaheims. I also used about 8 peppers, instead of just three. I used 1 tsp of chipotle chile powder and 1 tsp of ancho chile powder, and 2 tsps of cumin instead of just one. I doubled the amount of kale (you can never have too much leafy greens in your diet!) and only used 1 TBSP of oil in the entire dish. Also, I threw in two zucchinis and some corn into the filling. My omni friends loved the recipe!

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I made the chickpea cutlets (again) this time I subbed Kidney beans and added some Mexican-style seasoning.  Outstanding.  Especially cold the next day with a slice of avocado on top. Oh.dear.god.mmmmm.

I also made the jalapeño corn gravy and wasn't thrilled with it. 

SecondBase, you spoke highly of it. What did you think of the consistency?  I zapped it at a pretty high speed on my blender, but it still had a mouth feel more like pumpkin soup and that bugged me. I wanted the "gravy" to be creamier.  Did I miss something, or was it just my expectations?  It tasted nice.  A bit sweet, due to the corn.  I dunno. 

Add that to the marinated green beans (from this site) and you gots one heck of a welcome home dinner.

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SecondBase, you spoke highly of it. What did you think of the consistency?  I zapped it at a pretty high speed on my blender, but it still had a mouth feel more like pumpkin soup and that bugged me. I wanted the "gravy" to be creamier.  Did I miss something, or was it just my expectations?  It tasted nice.  A bit sweet, due to the corn.  I dunno. 

I found the consistency to be just fine with the gravy. I usually only pulse it a couple times in my blender because I like chunky textures! I also doubled the jalapeno because I'm a maniac when it comes to adding heat into anything that I eat. The corn does give it a grainy texture, even when fully blended. I guess it all boils down to personal preferences on this one.

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i totally copycat-ed  secondbase and pineapple princess and did the asparagus and lemongrass risotto. it was really good except! ( i dont think this was the fault of the recipe) it was WAY too salty. i was really upset but i think its my fault because i use better than bullion for broth (1 teaspoon plus one cup water for every cup of broth) and i guess thats really salty AND the recipe also calls for soy sauce. sigh. i did that "stick a potato in there" trick to try to get rid of the over saltiness..but..its still a little much. le sigh. other than that it was pretty tasty. i loved the basil in there. (: 

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I just made the Fresh Rosemary Bread. Weird looking, but very good. I haven't knead it well I think, so it's not really a nice round focaccia. In my defense, it was my first bread ever.

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I made the Blueberry Corn Pancakes. They were pretty good, very light and fluffy. I think if I made them again, I would add some more lemon, like the juice or something, to bring out the flavor of the blueberries more.

Also, I want to reiterate how much I love the Baja Tempeh Tacos. I made them again and this time I doubled the marinade, added some tomato paste, then crumbled the tempeh into little pieces and just cooked it right in the marinade until it reduced down to a thick-ish sauce. Yum.

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I made the Acorn Squash and Black Bean Empanadas, only I used sweet potatoes instead of squash, 'cause it was what I had. I used 3 jalapenos and 3 cloves of garlic for the filling, topped them with modified Tropical Avocado Salsa Fresca (didn't have tomatoes, so I just used 2 mangoes, some chopped red bell pepper, and a tiny bit of red onion, plus a tiny bit of cayenne pepper). I made them into round shapes because, well, I wanted to. But I bet they'd be way faster the triangular shape described in the book. They were wonderful. Restaurant quality!

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Ok, this weekend has been a major cooking binge.

I made the Israeli Couscous with Pistachios and Apricots. It was good, an interesting combination of flavors. Not quite sure what to serve it with? But it's good on its own. I think I could probably eat it for breakfast!

Also made the Roasted Eggplant and Spinach Muffuletta Sandwich. 5 stars!!! I think my bread was smallish (I used my own homemade bread), b/c I slathered the olive salad all over it and still had leftovers. But I'm not complaining! I am sooo looking forward to eating this for lunch all week.

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