Whatcha Makin'??
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I'm guessing "food processor."
Yes, food processor! Sorry, I saw other people use that term... I generally don't.... LOL
@silva -- There was a bit of a lag on my copying your text to quote it... I think "Report" was accidentally clicked.... Ooops on me!
That banana bread sounds way to banana-y for me! I'm really losing my taste for them, always been on and off.
I am so happy for apples again!
. Probably be baking with them this weekend. I'd like to try this recipe-Italian Apple Cake | Chloe Coscarelli - Vegan Chef
Uh..not making a thing at the moment. Maybe some green tea...
I am so happy for apples again!
. Probably be baking with them this weekend. I'd like to try this recipe-Italian Apple Cake | Chloe Coscarelli - Vegan ChefUh..not making a thing at the moment. Maybe some green tea...
I have been eating apples every day this week. They are so crisp and delicious. I bought Macouns.That banana bread sounds way to banana-y for me! I'm really losing my taste for them, always been on and off.
I am so happy for apples again!
Uh..not making a thing at the moment. Maybe some green tea...
ETA: I haven't made anything yet today, but I'm jonesin' for some vegan nachos to go with the burrito I want to have for dinner.
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I found the recipe! I'm gonna make a version of this: Super Easy Kale Falafel. Vegan & GF. - Knead to Cook I have everything but jalapeño, which I wouldn't use anyway. And I have baby kale, not grown-up kale....
I just made oat flour from the oatmeal I'd never thought I'd use the rest of. LOL
I have everything but jalapeño, which I wouldn't use anyway. And I have baby kale, not grown-up kale.... I just made oat flour from the oatmeal I'd never thought I'd use the rest of. LOL
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Well, I think I got it mixed. It's so green! If I make this again, I'd go with maybe only two tablespoons of lemon juice. I added onion powder, much less salt, and a lot more cumin... I don't like falafel that's stingy on the cumin... bring it on! And I added a few shakes of cayenne powder.
It doesn't say to chill the mix, but whenever I made falafel, I chilled it before forming the balls or patties... much easier to work with cold. So I'll do that & wait a while, I guess....
Soooo much kale.... Look how green!! LOL
It doesn't say to chill the mix, but whenever I made falafel, I chilled it before forming the balls or patties... much easier to work with cold. So I'll do that & wait a while, I guess....
Soooo much kale.... Look how green!! LOL
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I am very stingy on cumin . Too much has ruined many foods for me!
I'm about to make a vegetable korma- with coconut milk. I thought it was always with coconut milk, but the frozen one from the Indian grocery has cream, and so do all the recipes I've found. My son just made it and swore it tasted like coconut- but not in ingredients
. Too much has ruined many foods for me!I'm about to make a vegetable korma- with coconut milk. I thought it was always with coconut milk, but the frozen one from the Indian grocery has cream, and so do all the recipes I've found. My son just made it and swore it tasted like coconut- but not in ingredients
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I don't have opportunity to use cumin very often... plus I dig foods that make my mouth go WOOOO-HOOOO!!!! 
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LMAO ^^^I like foods that taste interesting, too!
I'm not making anything right now, but this past week I picked some of my peppermint and made hot peppermint tea in the microwave at work. I forget how much I used- maybe 2 heaping tablespoons of fresh mint, but I just tossed it in whole. After zapping it, I let it steep in a covered heatproof mug for maybe 1/2 hour. I fished out the leaves and drank it with no sugar- it was good! But even though the leaves still smelled slightly minty, they tasted kind of "off" when I tested one, so I tossed them into the compost.
I also cooked some great northern beans and some of my home-grown blackeyed peas in my slow cooker. I hadn't decided what I was going to make with them, so I added no seasoning. They tasted kind of nice anyway. Half the batch is in the freezer.
Edited to add: MadamSarcastra, that Kale Falafel recipe looks and sounds AMAZING. Only thing is... I don't have a food processor- only a blender. I could afford one, but I don't use most of my appliances (slow cooker, blender, toaster oven) very often as it is- only my stove (and my refrigerator, I guess). I wouldn't even have a blender, except that I heard flax seeds were a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and that flax oil or pre-ground seeds often went rancid so I wanted to grind my own flax seeds. (As I understand it, whole flax seeds don't digest).
