Or noochy, if you’ll forgive the terrible joke. “MoFo was the friends we made along the way” just makes me think of The Good Place. Everything else is a giant cliche? Not that I’m above a cliche. Anyway, for today, the last day of Vegan MoFo 2019, we’re to reflect and maybe take inspiration from…
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#VeganMoFo Day 13: I Want to Help People Eat More Plants
For a while now, I’ve fiddled with the notion of offering my time and energy–for money, of course–to help people go vegan or at least incorporate more vegan food in their diet. Some people are intimidated by cooking; others by vegetable prep. Some simply don’t know where to begin or how to put the pieces…
Pesto potato-kale salad with grilled tofu and asparagus
Oh right, the food tumblr… it exists. Hi. The tofu and asparagus were marinated in some olive oil, soy sauce, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, and a dash of balsamic vinegar. Then I grilled them on the grill pan. I know. It’s complicated. For the potato salad, I had about a half cup of leftover…
Blackened tofu, braised kale in tangy tomato sauce, and coconut quinoa
The tofu is is based on a recipe from Vegan Soul Kitchen–basically, dredged in olive oil, rubbed with spices, and pan-fried (in coconut oil, in my case). To go with, I cooked up some quinoa in the clay cooker, but took the extra step of sauteeing a shallot, bay leaf, and pinch of turmeric in…
Seitan, smashed potatoes, kale, and gravy
I made seitan (seasoned with a bit of pulverized porcini mushrooms) because I wanted *something* to go with smashed red potatoes with chives, olive oil, and cashew cream. This also required a simple vegetable – braised kale – and a sauce – a puree of shallots, green garlic, thyme, red pepper flakes, vegetable broth, red…
Spicy tomato soup with chickpeas and kale + homemade sourdough bread
The soup is very humble: a bit of this, a bit of that, whatever was handy, which was: a little bit of veggie broth, half a jar of tomato puree, garlic, onion, kale, chickpeas, oregano, red pepper, and balsamic vinegar. It’s thin and brothy but I like it. The bread was the harder part. My…
Paella with artichokes and spicy tempeh crumbles
This dish did not turn out especially photogenic, but it was tasty. Yet another Vegan Eats World inspiration… I followed the recipe pretty closely, aside from the pearl onions; I couldn’t find them organic (boyfriend is antsy about non-organic stuff) and… well, frankly, I am not a big fan. That texture isn’t my favorite. But…
Roasted beet with kale, white beans, gemelli pasta, and creamy cashew basil sauce. Plus toasted walnuts and basil garnish. Not bad.
Tofu parmigiana with braised kale and polenta Dudes, this was very good, and very easy. Polenta, pssh. Braised kale with minced garlic–cake. The sauce was simple marinara: green garlic, yellow onion, red pepper flakes, thyme, oregano, fresh basil, and tomato puree. The tofu was baked, dredged with olive oil and a breadcrumb mixture with salt…
Vegans Need Sauce 