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The Ronin Returns

Loyal fans! I have survived the cloudy depths of the UK and emerged bearing incredible gifts for your taste buds future glee! First of all, I possibly bought one of the most awesome cookbooks: Vegan: Over 90 Mouthwatering Recipes for All Occasions Made in association with The Vegan Society, this British food themed book isContinue reading “The Ronin Returns”

Christmas Tree Cake

Made with the chocolate cake, chocolate icing and buttercreme frosting from The Joy of Vegan Baking. NUM NUM NUM And also some butterscotch chocolate stars! I will be out ronining again.. umm in an hour so expect some magical foreign cookin’ in the coming weeks!

Beancurd Fish

This is a fish made of bean curd: This is the inside of a bean curd fish head: This is pan fried bean curd fish: How to coat and pan fry:you need-a bowl of floura bowl of seasoned breadcrumbs or panko (you can add your own Italian spices and paprika)a bowl of soy milk withContinue reading “Beancurd Fish”

Homemade Tofurky

Homemade Tofu Turkey is WAAAYY better than that other stuff. Recipe HINTS Press the tofu first, and then FREEZE it. Then let it thaw out the day before you intend to bake it. After repressing, stuffing and turning it out in a dish, go ahead and take a brush to baste it. Let is sitContinue reading “Homemade Tofurky”

QUICHE

The basic recipe to work off of is here. Ingredients 1 ready made pie crust-pre cook for 10 minutes 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 cloves minced garlic 1 lb. your choice veggies (broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, red peppers, etc), cooked to just done Any add ins like vegan ham or cheeze 1 lb firm tofu,Continue reading “QUICHE”

Garlic Shrimp and angel hair

I like saying “shrimps” so shut it. Shrimps are cute, and I don’t like saying “I ate shrimp,” so I dub their new vegan name… ‘Rimpies! Or maybe Shrimpens. Shrimplies? Shrimpy MaGee? Shirmples? You tell me. I found these Shrimples in a large Asian supermarket. 1. Cook your angel hair pasta. 2. In the meantime,Continue reading “Garlic Shrimp and angel hair”

Big Gluten Ball stir fry

I made my great return to the Asian Supermarket after a year and a half. And they got some new stock, including a myriad of veggie meats. I also bought some ramen packages with nothing other than a picture of a wizard* on the front. But I will save that for another time. Today, IContinue reading “Big Gluten Ball stir fry”

Gourmet gnocchi dinner with awesome marinara

This entry will be divided into three parts. You will need:1. fancy gnocchi2. expensive mushrooms3. sauce equals this (plus extra ramblings!): 1. GNOCCHIThere is this store I have a love-hate relationship with. They have an excellent variety of gourmet and international goods. But because I am not a middle-aged woman with a giant SUV withContinue reading “Gourmet gnocchi dinner with awesome marinara”

Tofu eggs

My mom has recently gone full blown vegetarian. Hurray! I came home the other day and she was eating a make-shift omelet for lunch and I decided I wanted one too. I used silken firm tofu*, which really is the best texture for eggs. I pressed it and cut it into 4 thin slabs. IContinue reading “Tofu eggs”

TVP Rendang

I soaked some TVP in warm water with a dash of soy sauce for about 20 minutes.I stir fried them with peppers and onions and padang (a spicy peanut) sauce until it cooked down. Viola! I used to be really scared of peanut sauce and veggies. It just seemed wrong. But, I’m expanding my palateContinue reading “TVP Rendang”