Forums: March 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Recipe makeovers
Created on: 03/12/10 12:22 PM Views: 3239 Replies: 12
cyclingmarge Joined: 03/01/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 31	Recipe makeovers Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:22 PM I am a hugh collector of recipes. Yesterday I was going through them weeding out the keepers, from the ones that are going to the recyle bin. (goodbye "Steak Provence") I was stuck by the ones that could be easily remade vegan, like "Moroccan chicken and lentils", You could just dump the chicken, add more lentils and maybe add some golden raisins. If I try it this weekend and it's successful I'll let you know. Let's hear about other recipe makeovers.
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justpeachy Joined: 03/12/10 Location: San Diego Posts: 6	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 12:54 PM I love making veggie lasagna and replacing the cheese with tofu ricotta. Even my hubby and kids love this cheeze! Take a block of extra firm tofu (drained and pressed), place in a bowl and squeeze through your fingers until it's the consistency of ricotta. Add 2 tsp. lemon juice, 1 clove garlic (minced), 1/4 tsp. salt, dash of pepper, a handful of basil leaves (chopped finely), mash through fingers to mix well, add 2 tsp. olive oil and 1/2 cup nutritional yeast. Mix well with a fork and cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Here's my lasagna recipe http://www.veganfamilyadventures.com/blog/?p=94 "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein
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JamieR Joined: 01/01/10 Location: Mendocino Coast, Northern California Posts: 116	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 3:59 PM Recipe makeovers...absolutely! I've run cooking lists on the Internet since the 1990's and am a huge recipe collector as well. I am looking at all of them with new eyes...that's for sure! Some recipes just are beyond vegan redemption, to be sure. But many can "inspire" your new vegan cooking. What flavor combinations could be applied to vegan food? And like your stew recipe...what could be swapped out for the dead carcass? It's a fun, creative, and hopefully tasty exercise! It's a process I'm enjoying so much, I started a thread about it on McDougall's forum. If you are interested, you can go to the McD forum, Food and Recipes...and look for JamieR's Cooknook thread. September Kickstart Goals: Walk/bike daily, keep up with forum, 100% low-fat vegan experimenting with maximizing FLAVOR! www
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babalonia Joined: 01/04/10 Posts: 60	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:44 PM I LOVE cornbread. When I make it I usually use the recipe that's on the Quaker Oats Corn Meal box. I'd seen other vegan recipes for corn bread, but they didn't look like they'd be very good. So, one day I tried the Quaker Oats recipe and substituted rice milk for regular milk and applesauce for the egg. It is yummy! I can't even tell the difference and neither can my southern father-in-law.
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DianeJ Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 134	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 9:34 AM B-could you post that recipe for the corn bread please? Thanks
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LaniMuelrath Joined: 12/30/09 Location: California Posts: 557	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 10:09 AM babalonia wrote: I LOVE cornbread. When I make it I usually use the recipe that's on the Quaker Oats Corn Meal box. I'd seen other vegan recipes for corn bread, but they didn't look like they'd be very good. So, one day I tried the Quaker Oats recipe and substituted rice milk for regular milk and applesauce for the egg. It is yummy! I can't even tell the difference and neither can my southern father-in-law. Babalonia, If you get a chance, can you post that recipe? I get my oats in bulk, love cornbread, and would love to see it if you get a chance. Chili and cornbread - perennial favorite! Thanks, Lani Lani Muelrath, M.A. CGFI, CPBN the Plant-Based Fitness Expert McDougall Health & Medical Center 5 Minute Fitness & Plant-based Blueprint www
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babalonia Joined: 01/04/10 Posts: 60	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM This is the cornbread recipe straight from the Quaker Oats box with a couple of vegan touches: 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup cornmeal 1/4 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup rice milk 3 TBS apple sauce Preheat oven to 400 degrees Grease an 8 or 9 inch round baking pan Combine dry ingredients Stir in the wet ingredients, mixing until just moistened Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 20 - 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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LaniMuelrath Joined: 12/30/09 Location: California Posts: 557	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 11:27 PM Thanks Babalonia for the recipe! Lani Lani Muelrath, M.A. CGFI, CPBN the Plant-Based Fitness Expert McDougall Health & Medical Center 5 Minute Fitness & Plant-based Blueprint www
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philocrates Joined: 03/18/10 Posts: 47	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 3:44 PM Actually I hung on to my steak recipes. Seitan [Wheat Gluten steaks] were invented for a reason. And tofu and tempeh can sub for a lot too. Heck I've even made Amish Chicken Pot Pie with "Chicken" Seitan [all vegan.] And yeah I make my own seitan. It's easy. Figure out what the ingredients do then sub for them if you can. That easy [and that hard because you have to learn cooking chem in the process.]
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summer Joined: 03/02/10 Posts: 9	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 4:47 PM I am looking for a lentil loaf recipe to replace meatloaf. Anyone have any ideas? Can I use canned lentils and if so which ones? Thanks!
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txgirl Joined: 01/04/10 Location: Pasadena, TX Posts: 82	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 6:22 PM Summer - I've tried a couple, but I can't remember what I did with the recipe I liked. You might try this website:http://www.veganlunchbox.com/loaf_studio.html You select the ingredients and it generates the recipe.
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summer Joined: 03/02/10 Posts: 9	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 12:59 AM Thank you for the great website !!! I appreciate it!
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kcwriter Joined: 03/13/10 Posts: 62	RE: Recipe makeovers Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 at 4:57 PM Thanks so much for taking the time to put down these recipes. The ricotta and cornbread sound great. I am going to make my chili for a writers group tomorrow and take my vegan cornbread. I am on day 7 and just love this program. kc
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