Dinner 7/29

Wild Mushroom Quesadilla
(oyster and shiitake mushrooms, soy cheese*, red pepper wraps)

Arugula Salad
(w/ creamy tequila dressing)


* we've been using the "Follow Your Heart" Vegan Gourmet Monterey Jack lately, and it's easily the best casein-free soy cheese I've had -- the raw texture is not too weird, the flavor is decent and more importantly, it melts ;)

Dinner 7/28

Tofu Marsala over Pasta
(tofu cutlets dredged in flour then pan-fried, sauteed shiitake mushrooms, garlic, tomato paste, add marsala and reduce by half, add lemon juice, salt, pepper)

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

 

 

 

 

Dinner 7/27

Turkish Griddle Cakes
(stuffed with scapes and greens)

Braised Green and Purple Cabbage

Lentil and Greens Soup

Panzanella
(bread and tomato salad w/ basil)

 

Dinner 7/26

Jerk Tofu
(pureed mixture of allspice, thyme, nutmeg, garlic, scallions, black pepper, cayenne, a tsp.of vinegar, and 1/4 cup of canola oil -- grill the tofu, splash w/ a little tamari, and baste with the jerk sauce liberally until done)

Rice Pilaf
(basmati rice, onion, garlic, cilantro, mexican oregano)

Plantain and Soyrizo Mash

 

 

Dinner 7/25

Watermelon Gazpacho
(from the new book by Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis -- "Raw Food/Real World" -- pureed watermelon, diced tomato, cucumber, watermelon, radish, scallion, jalapeno, lemon juice)

Raw Chiles Rellenos
(mixture of pumpkin seed paste, carrots, onion, jalapeno, bragg's liquid amino - stuffed into long sweet peppers and dehydrated eight hours @ 110 degrees)

Guacamole
(avocado, lime juice, salt, pepper, jalapeno)

a good night to make raw food when it's 95 degrees and matching humidity -- no turning on the big oven -- the dehydrator (an Excalibur 2900) is indispensable...

Dinner 7/24

Gyoza Dumplings *

Steamed Eggplant
(from Jamie Oliver -- steamed japanese eggplant mixed with tamari, rooster sauce, lemon juice, hoisin sauce, scallions, basil, cilantro, red serrano chile)

Stir-Fried Tofu

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Jasmine Rice


* when making dumplings, the best thing to do is just use the entire package of wrappers, freeze half, but save a few for the next day when the craving kicks in ;)

Dinner 7/23

Garlic Soup w/ Tofu and Enoki Mushrooms

Gyoza Dumplings
(stuffed with cabbage, onion, shiitake mushroom -- seared then steamed)

Udon Noodle Pie
(boiled udon noodles mixed with rooster sauce, scallions, tamari and then fried in the wok -- crispy... mmmmm.)


* came home late from the Indians game (with the Fox friendly starting time of 3:15pm -- wtf?) but Liz had this ready when we got home -- which was a good thing -- we were starving...

Dinner 7/22

King Trumpet, Tomato and Zucchini Fettuccini *
(dehydrated cherry tomatoes, king trumpet mushrooms-- it was supposed to be king oyster, but we didn't have any -- and zucchini noodles.)

Mixed Green Salad w/ Raisins

Avocado Lime Tart **


* from Matthew Kenney and Sarma Melngailis's "Raw Food / Real World". The recipes fall somewhere in between Charlie Trotter/Roxanne Klein's and Juliano's on the difficulty scale. Really nice looking book, great tasting recipes.

** you'd never know this had avocado in it -- simply put -- the best raw dessert we've ever eaten.

Tags: raw food, raw, vegan, food, dinner, tofu

Lunch 7/22

Raw Borscht

Arugula Salad w/ Dried Cherries and Macadamia Nut Dressing

Dragon Crackers


A rare lunch entry can only mean one thing -- another raw food day ;)

Dinner 7/21

Eggplant Parmesan Over Capellini Pasta

Bistro Salad

 

 

 

Dinner 7/20

Gong Bao (a.k.a. Kung Pao) Tofu w/ Udon Noodles

Matsutake Mushrooms

Papaya Salad
(papaya, carrot, radish, scallions, lime juice, sal, pepper)

