Today's Vegan Menu (2014)

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So, I made wheat bread for the first time. The dough totally didn't rise enough, but I baked it anyway. The pieces will make good toast. The flavor is great, though:

Wheat toast with leftover tofu scramble (ok, it wasn't a new recipe after all for dinner last night, lol, but I wanted it :D ); tea
Falafel with red onions, grape tomatoes and green olives on a bed of romaine lettuce; half a grapefruit
Dinner will be buffalo seitan stir-fry with green peppers and onions and Daiya cheddar shreds over basmati rice
 
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PTree15 said:
So, I made wheat bread for the first time. The dough totally didn't rise enough, but I baked it anyway. The pieces will make good toast. The flavor is great, though:
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Well done :clap: I am not much of a baker myself either... but it's fun trying.
 
Smoothie again... not very creative.
Big cauliflower & carrot salad with a coriander leaf, garlic and avo sauce.
Some walnuts.
Home made black bean & sweet potato burgers with another big dense salad.
Gluten free fig slice.
 
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Trinity said:
Well done :clap: I am not much of a baker myself either... but it's fun trying.
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Thank you. I have always had trouble with bread. Mostly, it's a yeast issue. One time, I had dead yeast, but this time, the yeast was fine. I have a thermometer to make sure the water temp is right for dissolving the yeast, but I'm thinking maybe my apartment was too cold or something. I think next time, I will try putting it in the oven with a hot pan of water. I will not be deterred from great homemade bread! It does taste really good, I must say. I so prefer it to white bread -- unless it's foccacia or Italian bread, haha.
 
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It's hard to have the patience to wait for that dough to rise!! To make it go quicker, especially on days when the temp is a bit cool, I put the dough in the oven with the oven light on. This lets the dough rise in a warm place with no drafts.

On a unrelated note, in case anyone wants to read/see pics of my weekend of pizza: http://www.marystestkitchen.com/vegan-pizza-weekend-pics/
:-)
 
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Trinity said:
Wow that does look good. I'd not thought about putting tapioca starch in with cashews. I'll give it a whirl.
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Yes do it!! I swear I've seen more then 20 other posts of this particular cheese recipe and all the posters say they love it!

Also, congrats on your book!
 
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mary said:
It's hard to have the patience to wait for that dough to rise!! To make it go quicker, especially on days when the temp is a bit cool, I put the dough in the oven with the oven light on. This lets the dough rise in a warm place with no drafts.

On a unrelated note, in case anyone wants to read/see pics of my weekend of pizza: http://www.marystestkitchen.com/vegan-pizza-weekend-pics/
:)
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Thank you. I wish I had an oven light, lol. Apartment stoves are so bare-bones! I think I will try the oven, though, just to keep any drafts out. I'm thinking of putting a boiling bowl of water inside. I waited four hours, lol, but not much luck.
 
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Breakfast: Oatmeal with hemp seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, frozen blueberries, sliced banana, cinnamon and almond milk
Snack: Salad with broccoli slaw, snap peas, cucumbers, crumbled crackers and hummus for dressing
Lunch: Roasted chickpeas, roasted red potatoes, mixed vegetables with homemade carrot+ginger sauce
Snack: Chia bread granola bar with jam (recipe from Oh She Glows blog), ambrosia apple
 
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Thank you. I wish I had an oven light, lol. Apartment stoves are so bare-bones! I think I will try the oven, though, just to keep any drafts out. I'm thinking of putting a boiling bowl of water inside. I waited four hours, lol, but not much luck.
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Ah, I had an oven like that once. It was from the 50's I think. Gas oven. It was the worst.
 
Breakfast: oatmeal made with soy milk, falx seed meal, chia seeds and whole grain teff. Sweetened with 1 diced apple and a little molasses and sprinkled with cinnamon. It's been a long time since I last had oatmeal...I forget why now :-)
Lunch: leftover red thai curry soup
Dinner: Ethiopian inspired stewed kale, creamy edamame puree served with injera
 
Banana with peanut butter
Leftovers for lunch: Half a buffalo seitan sandwich with green peppers, onions and Daiya shreds; home fries; a cup of grape tomatoes
Orange, vanilla soy latte from Starbucks (I'm trying to keep these to two a week; baby steps, lol)
Dinner will be chickpea salad on crackers (too many carbs today, but I don't care; I want them all, muwahahaha)
 
Breakfast: apple, chia seed, banana & coconut smoothie
Lunch: Kale, carrot, avo, celery, olives, brasil nut salad with nice dressing
Dinner: Stuffed garlic mushrooms (stuffed with mashed coconut/swede (rutabaga)). My mission to make swede interesting really worked! They were so good.
With steamed savoy cabbage.
Home-made coconut bars (which are meant to be coated with chocolate, but I never got that far!)
 
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Banana, tahini, coconut, maca & pear smoothie
Curried lentil & mushroom soup for lunch, then a whole pile of tasty cashews
Sweet potatoes & veggies with coconut oil & tamari
Tapioca pudding (coconut & date version)
 
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Banana with peanut butter, tea
Roasted potatoes with cajun seasoning; salad of spinach, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes, red onion, green olives, raisins and walnuts topped with a balsamic vinaigrette
Orange
Two small squares of dark chocolate with almonds and sea salt
Broiled tempeh in a spicy marinade with a side of chickpea salad on a bed of romaine lettuce and steamed green beans
 
PTree15 said:
Banana with peanut butter, tea
Roasted potatoes with cajun seasoning; salad of spinach, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes, red onion, green olives, raisins and walnuts topped with a balsamic vinaigrette
Orange
Two small squares of dark chocolate with almonds and sea salt
Broiled tempeh in a spicy marinade with a side of chickpea salad on a bed of romaine lettuce and steamed green beans
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I love a sprinkle of sea salt with chocolate.:lick:
 
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shyvas said:
I love a sprinkle of sea salt with chocolate.:lick:
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Trader Joe's sells dark chocolate covered almonds rolled in sea salt that are just delicious. I decided on the bar instead because I have more restraint with it for some reason. If that box of almonds is anywhere in sight, I will devour the whole thing. :D

Today:
Orange; vanilla soy latte
Sauteed onions and green peppers with spaghetti sauce over basmati rice (it's a leftovers day); salad of romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, green olives, grape tomatoes, pepperoncini and red onions topped with Italian dressing
Dinner will be spicy tempeh sandwich on a roll with lettuce, caramelized onions and pickles; hummus and carrots
 
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