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Hey all. So I thought it might be fun to try to veganise this alton brown coq au vin recipe (found here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/coq-au-vin-recipe/index.html ) and i need a replacement for the chicken and the salt pork. For chicken, it needs to be something that will stand up to being marinaded ...

My clever, beautiful, but absent-minded sweetheart accidentally soaked six times the beans the we needed for soup today. Does anyone know if beans can be successfully frozen between the soaking and cooking phase? I was also blessed with a crockpot for Christmas and I've been curious about using ...

Recipe of my grandmas, veganized: Ingredients: Enough Ener-g egg replacer for 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 c chopped walnuts 1 c chopped dates 1 c flaked coconut 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 tsp. almond extract Directions: Add to the egg replacer the sugar, walnuts, dates, coconut, vanilla extract, ...

i usually hate nutritional yeast but this is honestly, the beast cheese sauce i've ever had, even beating out any fake cheese one can buy. it has kind of a nacho/queso cheese dip kind of taste and makes AMAZING nachos. ingredients:2 cups water 1/4 cup tomatoes 1/4 cup ...

i've never had a black eye pea that i've liked.i think i have a bag of dried in my pantry, so i'd like to try some for that whole new years black eye pea thing. (i've never eaten black eye peas on new years, and considering the way things are ...

I've never cooked with pumpkin in a savory dish but I know a lot of people have said the pumpkin ziti in VCon is great. For those of you who have made it, do you think it's omni friendly? I'm making dinner for my in-laws and some friends ...

I was wondering if all you sushi-lovers can help me out.Rather than going out to a fancy dinner which none of us can afford right now, some friends and I have decided to have a pot luck prior to going out for New Year's Eve tomorrow night. I'm bringing sushi ...

I recently bought some Piri piri seasoning (a spice mixture usually made of hot piri piri peppers, garlic powder, onion powder, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon and oregano) and Amchur powder (dried mango powder) and need some ideas of how to use them. ...

I think I've found a great alternative to that expensive mock lunchmeat! (I mean really, do they HAVE to charge $4.00 for three lousy servings?) I found this on VeganDad.com and fell in love! I made it with rosemary instead of fennel, and cajon spice instead of ...

I have some unbleached all-purpose flour that seems to be extremely heavy, and everything I make with it turns out dense and/or tough. Is there anything I can use this flour for that won't turn out badly? ...

Hi there!For xmas & my birthday (dec 26th), my family gave my Veganomicon, an immersion blender, and a pressure cooker!What do I make?!I have most staple ingredients, and am planning to go to the grocery store tomorrow. I have off for a few days and want to use my ...

Has anyone tried preparing seitan and freezing it BEFORE cooking? I have borrowed my mam's bread maker and she is dropping increasingly heavy hints about wanting it back (it kneads up my seitan mixes something awesome!!). BUT I also want to make my next batch of seitan in my new pressure ...

So I'm home for my winter break and I bought tons of winter vegetables to keep at my mom's house. However, her oven isn't working and I don't know how to cook these vegetables other than stuffing and baking them. I specifically want to find a way to cook acorn ...

Does anyone have a good egg free knodel recipe? TIA ...

(the truffle recipe is the infamous recipezaar recipe that uses cashews)http://www.recipezaar.com/Vegan-Truffles-33995so apparently when truffles are frozen (to make coating in chocolate an easier and less messy task) they contract, and when they come back to room temperature, they expand. and when there's a small hole, this happens. oops! ...

Hello y'all, The lovely Rachel Allen was making these bars on her show and they just looked so delish I had to make them to wow my family at Xmas. So, naturally, when under pressure, the whole things failed b/c I didn't think it through. Ingredients For the chocolate base ...

so my boyfriend's parents are coming over tomorrow to meet mine for the first time and we're all nervous! my mom's making 'real' lasagne for them but i'm also making this recipe and so far, it looks pretty good but this is my first time making vegan lasagne and my ...

vegan yum-yum has an application. it's pretty nice. so-far it's only sorted alphabetical, hopefully she'll soon have other categories.http://forum.theiphoneblog.com/iphone-app-store-apps/168057-fatn-review-vegan-yum-yum.htmlhttp://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=97792(there's also podgourmet and pocket vegan (which appears to be the same thing, or at least from the same developer) and that's for any ipod, but they cost 7.50. and ...

