Dinner 8/31

Braised Seitan w/ Garbanzo Beans and Rasins
(Bon Appetit 9/03 p.118, Tom Colicchio )

Seared/Steamed Green Beans w/ Oyster Mushrooms

Roasted Delacata Squash

Dinner 8/30

Aloo Gobi

Oyster Mushrooms In A Creamy Fennel Sauce

Boiled Potatoes
(w/ mint, cilantro and jalapeno)

Briyani
(currants, pistachio nuts, basmati rice)

Papadams

Dinner 8/29

Tofu Satay
(tofu marinated in spicy peanut sauce, then grilled)

Stir-Fried Rice
(w/ cherry tomatoes and mild green peppers)

And a big shout out to Summer on the GoVegan.net site for mentioning the blog today ;)

Dinner 8/28

Seitan Morvandelle*
(tomatoes, onions and mustard make the base of the stew with the fried seitan, served over cellentani pasta)

Boiled New Potatoes

Steamed Broccoli

Sauteed Oyster Mushrooms

* From Raymond Oliver's "La Cuisine" (1970).

Dinner 8/27

Stir-Fry w/ Spicy Orange Ginger Sauce
(tofu, carrot, scallions, garlic, jalapeno, orange juice, cornstarch, salt and pepper)

Basmati Rice

Dinner 8/26

Eggplant Parmesan
(over linguini)

Mixed Green Salad w/ Roasted Beets
(w/ dried cherries, mild green peppers, beet cream dressing and walnuts)

Cole Slaw*
(shredded cabbage, carrot, soy sour cream, scallion, salt and pepper)

* trying use up the last of this mammoth head of cabbage we got last week at the farmers market. it's like the Zontar sketch from SCTV...

Dinner 8/25

Focaccia Bruschetta
(tomatoes, oyster mushrooms, basil, onion and garlic)

Baked Beans

Dinner 8/24

Mixed Greens Salad w/ Roasted Baby Beets
(w/ creamy beet dressing)

Salsa/Chips

Focaccia w/ Tomato Slices and Basil

Roasted Corn ('tis the season)

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Home Fries
(yukons and reds)

Dinner 8/23

Gazpacho

Chiles Rellenos
(poblano stuffed w/ soy cheese and herbs)

Arroz Verde
(poblano rice)

Grilled Corn
(w/ chipotle and lime butter)

Dinner 8/22

Coconut Tofu in Red Curry Sauce*

Seitan Satay w/ Spicy Peanut Sauce
(marinated in the peanut sauce, then grilled)

Rice Paper Salad Rolls w/ cilantro dipping sauce
(shredded cabbage, scallion, cilantro, ginger and garlic)

* cut the tofu into strips, rolled it in some cornstarch slurry, then rolled it in the dried coconut and then deep fried. non-sweet coconut is really, really good.

Dinner 8/21

Risotto alla Milanese
(Saffron Risotto, inside a roasted red bell pepper "ring")*

Sauteed Chanterelle Mushrooms


* roasted the pepper, cut into a 3/4" high ring, filled it with the risotto and topped with the mushroom)

Dinner 8/20

Eggplant Parmesan
(over Fusilli Pasta)

Porcini Soup /w Cannellini Beans

Braised Leeks

Delicata Squash

Italian Bread

Dinner 8/19

Roasted Corn

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Twice Baked Potato

Dinner 8/18

Eggplant Caponata over Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta

Spicy Braised Cauliflower

Two Vinegar Carrots
(braised w/ red wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar)

Dinner 8/17

Shredded Tofu Burritos
(w/ black beans, shredded tofu marinated in lime juice, shredded cabbage and soy sour cream)

Salsa
(tomato, jalapeno, onion and lime juice)

Dinner 8/16

Burritos
(black bean, yukon gold potatoes, oyster mushroom, lettuce, soy cheese and soy sour cream)

Roasted Sweet Corn

Wilted Beet Greens in a Chipotle Cream Sauce

Salsa and Chips
(tomato, jalapeno, onion, lime juice)

Dinner 8/15

Bocconcini di Tofu con le Mandorle
(Tofu Nuggets with Almonds from Nick Stellino p.106 over Farfalle)

