I overbought produce last week, so I spent my Saturday evening roasting various squash and digging into my cookbooks for recipes that matched the contents of my fridge and pantry.
The high: ginger peanut squash stew (p.129) from Vegan Eats World.
I used a roasted acorn squash and omitted the cilantro (that's dried parsley you see); it was FANTASTIC! I love a recipe that only requires one pot and this was it. I even shared: VM loved it and OD ate his whole bowl- which is saying alot since it was pretty spicy.
Although I've had enormous success with it in the past, the recipes from Viva Vegan intimidate me. After this incredible stew, I will make a point to revisit both Terry tomes. It's a good feeling to be shocked that the meal you created was done so by your hands.
The low: frittata from Vegan Brunch. I've been cooking with Isa/Terry books most of my vegan life and this was an unexpected (user error) disaster.
My add-ins were looking great:
But, once in the dish, I could see that the frittata seemed loose.
It did look fine enough when it came out of the oven.
But, in the end, over-cooking it didn't save it. Upon introduction to my slice-and-serve, it veritably melted into a frittatta puddle. Let's just say it was suggested that I serve it with straws.
But, despite the texture, the taste was really good; I think maybe the sauteed mushrooms, onions, and peppers continued to release moisture into the frittatta as it baked. Totally my fault, as the recipe called for chard and I messed with altered it. I'll try again, but next I have my sights set on a quiche.
Lest you think I wasted the leftovers, fret not. I enjoyed it the next day on toast with sriracha and sliced tomatoes (underneath).
The high: ginger peanut squash stew (p.129) from Vegan Eats World.
I used a roasted acorn squash and omitted the cilantro (that's dried parsley you see); it was FANTASTIC! I love a recipe that only requires one pot and this was it. I even shared: VM loved it and OD ate his whole bowl- which is saying alot since it was pretty spicy.
Although I've had enormous success with it in the past, the recipes from Viva Vegan intimidate me. After this incredible stew, I will make a point to revisit both Terry tomes. It's a good feeling to be shocked that the meal you created was done so by your hands.
The low: frittata from Vegan Brunch. I've been cooking with Isa/Terry books most of my vegan life and this was an unexpected (user error) disaster.
My add-ins were looking great:
But, once in the dish, I could see that the frittata seemed loose.
It did look fine enough when it came out of the oven.
But, in the end, over-cooking it didn't save it. Upon introduction to my slice-and-serve, it veritably melted into a frittatta puddle. Let's just say it was suggested that I serve it with straws.
Lest you think I wasted the leftovers, fret not. I enjoyed it the next day on toast with sriracha and sliced tomatoes (underneath).
5 comments:
The stew looks so good to me right now. I'm really hungry but not in the mood to cook, but if I were, I'd make that stew! Everything I've read about vegan eats world makes me think I should buy it.
Too bad about the frittata but it actually looks great over bread in the last photo.
Not to make it sound like I didn't think you cooked, but I was really happy to see you highlight something you made out of a cookbook (even especially not an online recipe.) I'd really be interested to hear more about yr cookbook collection + what you've made out of them. There is a very obvious gap on my shelf where Vegan Eats World ought to be. The soup looks fantastic.
Andrea- the stew was the first thing I made from VEW and it blew me away!
foodfeud- I have so many cookbooks that I really shouldn't neglect them. I've been invited to join a super secret cookbook cooking club, so I imagine I will have many more opportunities to explore the tomes that grace my shelves in the very near future!
I'm wondering if it's so secret that I ought not to have mentioned it? :-O
I'll not say more!
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