So I was given a tagine for christmas, and it's a lovely and shiny and new and ready to have a meal made in it. Only thing is I don't have a recipe book for it, and have never used one before. Anyone got any tips, favourite recipes, etc. to ...

Does anyone have a tried and true vegan recipe for black forest cake? ...

I know it's a relatively self-explanatory thing to make but that won't stop me from sharing. :)Ingredients:- 2 tortillas- Follow Your Heart moz-style cheese- 3-6 green onions, sliced- 5-8 black olives, sliced- refried beans - sour supreme cream- hot sauce, if you are so inclinedDirections:Layer one side of one tortilla ...

For the past couple hours I've been attempting to make delicious pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I've figured out the cupcake part (woo!), but I've made cream cheese soup rather than frosting (boo!). How can I thicken this up? I suppose I can use it as ...

i'm 99% sure these are the same thing. (they look, smell and taste exactly the same... i.e. DELICIOUS!!!!) so if any of you were wondering what these mythical nuggets taste like, there you go. (i found the delight nuggets at wholefoods for about 7 bucks for 10.5 oz/300g.) ...

I hope this isn't a silly question...but I had bought some silken tofu a couple weeks ago and I just made some vegan pumpkin pie for tomorrow. I just realized the packaged said sept 13 08. Doesn't the vacuum silken tofu last till you open it or should I throw ...

I'm looking for a good cookie recipe, something that I can cut into shapes with a cookie cutter, then decorate with icing (not looking for a gingerbread recipe). I have soy milk, earth balance margarine, egg replacer, banana, applesauce, almond extract, and vanilla extract, along with all the typical baking ...

i want to make spinach empanadas tomorrow - any ideas on how i could veganize the dough ?For Dough: * 2 cups all-purpose flour * 1/4 cup olive oil * 1/4 cup milk * A few drops lemon ...

Just wondering if anyone had any good ideas on what to drink butterscotch schnapps with. I'm at a loss. Is it good with soymilk? Should it just be drunk by itself? Thanks! ...

i called my mom with a list of ingredients, so she'd buy them on her huge grocery trip... and then i forgot the recipe! does anyone have the cranberry sauce recipe from the "thanksgiving" menu in the voluptuous vegan that they'd be kind enough to share? i've made it a ...

Our local Indian restaraunt has this green sauce they servce with samosas and naan. It was on the buffet today and the description said "Green sauce made with coriander leaves"......It taste like spicy cilantro.Does anyone know what I'm talking about or have a recipe for this? ...

I have a couple questions and I can't seem the find the right answer anywhere.When replacing eggs with applesauce, do I replace the eggs AND the vegetable oil/olive oil/etc or do I use the applesauce and the oil?and, is it 2 teaspoons = an egg?Also, any vegan Champagne out there that ...

I scored some fresh pecans in Tennessee last week, but I don't know what to do with them! Any awesome suggestions? I just couldn't resist getting them -- anything local and fresh is loooong gone at home, and I am obsessed with local stuff, and it's even better ...

My fiance and I are transitioning to a vegan lifestyle, so we're still working out what items we can and can't eat that we used to enjoy. My fiance loves hot chocolate, he drinks tons of the stuff. But the huge tubs we used to buy use dry milk products. ...

So I've never been a fan of spongy tofu, but no matter how long I'd drain it, or how long I'd cook it, I'd always have spongy tofu. But then I read that if I stuck an unopened box of tofu in the freezer, when I thawed it, drained it, ...

I'm trying to figure out a way to veganize a type of cookie called springerlies. These are very dense, heavy anise flavored cookies. The recipe calls for four eggs--they're practically egg cookies. So I'm feeling lost--I know of egg substitutes that will replace one or two eggs, but four?Here's a ...

