Deniz loves meatloaf. There’s something so wholesome and American about it. We’ve made it a couple of times using different recipes and have found this one to be the best (so far). It’s modified from Michael Chiarello’s Italian Meatloaf recipe, and adapted for our vegetarian diet and taste. We really like the combination of the Morningstar […]
There’s something so satisfying about soy-pickled cucumbers combined with meaty flavors and textures. We were excited to find this Taiwanese dish in Wei-Chuan’s Chinese Cuisine cookbook, and adapted for our vegetarian diet. It’s so simple to make. Salty and perfect on rice. Ingredients: 12 Morningstar Original Vegetarian Sausage Patties 2 green onions, chopped in 1-inch […]
This dish has a five spice and fennel soy taste that makes it a unique treat different from traditional Chinese dishes. It’s salty on its own, and goes great on plain white rice. This recipe is adapted from Wei-Chuan’s Rice cookbook, for our vegetarian diet. Ingredients: 12 Morningstar Original Vegetarian Sausage Patties Spices: 6 medium-sized shallots, […]
Deniz and I were doing Mexican taco/burrito this week and saw beautiful baby sweet bell peppers on sale in the grocery store. We decided on a whim to also make stuffed peppers. The turned out so delicious, we had to add a post so we remember the recipe. We gobbled up 6 peppers in the span […]
I love tamales, and wish vegetarian versions were more commonly available. Below is Tyler Florence’s recipe adapted for our vegetarian diet. Takes a while to make, but is totally worth it. Has that perfect blend of chilies, vegetarian beef, and sweet corn. This version is very mild, with just a touch of heat. Ingredients: 1 […]
When I saw the photo of this dish in Thai Cooking Made Easy by WeiChuan, I couldn’t resist. It had some thick sauce on it, and was served with rice. Those char lines alone were enough to sell me the recipe. So we fired up the grill, and started working (don’t worry, other than the grilling part, it’s relatively […]
This is Taiwanese comfort food at its best. My mom used to make it all time, and as kids we loved it. She even stuffed the Thanksgiving turkey with it. It’s so good it’s addictive. We adapted the below recipe from WeiChuan’s Rice cookbook for our vegetarian diet. We used dried marinated turnips in place of […]
The word musakka almost always refers to eggplant musakka, at least where I came from. It was surprising to see a cauliflower musakka in this Turkish cookbook we found on Amazon (Sultan’s Kitchen). We already had most of the ingredients at home, it would be mistake not to try this dish! Ingredients 1 large cauliflower […]
When I was little, I used to consider it a special treat when my dad would make these curry fried noodles. My dad would tell me, “the secret is to put a lot of oil.” I’ve since learned that you can add a little oil at the end of cooking to create the feeling of […]
Deniz loves Mapo Tofu, so we needed to learn to make a vegetarian version. Below is our recipe, inspired by the recipe in Wei Chuan’s Chinese Cuisine Cookbook, and modified for our tastes and vegetarian diet. Ingredients: 4 cubes soft tofu, drained and carefully sliced into half-inch cubes 6 Morningstar Original Vegetarian Sausage Patties 3 […]
Pad See Eew is my favorite Thai noodle dish. It is my fallback every time I go to a Thai restaurant. Below is our version of the dish, adapted from the Wei-Chuan Thai Cooking book. Ingredients: 6 Morningstar Original Vegetarian Sausage Patties 2 lb fresh, pre-cooked, flat rice noodles 3 c broccoli, separated into bite-sized florettes 2 eggs, […]
I grew up on this dish as a little girl. One of the “aunties” would bring it to every Taiwanese community potluck. It was a staple that I always looked forward to. It has that every so slightly chewy clear noodle texture and that balanced salty soy umami taste. Deniz and I have made it a number of times, […]
During our stay in Japan, one of our favorite snack places was bakery shops. Every major train station and busy street have at least one those. One of the items in these shops is a deep fried bun filled with curry (in Japanese Kare Pan or カレー パン). It was kind of hard to find a vegetarian […]
Normally we cook different cuisines every week, but this week was an exception. After our tasty red curry last week, we decided to go with another curry dish. Not only do we like curry, but we are still excited about new book Thai Cooking Made Easy by Wei Chuan. For this dish, we will use […]
VegBeef Red Curry with PumpkinFor curry lovers, Thai cuisine offers many options. Besides a few of the hard-to-find ingredients like kaffir lime leaves, it’s very easy to make any Thai curry with the help of curry paste readily available on the market. It is also easy to make almost any curry dish into a vegetarian curry dish. […]