Sauteed Lion's Mane Mushrooms*

Italian Bread


*Last of the batch

Mushroom Strudel
(sauteed Lion's Mane and Oyster mushrooms, onions and 2Tbs cream sauce w/ rosemary, wrapped in Phyllo and baked, then covered in mushroom gravy -- crimini mushrooms, shallots, flour, oil and stock w/ some of the cream sauce 3Tbs)

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Mixed Greens Salad with Roasted Baby Beets and Walnuts and a "borscht" vinaigrette
(beet juice from the roasting, mixed w/ soy sour cream, red wine vinegar and dill)

Dinner 8/13

Shaved Fennel Salad
(w/ dried cherries and olive oil)

Bruschetta
(tomato, zucchini, red onion, garlic and red pepper on Italian bread)

Sauteed Lion's Mane and Chanterelle Mushrooms*

Yukon Gold Potatoes w/ Rosemary
(boiled then run around in the pan with the soy butter, salt, pepper and rosemary)

*I don't know where the hell these are coming from, but I'm mighty happy that they are here...

Dinner 8/12

Pizza
(tomato, oyster mushrooms, artichoke hearts, red onion, green olives, red pepper and soy cheese)

Dinner 8/11

Zucchini, Garlic, Tomato and Pine Nuts over Farfalle Pasta

Sauteed Lion's Mane Mushrooms and Oyster Mushrooms

Dinner 8/10

Seitan in Mustard Sauce

Basmati Rice

Stir-Fry Broccoli

Okra
(boiled, then stir-fried w/ lemon, garlic and ginger)

Desert

Peaches in Foil
(w/ cognac, lemon, nutmeg and soy whipped cream)

Dinner 8/9

Focaccia
(basil, tomato, soy cheese)

Cabbage Salad
(w/ apples, raisins, veganaise)

Lion's Mane Mushrooms

Desert

Plum Tarte Tatin

Dinner 8/8

Toasted Orzo
(w/ green olives, seitan, garlic and scallions)

Sauteed Yellow Squash
(w/ basil and garlic)

Baked Delicata Squash
(a.k.a. Sweet Potato Squash)

Roasted Potatoes, Turnips and Garlic

Dinner 8/7

Carbonnades Flamande
(over Fusilli Pasta)

Boiled Fingerling Potatoes

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Dinner 8/6

Cap'n Janeway
(Farfalle Pasta w/a Tomato Cream Sauce)

Grilled Corn

Dinner 8/5

Stir Fry
(tofu coated w/ turmeric, red bell pepper, onion and garlic)

Basmati Rice

Shredded Cabbage Salad w/ Spicy Peanut Dressing

Dinner 8/4

Tofu Marsala
(tofu cutlets, dredged in flour and sauteed, covered with sauteed shiitake mushrooms in a reduced marsala sauce over pasta)

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Dinner 8/3

Morroccan Seitan Stew
(seitan, dates, cinnamon, coriander, raisin)

Couscous

Okra and Tomato

Loubieh
(braised green beans and onion)

Dinner 8/2

Spicy Eggplant in Tamarind Sauce

Keralan Beets and Coconut

Tofu [Chicken] Tomato

Spicy Pineapple and Coconut

Basmati Rice

* the irony here is that for years I couldn't stand coconut -- but the dried unsweetened coconut is a whole 'nother ball game -- slightly toasted with cumin, corriander, turmneric and cayenne it really made the eggplant dish rock... Same with the pineapple dish, it added another layer of complexity.

Dinner 8/1

Polenta w/ Raisins and Pine Nuts

Focaccia w/ Basil, Tomato and Soy Cheese

Roasted Purple Potatoes, Turnips and Garlic

Dinner 7/31

Mexican Stew over Angel Hair pasta
(seitan, soyrizo, potatoes, onion, garlic, mexican oregano, cilantro, chipotle cream sauce*)

Calabacitas
(grilled corn, sauteed zucchini, jalapeno, onion, garlic, cilantro)

Poblano Rice

* extra cream sauce from last night was the starting point for tonight's stew, the rest was -- in the best tradition of stews -- whatever was on hand ;)