I was really craving a hot fudge sundae, and threw this together. Everything I make is, "add some of this, that, these thingies here, taste, ew, add more of that..." you get the picture. So, I'm only guessing the measurements. Definitely taste before you smother a perfectly good bowl of ...

Two quick questions:1) I have some silk nog, and I'd like to booze it up a little. How much and what type of alcohol? We'll be enjoying it with some friends at a holiday party tonight.2) I want to make crescent rolls with fake cheese & ham in them. Last time ...

Hi everyone,I really want to make cinnamon/sugar pecans for the holidays, but I'm not sure what to use in place of egg white.This is the recipe someone gave me:Mix an egg white w/ 1 tbsp of water (whisk until frothy)In another bowl combine 1 cup sugar, 3/4 tsp salt and ...

Sorry for the pun. I couldn't contain myself.I am searching for suggestions. I am driving to Illinois this Friday to meet my boyfriend's mother. He and I are both vegetarian and his mother is lactose intolerant. We are going to cook a full meal for his ...

I'm really low on cash this Christmas, so instead of buying gifts I am putting together cookies bags/containers. Do you have any good Christmas cookie recipes you would recommend for this? I have a couple ginger cookie recipes, but I'm wanting variety. ...

Does anyone care to share their favorite vegan recipes for Hanukkah? I specifically would like to know your favorite latke recipe. I don't know what the best egg substitute would be. Thank you. Happy Hanukkah! ...

I'm trying to make a vegan version of my family's petiheya recipe (ukrainian version of perogies) and I've found vegan versions for everything but Farmers Cheese.. Does anyone know anything I could use? If it's a dead end I'm just going to omit it but I'd like to try and find something, I just ...

Does anyone have good doggy treat recipes? Thanks in advance! ...

This week, I am attending a holiday cookie swap and I thought it'd be great fun to make fortune cookies. I need to make about two dozen cookies (there will be at least 18 veganfolk there) and am trying to come up with unique fortunes for each. Ideally, ...

Four or five months ago I went to the doctor and found out that I'm allergic to everything, including soy. And I'm really starting to have a hankerin' for some tofu. I'm planning on trying to make some tofu next weekend out of either black beans or garbanzo beans (I'm ...

So, today i created something new - a version of this recipe. i veganized it and adapted it to ingredients i had available. OMG! Heavenly - spicy but heavenly.My version is:========Ingredients * 1-ounce dried shitake mushrooms, coarsely chopped (next time i'll use 2 oz) ...

Hi, I just found this community and I hope this post isn't off-topic. It's food-related but not really recipe-related. I am vegetarian and my wife and son are lactose intolerant, which means at home we are effectively vegan, and I do all of the cooking at home. I also work ...

Has anyone tried the cheddar Teese yet? I went to Green in Tempe AZ yesterday and had some for the first time. My boyfriend got a Philly cheese steak from there with the cheddar Teese and we both loved it, so we bought a tube of it. I don't like ...

Hi everyone, I'm making Christmas cookies for people at work this year. I have "The Joy of Vegan Baking", "Veganomicon", and "Sinfully Vegan", and probably every other vegan cookbook you can think of. I don't make cookies very often (because I'll eat them all :p), so does anyone have any ...

I have been searching for an interesting Christmas menu and I haven't had much luck.Are there any favorite and delicious dishes that anyone has cooked or seen that may be of help?Thanks! ...

Saw this in another comm, thought I'd pass it along, just in case it's legit:"There have been a lot of recent spam attacks on moderators of big communities. The spammers will hack into a moderators journal, delete all the other moderators and post in the community a link to a ...

If anyone can direct me to a vegan briskit recipe I would be so, so, so appreciative. I really wanna try to make briskit for Chanukkah this year! ...

This time of year, we're mostly getting root veggies from the CSA. Aside from potatoes and carrots, I didn't really know what to do with most of them. The beets and radishes and parsnips and turnips and celeriac have been building up, though, and I finally decided this week to ...

How do you make inari pockets? I don't need advise on what to fill them with. I need to know how to make the actual pockets. All I can find online is filling recipes. Would like to see some instuctional video. Thanks. ...

