by Esther | Dec 5, 2012 | Ingredients, Recipe reviews
Next in our alphabet series… tempeh! One of what I think of as the 3 basic vegan meats (tofu, tempeh, and seitan, which I wrote about last time), there’s no question it’s my favorite of the 3. That being said, I have a friend who absolutely...
by Esther | Nov 29, 2012 | Ingredients
Yup. Picking up where we left off. :) For those of you just tuning in, my VeganMoFo theme was to blog A-Z many of the basic ingredients, tips, and tools that make up key parts of a vegan kitchen, and we’re up to S! S is for seitan, one of the basic vegan...
by Esther | Oct 30, 2012 | Ingredients, Product Reviews
I was scratching my head on this one, trying to think of something for ‘P’. Luckily the lovely ladies at Vida Vegan Con reminded me of Parmela – how could I forget?! Parmela is an exquisite parmesan cheese substitute, with that perfect aged, nutty...
by Esther | Oct 26, 2012 | Ingredients
…because okra’s actually really good! :) Something I really look forward to and don’t get to have all that often. I first learned to like it deep-fried at Indian restaurants, but it’s seriously easy to make deliciously and much more...
by Esther | Oct 24, 2012 | Ingredients, Recipe reviews
…or nooch, as the cool kids call it, so now you can be a cool kid too! :) Nutritional yeast is an indispensable part of a vegan pantry. I do have to say that I remember when I first started cooking with it – the flavor takes a little while to get used...
by Esther | Oct 23, 2012 | Ingredients, Recipes
Like all our plant foods, and particularly fermented ones, miso has numerous vitamins and minerals (and protein!) and many health benefits, but that’s not why I want to talk about it (today :) ). For now I just want to talk about it because it’s...