Dinner 7/19

Stuffed Burrito
(seitan, onion, rice and chipotle)

Fried Plantain and Soyrizo Mash

Quinoa Salad

Dinner 7/18

Capellini Pomodoro on a bed of Spinach

Homemade French Bread

Steamed Broccoli

Frito Misto Scapes

Dinner 7/17

Udon Noodle Pie w/ Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 7/16


Bruschetta
(toasted french bread, zucchini, yellow squash, garlic, onion, tomato, salt and pepper)

Nicoise Salad


bonus link -- the nicoise salad in progress

 

 

Dinner 7/15

Seitan Bourguignon

Boiled Red Potatoes

Homemade French Bread

Braised Leeks

Bistro Salad



a day late with our Bastille Dinner, but it was worth the wait ;)

Dinner 7/14

Black Pepper Tofu Curry

Spicy Zucchini

Basmati Rice

Lentil Dal*

Kerala Style Beets **

Pappadams ***


* it was supposed to be a toor dal but I was out of toor and used regular brown lentils instead.

** this calls for champagne or yellow beets, but we substituted red beets -- you lose a little in the subtlety of color, but the taste was identical.

*** pappadams -- or papadums, poppadams and my new favorite variation puppadoms ;)

Dinner 7/13

Barley Stew w/ Shitake Mushrooms

Steamed Cauliflower

Shaved Fennel Salad

Tomato and Potato Soup

 

 

 

Dinner 7/12

Stir-Fry
(tofu, carrot, red bell pepper, scallions, garlic, ginger, tamari)

Spicy Eggplant

Jasmine Rice

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 7/11

Focaccia Pizza
(focaccia, tomato sauce, onion, black olive and shiitake mushroom)


* the one advantage in making enough dough for two focaccia's is that pizza is always an option -- which was good becasue we went out to "Fun-n-Stuff" -- where the kids got to race go-karts, play putt-putt golf and roller skate and come home exhausted and hungry...

Dinner 7/10

Saffron Tart
(saffron infused cream sauce -- soy milk and soft tofu reduced -- with sun-dried tomatoes)

Green Beans

Focaccia

Wilted Kale with Cannellini Beans and Soyrizo

Gazpacho

Dinner 7/9

Pizza
(tomato sauce, onion, garlic, black olives)

Bistro Salad


* Liz made perhaps her best pizza dough of all time (no small feat) which elevated this simple pizza to a whole 'nother level.

went out to the Kent Farmers market today -- not much shaking yet, mostly baked goods and flowers so far -- but this dog seemed happy ;)

Dinner 7/8

BBQ Tofu w/ Onions

Home Fries

Grilled Corn

Dinner 7/7

Fusilli w/ Tomato Sauce

Grilled Asparagus

French Bread

Dinner 7/6

Chiles Rellenos
(stuffed with potato and soyrizo)

Arroz Verde
(poblano rice)

Grilled Corn

Guacamole

Braised Greens In Chipotle Cream

Dinner 7/5

Sweet and Sour Tofu
(tempura tofu, pineapple, carrot, red bell peppers, onion, garlic, ginger, tamari, pepper, toasted cashews, scallions and cilantro -- the sauce was vinegar, maple syrup (in place of the sugar), tamari, ketchup and a cornstarch slurry)

Braised Baby Bok Choy

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 7/4

Grilled Tofu Dogs

Potato Salad

Baked Beans

Grilled Corn

Dinner 7/3

Chickpea and Greens Soup
(chickpea, chard, carrots, veg stock, salt and pepper)

Braised Cabbage w/ Soyrizo

Panini
(greens, cannellini, tofu, onion, tamari, salt and pepper)

Dinner 7/2

Turkish Griddle Bread Stuffed w/ Scapes,

Mediterranean Greens and White Beans,

Pita Bread*

Grilled Eggplant w/ Pommegranate Glaze

Green Bean and Potato Salad


* second attempt at making pita -- came out much softer

Dinner 7/1

Turkish Griddle Bread

Lentil and Greens Soup

Braised Cabbage w/ Soyrizo

Pita Bread *


* our first attempt at Pita Bread came out a little crispier than intended -- but tasty nonetheless...

recipes from Paula Wolfert's "Mediterranean Grains and Greens" book -- highly recommended