I need some tips on how to get my tofu to firmer. :-/ Usually I freeze it, and then press it for about half an hour. Normally that's fine if I'm making a stiry fry or something, but lately I've been trying some dishes where tofu is ...

I'm looking for a recipe to make swedish "meat"balls for christmas. I'd really like to use ground round and not do too much of anything from scratch (since i'll be baking/cooking like a madwoman that day, I don't exactly have that much prep time). I use YVES ground round for ...

My vegan friends! I can cook a lot of things, but one thing I can't master is the supposedly idiot proof stir-fry. I am tired of washing, dicing, and chopping mounds of vegetables only to have them become somehow simultaneously soggy and burnt in my wok. What are some of ...

Hello everyone!I'm part of a nation-wide gift exchange with several of my friends who've scattered across the country. I'm making a jewelry box for my friend and would love to fill it with some homemade vegan candies. Does anyone have tried and true recipes for candies that won't melt in ...

Vegan bakers, help me out! I'm going home for Christmas and my mom wants to make her famous Almond Butter Cookies, as is Xmas tradition in our family. She wants me to help and therefore asked if they could be veganized. Trouble is, I tried a couple ...

This is a really simple recipe, that can be made to look incredibly posh.Ingredients (four servings)One cake firm silken tofu (e.g. Mori-nu)sesame sauce:8 tsp white sesame seed4 tsp soya sauce4 tsp sake8 tsp mirin (use an expensive one, like Clearspring's Mikawa Mirin)topping:2 tsp white sesame seedA sprinkle of nori flakes, ...

Is there a good alternative to honey when it comes to soothing a dry/scratchy/sore throat? I'm looking for something thick that coats it. I tried agave, since that's about the only thing I had in the house that I thought was close, which worked for a short time ...

Due to an unexpected day off from work, I decided to make this recipe that I have rolling around the plans for in my head for weeks.Ingredients:-3 medium potatoes, skinned and cubed-12 cloves of garlic, drained-1 can of chopped tomatoes-1/2 a bag of baby spinach(about 2 cups raw)-1 tsp fresh ...

It's about 10F outside with who knows what kind of wind chill, so clearly, soup was the only option for dinner. This soup is an old favorite of mine that I hadn't made in years, from my well-worn copy of Laurel's Kitchen that I've mostly ignored since I became vegan. ...

Hi, I'm having a gallery opening in a week (my BFA show aaa!) and I'm trying to think of foods I can bake and bring. They have to be easy to hold or put on a little plate and nibble while looking at art -- nothing too messy or ...

I'm trying to find a good raw chocolate dessert recipe, something that I can make a batch of and take with me as part of my lunch to work for a few days. I'd prefer a brownie or ball type food. Something that works without walnuts too, as I cannot ...

i made this up for dinner tonight, and it came out beautifully - way better than i'd ever expected it to be. no idea what to call it, but it's a cross between ethiopian fosolia and lebanese loubieh bi'zeit, two of my favorite foods.5 cups stringbeans, cut in half and ...

So...I bought some lovely wild chanterelles at the farmers' market last weekend. Or conceivably the weekend before. *cough*Anyway, right away I put the paper bag they were in into a plastic bag to keep them from drying out, and I put this in the fridge. And then, clearly, neglected them.I ...

I was messing around with tofu yesterday and I created something amazing. This is the closest thing to fish I've tasted since I went veg. Short and sweet recipe below the cut.I didn't measure, so these are all approximations1/4 block of Extra-firm Tofu, sliced2 TB Sesame oil (or ...

hey,so someone on here said something about how you could make veggie stock using the parts of vegetables you usually throw out - ends, leaves, etc; i searched the tags but couldn't find anything. if anyone knows if this is true/how well it works, i'd be way appreciative! the only ...

I've been meaning to post this recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional holiday cookie that I believe is of German origins... I do know that there is great variety in what people call "pfeffernusse" - and also that there is an entirely different cookie called "peppernuts." Anyway, I was asked to ...

