Dinner 5/8

Stir-Fry
(hoisin tofu, carrot, red bell pepper, galanga, garlic)

Spicy Eggplant
(garlic, red pepper flake, rooster sauce, hoisin sauce, galanga)

Jasmine Rice


* today was "Community Trash Day" wherein the citizens take to their yards and dump out all that crap from their basements and garages that are too big for the regular garbage service -- dishwashers, old TV's, tables, and all the giant branches that fell from winter -- and put them out by the curb. We contributed two pick-up truck loads full of broken dehumidifiers, sump pumps and our broken swing from down by the lake. By the time we came back with the second load, half of the first load was already gone! Scrap metal guys cruise around the neighborhood looking for anything they can salvage before the city gets to it...

Anyway -- that was half the day, and we were exhausted -- so that means comfort food for dinner. The eggplant was especially tasty and spicy...

Dinner 5/7

Fried Noodle Pie
(udon noodles, rooster sauce, chives)

Grilled Ramps

Roasted Broccoli with Creamy Dressing and Breadcrumbs

Dinner 5/6

Sweet and Sour Seitan
(seitan, pineapple, red bell pepper, red onion, carrot, galanga and garlic)

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 5/5

Tostada w/ Soyrizo and Plantain Mash

Guacamole

Jicama and Cucumber Salad

Welcome readers of Scene. Please pardon any banality you may encounter during your stay.

Dinner 5/4

Chile-Flavored Popcorn*


* really, that's all the time I had to eat before heading out to the UnSilent Film show in Cleveland. A muy caliente time was had by all. Next time, I'll make burritos ;)

Dinner 5/3

Spaghetti w/ Tomato Sauce

Garlic Bread



this is the time of year where there's a ton of after school activities -- tonight was the Spring Choir show and both of my kids were in it, so another quick dinner before we rushed out the door...

Dinner 5/2

Barbecued Tofu
(cherry and chipotle glazed)

Grilled Corn

Baked Potato

Green Bean Salad
(green beans, red onion, cilantro, tomato, garlic, red-wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper)


* the house smelled wonderful for the rest of the evening

Dinner 5/1

Barley Cake

Fava Beans with Mint

Potato and Tomato with Sage Soup

 

 

 

Dinner 4/28

Pizza
(tomato, artichoke heart, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, soy cheese)

Dinner 4/27

Gorditas stuffed with Poblano Guacamole, Onion, Soyrizo and Romaine Lettuce *
(from Rick Bayless)

Tostones
(fried plantain chips, with cilantro/garlic dipping sauce)

Grilled Ramps **


* my first attempt at gorditas turned out very well -- as did the creamy poblano guacamole (roasted poblano, roasted garlic, avocado, salt, lime juice). The gorditas puffed up just enough to open them and stuff them with all the ingredients.

** yea! Ramp season is upon us! Something else to grill other than asparagus! ;)

Dinner 4/26

Mushroom and Tofu Marsala over Angel Hair Pasta on a bed of Romaine Lettuce*
(onion, garlic, crimini mushroom, tofu, tamari, romaine lettuce)

Ciabatta Bread

Stelline Pasta Soup**

* a mini-version of the full blown Tofu Marsala, but done with an Italian Stir-Fry flair ;)

** you have to be very careful with your pasta/liquid ratio or you end up with a huge pot of little noodles and no stock. I'm just sayin'... ;)

Dinner 4/25

Cannellini Bean Stew
(cannellini beans, seitan, carrot, onion, garlic, red bell pepper)

Basmati Rice

Braised Leeks

French Bread

Dinner 4/24

Pad Thai
(noodles, bean sprouts, carrot, tofu, red bell pepper, tamrind, sambal oelek, tamari)

Steamed Broccoli

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/23

Farfale Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Basil

Steamed Broccoli

Spinach Salad
(w/ balsamic and maple syrup vinaigrette)

Ciabatta Bread

Dinner 4/22

Asparagus, Potato and Celeriac Terrine *

Arugula Salad
(w/ fig vinaigrette)

* Liz made this -- it would have made for a lovely "afternoon tea" food choice along with the cucumber sandwiches ;)

she used agar agar in place of the gelatin, and zucchini in place of the prosciutto

Dinner 4/14

Pasta Puttanesca
(over Penne)

Watercress Salad
(creamy garlic dressing)

Dinner 4/13

Sweet and Sour Seitan
(seitan, pineapple, onion, carrot w/tamari, maple syrup, ketchup, white wine vinegar sauce w/ a cornstarch slurry)

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 4/12

Tofu For Almodovar
(via Rachael Ray)

Saffron Rice Pilaf

Watercress Salad*
(w/fig vinagrette)


* the watercress we've been getting the last week or so has been outstanding...

Dinner 4/11

Kung Pao Tofu

Braised Baby Bok Choy

Jasmine Rice

* no, you're not seeing double (or triple in this case) -- this has sort of supplanted the weekly stir-fry as Liz tends to get very excited about new and tasty food combos, so we tend to repeat them a bunch of times early on ;)

Dinner 4/10

Dal Makhni
(the under-utilized whole Urad bean)

Saag Paneer
(spinach and tofu filling in for the cheese)

Spicy Green Beans

Basmati Rice

Papadams
(how do you make Papadams? You go to the store and buy them) ;)


* I'd been waiting for a good evening to try these recipes out, and today was the day as Liz was out at an auction all afternoon. The dal was fabulous, but the paneer turned out a tad bitter -- which was unusual.. not sure if the onion, ginger and garlic mixture was _too_ ginger heavy. More my mistake than the recipe, I'm sure...

Dinner 4/9

Pizza
(tomato sauce, soy cheese, stir-fried tofu, onion, shiitake mushroom, garlic)

* a long day spent trudging around the I-X Indoor Abusement Park -- don't ask, it's a long story -- meant that the absolute last thing I wanted to do was cook dinner. This is where we say a quick thanks to the growing legion of vegan safe supermarket foods -- i.e. pizza shells. as for the rest of the toppings.. well, OK, we had to cook something ;)

Dinner 4/8

Seitan and Cannellini Bean Stew

Baked Broccoli w/ "Hollandaise" Sauce

Baked Potato

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/7

Kung Pao Tofu
(tofu, red bell pepper, water chestnuts, cashews, sweet bean paste, spicy bean paste, tamari, sugar, cornstarch, water)

Braised Baby Bok Choy

Jasmine Rice

Udon, Ginger and Carrot Soup

 

 

Dinner 4/6

Asparagus and Pea Risotto*

Stuffed Mushrooms Caps

Watercress Salad
(w/ creamy garlic dressing)


* made a quick fennel and asparagus stock earlier in the day using the fennel tops and asparagus bottoms -- worked out really nicely as an added flavor boost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/5

Eggplant and Lentil Stew w/ Pomegranate Syrup

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/4

Mexican Sushi
(soy cream cheese, soyrizo, chipotle chile, deep fried tempeh, avocado, mesclun lettuce mix, red pepper tortilla wrap)

* much better than last time -- the tempeh gave it body and was extremely delicious...

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/3

Roasted Tofu and Jersualem Artichokes
(tofu, green olive, garlic, lemon peel, jerusalem artichoke, onion)

Tomato and Fennel Soup

Curried Quinoa and Mango Salad on Endive Leaves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/2

Kung Pao Tofu

Seared/Steamed Snow Peas

Edamame

Vegetable Spring Rolls

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner 4/1

Tofu Marsala In Phyllo

Shaved Fennel Salad

Celeriac and Potato Soup