Dinner 9/30

Pizza
(oyster mushrooms, onion, tomato, red pepper)

Dinner 9/27

Saffron Rice

Seared/Steamed Green Beans w/ Paprika and Almonds

Tofu For Almodovar*

* yep, Liz watched Rachael Ray in the morning, so we had this for dinner (substitute veg stock, and soy margarine in the rice and sauce, and tofu for the chicken)

Dinner 9/26

Seitan Stroganoff over Fusilli Pasta

Steamed Broccoli

Boiled Fingerling Potatoes

Dinner 9/25

Sauteed Tofu w/ Fresh Figs over Gemelli Pasta
(floured and pan-fried tofu basted with pureed and strained figs plus veg stock and lemon. put under the broiler -- and it's almost like a sweet barbecue sauce)

Ratatoullie Nicoise
(eggplant, zucchini, red bell pepper, onion, garlic and tomato)

Dinner 9/24

Stir-Fried Tofu and Shiitake Mushrooms

Grilled Japanese Eggplant
(sesame oil, soy, sesame seeds, pepper, black vinegar)

Basmati Rice

Stir-Fried Kale
(w/ soy and sesame seeds)

Dinner 9/22

Wilted Kale
(w/ vingear, papkrika and onion)

Potatoes in Garlic and Almond Sauce

Spanish Style Seitan Stew
(seitan, white beans, onion, carrot, saffron, papkrika and garlic)

Dinner 9/21

Gajjar Bhaji
(Carrots w/ Cashew Nuts)

Khat Meeti Gobi
(Sweet and Sour Cabbage)

(recipes from "The Encyclopedia of Indian Cusisine" -- Kahlid Aziz © 1983)

Keralan Beets

Papadams (or papadums, depending on how you want to spell it)

Basmati Rice

* I know, mixing Northern (gajjar bhaji and papadams) and Southern (khat meeti gobi and keralan beets) again -- but that's the food we had on hand ;)

Dinner 9/20

Hoisin and Anise Flavored Seitan

Green Beans w/ Black Sesame Seeds

Basmati Rice

Dinner 9/19

Butternut Squash Ravioli*
(w/ sage butter)

Italian Bread

* the long national nightmare is over - the freezer is finally fixed!!!! Which means we're totally exhausted after cleaning out the fridge/freezer while they fixed it, to actually make anything new. So, seeing as the ravioli were already defrosted... ;)

Dinner 9/18

Pizza
(roma tomatoes from the garden, onion, shiitake mushrooms, black olives, red chile pepper, tomato sauce and soy cheese)

Dinner 9/17

Stir-Fry Salad
(fried tofu, red bell pepper, mild green chile, leeks, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, ginger and garlic over finely shredded red cabbage and soba noodles w/ peanut and sesame oil dressing)

Dinner 9/16

Sweet and Sour Stir Fry
(Seitan marinated in sesame oil and cornstarch, then deep-fried; red bell pepper, carrot, onion and pineapple; sauce is made of rice wine vinegar, rapadura sugar*, salt, soy, ketchup and then a cornstarch slurry to thicken it at the end)

Basmati Rice

Wine

Chateau Prat-Majou Keim, Minervois (France/2000)
Unfiltered Red Table Wine

* does not use bone char

Dinner 9/15

Falafel Sandwich
(from Falafel Cafe on Cedar)

Hummus and Pita Bread

Dinner 9/14

Carbonnades a la Flamande
(Seitan [Beef] Braised in Beer - Julia Child "Mastering The Art Of French Cooking" Vol. 1 p.317)

Sauteed Lobster Mushrooms

Braised Fennel

Boiled New Potatoes

Eggplant Provencal

Dinner 9/13

Soul Vegetarian's Chili Fries*

Popcorn**

*My favorite thing from the dearly departed restaurant in Cleveland, thankfully the PD once ran a recipe for it that was exactly correct...

** A big evening, there was much information gleaned from popping organic popcorn -- in a wok. We made three types: plain, soy margarine and soy parmesan (non-casein, of course) and caramel corn. Wow. So much better than microwaved popcorn ;)

Dinner 9/12

Butternut Squash Ravioli
(in sage butter)

Sauteed Lobster Mushrooms

Italian Bread

* sage butter, of course, means sage fried in soy margarine...

Dinner 9/11

Stir-Fry
(seitan coated w/ turmeric, onion, garlic, jalapeno and tomato)

Basmati Rice

Dinner 9/10

Endive Salad
(w/ mustard vinaigrette)

Lobster Mushrooms in a Tofu Cream Sauce over Penne Pasta*

*(one box soft tofu and enough soy milk to fill to 2 cups -- hit with the blender stick. then sweat one medium onion, toss in oregano, thyme and and a hint of rosemary. add the tofu mixture and reduce by 1/3 (or so). strain over the sauteed mushrooms to coat, and then over the pasta).

Dinner 9/8

Braised Brussel Sprouts

Sauteed Oyster Mushrooms

Garlic Bread

Roasted Corn

Radicchio and Tomatoes Salad
(w/Basil Cream Dressing)


* R.I.P. Warren Zevon

Dinner

Polenta topped w/ sauteed Red Bell Pepper and Shiitake Mushrooms

Butternut Squash Ravioli w/ Sage Butter

Garlic Bread

Seared/Steamed Green Beans

Italian Wine Dinner 9/6

or, how I spent last night feeding 27 people ;)

Wine: Falesco Est! Est!! Est!!!
Food: Shaved Fennel Salad on a bed of Radicchio

Wine: Zenato Lugano Di San Benedetto DOC
Food: Porcini Soup

Wine: Allegrini Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOC
Food: Butternut Squash Ravioli w/ Sage butter

Wine: Di Majo Norante Sangiovese "San Giorgio" IGT
Food: Saffron Risotto in a Red Bell Pepper "ring"

Wine: Coppo Barbera d'Asti DOC Camp du Rouss
Food: Eggplant Caponata over Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta

Wine: Maculan Dinarello
Food: Chocolate Espresso Bean Cheesecake (the top picture to the left)

Dinner 9/5

Stir-Fry
(tofu, red bell pepper, carrot, onion, basil and jalapeno)*

Basmati Rice

the local jalapeno's are freaking hot. got a pint for $1 at the farmer's market last week.

Dinner 9/4

Mushroom Strudel
(sauteed Lion's Mane and Oyster Mushrooms, onion, garlic and herbs de provence, wrapped in phyllo and baked, covered with mushroom gravy)

Dinner 9/3

Eggplant Parmesan*
(over fusilli pasta)

Wilted Russian Kale
(w/ onions, garlic, raisins and pine nuts)

Homemade White Bread**

*Made my own tomato sauce for the eggplant tonight -- because in Ohio, there are four things you will see on menus for the next month -- corn, tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant.

**broke out the bread machine again ;)

***Mike The Vegan (via Dilbert)

Dinner 9/2

Pizza
(tomato sauce, plum tomatoes, red onion, black olives, artichoke hearts, red pepper and soy cheese)

Dinner 9/1

Tex-Mex Enchilladas
(corn tortillas dipped in ancho and cumin sauce, fried in shallow oil, filled w/soy cheese and mexican oregano)

Wilted Kale in Chipotle Cream Sauce
(half box of soft tofu, mixed with soy milk and one chipotle en adobo)

Roasted Corn
(w/ chipotle lime butter)

* key word tonight -- chipotle ;)