Hello All!! SO, I just tried a recipe for vegan cream cheese..and it looks like it didn't really turn out..at all :( The recipe I used it from the cookbook How It All Vegan (pg 86)- and I was wondering if anybody has had better luck with vegan cream ...

My son just celebrated his first birthday today. I wanted to make a vegan cake so I found some recipes online, where from I do not know. I made the cake in a 8 x 11.5 x 2 pan because I didn't have two round cake pans. ...

Quick question: are all of the recipes included in Bryanna Clark Grogan's "Vegan Feast Newsletter" in her books? ...

Okay, I am having a cookie swap. I am not a vegan, but I am trying to increase the vegan options in my diet and the world. I would like to make healthy, vegan cookies...preferably some with splenda. Any ideas? It has to be simple because I am not ...

This is really good over rice, but I bet it would be tasty as a quesadilla filling too. If you're making it for 3 or more people. Just use a whole onion, a whole carton of mushrooms and entire cans of the canned ingredients.Serves 2 people. Or one really hungry ...

Yesterday I went by the asian food store and picked up a package of "White Shiro Miso" -- is this the same as white "mellow" miso, which I've seen in many recipes? I'd like to try to make a ginger miso dressing, like they serve in japanese restraunts. Also, while I was there I looked ...

Hiya! So for my wintertime gifts for friends and family, I'm assembling goodie boxes for them with some yummy vegan candies, cookies, and other treats. I'm certainly going to try my hand at some Vegan Divinity (wish me luck!), but am wondering if anyone has any other super ...

I found myself with some leftover Tofutti (for once), so I used it to make stuffed mushrooms for Thanksgiving. No pics--they weren't the prettiest food anyway--but they were super tasty as a side dish, and the leftover ones make a really nice savory snack right out of the fridge. If ...

I received a ton of button, shiitake, and sliced portobello mushrooms and can't think of any of the recipes I've passed up because I didn't have enough mushrooms.Any good recipe ideas? ...

(Checked the memories/tags on this but they seemed a bit out of date...)I recently splurged on a tri-tiered electric steamer after realizing that a.) I was beginning to eat most of my veggie dinners cooked in oil and b.) I could use steaming time to get more work done (ah, ...

Does anyone here have a recipe for a savory vegan cheesecake that does not include tofu or fake meats in the recipe? I would rather use tofutti better than cream cheese and sour supreme as they have a better flavor. All of the recipe's I've found online do have tofu ...

Has anyone else noticed that the Gimme Lean sausage style (the kind that comes in a roll) has gotten--squishy, for lack of a better word? It might not have been a recent change, since the price tag means I save it for special occasions. But I went to grab a ...

does anyone know what i could use to make a garlic sauce like the one at pizza pi in seattle?it's creamy, thick, white and garlicky... probably silken tofu? what else? ...

Yes. This cake is made of mayo. Chocolate cake. It's amazing. This cake tastes just as good as the non-vegan version and holds up better than any other cake I've made. It's really easy and delicious. Measure and sift together: 2 C Plain Flour (not self-rising, cake or unbleached) 1 ...

Hello everyone! This weekend I will have my niece & nephew over to bake sugar cookies. Vegan food is very foreign to them, but rather than purchase unvegan premade sugar cookie dough and not be able to eat it, I want to make vegan cookies so that A) I can enjoy them, B) ...

Does any one have a recipe for rolled and cut vegan sugar cookies that doesn't call for shortening or margarine (I want to avoid trans-fats and palm oil, and I want to keep the cost down)? I'm looking for something that uses vegetable/canola oil as the fat.I'd also like to ...

vegan_soda_farlsOriginally uploaded by hellboundwarpigHere in Northern Ireland, Soda Farls are part of the traditional fry up. So are great with fried up potato bread, tomatoes, mushrooms and maybe a dollop of HP sauce for breakfast. I plan to double up this recipe the next time as the kids love them ...

When the days are getting cooler and shorter we tend to turn to comfort food for that little extra warmth and coziness. Although associated with less healthy ingredient, comfort food can be filling and yet good not only for the soul but for you health Try this creamy ...

