What's cooking in November veg*ns?!

[red and lulu]

I don't know about you all but cold weather makes me want to cook a lot. And eat lots of carbs

Last night was potato leek soup. Night before was butternut squash soup and pressure-cooker rice and beans. Tonight, pesto pasta w/ artichoke hearts from v'con.

[kismetbaby]

I just ordered a copy of v'con. . .can't believe I never even knew about that cookbook till I found this forum! I'm super excited to start trying some recipes.

I always start wanting soup and roast veggies in the colder weather, although it's been quite warm here this week.

Last night was a burrito bar and tonight I'm making chard w/ leeks, mashed potatoes and turnips, and veg sausage.

[wytchywoman]

Tonight I made a sort of "fried egg" sandwich using tofu. It was pretty bland I'm starting to go to the usual standbys and I'm getting bored with what I'm eating.

[kismetbaby]

Just got Veganomicon in the mail, thumbed through it while my LO is napping and I am both inspired and depressed! So many lovely recipes. . .so little time to cook (a 13 month old does serious damage to one's ability to spend hours in the kitchen!).

I think I am finally going to learn to make my own seitan though.

As for dinner tonight. . .roasted green beans, sweet potatoes, and some "chicken" cutlets with a lemon-parsley sauce.

This weekend I plan to make "Rustic white beans and mushrooms" from Vcon.

[maciascl]

Last night was ribz, mashed yellow potatoes & lemony green beans.

Tonight MIL is cooking, so who knows

[clothdipemomof2boy]

I am running out of groceries except my ezekiel bread and peanut butter and jelly. So for the next four days that is what I will be eating that and boca burgers and maybe potatos, oh and morningstar chicken strips (which I found are vegan) yeah!!! I dont get paid till monday and will be getting thanksgiving meals too. Ok wow I went off on a ramble but I will say this next four days will be boring and hopefully next two weeks I will have more to tell all about.

[kismetbaby]

staring at uninspiring (just my mood I guess) veggies from the CSA box.  Carrots, celery, leeks and green beans.  I just have no idea what to make for dinner and I only have about 2 hours to have an idea and execute.  Hmmmm, off to do some thinking.

Last night I made, from Vcon, black bean, mango and quinoa salad--super yum!

[caiesmommy]

I've been somewhat boring lately.

I made a veggie noodle soup one night

a WONDERFUL butternut squash and black bean soup w corn and chilis

thai peanut butter/coconut milk tofu stir-fry on rice noodles

potato pancakes/falafels/peas/coleslaw/hummus and bread sticks

Tonight Im thinking of attempting corn cakes with blackbeans....thinking about it lol.

[clothdipemomof2boy]

Yeah today I am having trouble finding something for dinner tonight. But I will figure it out even if it is just a peanut butter sandwich. The boys will eat what everyone else is having but I am running out of things so peanut butter sounds good to me. anyway Today maybe the funk day.

[maciascl]

Making whit bean, sausage, potato & kale soup yet again! It is warm here today but I have a cold so soup sounds good.

[clothdipemomof2boy]

well I made my version of a mexican baked potato. I put my vegan taco filling in with my black bean chile and put that on top of my baked potato. Yep it sounds boring but oh it was soooo good.  I even topped it off with my daiya cheese and my tofutti sour cream and some salsa mmmm sooo good. oops said that already. Glad I didnt go with peanut butter sandwich. 

[AddysMom]

Last night I made the black-eyed pea and quinoa croquettes from vegan with a vengeance. I loved them but dd and dh not so much they ate them but I could tell they werent into them. I made the pumpkin muffins from the book this morning and they were soo good everyone loved them. Tonight will be a stir fry most likely. 

[wytchywoman]

Originally Posted by maciascl 

Making whit bean, sausage, potato & kale soup yet again! It is warm here today but I have a cold so soup sounds good.

Can you post the recipe for this or tell me what cookbook you got this out of?

[Keeta]

Subbing!

Our CSA recently went to every 2 weeks instead of weekly, which is kind of a relief.  I get so freaking tired of taking an hour+ to wash all the veggies when I get them home. 

Recently I roasted one of our leftover small pumpkins (from halloween - uncarved), and I've been working that puree into lots of things: we had pumpkin griddle cakes the other night with sage butter and sauteed fennel and green beans.  We also had pumpkin waffles the next morning.  Some of it will go toward a pumpkin pie (have to try making a GF crust - wish me luck!)

Another yummy thing we made this week was BBQ soy curls, GF mac and cheese and smoky collard greens.

Last night was mashed yukon golds and German Butterball potatoes topped with savory Lentils du Puy. Really good and hearty.  Kind of like deconstructed shepherd's pie!

Right now we're at my mom's so taking a break from cooking, yay. :)

[catnip]

3 bean chili with pumpkin and corn. Tomorrow mad quantities of pumpkin curry will be made.

[kismetbaby]

Well DH is out of town this week, so I'll probably just eat a lot of easy food. . .I'd exist on ice cream for the whole week if it was just me, but the need to feed my son keeps me healthy luckily!  Over the weekend I made the Banana-date scones from Vcon and they were so so yummy. I  want to try her pumpkin scones too and also her chocolate-chocolate-chip cookies.  I'd rather bake then cook, can you tell! :)

For lunch I just had a "B"LTA. . .veggie bacon sandwich with avocado. Dinner will be leftovers.  I plan to make potato leek soup tomorrow.

[red and lulu]

tonight i made curried rice and collards with chickpeas in the pressure cooker.  

i've been using the pressure cooker a lot lately.... anyone have any one-dish favorites to recommend?

[Keeta]

Originally Posted by red + lulu 

tonight i made curried rice and collards with chickpeas in the pressure cooker.  

i've been using the pressure cooker a lot lately.... anyone have any one-dish favorites to recommend?

No, but I'm really interested in this!  I can tell you that the Rustin White Beans and Mushrooms from Vcon turn out great (and fast!) in the pressure cooker, and that the Savory Lentils du Puy from ED&BV work great in there, too.  Both need a starch, so not one dish, but good eatin'!

Last night we had mexican night: gardein sauteed with some taco seasoning, refried beans, fritos and homemade guac.  Good stuff.

[catnip]

White bean soup with lemon, sage, garlic and kale tonight. I love my crockpot on park day.

[maciascl]

Originally Posted by wytchywoman 

Originally Posted by maciascl 

Making whit bean, sausage, potato & kale soup yet again! It is warm here today but I have a cold so soup sounds good.

Can you post the recipe for this or tell me what cookbook you got this out of?

 No recipe, I just throw it together. Basically I sautee an onion in olive oil. Add some chopped potatoes (I like Yukon Gold). Cover with broth, add 3-4 cloves crushed garlic and simmer till potatoes are tender. Lightly mash a can of drained white beans and add to the potatoes. Chop 1 bunch of green kale and add to pot. Simmer til tender and season to taste with salt and pepper. Optional but makes it really yummy is to add a splash or 2 of balsalmic vinegar.