What's cooking veg*ns April 2010 Thread?

[wytchywoman]

okie dokie artichokies, It's April 3rd already. So here we go....what's cooking in April?

[wytchywoman]

My fibromyalgia has been suuuuuuuuper out of control lately. Really really bad, so I am trying desperately to go GF again and really focus on nutrition. I've managed to be 100% GF for the past three days and it's actually not as painful as I recalled it being last time, maybe this time I can stick to it, KWIM?

So anyway, for tonight I made a really simple yummy pasta salad.
It has pasta, avocado, sour cream, curry powder, pineapple and raisins ( and salt and pepper to taste). Incredibly easy and tasty.

Tomorrow I am doing steamed asparagus and green beans, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs and maybe GF rolls if I have everything I need to make them.
Forgot to add that I have a tube of premade polenta in the fridge that I'd really like to use before it gets bad. Not sure what to do with it though.....any ideas?

[catnip]

This week we are planning:
sweet potato black bean enchilada casserole
pineapple tacos
tofu fish sticks
white bean and kale soup
broccoli and noodles with cashew alfredo
peanut butter noodles

And last night we had Papa Murphy's pizza with Daiya. Mmmm.

[somegirl99]

I just made a simple tofu-broccoli stir-fry last night, but it was really tasty.

Originally Posted by wytchywoman

Forgot to add that I have a tube of premade polenta in the fridge that I'd really like to use before it gets bad. Not sure what to do with it though.....any ideas?

All I ever do with it is slice it up, lightly brown the slices on the grill or under the broiler, then serve it with some pasta sauce.

[lisabc311]

I haven't planned the rest of the week yet but today I am trying a rice coconut pudding. I hope it turns out!

[BettinaAuSucre]

This month i am planning( thanks to Veganomicon website):

1.Spicy sweet potato and coconut soup
2.B***hin curry soup
3.Torilla Soup
4.Orange and Ginger baked Tofu.

you can tell i love soup huh?

i also plan on making my on Kimchi this month once i find all the ingredients.

[Vegan Princess]

Tonight we are having store bought green chille tomales, salad with my homemade italian herb dressing and roasted beets. I have been soooo not into meal planning lately.

The sweet potato black bean casserole sounds yum - where can I find the recipe? Thanks!

Cindy

[wytchywoman]

Thanks somegirl. That sounds tasty, especially with some sauteed veggies on the side. I'll give that a try.

[jkg]

Originally Posted by catnip

This week we are planning:
sweet potato black bean enchilada casserole
pineapple tacos
tofu fish sticks
white bean and kale soup
broccoli and noodles with cashew alfredo
peanut butter noodles

And last night we had Papa Murphy's pizza with Daiya. Mmmm.

What are pineapple tacos? I'm intrigued (and hungry!)

[notamommayet]

Originally Posted by catnip

This week we are planning:
sweet potato black bean enchilada casserole
pineapple tacos
white bean and kale soup
peanut butter noodles

Catnip, would love the "recipes" for the above-mentioned dinners...especially pineapple tacos...yum!!

[notamommayet]

Originally Posted by wytchywoman

Forgot to add that I have a tube of premade polenta in the fridge that I'd really like to use before it gets bad. Not sure what to do with it though.....any ideas?

Slice it into rounds and lightly "fry/sautee" it in olive oil. I like to also sautee some red onions, zucchini, diced tomatoes, green peppers, and a little bit of salt and balsamic vinegar and put that on top. You can add beans, too...chickpeas or cannelini. It's so good!

[red and lulu]

last night was Thai tofu tacos. Nom nom nom.

[caiesmommy]

Forgot to add that I have a tube of premade polenta in the fridge that I'd really like to use before it gets bad. Not sure what to do with it though.....any ideas?[/QUOTE]

I usually slice it and layer sliced roasted eggplant/zukes and tomato sauce with pine nuts

Last night MIL made Easter dinner(she was determined and we were terrified), she made us a potato carrot dish, a greenbean almond salad, stuffed potabello mushrooms and a tofu dish all dairy free and beyond yummy! We were floored..then she showed us the new vegetarian cookbook she bought, she's so proud!

Tonight I made jasmine rice w apricots, peas, sesame oil and pistachios And a stirfry with chickpeas, kale,lemon juice and chili flakes. Cuke slices too, very springy and very yummy!

[nj's_mom]

I am newly vegan and just finishing phasing out dairy ... finishing w/ fresh mozzerella. And then that's it! I've been vegetarian for some time now with minimal dairy, but am committed to going vegan all the way, and mostly raw.

So lately it's been a lot of raw fruit, big raw salads for lunch with tomatoes, celery, olive oil and Bratt's apple cider vinegar, veggie nutritional yeast ...

For dinner I made a soup with organic veggie broth/ and broth from the seeping veggies. Cabbage, carrots, celery. Tomorrow I think I may add red skinned potatoes and more broth, and let it seep.

Also phasing out all sugars (except my local honey and the fruit) ... going pretty well. The next few days will likely be more difficult.

SO HAPPY WITH THIS WEATHER!! It helps sooo much.

[catnip]

White bean and kale soup:

Cook 1-2 cups of white beans in a crock pot all day. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the juice of half a lemon for each cup of dry beans. Chop a goodsized bunch of kale and add to crockpot, pouring boiling water over it if needed because the beans have cooked off too much water. Add a teaspoon of dried sage, and a couple of cloves of minced garlic, and stir. Serve once the kale is wilted.

Pineapple tacos- is black bean tacos with homemade pineapple salsa and whatever trimmings seem right. I did a lime-infused cashew cream, lettuce, toasted pumpkin seeds and avocado.

The pantry mole sauce from Vegan Brunch (Search it on Google Books if you don't have the cookbook) is what I use with the enchilada casserole - just cook up some beans and steam diced sweet potatoes, then layer it into a pan lasange style using tortillas as your "noodles." Bake until hot and bubbly.

Peanut butter noodles is my lazy-day dinner. Just a bunch of veggies and whole wheat pasta with a sauce made of peanut butter, hot sauce, soy sauce, vinegar or mirin and sugar.

[caiesmommy]

Tonight was "green soup" Ds wanted green soup so I pureed kale, peas and broth. Then added a chopped potato, peas, a carrot and leftover chickpeas and spices. We had it with lentil loaf, wasabi mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy and a plate of cukes, tomatoes, carrot sticks and olives

[caiesmommy]

Wed we had macaroni and "cheeze" using a nutritional yeast sauce. With corn and sliced veggies

Thurs I made a stirfry type dish w the leftover lentils, kale stems, fresh parsley garlic, tumeric, frozen okra, black olives and corn, a tomato and orange zest/juice. Quite ummy. Dh said a little too much orange zest

Fri we had friends over for a late dinner. Ds and I made a rapini salad w pear cuke green onion(wanted red but they were mushy at the store ) with a slice of strawberry on top and a lemon olive oil dressing. And roasted garlic walnut sauce on spelt noodles with basil and black olives on top

Tonight was leftovers

[wytchywoman]

Did the polenta tonight. Sliced it and fried it in olive oil and then topped it with mozarella and spaghetti sauce. Soooooooo yummy!!!!!

[Keeta]

Last night was grilled portabello "burgers" with sauteed white beans w/ rosemary and garlic on the side and salad.

[wytchywoman]

Tonight I am going to try my hand at grilling some eggplant and zucchinni and thought I might try to grill the remainder of the polenta that I didn't cook last night. Wish me luck, I've never done this before.