I'm not making anything right now, but this past week I picked some of my peppermint and made hot peppermint tea in the microwave at work. I forget how much I used- maybe 2 heaping tablespoons of fresh mint, but I just tossed it in whole. After zapping it, I let it steep in a covered heatproof mug for maybe 1/2 hour. I fished out the leaves and drank it with no sugar- it was good! But even though the leaves still smelled slightly minty, they tasted kind of "off" when I tested one, so I tossed them into the compost.
I also cooked some great northern beans and some of my home-grown blackeyed peas in my slow cooker. I hadn't decided what I was going to make with them, so I added no seasoning. They tasted kind of nice anyway. Half the batch is in the freezer.
Edited to add: MadamSarcastra, that Kale Falafel recipe looks and sounds AMAZING. Only thing is... I don't have a food processor- only a blender. I could afford one, but I don't use most of my appliances (slow cooker, blender, toaster oven) very often as it is- only my stove (and my refrigerator, I guess). I wouldn't even have a blender, except that I heard flax seeds were a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and that flax oil or pre-ground seeds often went rancid so I wanted to grind my own flax seeds. (As I understand it, whole flax seeds don't digest).
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I messed it up! I had the veggies prepped, looked for the can of coconut milk - it was lite! . I needed, wanted, full fat coconut milk, for a thick gravy. Now I have veggie curry 'soup', without enough coconut flavor. A big ol' pot too
. I needed, wanted, full fat coconut milk, for a thick gravy. Now I have veggie curry 'soup', without enough coconut flavor. A big ol' pot too
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Made six patties... pan frying the last three right now. There was some breakage on the first three... had to scoop out debris for the next batch....
Ahh... these last three just got flipped... so far so good.... (crosses fingers, inhales deeply) Mmmm, smells amazing....
Ahh... these last three just got flipped... so far so good.... (crosses fingers, inhales deeply) Mmmm, smells amazing....
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All done! Yay, I have homemade falafel again... with kale! 
I just grabbed a little piece that broke off, tasted it.... Oh, my!
Really awesome flavor! Next time, I think I'll incorporate some flax-meal goop into the mix, help everything hold together.... other than that, these are gonna make some killer wraps (along with my sautéed veggies).... Num!
I just grabbed a little piece that broke off, tasted it.... Oh, my!
Really awesome flavor! Next time, I think I'll incorporate some flax-meal goop into the mix, help everything hold together.... other than that, these are gonna make some killer wraps (along with my sautéed veggies).... Num!
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Well, I was gonna make just another pasta sauce, but I have things in my fridge I need to use up... peeled garlic, several large mushrooms, a crap-ton of soymilk.... I think I'm going to attempt a creamy mushroom sauce, but with lots of nooch for cheesiness. I don't know what else to do. 
So I guess we'll see what happens with this sh*t.... LOL
So I guess we'll see what happens with this sh*t.... LOL
Think I'll saute some tempeh in a liquid smoke marinade. I have rye bread, Just mayo, tomato, pickle relish and a jar of sauerkraut. Maybe some chese left. Reubens!!!!
I am making this for tomorrow at work. Our department has a lunch tomorrow and I am making dessert.
Our department has a lunch tomorrow and I am making dessert.
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The last little bit of my whole wheat thin pasta.... once done, I'll incorporate the leftovers, those being the other pasta/sauce/Brussels sprout dish & the wined-up sauce (I'd say watered-down, but it's not... it's wined-up ).... and then I'll add some diced Roma tomato. Yeah....
).... and then I'll add some diced Roma tomato. Yeah....
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More pasta sauce. 
Five cloves of garlic (minced), a small onion (chopped), the rest of my baby kale (finely chopped), one can of garbanzos (very well rinsed), two cans of petite diced tomatoes, herbs/spices, nooch, a bay leaf, and a splash of vodka. Letting it all cook down now....
Five cloves of garlic (minced), a small onion (chopped), the rest of my baby kale (finely chopped), one can of garbanzos (very well rinsed), two cans of petite diced tomatoes, herbs/spices, nooch, a bay leaf, and a splash of vodka. Letting it all cook down now....
I made vegan sausages last night and cooked a big batch of dried beans. Tonight I went to make baked beans, only to realize we're out of molasses. Baked beans woulda tasted soo good with the sausages and roasted butternut squash. I'll have to stop by the store tomorrow.
I don't think I've used molasses when I made baked beans! It's been a long time. What kind of beans do you use? white?
I'm about to make that easy "mozzerella" cheese that uses tapioca starch.
WIll report back later
I'm about to make that easy "mozzerella" cheese that uses tapioca starch.
WIll report back later
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