Vegan Recipes

[Marlene]

Here's a place to post vegan recipes. It would be nice if the thread could be limited to recipes only and other threads started if there exists a need for further discussion on any recipe(s).

I just thought I'd start a thread devoted to vegan recipes since someone mentioned being interested in vegan recipes and I'm always up for a new vegan recipe, too.

[Marlene]

Originally posted by Psyzmacgrafs
bah!
pancakes!

grrrrrr

waffles rule the universe!
Vegan (Strict Vegetarian) Waffles or Pancakes
These waffles are a tasty way to start the day or end a meal. They can be served with maple syrup, honey, or preserves and can be frozen and reheated in the oven, microwave, or toaster.

The batter also works well for pancakes, and is especially tasty when you add small berries (blueberries, marionberries, raspberries, blackberries, loganberries, etc.) to the mix.

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana, mashed
2 cups water
1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
vanilla extract to taste (optional)
Method:
Mix together the mashed banana and water. Add dry ingredients and mix, leaving lumps in the batter. Waffles: Cook on a waffle iron, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pancakes: Pour 1/2 cup of batter into a hot, lightly oiled frying pan. When bubbles rise through the middle of the pancake and break on the top, flip the pancake and cook until browned underneath. (Note: Test the pan before cooking the pancakes by throwing a few drops of water onto it. If the water jumps around and then disappears, the pan is at the correct temperature.)

Serve for breakfast or dessert; add margarine and top with sweet syrups, fruits, or preserves. Great with coffee.

Notes:
This recipe takes less than five minutes to prepare, not including cooking time.

You must leave lumps in the batter. Waffle or pancake batter which is too smooth will spread out very thin on the waffle iron or pan, and the result will be a rubbery, tough cake.

The batter doesn't freeze well but can be refrigerated for a short time. Waffles can be made in large quantities and frozen for future use; this is a good option if your waffle iron is small!

Pancake suggestion: Put small slices of banana or apple onto the top of each pancake before flipping, and dribble a small amount of batter onto the pieces of fruit. Finish cooking the pancake according to the recipe, and call the result "Dad's World Famous Banana/Apple Fritters" (can you tell this was a family tradition?).

As shown, recipe makes roughly four waffles; the number of pancakes will vary according to size. Recipe can be doubled.

When preparing this recipe and any other food you enjoy, please use organically-grown vegetables, fruits, grains, and flavorings. The Earth you save may be your own.

Small Household Vegetarian Recipes Index


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[Marlene]

Originally posted by Marlene
WACKY CAKE

Single recipe
1 1/4 c. flour
3 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. cold water

Double recipe
2 1/2 c. flour
6 tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
10 tbsp. canola oil
2 tsp. vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. cold water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift dry ingredients (sifting not really necessary, you can stir the dry ingredients together to evenly distribute them) and put into ungreased pan. Make three holes in mixture with a spoon. Put oil in first hole, vinegar in second hole, and vanilla into third hole, then pour water over all. Mix thoroughly and bake 30-40 minutes (check with toothpick after 30 minutes) at 350 degrees. Single makes one 9" round or 8" square layer. Double makes two 9" rounds or one 9.5"x13" rectangle layer.

I follow the directions except I don't mix up the batter in the baking pan, I mix it up in a bowl and then spread the batter in the baking pan.

---No one can tell this is a vegan cake. It's f'ing awesome for those chocolate cravings. The recipe is actually an old WWII recipe when milk, eggs, and butter were rationed, so people made due with what they had. Necessity...the mother of invention.---

[Marlene]

Originally posted by Marlene
Mix together:

2 Cups flour
3 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt

Then add:
1/4 cup shortening or margarine (shortening works much better)
3/4 - 1 Cup soy milk (I find 1 Cup works best) with
1 teaspoon vinegar added before mixing with the dry ingredients (the vinegar essentially makes the soy milk sour like buttermilk)


Mix together with a pastry knife or two forks until ingredients are blended and equally dispersed. Shape into 6 (large) or 8 (medium) sized balls or roll out with a rolling pin and use pastry cutters if you want to be all fancy and stuff and
Bake for 12-18 (14 minutes is perfect in my oven) minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

These go great with soup or with gimme lean sausage style or with jam/jelly in the morning. They are delicious. I've made them so many times I've quoted the recipe here by memory. The recipe is out of the How it All Vegan cookbook.

[Marlene]

i hope Rich doesn't get offended with having his recipe in a vegan recipe thread. it is vegan though and sounds yummy.

Originally posted by Rich Cheney
Ladies -

Don't front on your man with Mac and Cheese after a hard day at the office. Easy Marianara recipe -

2 Cans of plum tomatoes. - crush with hand.
2 cloves of garlic - crush with spoon to remove skin.
Dash of red pepper, black pepper, salt.
Fresh Basil leaves

Flame - low - med.
Line sauce pan w/olive oil, add the dash of spices and the plum tomatoes. cook for 15 minutes, lower flame and add Basil leaves.

No need to cook for more than 20 minutes (unlike a meat sauce).
Make sure nothing burns.

