Dinner 11/13

Mushroom Ginger Soup
(dried shiitake, fresh ginger, scallions, carrot, veg broth)

Vegetable Lo Mein
(leeks, carrots, garlic, ginger, scallions, tofu, rice noodles, tamari)

Sear/Steamed Brussel Sprouts

Dinner 11/12

PomPom (or Lion's Mane) Mushrooms on Ciabatta

We ended up going to the Big Food Expo in Cleveland yesterday and nibbled throughout most of it, so we weren't really that hungry when we got home. Got to say hello to the always orange clogged Mario Batali and Michael and Liz Symon (got a nice Lola t-shirt), Missed Rachael Ray, and Alton is only on Sat/Sun...

Dinner 11/11

Fusilli w/ Onion, Red Bell Pepper and Soy Sausage*

Ciabatta Bread


* these are Italian types (read: spicy) and are more solid that the soyrizo, but tend to dry out pretty quickly. These sort of fall under number 4 in the left hand column, but *shrug* they weren't bad...

Dinner 11/10

Pozole
(seitan stew w/ onions, garlic, hominy, ancho chiles, veg stock and mexican oregano)

Wild Mushroom Quesdilla
(oyster mushrooms, tamari, onion, soy cheese, flour tortilla)

Papusas
(masa dough, onion, soy cheese, soyrizo)

Dinner 11/09

Stir-Fry
(tofu, sesame oil, tamari, red bell pepper, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, scallions)

Hoisin Green Beans
(seared/steamed grean beans w/ tamari and hoisin sauce)

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 11/08

Rosti topped w/ Chanterelle Mushrooms
(potatoes, onion, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper)

Butternut Squash Soup
(butternut squash, veg stock, nutmeg, sage, salt and pepper)

Braised Brussel Sprouts

Homemade Ciabatta Bread

Dessert

Macerated Strawberries in Balsamic Vinegar over Almond Pound Cake

*a fantastic Fall dinner all the way around ;)

Dinner 11/07

Broccoli Rabe and Sun-Dried Tomatoes over Pasta

Dinner 11/06

White Bean Cassoulet

Polenta

Braised Leeks

French Bread

Dinner 11/05

Turmeric Cauliflower and Scallions

Spicy Okra w/ Chiles

Cumin Potatoes w/ Chiles

Eggplant in Creamy Yogurt Sauce*
(from Saveur)

* this is really the first time I've cooked with the vegan yogurt, and it held up pretty well -- not too liquidy, sweet or firm.

Dinner 11/04

Mushroom Risotto

Grilled Asparagus

Baked Artichoke Crock
(artichoke hearts, vegenaise, red pepper, capers)

Ciabatta Bread

Dinner 11/03

Roasted Cavolfiore
(roasted cauliflower w/ oil packed black olives and breadcrumbs)

Braised Leeks

Roasted Russian Fingerling Potatoes

Dinner 11/02

Stir-Fry
(tofu, carrot, shiitake mushroom, scallions, garlic, ginger, tamari and sesame oil)

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 10/31

Capellini Pomodoro

Steamed Broccoli

Italian Bread

Dinner 10/30

Stir-Fry
(jasmine rice, bok choy, tofu)

sort of an abbriviated dinner as I had to run up to Cleveland to play a show (live soundtrack to "Nosferatu" w/ the SynthCleveland folks). I also made popcorn and brought cider from Beckwith's for all the movie goers.

Dinner 10/29

Stir Fry w/ Broccoli
(tofu, garlic, ginger, broccoli, hoisin sauce)

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 10/28

White Bean Cassoulet

Mini Potato Gratins*

Braised Brussel Sprouts and Leeks

* made in a muffin pan, recipe from delicious. magazine (from Australia)

Dinner 10/27

Tex-Mex Enchilladas

Stuffed Poblanos
(rice, onion, potato and soyrizo)

Rajas
(onion, garlic, poblano strips)

Cumin and Corriander Rice Pilaf

Dinner 10/26

Cap'n Janeway
(onion, garlic, soyrizo, red pepper, tomato sauce and soy sour cream mixed with rombi pasta)

Italian Bread

Braised Brussel Sprouts

Dinner 10/25

Tofu Almodovar*
(tomato, onion, olive, red bell pepper, tofu cutlets)

Saffron Rice

Balsamic Tofu Salad**


* We haven't made this one from Ray-Ray in a while. The Spanish flavor is enhanced by the saffron rice...

** from delicious. shaved fennel, mixed greens, sauteed tofu in oil, then balsamic vinegar, sliced and mixed into the salad. nice and easy.

Dinner 10/24

Balsamic Braised Seitan*

Polenta**

* from Cook's Illustrated 12/04 issue -- again cooking w/ recipes from the future-ure-ure ;)

** the polenta (for the second night in a row) was fabulous. yes, I'm working on ideas for a future tasting...

Dinner 10/23

Barbecued Tofu

Cannellini Bean Stew over Polenta
(onion, garlic, soyrizo, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, cannellini beans, tomato)

Dinner 10/22

Panade*
(from the Zuni Cafe cookbook)

Mixed Green Salad w/ Cherry Tomato and Apple in a Potato Gaufrette basket
(w/ fig vinaigrette)

*a savory chard, onion and bread "pudding" -- slow cooked in a cassarole for 3.5 hours at 275. It just melts in your mouth.)

Dinner 10/21

Seitan Stew w/ Figs and Couscous
(from Cooking Light)

Braised Leeks

Pita Bread

Dinner 10/20

Fusilli w/ red sauce

Ciabatta

* quick dinner tonight, I had to go set-up and play the show
at Rain -- the 1922 silent film Nosferatu w/ a live soundtrack...
it was fun... here's a wrap-up

http://experimentalbehavior.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=1923

no, I haven't died -- although I did catch on fire last Sunday, burning my ring finger pretty good. It's healing, but it's amazing to realize just how much you need that finger sometimes... like typing on a keyboard, or everytime you bump it on something. So, anyway... back to the blog...

Dinner 10/11

Sauteed Porcini Mushrooms

Homemade French Bread

Tapenade

* mmm... porcini mushrooms.

Dinner 10/10

Spinach Dip*

Tapenade

Homemade French Bread


* modified from Olive Garden, comes from one of those cookbooks that has "famous" and "secret" recipes. Liz bought four of them ;)

Dinner 10/9

Moroccan Style Filo
(stuffed with israeli couscous, eggplant, tofu, onion and spices, on a base of spiced tomato sauce)

* the cover recipe from the "Millenium" cookbook

Dinner 10/08

Burrito
(rice, black bean, red bell pepper, jalepeno, corn)

Salsa
(tomato, onion, jalepeno, salt and pepper)

Dinner 10/07

Eggplant Parmesan
(over fusilli pasta w/homemade tomato sauce)

Fried Green Tomatoes
(w/ cornmeal)

Steamed Asparagus

Potato and Tomato Soup