Posted in Vegan on Oct 19th, 2008
I thought a challenge would be fun for MoFo (feel free to join in!), so I took snapshots of my pantry & gave myself the task to make something using only the items therein (plus spices which are kept elsewhere).
First, I cheated. I can’t cook without vegetables (unless I’m making a baked good) and I [...]
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Posted in Vegan on Oct 2nd, 2008
This soup is lovely. I can’t come up with another word. It smells lovely when its cookin’, it tastes lovely when its being eaten and the fact that it can be thrown together in 20 minutes… even lovelier if you ask me. Oh!! and I made it for my lovely friend Mindy, who told my [...]
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Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
The next time you want to clean out your pantry, make this nutritious soup.
5 Bean Vegetable Soup - makes 5 cups
2 cups of beans (kidney, black, white, chickpea & lentils)
4 cups veg broth
2 celery stalks chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 garlic cloves minced
1 leek sliced or 1 small onion
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp paprika
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp raw [...]
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Posted in Vegan on May 23rd, 2008
Red Lentil Dal is my favorite Indian dish and this recipe is taking over the vegan blog world by storm! The Dal is great alone and even better paired with Saag or Aloo.
Red Lentil Dal
1/2 cup red lentils
2 cups low sodium veg broth
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp cumin
1 chopped tomato with juices*
1/2 can tomato paste (two [...]
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