There you go - serve with spaghetti of choice and bread.

[RedSkunk]

Originally posted by Rich Cheney
Would it be sacreligious to eat these biscuits with Bacon & Eggs?

I think so.. Wait, let me check.....

yes.

[Marlene]

Makes one nine or ten inch pie

1 9 or 10-inch vegan pie crust
1/2 cup Florida Crystals sugar
4 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 fifteen ounce can solid-pack pumpkin
1 1/2 cups soy milk or rice milk

Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, spices, and salt. Blend in the pumpkin and soymilk or rice milk, then pour into a 9 or 10-inch crust and bake until set, about 45 minutes. Cool before cutting.

Per serving: 150 calories; 3 g protein; 33 g carbohydrate; 0 (?) g fat; 252 mg sodium; 0 mg cholesterol.

[Marlene]

Steam Broccoli for 2 minutes

Dressing:
2 Tblsp Capers (drained)
1/3 C balsamic vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 Tblsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Shake above ingredients and pour over broccoli. It's also good cold the next day.

[mythago II]

sausages

fry

eat

sleep

repeat

[Tompz]

I recommend broccoli and carrots. Those are the two most essential vegetables. When the austronauts go to space- that's what they bring! They also bring diet-cola.

[Marlene]

Ingredients:

8 ounces pre-pressed or firm tofu
1 Tablespoon oil
-plus cooking spray (or 2 to 3 Tablespoons oil)
3 Tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke

Slice the tofu into pieces 1/8 inch think and about the width of a slice of bacon. Heat the oil in a skillet (preferably non-stick), and cook the tofu slices over a medium-low flame until golden brown and crispy on one side. (This can take up to 15 minutes, depending on the pan used.) Flip and cook the other side until browned. The tofu should be very brown and crispy. Sprinkle with the nutritional yeast, then add the soy sauce and liquid smoke, and stir quickly to coat the tofu slices evenly. Cook for another moment, then serve.

Yield: 2 to 4 servings

Per serving:
Calories 59
Protein 3 g.
Fat 5.g.
Carbohydrates 1 g.

[dropBU$H]

Does anyone have any good vegan recipes for Easter?

[dropBU$H]

Ah c'mon man. That isn't cool.

[Marlene]

Here are some ideas:

http://www.worldveganday.org/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146

http://www.veganfamily.co.uk/easter.html#usa

http://www.vrg.org/recipes/passover.htm

and just for the heck of it:

Vegan Ambrosia:

1 Cup fresh pineapple, chopped
1 Cup apple, chopped
1 Cup orange, chopped
1 Cup sliced strawberry
1 Cup organic grapes
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
6 Tablespoons lemon juice
3 Tablespoons sugar
3 Tablespoons orange juice
1/2 cup soft tofu, pureed
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
1 teaspoon poppy seed (optional)

1. In a large bowl, toss the fruit and coconut until well blended.
2. Refrigerate.
3. Combine the cornstarch with the lemon juice in a medium saucepan and stir until well blended.
4. Place the saucepan over low heat and add the sugar and orange juice.
5. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens, about 5-10 minutes.
6. Remove the saucepan from the stove and allow to cool thoroughly.
7. Fold the puréed tofu, orange rind, and poppy seeds into the juice mixture and chill for at least 1 hour.
8. Pour the dressing over the fruit immediately before serving.

[bigkidpants]

some of my favorite vegan recipes:

plum

1. refigerate.

black cherries

1. refigerate.

pineapple

1. cut and refigerate.

You get the picture. I'm also wild about almonds and pecans and anything with fresh spinach and lots of garlic. Also, Ezekial bread saved my life. I'm not totally vegan, though, because i likes butter and some cheese some time.

Question: have any of you vegans heard about blood type or D'adamo's book eating right for your type? How does that effect your dietary choices?

[midiot]

Whole wheat pasta is the shit...

[Marlene]

This is definitely a local favourite at the Soul Veg in DC. I had this again on a visit to Soul Veg last weekend and thought why not post the recipe here? I think the guys there add garlic powder to the recipe, but I might be wrong. Once, one of the guys working there told me they use the recipes merely as a guide and each cook individualizes what they prepare. Here's the recipe as it appears in the Soul Vegetarian Cookbook:

Macaroni and Cheese
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14 oz. macaroni noodles
4 Cups water
1 Tblsp. tumeric
1 Cup soy milk (or rice, or nut milk)
8 oz. or 1/2 block of tofu
1/2 cup tahini
5 Tblsp. nutritional yeast
2 Tblsp. margarine
salt to taste

1. Boil water in medium sauce pan and add noodles. Turn off the heat. Let macaroni stand in hot water until al dente (about 5 minutes). Drain in colander. Run cold water over noodles to stop cooking process.

2. Blend tofu and soy milk in blender until smooth. Pour into mixing bowl. Add tahini, nutritional yeast, tumeric, and salt to taste. Mix until smooth.

3. Add noodles to cheese mixture. Mix well.

4. Place in lightly oilded casserole dish, top with pats of margarine.

5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.

Yields: 8-10 servings