I've been getting carrots weekly from my CSA and am at a loss for what to do with them. I have like three bunches in my fridge. My instinct is to make soup, but my boyfriend/co-conspirator-in-the-kitchen is not a friend of carrot soups. So, I'd love suggestions for recipes that ...

so, i am doing the master cleanse right now. winding down from day 1. and thinking about what i am going to eat when i am done with this. when i go back to foods i can chew, i want to make a really awesome raw meal. i will only ...

I love to make stuffed peppers at the house, but I was feeling in a rut. I decided to use orzo instead of a grain, and take a different approach for fillings and seasonings. This is what I came up with. . .Ingredients:-2 red bell peppers-1/2 Cup dry ...

Pasta with Green Peas and Creamy Walnut Garlic Sauce!Vastly improved from a pretty bland recipe from here. I'm about to embark on my student teaching in a junior high English class, and I'm in my last quarter of school before that happens. I made this after a stressful afternoon ...

my husband eats meat. that's just the way it is. if i dont make a specifically vegan meal it's usually something like a vegetable, a starch, meat for him and then im left in the lurch. im not going to make another meal for myself. is there any other easy ...

To my amazement I just found MimicCreme at a grocery store in my boyfriend's city (which will also be my city after this semester). It's nearly $5 for a soymilk-sized aseptic carton, and I'd like to give it a try, ideally in veganizing an old favorite dessert or something. Any ...

I have a bag of gold potatoes that I need to use. I was thinking about making the Potatoes Au Gratin from Skinny Bitch in the Kitch, but the recipe calls for russet potatoes. Will it turn out ok???TIA! ...

You've probably heard about this bread, and/or seen links to it. It's that "no-knead" bread everyone in food-dom is going on about these days. And it really is as good as the hype. And embarrassingly easy.I cut this too early (thus the smear on the knife and the slight darkness ...

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I randomly put these ingredients together, and they worked out great! I am 99% sure everything is vegan, so if something isn't, then I am terribly sorry!Basically I threw it all in the pot after cooking the onions.slice of a red onion (this was huge) and diced2 garlic cloves1 tomato, ...

http://food.yahoo.com/recipes/eatingwell/449/quick-guacamolei actually made it without the salsa and it still tastes delish.3 avocados, diced1 cup Fresh Tomato Salsa or prepared salsa1 tablespoon lemon juice1/4 teaspoon salt Using a potato masher, mash diced avocados in a medium bowl, leaving them a little chunky. Add salsa, lemon juice and salt; stir to ...

i have a chickpea dilemma. i planned on making falafel, and i soaked 2 cups of chickpeas for about 24 hours. then i realized my food processor is broken and i won't be able to use them right away until i borrow one tomorrow. i didn't ...

Tomorrow I am making pumpkin smoothie. It requires "Dates". I was wondering if those are accessible, or should be at least, at your nearest grocer. Since this is the vegancooking site, I will give out the whole recipe::3 small dates1/2 cup soy milk1/2 cup plain canned pumpkin (or more)1/2 bananacinnamon, ...

Happy Thanksgiving!I am *desperately* seeking Bryanna Clark Grogan's recipe for Chile Green Beans that appears in her "Authentic Chinese" cookbook. I own this book, but we are in limbo-land after losing our home to Hurricane Ike, and my cookbooks (which survived, happily) are in storage.I want to make the chile green beans as ...

So I sent my hubby grocery shopping with a list. He came back with two different organic mixes of rices instead of plain organic brown. I am wondering what spices or seasonings to use to bring out their flavors. I want to steer clear of beans since I often make different types of ...

I'm going to be making a couple of pies tomorrow. I've never been good with making/rolling dough for things, especially pie crusts (I'm alright with graham cracker ones, but those won't taste very good with pecan or cherry pies). Plus, I'm just trying to keep things simple this ...

I hope you dont mind me asking this question here since I am only a vegetarian. I normally drink a smoothie for breakfast and in it I mix some flaxseedoil to get omega 3, but recently came across an oil called 'Udo's choice oil' and it sounded pretty good. Have ...

