What's cooking in November veg*ns?! - Page 2

[wytchywoman]

That does sound tasty. Do you add some kind of vegan sausage or something?

[clothdipemomof2boy]

Originally Posted by 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.

Where do you find veggie bacon at? That sounds sooo good.

[*LoveBugMama*]

I made a killer carrotlasagna last night. ::D Very, very yummy, and easy, too! So that was dinner last night.

Tonight I was lazy. My son ate meat (sausages) with his dad, so I just heated up some tortellini (filled with pesto), peas and a pastasauce. Nothing fancy, but it did the job. :lol:

[craft_media_hero]

Originally Posted by 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.

Ah, the secret to tofu "eggs" is mustard. Dried or wet, you must add it toward the end of cooking, enough to yellow up the tofu a bit, err on the side of too much rather than too little. We also use garlic powder, salt, pepper (sometimes paprika). The mustard makes all the difference!

We prepped potato/turnip soup to make a massive pot---using the creamy "herbed potato soup" recipe from allrecipes.com only doubling (or maybe triple) with turnips coz I need to use them up and they work well in potato recipes. We use plain soy milk instead of dairy, and it's delish!

Shepherd pie with: turnip, onion, carrot, a lil egglplant, chickpeas, chopped kale, nutritional yeast gravy and mashedy tato topping, YUM!

Going to make rice and fried tofu with spicy sweet yellow tomato dipping sauce, probably kale on the side?

Butternut squash soup

Spaghetti squash served like spaghetti

going to try the vegan dad blog soy-free sausages

maybe falafel? coz I lurrrve it!

bbq tempeh pizza with the last of the summer squash and eggplant

[maciascl]

Last night was a quick thrown together meal of fried rice, tahini noodles and spring rolls. I started a food blog so I can actually LOOK at the food we eat over time. So far I am not very proud of what I am seeing, but it has only been 2 days so hopefully it will get better

[kismetbaby]

Originally Posted by clothdipemomof2boy 

Originally Posted by 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.

Where do you find veggie bacon at? That sounds sooo good.

I get mine at Whole Foods. Morning Star makes a version that I really like, although its not vegan (has some egg white in it), but there are also brands that make vegan bacon.  I have a couple recipes for make-it-yourself veg bacon, although I have never tried that yet.  Tempeh bacon is really good, but I've never seen it in stores, only had it at restaurants.

[kismetbaby]

I'm really proud of myself, it's Monday and I've already checked on what will be coming in the CSA box, made the meal plans for the whole week, organized the fridge, and grocery shopped. . .and this includes for Thanksgiving.  Oh and I already washed and chopped the veg for the meals of the next two nights. Woo, I'm on a roll.  

So tonight is seitan and mushrooms in a red wine sauce with linguine.  

Tue is butternut squash risotto with broccoli on the side.

Wed is bok choy and tofy stir fry with brown rice.

Thursday is the whole kit and caboodle. . .big ol' vegan Thanksgiving dinner with tofurkey, smashed potatoes, sauteed leeks and chard, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. I'm hungry just thinking about it!

Fri is our anniversary so we'll be going out to dinner, but hopefully we'll have tons of leftovers too! 

p.s. Thanks for the idea for the potato, kale, sausage soup. . .I didn't have white beans, but made it anyway and threw in a few lentils instead and loved it. So I made it a second night only with sweet potato instead of while potato and it was even better.  My DS loved it too!  Very good way to use kale.

[maciascl]

Last night was eggplant parm, spagetti, and green salad.

Tonight I rediscovered my love of lentils and rice. Sadly my boys wouldn't even touch it  It was a lemony rice and lentil pilaf with green beans on the side. So yummy!

[craft_media_hero]

Made the vegan dad sausage, and it IS as rad as all his commenters say! So that will become part of our larder---I like that it can be frozen right after steaming. I think I ill start making a trip batch once a month or so. Also going to try his tempeh burgers that use the sausage recipe. Dh has requested sausage calzone with mushrooms and creamy sauce :p

Had some AMAZING faux duck for T-day but couldn't get the recipe :(

Otherwise, pretty boring here. Lotsa potatoes due to CSA bounty. DD is at gramma's, so dh and I have been eating really simply. Last night was canned chana masala, rice. and sweet/savory eggplant/carrot mix. The night before that was the leftover faux duck, tatoes n gravy, and just sauteed green peppers and onions. Tonight is the yummy shepherd pie from the freezer (I made three pies when I made it the first time).

[kismetbaby]

Not quite as organized this week. Oh well, last weeks motivation was pretty rare. 

Last night was the last of the Tday leftovers. . .yes, I made way too much stuffing and potatoes!

Tonight I think I'll repeat that kale, bean soup b/c DS and I loved it so much and DH never got to try it.

after that it's chili and cornbread. . .one of my favs, but I haven't made it in awhile.  

I'll have to see what the CSA has in store for me after Wed.

[maciascl]

Made Vegan Dad's sausages and roasted root veggies (carrots, yellow potatoes, parsnips, and Cippolini onions) tonight. It was good but I swear I can never get the seasoning right on those sausages. They turn out good but no matter what I do I always feel like they need more seasoning of some kind.

[notamommayet]

Originally Posted by catnip 

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

   Catnip, do you have a recipe for this? Or just directions? Sounds really good!!

[catnip]

http://catnip13.blogspot.com

It's currently the first recipe on there, though my chili and gluten-corn-soy free cupcakes are going up in the next couple of days.

[red and lulu]

Originally Posted by catnip 

http://catnip13.blogspot.com

It's currently the first recipe on there, though my chili and gluten-corn-soy free cupcakes are going up in the next couple of days.

I NEED THIS RECIPE 

last night i made baked ziti with the tofu ricotta from v'con w/ roasted brussel sprouts.

the night before was mushroom and quinoa stuffed mushrooms. 

[catnip]

Stay tuned. I'll try to get it posted today.