Choose smallest, most tender, violet or poivrade baby artichokes for this recipe. This smaller variety has almost no choke and the inner half is very tender and are entirely edible. They have a mild bitter taste with notes of hazelnut. Baby purple artichoke salad Ingredients 16 baby artichokes cleaned and very thinly sliced Vinegar or [...]
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Baby purple artichoke salad
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Italian, Raw food, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, tagged baby artichokes, poivrade, spring recipe, Vegan recipe on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Vegan crab cakes
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, tagged seaweed, vegan "crab" cakes, Vegan recipe on April 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I woke up craving crab cakes, god only knows why. Here’s the outcome. I should be good for an other 3 years or so. Or maybe not, those were pretty good. Vegan crab cake with cilantro lime mayo and Sriracha sauce. Ingredients 250 ml (1 cup) bread crumbs 250 ml (1 cup) non-dairy milk [...]
Saté tofu & spicy peanut sauce
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, tagged saté, spicy peanut sauce, thai food, tofu, Vegan recipe on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend we had a potluck dinner party. Most of guests weren’t vegetarian but as it was in celebration of my birthday and I’m blessed with the most awesome friends ever, they all made killer vegan dishes. I made tofu saté and spicy peanut sauce because it’s a good finger food that relatively easy on [...]
Golden beets with “cheese”.
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, tagged beet, salad, Vegan recipe on March 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How many times can I post variations of beet salad you ask? Many, obviously! I just don’t tire of beets. If it isn’t the case for you, please come back later, I will have other non-beet posts up soon. Golden beets with homemade soy “cheese” These gorgeous little golden beets were baked whole, peel on, [...]
Tian of roasted vegetables
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Main dishes, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged grilled vegetables, Vegan recipe on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This roasted vegetable tian makes a nice appetizer or side. No recipe. I roasted all the vegetables individually and then assembled the structure. From the bottom up: roasted eggplant, fired roasted red peppers, sautéed mushrooms deglazed with Amontillado Jerez, roasted zucchini, roasted cherry tomatoes. The sauce in a simple purée of fresh basil leaves, olive [...]
Izakaya dinner part 4 – Robata Yaki and baked mushrooms
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged bunashimeji, Izakaya, Japanese grilled vegetables, Japanese mushrooms, Japanese tapas, Maitake, Robata Yaki, shiitake, Vegan recipe on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the last bit of the Japanese dinner. Look at the previous 3 posts for the entire menu. Robata Yaki is grilled food, this time okra, asparagus and scallions. It could not be easier. Just brush veges with a little oil and grill on the BBQ or in the oven. You can baste the food [...]
Izakaya dinner part 3 – Cha soba & Grilled eggplant with miso glaze
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Japanese, Main dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces & Dressings, Vegetables, tagged Cha soba, grilled eggplant with miso glaze, Izakaya, Japanese tapas, nasu dengaku, Vegan recipe on February 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Continuing with Saturday’s Japanese dinner, here are a couple more recipes. Cha soba noodles with traditional garnishes Cha soba is green tea flavoured soba. Here it’s served cold with various garnishes and dipping sauce. Ingredients 240 gr (half pound) dry green tea soba noodles 5 ml (1 tsp) sesame oil 1 sheet nori, toasted and [...]
Izakaya dinner part 2 – Sushi and cucumber & seaweed salad
Posted in Appetizers & Snacks, Japanese, Main dishes, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, tagged cucumber & seaweed salad, Izakaya, Japanese tapas, sunomono, sushi, Vegan recipe, yamagobo on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the second part of Saturday’s Japanese dinner. For the full menu and a list of sakés, please have a look at part 1. Sushi For many, a Japanese dinner without sushi is unthinkable, so we had sushi. Good and easy finger food. I won’t include a recipe here as there are hundreds of [...]
