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Crispy Baked Spicy Pumpkin Wontons

chow — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:05:45 +0000

Sadly, I haven’t always been kind to pumpkins. Quickly dismissed as something to be decorated and displayed, while other squashes make the cut and are happily cooked and eaten. That all changed last year when I tried pumpkin curry for the first time at a Thai restaurant. I had an epiphany; pumpkin is yummy in [...]

Peachy Vietnamese Summer Rolls

chow — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:08:02 +0000

At most supermarkets, peaches and nectarines are labeled either yellow or white. But at the farmers market, local vendor Kashiwase Farms has all sorts of different peaches and nectarines. Practically from A to Z – Aortic Rose, Honey Royale, Snow King, White Lady, Zee Lady, to name just a few – I never even knew [...]

Sophie’s Kitchen Vegan Seafood

chow — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:02:43 +0000

Too tired or too lazy to make your own Baked Mushroom Calamari? There’s now Vegan Calamari from Sophie’s Kitchen. I found it in the frozen food section at the Cupertino Whole Foods (only select locations in Northern California have it). I thought it was yummy, kinda chewy like calamari but not really seafoodie tasting. The [...]

Seitan In A Blanket

chow — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:20:11 +0000

Having been intimidated long enough, I finally gave the whole make-it-yourself seitan thing a try. I started out with a easy and delicious recipe for breakfast sausage from one of my favorite blogs, VeganDad (who I must say, is like the master seitan maker). Then I saw Chorizo Seitan Sausages in Viva Vegan! and decided [...]

Baked King Oyster Mushroom Calamari

chow — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:50:00 +0000

I love fried foods. But I could never bring myself to actually fry anything at home. It’s much too messy and in the back of my mind I know I’m much too lazy to want to clean up after frying. Then I came across a recipe for King Oyster Mushroom “Calamari” in Living Raw Food [...]

Spinach Bolani

chow — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 18:01:29 +0000

Walking around the farmers market, minding my own business, some guy calls me over for some samples. Sometimes instead of a hasty no-thank-you, I weasel out of trying samples by asking if it’s vegan. Usually it’s not. But sometimes, it’s like hitting a vegan food jackpot – like the bolanis and sauces from East and [...]

Roasted Tofu Lollipops With Pesto

chow — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:15:28 +0000

I haven’t made roasted tofu cubes for awhile since I rarely turn on the oven in warm weather. But lately, it’s been unseasonably cool around here. So I broke out the baking pan and roasted up a batch using the method from Vegan Soul Kitchen. Stick a little bamboo fork in a tofu cube, top [...]

Buffalo Style Roasted Tofu

chow — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:55:57 +0000

For this Super Bowl of weekends, I decided to make the snack of sports bars and fans everywhere – Buffalo Wings. But instead of wings, it’s roasted tofu cubes. It’s amazingly simple and easy. I used the method for roasting tofu from Vegan Soul Kitchen then tossed in Buffalo hot sauce. That’s it. So good [...]