What's your favorite appetizer that's not complicated, is vegan obviously and omnis love? For thanksgiving I'm going to be the only vegan, so I'm making a vegan loaf (vegan meat loaf), vegan mashed potatoes, double layer low fat/cal pumpkin cheesecake from fat free vegan blog and I want to make an ...

Is it possible to add Bacos or similar to a dish that is being baked, such as stuffing? I added Bacos to a soup once (it was my first time using them, I had no idea) and they went all soggy and pale and bleh, although they did lend their ...

I've tried various recipes for vegan pumpkin pie, using recipes from here and other sites and cook books. I usually make at least three pumpkin pies between Halloween and New Year's and they turn out good--except for one time when it turned out bitter. I'm not sure how that happened... ...

I know delicious meals can be prepared using fake meat made from mushroom stems. Does anyone have any recipes though? I'm going to try experimenting with some stems once I have a break from school. I looked in the memories, but I couldn't find anything. Thank you so much! ...

Many many years ago (ok, seven), just before I went veg*n, I copied this recipe from a cookbook I found in a library or bookstore. I'm posting a variation of it, because I've changed it several times over the years and the original recipe is long gone. I would be very ...

This is our first Thanksgiving since going vegan (almost a year!) and despite very mixed reviews my husband and I decided to try a Tofurky Roast. I've heard that it is rather salty so I plan on adding a tbsp of maple syrup to the olive oil, soy sauce ...

I have been given the task of making something out of my fresh veggie delivery for Thanksgiving.I have beets, turnips, potatoes, four whole artichokes, cauliflower, celery, rainbow chard, tomatoes, carrots, and possibly some kale. I'm willing to buy more veggies or other ingredients if necessary, but the point is to ...

I want to make the Baked Potato and Greens Soup with Potato-Wedge Croutons from Veganamicon, but I don't particularly like kale. I would normally substitute with spinach, which I love, but my daughter hates it. What would you recommend instead? Also, I'm looking for a really good but essentially basic ...

So I'm going to a friends house for an all vegan thanksgiving! yay! however I've been instructed to bring food to munch on throughout the day, before the big meal, so appitizery kind of stuff. My problem is that I'm coming 2 days in advance and am getting there ...

Hey Guys, I'm making my pumpkin pie today, I'm making my own pumpkin puree. But i need to strain it through cheesecloth before I bake it. I don't think I have cheese cloth here. Is there anything else I could use? Maybe like a paper towel with a strainer or something? Thanks ...

as i was looking through the food in my kitchen, i realized that the loaf of bread i have was starting to get white spots, so i was trying to come up with a way to use an ENTIRE loaf of bread today.i realized i should make stuffing, after eating ...

I was searching for the perfect warm your cockles food the other night, and figured I would attempt to make Chilli. Having never made it before I checked some tags, got an idea of generally what goes in and went for it.This turned out to be the best chilli ...

I just started dating a non vegan. He doesn't eat a wholeeee ton of meat, but there is no way he would veer become vegan (boooo). He's an amazing cook and it is very intimidating for me to cook for him. I've only really ever cooked to please myself ...

Hi all!Would anybody mind posting the tiramisu cupcake recipe from VCTOTW? I want to take a mini version to a bachelorette potluck tomorrow, but my copy of the book is in a box in a faraway city.Thanks! ...

I was thinking two things last week: (1) I want tomato soup. With lentils. And pumpkin. (2) I want soft apples. Since everybody on all the vegan cookery journals-or-boards is talking about Thanksgiving and practice dinners, I decided to make the soft apples "savory" instead of sweet (so -- chutney, ...

do cookie cutter recipes veganise well? i know the dough has to be a certain consistancy. i bought some cookie cutters (woohoo 90% off halloween stuff) and the kiddos are bugging me to use them. ...

I just wanted any of you who have not found the perfect non-tofu pumpkin pie recipe not to fret. I made Bryanna's pumpkin pie last night, and it is absolutely delicious! It's very generous with the spices, so if you like a milder pie, I'd half the spices. I love ...