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. […]
Who doesn’t love a great Sloppy Joe?! Here’s our vegetarian adaptation of Rachel Ray’s fantastic recipe. Tastes just as good as I remember from my childhood. We used our favorite french bread recipe to make the buns. Ingredients: 1 T extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan 1 1/2 lbs Morningstar Original (vegetarian) […]
Szechwan eggplant is one of our favorite dishes. Yum, yum, yum. We make huge batches of it so we can eat it throughout the week. Just can’t beat the meaty and succulent eggplant, the kick of the hot peppers, and the savory black bean sauce. Below is our vegetarian adaptation to the Wei-Chuan’s Chinese Cuisine […]
One of Deniz’ favorite TV dinner dishes is Meatloaf/Salisbury Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy. They’re super cheap, but there just aren’t any vegetarian versions available. Thank goodness for Sandra Lee and her semi-homemade, super simple ways of cooking. Below is a vegetarian adaptation of her Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy recipe. It’s succulent, and has that […]
One of the great things about Mexican food is how easy and fast it is to make, and how the filling ingredients can be reused in other recipes. We like to prepare a large batch of filling and use it in several different recipes, saving us time and effort. Below is our vegetarian enchilada recipe, […]
Deniz loves Mexican food. I mean REALLY loves Mexican food. When we first started dating, I once caught him with beans smeared all over his face and a pile of empty bean cans rolling on the floor. I think he’d be making daily excursions to Taco Hell if left to his own devices. So […]
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