Vegan Wild Mushroom and Kale Lasagna

A rolled vegan lasagna with layers of kale, mushrooms, ricotta, and marinara.

 A log with many pounds of oyster mushrooms

I picked a few pounds of the smallest mushrooms on the log.

The mushrooms were trimmed, cleaned, chopped, and cooked in a skillet with a small amount of oil and salt. Later, I put the cooked mushrooms in a food processor to make nice layers on top of the pasta.

The ricotta is a creamy mix of almond meal, tofu, almond milk, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, lemon, miso, parsley, oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes.

Mexican Chocolate Buckwheat Porridge

Mexican chocolate buckwheat porridge from Full of Plants topped with toasted Texas pecans, almonds, activated pepitas, and extra cinnamon of course. Find the original recipe here: https://fullofplants.com/mexican-chocolate-buckwheat-porridge/

Baked Creamy "Caulifredo" Pasta with Artichoke and Kale

Crummy weather mandated something decadent and creamy for dinner. I whipped up a roasted garlic cauliflower alfredo sauce and tossed it with pasta, artichokes, and sautéed kale. Topped with a layer of breadcrumbs, it went into the oven until bubbly and golden brown.

Served with a side of steamed broccoli

Avocado Buckwheat Toast with Carrot Lox

Two very strong flavors (buckwheat and fishy carrot lox) are better together.  Above is a slice of toasted buckwheat bread with smashed avocado, carrot lox, scallion and black pepper.

Buckwheat sandwich loaf. Adapted from Vegan Richa's white sandwich bread recipe, find the original here

I really missed the rest of the trimmings so I picked up a red onion today and added capers- much more complete!

NDE Vegan Pepper Jack and Pumpkin Kale Enchilada Casserole

 Pepper Jack recipe from the Non-Dairy Evolution Cookbook

Pepper Jack cooling in a silicon mold

Pumpkin, kale, black bean and corn enchilada casserole with New Mexico Red chile sauce, fresh corn tortillas, and NDE pepper jack

Black Bean and Corn Stuffed Peppers with Roasted Cauliflower, Millet and Jalapeno Cashew Cream

Black bean and corn stuffed bell peppers with raz el hanout roasted cauliflower, millet, jalapeno cashew cream and garlic chives. Yes it's vegan.

Bhindi Masala or Okra Curry

Last round of this season's small tender okra and probably the next to last round of decent tomatoes. Wanting to celebrate the fresh ingredients, I tried out Vegan Richa's very simple Bhindi Masala recipe and really enjoyed the delicate flavor. I served the okra with Basmati rice and a brown lentil dal. You can find the recipe here: http://www.veganricha.com/2016/05/bhindi-masala.html

Corned "Beef" Seitan and a Reuben

Reuben sandwich on rye with swiss cheese, thousand islands dressing, red caraway sauerkraut, and sliced vegan corned beef

Corned beef mixture shaped into a loaf before steaming

Steaming the corned beef

Cooked corned beef

Pink/red inside sliced corned beef

Sauerkraut (followed directions from Sandor Katz' "Wild Fermentation"

This one is a red caraway flavored sauerkraut. It's the perfect taste and beautiful color (without the nitrates) for a Reuben.

Assembled Reuben sandwich on the press

The end.

Vegan Walnut Banana Bread

Sorbet- Strawberry and Honeydew

 Honeydew Sorbet

Strawberry Sorbet

Amaranth Bars

 Popped Amaranth, Flax Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Chopped Almonds, Pumpkin Seeds, Currants, Golden Raisins, Coconut Oil, Brown Rice Syrup, Sorghum, Cinnamon, Salt

Popped Amaranth. A bit of a learning curve until I found that happy place between un-popped and burned.

Redbud Mango Salad

Spinach, Mango, Red Bell Pepper, Lime, Redbud Flowers

chocolate banana okara cookies

Borscht

Borscht

Chayote and Jicama Salad with Lime Cumin Dressing

Raw chayote, jicama, zucchini, carrot, purple cabbage, corn kernels, edamame, cilantro and toasted sunflower seeds with lime cumin dressing

Jicama Salad

Jicama, Cucumber, Papaya, Pineapple, Mint, Lime, and Honey

Double Chocolate Cherry Almond Muffins (Vegan)

Greek vegetable salad

Greek Vegetable Salad (Artichoke, Tomato, Cucumber, Olives, Greek Dressing)

Fruit Salad with Mint and Vanilla Bean

Thanksgiving 2015 Chestnut Lentil Stuffed Onion

Chestnut lentil stuffed onion, smoky chard, roasted kabocha, roasted garlic cauliflower puree, mushroom gravy

Dal with Spinach

dal with spinach over jasmine rice

Tofu Chard Spring Roll

Tofu and chard spring rolls, roasted kabocha