Last week I tried another recipe from the Bold Vegetarian Chef. Again, I mostly stuck to the recipe, but modified some of the quantities. This one called for one carrot and one celery stalk. That seemed odd to me, so I used about 3 of each. It also called for 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, which I left out entirely. The result was very interesting. I don’t think I would want to have it frequently, but it is probably good […] (Read more)

Last night I tried another new recipe from the Bold Vegetarian Chef which I am borrowing from the library. I stuck to the recipe for the most part, except I used somen noodles instead of udon, because that is what I had on hand. I stir fried these things in this order:: 2 inch piece of fresh ginger, minced 1 tbsp. minced garlic 2 cans of seitan (mock abalone) Half a head of napa cabbage, shredded 4 carrots, matchsticked 16oz […] (Read more)

Creamy red lentil chowder Tonight I made creamy red lentil chowder from the Bold Vegetarian Chef cookbook by Ken Charney, which I checked out from the library. Besides changing the proportions (I hate recipes which call for half a package of tofu or half a can of tomato paste), I made the recipe verbatim, and it was delicious. Here is what I used: Sauté: 1 onion 3 carrots 4 stalks celery Add and cook for 20 minutes 1 can diced […] (Read more)

A few days ago I was in the mood for trying a new recipe. I saw a recipe in Very Vegetarian for White bean Ravioli with caramelized onion sauce which sounded good, but I didn’t want to go through the hassle of making ravioli (not on a weeknight at least). So I got inspired by the recipe instead, and created my own. I used: 2 large yellow onions, diced 3 large garlic cloves, minced 1 lb fresh champignon mushrooms, sliced […] (Read more)

A few weeks ago I tried making posole, from a recipe I found in The Very Vegetarian. The key ingredient is hominy, which is whole corn kernels which have been left to dry on the cob, then processed with lye. Processing it with lye makes it much easier to digest. The American Indians figured this out a long time ago. Thanks! I was pretty satisfied with the posole over all, though I think I might have used a bit too […] (Read more)