Category Archives: Vegan
Lychee and Strawberry Salad
As the name of the recipe implies, that’s all it takes to make this dish! A very creative and imaginative name for a recipe with only two ingredients plus mint leaves to garnish. This makes a refreshing dessert or snack during the summer, but adding a shot or two of Bombay Sapphire Gin makes it [...]
Garlic Noodles with Dried Auricularia
Noodle dishes or Pancit (‘pan-sit’) in Filipino symbolizes long life, thus, it is a “must serve” dish during birthday celebrations. Ironically, we also served pancit during my grandmother’s first death anniversary! The Pancit is one of the culinary influences of China on the Philippines, and probably throughout Asia. It can either be made from rice, [...]
Spicy Buffalo Cauliflower ‘Wings’ – www.86lemons.com
The original recipe is in http://86lemons.com/vegan-buffalo-bites/. I tried the recipe and it was quite likeable. To prepare the cauliflower buffalo bites, the recipe calls for either water or soy milk. The soymilk is a better option because it allows the coating to brown during baking. Instead of the vegan margarine, use the olive oil otherwise [...]
Lemon Garlic Pasta
Ingredients: 1/2 c Olive oil 1 Whole garlic, finely chopped 2 Lemons, juiced 1 pc boullion (vegetable for vegans) Chopped basil (to garnish) Crushed black pepper to season Linguini or fettuccine or angel hair pasta Boil pasta until cooked cooked. Drain water and set aside. Heat olive oil and sautee finely chopped garlic until golden [...]
Spring Rolls
Ingredients: 1.2 lbs Ground Pork 1 pc Carrot, julienne 3 pcs of Scallions, chopped 1/2 Onion, chopped 1/2 Bulb garlic, finely chopped 1 Pack spring roll wrapper (preferably Nasoya brand sold at leading supermarkets) Vegetable oil for deep frying Salt and pepper to season After chopping all the vegetables, mix in a medium sized bowl [...]
What’s in my refrigerator?
Two pieces of potatoes, 2 pieces of scallions, half an onion, 1 garlic, and half a bag of frozen broccoli, 1 maggie vegetable cube, add enough water to boil until vegetables are well cooked (soft and mushy). Hopefully what comes out of this is a nice broccoli soup!
Ulrike’s Serbian Soup
By Ulrike Wood-Sichra (Ulrike is from Austria and is doing development work in Washington DC) Ingredients 1 lbs spicy sausage (or egg-plant if vegetarian) 1 can kidney beans drained (keep liquid) 1 can black beans drained (keep liquid) 1 can corn kernels drained 1 can chopped tomatoes 2 Tsp chopped jalapeños 6 Tsp chopped pickled [...]
