Easter Dinner

Borsht

Asparagus in a Dill and Lemon Cream Sauce in Puff Pastry (like the picture at the top)

Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Onions and Garlic

Sauteed Tofu Medallions on a bed of Braised Spinach with a Mustard Cream Sauce

Homemade Bread

Club Soda

Dessert

Lemon Tart

Orange Flavored Pound Cake*

* using a lamb shaped mold (two years ago it was a bunny), it was a Martha Stewart moment.

Dinner

Chinese Stir Fry
(Red Pepper, Purple Carrots, Beet Greens, Kale, Kohlrabi Greens, Celery Greens, Celery, Shiitake Mushrooms and Tofu)

Urad Dal with Tomato

Dessert

Chocolate Glace (Soy Ice Cream)

Coffee

Lunch

Seitan, Tomato and Spring Onion Ragu over Rigatoni Pasta *

Cauliflower in a Roasted Almond, Sesame and Coconut Sauce

* yes, it's that most festive of days -- "guess what's in the container and while you're at it, hurry up and eat it already, we need to clean out the refrigerator because there's no goddamn room to put anything else in after we went to the store" day.

Dinner

Tostada's (guacamole, salsa, lettuce. soy cheese, soy sour cream)

Spicy Roasted Vegetables in Banana Leaf*


*Banana leaves are cool...

Lunch

Seitan, Tomato and Spring Onion Ragu over Rigatoni Pasta

Roasted Fennel, Mushroom & Soy Cheese on Bread

Club Soda

Dinner

Jalapeno Rellenos

Wild Mushroom Quesadilla

Noplaes

Lunch

Rogan Josh

Club Soda

Dinner

Urad Dal with Tomato

Glazed Whole Carrots in Turmeric*

Spicy Cabbage in Tomato Sauce

Cauliflower in a Roasted Almond, Sesame and Coconut Sauce

Stuffed Baby Eggplant

Rogan Josh
(w/ Seitan)

Pineapple Chutney

Basmati Rice

Puri


* The most beautiful long skinny carrots, braised in water, soy margarine and tumeric, then glazed at the end. And, as you can guess, a million dirty dishes after this meal...

Lunch

Butternut Squash Risotto

Baguette

Water

Dinner

Baby Artichokes Sauteed in Shallots, Garlic and Lemon Juice

Fennel Gratin w/ Portobello and Shiitake Mushrooms
(from la cucina italia)

Zucchini Turban w/ Tapenade filling
(from la cucina italia)

Italian Bread

Dessert

Polenta Cake

Coffee

Lunch

Wiblets *

Water

*Another Rule 5 entry (vegan convenience food shaped like a meat product). Basically, it's barbecued seitan shaped like ribs. The sauce was appropriately salty and smoky, and I had them on a bun, so I cut it to fit, so they didn't look like ribs afterwards. Not bad, but I can make it better...

Dinner

Cauliflower Gratin
(Roasted with Saffron, Pine Nuts, Tomato and Onion)

Sformatino di Broccoli
(Broccoli Terrine from La Cucina Italia, Jan/Feb 2001 )

Butternut Squash Risotto

Lunch

Paella

Polenta

Ratatouille

Water

Dinner

Paella

Lunch

Mixed Greens Salad with Black Rasishes

Ratatouille

Polenta and Greens

Baguette with Soy Cream Cheese and oil packed french olives

Stewart's Root Beer

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)

Brownberry Wheat Toast (x2)

Water

Dinner

Cassoulet

Polenta w/ Wilted Greens in Garlic

Sauteed Portabello Mushrooms

Dessert

Chocolate Cake

Coffee

Lunch

Green Beans In Garlic*

Barbequed Eggplant

Vegetable Lo Mein

Steamed Rice

Water


* went out to the local Chinese buffet for my nephew's birthday...

Dinner

Cassoulet*

Steamed Broccoli

Ratatouille
(from Saveur #29)

Pommes Anna**
(w/ purple potatoes)

* a variation on the classic dish w/ seitan, flageolet beans, onions, carrots, celery, veg stock and tomato puree, all stewed in for 2 hours in the oven.

** Done in a ring mold, they were little mini-versions of the traditional Pommes Anna.

Lunch

Miso soup with Snow Peas

Mixed Sushi Platter

Asian Noodles and Tofu in Peanut Sauce*

Water

Dessert

Coffee

Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Torte


* Went to the Mustard Seed for lunch while out looking for light fixtures for our new library (oh, but that's a whole 'nother blog in waiting). We used to go there more often before we had kids, but it's been a few years since we've been for lunch. The sushi and noodles were fine, but the soup tasted like it had been sitting around since yesterday. The snow peas had turned completely brown from the amount of miso stock that it had absorbed.

Dinner

Steamed Broccoli

Seitan [Rabbit] Morvandelle*

Rigatoni Pasta

Wine

Markko Cabernet Sauvignon (Ohio/1999)

Dessert

Chocolate Cake

Coffee


* From Raymond Oliver's "La Cuisine" book. (1970). Fabulous book if you can find a copy on eBay... tomatoes, onions, mustard make the base of the stew with the fried seitan.

Lunch

Mexican Munchies/Pizza Munchies*

Water


*Little frozen Pizza Rolls, yum...

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x2)
(w/ Cholula hot sauce)

Water

Dinner

Wild Mushroom Quesadillas

Tostada's

Lunch

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Water

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)

Brownberry Wheat Toast (x2)

Water

Dinner

Pierogi's*
(Cabbage and Onion)

Apple Sauce

French Bread

Dessert

Coffee

Chocolate Cake


*We made the Pierogi's back in September and vacuum sealed and froze them for nights like tonight (where Liz gets home late for dinner). The Apple Sauce was from August, when we got 3 boxes of apples from a friend. After peeling and coring them, they were boiled down with just a hint of cinnamon. Both tasted like we had made them yesterday...

Lunch

Porcini and Barley Soup

Hommus

Pita Bread

Club Soda

Chocolate Cake

Dinner

Pizza (Artichokes and Yellow Squash)*

Sushi (Inside Out style, with carrots, cucumber and avacado)

Nachos and Salsa

Club Soda


*Liz stopped at the local Wild Oats store after work today and brought back the goodies, it was almost a Spago moment...

Post-Dinner Snack

Olives

French Flat Bread w/ Champagne Mustard

Lunch

Porcini and Barley Soup

Iced Tea