Category: Vegan

Sweet Potato Casserole

11/27/2020

1/2 stick butter, melted
3 to 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup milk
1/4 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Topping:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/2 stick butter, softened

Simmer potatoes until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
Drain, cool, and mash sweet potatoes
Whisk together all ingredients and place in baking dish
Mix flour, sugar, butter until clumps together and spread over potatoes
Bake 350 for 30 minutes, or until crispy

Spicy Sesame Noodles

11/5/2020

Chen Shifu Hong You Su Mian
Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, pg 282

2 tsp sesame paste
1 tbs light soy sauce
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tp Chinkiang vinegar
1 tsp garlic, minced

pinch ground Sichuan peppercorn
1/2 tbs chili oil
buckwheat noodles
bok choy leaves
1 tbs spring onion greens, finely chopped

Mix all ingredients except noodles, greens, and spring onions in a serving bowl
Cook noodles, adding greens into cooking water for last minute to blanch
Combine noodles and greens with sauce
Top with spring onions

Baked Sweet Potato

10/21/2020

sweet potato
olive oil

salt
pepper

Stab potatoes with fork, coat with oil and seasoning and wrap in foil
Bake for several hours at 300 degrees

Parmesan Zucchini

10/20/2020

zucchini, sliced thinly
olive oil
garlic powder
Italian seasoning

parsley
ginger
rosemary
parmesan cheese

Coat zucchini with oil and seasoning and lay out on baking tray
Top with parmesan
Bake at 400 for 5-10 minutes then put on broil long enough to brown the cheese

Pizza Night

10/10/2020

We had pizza night to take advantage of Alice and her starter both living in our house for a month.

Top with sauce and all toppings except for cheese and bake 5 min (or 10 for thick crust)
Add cheeses and leaf toppings and bake for 5-7 more minutes until cheese is melted

French Fries

9/2/2020

fries
olive oil
salt & pepper
paprika

ginger
cumin
garlic powder
Italian seasoning

Toss fries with oil and seasonings
Bake for at least 15 minutes at 425

Glazed Peaches

8/9/2020

2 ripe peaches, halved and pitted
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbs brown sugar
1/2 tbs lemon juice
dash rum

Reduce ingredients at low boil
Grill peaches for at least 2 minutes on each side
Top with balsamic reduction
Serve warm

Emergency Midnight Noodles

7/15/2020

Fu Xia Fang Bian Mian - Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, pg 288

12 oz dried wheat or buckwheat noodles
6 tbs tamari soy sauce
4 tbs chili oil

1 tsp sesame oil
2 spring onions, green parts, finely sliced
1 egg per serving, fried on both sides

Prepare noodles according to packaging
Combine sauce ingredients in serving bowl
Rinse, dry noodles, and add to bowl
Scatter with spring onions
Mix well
Serve with egg

Sweet and Sour Zucchini

7/14/2020

Tang Cu Yi Da Li Gua - Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop, pg 218

Szechuan

2 zucchini
salt
2 tbs cooking oil

2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp Chinkiang vinegar

Cut zucchini in half lengthwise, then into sections, then thinly slice
Mix with salt and rest
Cook garlic in hot oil in wok until fragrant
Squeeze water out of zucchini
Stir fry zucchini until hot and crisp
Stir in salt, vinegar, and salt to taste

Spicy Buckwheat Noodles

6/30/2020

Suan La Qia Mian from Every Grain of Rice bu Fuchsia Dunlop, pg 268

dried buckwheat noodles
1 tbs tamari soy sauce
2 tbs Chinkiang vinegar
1/2 tsp sugar
salt

4 tbs chili oil
2 tsp garlic, minced
3 tbs spring onion greens, sliced finely
chicken, small pieces
2 tsp fresh chili, chopped finely