April 2011
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Quinoa Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca
Posted by: CallMeBabs While Catalina de Cuenca made her grandmother’s Catholic soup this week, I made quinoa spaghetti, hooker-style. Yes, that is the literal translation. The rumor is that Italian prostitutes would make this robust red sauce when they wanted to entice men to their places by way of the aroma. It is traditionally vegan except for anchovies, which I replaced with extra...
Apr 28th
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Fanesca Soup
Posted by: Catalina-de-Cuenca  This week’s recipe is dedicated to my beautiful grandmother Jesus —-Yes!  My grandmother’s name  IS Jesus, but it makes sense when her name is said properly Clemencia de Jesus (yikes!), somehow, everyone calls her Jesus and I never realize how strange it was that she has a man’s name. For me she is just grandma Jesus, nothing weird about that! I dedicated...
Apr 28th
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Samosa Wraps
Posted by: Dearest Lizzie I had a long weekend and was looking at a SUPER busy work week so I wanted to find something simple that still had a lot of flavor. I found this recipe on Fat Free Vegan Kitchen. They turned out looking great. I did slightly modified the recipe… mostly because I forgot to buy tofu at the store. I substituted that with canned Seitan which is already seasoned...
Apr 28th
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Popovers
Posted by: Cidell In honor of the upcoming Royal Wedding, I’ve been racking my brain for British breakfast food to bring to the watch party I’m attending. Despite Grenada (70s), Jamaica (60s) and the US (1770s) all receiving thier independence from the Empire, I’m unabashedly an anglophile. I have an annoying fake British accent, drive a MINI Cooper and purposely spell...
Apr 26th
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Eggplant and Spinach Lasagne
Posted by: Cidell I don’t have the best lasagne memories growing up. Loads of soggy ground beef and about all the cheese in the house. It was fine, but it was something served every single Sabbath after church. Those and enchilladas. Two things I never wanted to see again in my adult life.  Luckily, I discovered vegetable lasagne last year in Cooks Illustrated. This recipe calls for...
Apr 24th
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Zia's Raw Taco Dip
Posted By: DearestLizzie SO this was a short week at work for all of us, so we decided to take a week off from the “club,” but I did get my hands on some GREAT taco dip! My boss has actually had this a couple of times and it really surprised me because she had no interest in many things vegan much less RAW vegan… Well she bought this and decided she wasn’t actually...
Apr 22nd
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Quiona Salad With Mango, Black Bean
Posted by: Cidell I’m a child of West Indian parents. We. Love. Mango. Period. In fact, my parents have a mango tree near their home. I first made this fruity, tangy and hearty meal for Vegan Lunch Club over a month ago. It was originally published in Veganomicon and posted over at Post Punk Kitchen. I can easily see this made up with peaches and basil. Strawberries and basil or minced...
Apr 16th
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Black Bean Soup
Posted by: Cidell It seems like every vegan and their mother has a version of black bean soup. Mine showcases my love of all things Cooks Illustrated. I have yet to meet a soup I don’t like. I previously made the meaty version of the Black Bean Soup using a smoked turkey leg for flavor (I didn’t eat pork and shellfish before giving up meat). I was nervous that it wouldn’t have...
Apr 14th
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Pasta and Vegetables with Peanut Sauce
Posted by: Catalina-de-Cuenca Hi there!! I am one of the three omnivores!! Please know that even though this is my first post, it is not my first dish. I am a veteran in this cooking matter  :D This week’s recipe was inspired by my laziness to go to the store. After searching a dozen recipes, I came across a recipe, which listed every product available in my fridge. Pasta and Vegetables...
Apr 12th
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The Punjab
Posted by: DearestLizzie The Punjab Halal Meat and Groceries (pictured above OBVIOUSLY) is a very small looking, yet surprisingly large inside, grocery store. In case you are curious, halal means ‘lawful’ in Arabic. In this case, foods that are permitted under Islamic dietary restrictions. This pertains to the meat market portion but thankfully that portion is in the back and you...
Apr 12th
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Chickpea of the Sea Sandwiches
Posted by: Couscous Colette Hello Everyone!  I’m one of the omnivores in the group blog “three omnivores and a vegan”.  My vegan brother and his gf gave me this recipe for “Chickpea of the Sea”.  It is one of the staples of their vegan lunch diets, so I thought I should share with my vegan lunch co-op buddies.  I have been looking forward to making it for quite some...
Apr 11th
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Quinoa Vegetable Paella
Posted By: DearestLizzie The choice of this recipe started with the need to cook quinoa. This little lunch venture introduced me to it, but I had not made it yet. I think to think of it as the incredible edible…. being that its the “perfect” grain.  This recipe came from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen. I love this blog. It has great recipes and even better explanations and insight. I just LOVE LOVE...
Apr 11th
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Faux Huevos Rancheros
Posted by: Cidell This morning I decided to try a veganized version of Huevos Rancheros.  My version is toasted tortilla, with vegetarian refried beans seasoned with cumin, garlic, onions and a little jalapeño. I topped it off with pre-made salsa and Daiya vegan cheese. My ‘eggs’ were slices of baked or fried frozen and thawed tofu.  It was delicious! All the flavor of the original...
Apr 10th
Carrots and Lentils in Olive Oil
Posted by: Cidell For this week’s co-op, I turned to the New York Times. They had a series this Lent on ‘vegan for Lent’. Perfect timing. Mine ended up with far less carrots than the photo in the paper would lead you to believe. But, that’s ok. Turns out Cat  doesn’t love carrots. I served mine over quiona and left off the mint. This had everything I wanted. Lentils...
Apr 7th
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Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas
Posted by: DearestLizzie Hello world… it’s me, DearestLizzie! (I have never written a blogpost before so I am excited). I really love comfort foods (who doesn’t) so this week I wanted something that seemed “meaty.” I settled on Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas. I haven’t bought a vegan cookbook yet like Cidell, call me a commitment phobe…. but I...
Apr 6th
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Chipotle, Seitan and Potato Tacos
Posted by: Cidell This weekend I attempted my first receipe from Viva Vegan! (link takes you to a great ‘how to’ vide by the author). A book I bought only because it had so many high reviews on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Turns out, it’s a Latin food cookbook. Doh. Excellent. I love Latin American foods. The recipe calls for making your own seitan. That, my friends, is...
Apr 6th
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