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I love simple! Spiced Veggie Brown Rice (Pulao) from Indian Vegan Cooking. So hit the Rice, Veggies, Indian Food and Easy spots! Delish! #vegan #indian #rice #vegan_indian_cooking
Posted on March 6, 2013 with 2 notes ()
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Tofu Cookery’s Sesame Tofu, with brown rice and steamed veggies. A little Forks Over Knives Chinese Brown Sauce on the side (as I hate drowning veggies). Superb! #vegan #tofu #sesame #rice #broccoli
Posted on February 11, 2013 with 3 notes ()
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Beans and Greens and Rice… so nice! #vegan #bean #chard #rice #whatveganseat
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I had a random craving for Fall? Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts oven roasted with a touch of agave and sprinkles of Chipotle and Cumin. Side of Cilantro Lime Brown Rice. Hit the spot solidly! #vegan #butternut #brussels #rice #dinner
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Forks Over Knives Wild Rice, Cabbage and Chickpea Pilaf. Very fresh and tasty. I somehow also think this would make a great soup! #vegan #forksoverknives #cabbage #chickpeas #rice
Posted on February 4, 2013 with 4 notes ()
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FatFree Vegan Creole Blackeyed Peas to start the New Year right. #vegan #whatveganseat #bean #rice
Posted on January 1, 2013 with 3 notes ()
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VeganMoFo 2012 - One Big Vegan
That’s me, and I’m not just talking about my size! (Working on that… again…)
I can’t believe there’s only a little left of October and the Vegan Month of Food! Crazy enough, I still have a few cook books that will likely not see an October debut, but I’ve hit the majority of what I own, which I find fabulous. Here is another cookbook that I actually managed to cook from!
The book: Big Vegan by Robin Asbell
Why do you have it? There were some pretty rave reviews about it when I learned of it initially… but I also heard it was huge and it wasn’t available (at the time) as an ebook, so I gave it a pass. Later, FatFree Vegan Kitchen (on the Facebook page) sent out an alert that informed me that not only was it ebook available, but it was on sale. That was big news!!! How could I resist?Well, why hadn’t you cooked from it yet? It’s so big! I do have to admit that given the sheer amount of recipes, as well as FatFree Vegan’s post that the book would be a good source of inspiration (which lead me to believe that the book would not be conversion friendly if I needed it to be, reducing added fats or whatever), I didn’t really give it a chance once I grabbed it. Yes, I just stuffed it into my cookbook maw without a second thought. Silly me.
Did you have difficulty deciding on a recipe? Actually, really going through this book… there were a lot of recipes I wanted to try. A lot. And a lot were convertible in my eyes. A lot. So a lot of selection.What did you make? Simple Rice and Veggie Curry One-Pot. It was simple, in had my favorite rice, veggies and curries. And The Husband would appreciate the one pot!How did the cook go? Easy-peasy, lemon squeezie! In English, this worked much like a slow cooker recipe… chop chop, stick it all in the pot. I thought short grain rice was an odd choice, to be certain, but why the heck not? Also… big props again to a book that gives you measurements (in grams, ounces) of the veggies versus relying on a medium potato to mean the same thing to all people! Maybe I’m silly to like that… but gosh, I really do!
Did you modify? Because we know you can’t help yourself. I did use a little more curry powder than what was called for. And some of it may have been hot. Other than that, recipe as is.How did the eat go? Woo! Personally I nearly burned my mouth out, I should not have used any hot curry powder… but this was great! The spicy curry soaked into the rice, and balanced nicely with the sweetness of the sweet potatoes and the raisins. The crushed peanut gave a nice bite, as did the green beans which did not turn out to be mush. A fabulous, if spicy, dish!And The Husband? He loves the hot curry! He also said this reminded him of Country Captain, a non-vegan dish that contained curry, rice and raisins. I had to agree… though I like this version much better for many reasons.Will you cook from this book again? Absolutely! There are so many recipes in this book I want to try! Granted, many are not nearly as simple and straight-forward as the one I choose, but there are so many fabulous, wonderful big recipes to try, I am excited to give this one several more tries.
So, are you a big vegan? I think I am pretty big into vegan even after more than a year out. I’ve been working it slowly into other areas in my life (a lot further along than I was a year ago, who would have thought food would be the easiest thing?), but I really think for many reasons that extend beyond me it was a great choice. Everyone should go with what’s right for them and beyond… and be big about it!Posted on October 29, 2012 with 2 notes ()
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Un-fried rice and distant eggrolls. #vegan #rice #eggroll #vegansofig #veganfoodshare #whatveganseat (Taken with Instagram)
Posted on September 25, 2012 with 1 note ()
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For lunch, Better-Than-Chipotle’s Veggie Burrito bowl! Behold my vegan pintos! #vegan #whatveganseat #veganfoodshare #vegansofig #chipotle #burrito #bean #rice (Taken with Instagram)
Posted on September 19, 2012 with 2 notes ()
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Lunch of left over Bhindi masala, brown rice, and the roti that I am ridiculously (and likely undeservedly) proud of. So what if they are not circular? How could you tell they are homemade otherwise?!?! #vegan #veganfoodshare #vegansofig #whatveganseat #indian #okra #bhindi #roti #rice (Taken with Instagram)
A Brooklyn, NY transplant in her mid-thirties woman who lost 176 pounds, whinges on about not having time to knit, cooks food, became a veganist, loves pizza and hates everything (though now she's trying not to).
