I just can’t keep my paws off of “The Joy of Vegan Baking”.
I whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and used ground flax seeds as an egg replacer. The result? Extra chewy chocolate chip cookies that melt in your mouth. Perfect for dipping into tea or a tall glass of soy milk.
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Filed under: Food on August 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Inspired by the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes on the island, I layered pesto and white bean salad between thick slices of oven roasted tomatoes. It was served on top of a bed of arugula with a light citrus vinaigrette.
Recipe from the Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine.
Filed under: Food on August 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, I was wrong in my last post: It is possible to have even fresher vegetables 
I took a tour of Anke’s beautiful organic vegetable garden on Salt Spring Island. I even got to pick some fresh stuff for dinner.
Shown above is a simple pasta made with vegetables from Salt Spring Island mixed with a simple jar of organic tomato sauce. Sprinkled on top was fresh sheep’s cheese. Everything was tossed in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Here are pictures of Anke and her garden — plus sikmple ingredients used to create the pasta.
Take a peek at Anke’s blog, documenting the spectacular growth of her organic garden: http://cycleofnature.blogspot.com/
Filed under: Food on August 13th, 2008 | No Comments »
Every year, I take off to beautiful Salt Spring Island, in British Columbia Canada. I hang out, go camping — and cook and bake lots of delicious food. This part of Canada is a vegetarian’s/vegan’s dream.
TI finally picked up a copy of “The Joy of Vegan Baking”. After drooling over just about every recipe, I settled on making the Blueberry Lemon muffins, with fresh organic blueberries that we bought earlier in the day from a local farm.
That’s the great thing about this island is that there are so many local organic farms. By buying your vegetables, fruits and herbs from them, you really can’t get any fresher!
Filed under: Food on August 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
While these noodles may not help you reach enlightenment; the subtle hint of ginger with each bite is simply divine!
Stir fry in oil: strips of carrots and bamboo shoots until soft. Add Chinese cabbage and stir for another 2 minutes. Add rice noodles and sauce. Stir fry another 2-3 minutes. Serve with stir fried tofu on top, if desired.
Sauce for 1: whisk together: 1/8 cup tamari, 1 heaping tablespoon sesame oil and 1/2 inch piece of minced ginger.
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Filed under: Food on July 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
If you were to ask me what I ate in China — I would answer: nooOoooOOoodles!
What I loved most about the street food in China was the simplicity of it all. A few fresh ingredients combined to make an awesomely yummy meal for about 50 cents!
Shown here: Wokked Chinese cabbage and bokchoi with noodles and a dash of chili/soy sauce.
>> Pictures of me eating my way from Delhi to Beijing in 30 days
Filed under: Food on July 3rd, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s my 31st birthday today — and to celebrate — I’m off on a CrAzY 30-day adventure to India, Nepal and China with a backpack, a camera and a somewhat reasonable pair of shoes!
I’m hoping to have some wild pictures to post here of the interesting (street) food that I’ll be munching on along the way!
Stay tuned!
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Filed under: Places to Eat on May 24th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
To prepare for my CrAzY Asia trip from Delhi to Beijing, I have printed out some handy phrases thanks to the International Vegetarian Union. I even have a print-out for Simplified Chinese!
Vegetarian Phrases in World Languages
http://www.ivu.org/phrases/
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Filed under: Websites and Books on May 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments »
These easy-to-make bean burgers have a mild taste with a hint of red bell peppers.
Fry an onion, a clove of crushed garlic and 1/2 a diced red pepper on medium heat until soft. Meanwhile wizz 2 cups of cooked white beans in a food processor until they are smooth but still with some chunks for texture. Place the bean mixture in a bowl and add 3/4 cup cooked (basmati) rice, the onion/pepper mixture, a large pinch of dried thyme and oregano plus salt and pepper to taste.
Mix everything together with your hands. If it is too wet, add some breadcrumbs to the mixture. Form into 4 patties and place on a plate lightly dusted with breadcrumbs. Flip the burgers to lightly coat the other side of the patties.
Fry the burgers in 2 tbsp olive oil for or bake the patties on both sides until done.
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Filed under: Food on May 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
OK, they also happen to be one of the MOST yummiest cupcakes I’ve had to date.
These were my “Thank-you” and “I am sorry” cupcakes all rolled into one.
I figured that baking a batch of orange cupcakes filled with pudding and topped with a ridiculous amount of buttercream frosting would beat any Hallmark card
To thank the tech-guy who spent the whole day fixing my internet and network, I sent him home with cupcakes for his family.
And to appologise to my neighbour for waking her up at 3am when my cat was fighting with her cat on her balcony — I knocked on her door and brought her some cupcakes.
One thing I’ve learned: Everyone loves cupcakes. Especially ridiculously over-the-top delicious cupcakes.
Cupcake recipe: Orange Pudding Cupcakes, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World
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Filed under: Food on May 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
