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Awesome Mushroom Sauce

This sauce is so simple, yet mind-blowingly good!You can use it on pasta, tofu slabs, a savory non-Asian stir fry… anything really!Morel mushrooms work the best in this, but any number of mushrooms and mushrooms mixes could work in this (make sure they are fresh or re-hydrated. Fresh are available around May). Awesome Mushroom SauceContinue reading “Awesome Mushroom Sauce”

Bourgeois Breakfast Buddies

This is just a fancier version of my Breakfast Buddies morning sandwiches. Instead of using a biscuit as the “bun”, I have used croissant dough! Mmmm. You will need:Prepared polenta, firm. (This is your “egg”)Vegan sausage Vegan cheeze Add or omit anything else you like! (onions, faux ham, better than bacon, Hollandaise sauce, etc) TakeContinue reading “Bourgeois Breakfast Buddies”

Cashew Cheddar Cheeze Spread

Well, I finally broke down and joined Twitter. I am not “tweeting”, but signed up because bands and what not have twitter-only news and such. However, most of my followings are now food related. Twitter has pushed me farther into the foodie realm. That is where I stumbled upon this recipe from Pretty Smart RawContinue reading “Cashew Cheddar Cheeze Spread”

Green Bean Casserole

I’ll be honest. The thought of the traditional green bean casserole turns my stomach. Lifeless, canned green beans with salty, fake onion thingies on top? No thanks. I recently had some fresh green beans, and wanted to do something special with them. Something saucy!I made my own casserole based on this recipe for Green BeanContinue reading “Green Bean Casserole”

Vegan Empanadas

Empanada: a stuffed bread or pastry. South American empanadas are normally small and semi-circular. Thanks Wiki! This recipe is from Vegetarian Times: March 2009, pg 85. I followed the recipe in general, I will put my comments and ideas in regular (parentheses) but everything else in italics is 100% VT. Photos are mine of course.Continue reading “Vegan Empanadas”

Sausages!!

Thank you! Thank you Vegan Dad! For being totally super awesome! This recipe is obviously from Vegan Dad: Homemade Sausages. They are dead easy to make, super customizable (more spicy? more savory? no prob!), half or double the recipe… can I say more? You won’t being buying fakes from the store anymore! Pro-tip: Fennel seedContinue reading “Sausages!!”

The Vegan’s Hundred

This is the vegan list in response to 100 things every omnivore should try, by BitterSweet. I got an 84/100. Looks like I have a few things to make! Update: Oct 09: 88/100 1) Copy this list into your own blog, including these instructions.2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.3) Cross out any items thatContinue reading “The Vegan’s Hundred”

Pheww

“Geez Vegan Ronin,” you may be thinking, “you’ve been quiet for a month and now a flood of delicious recipes! I may have a mind explosion trying to figure out which one to make first!” I may have been quiet faithful readers, but I was not dormant. I am returning to the States in aContinue reading “Pheww”

Shoujin ryouri

“Shoujin ryouri （精進料理) is a type of vegan cuisine that was developed by Japanese Buddhist monks. It is based on a foundation of vegetables and rice, and various vegetable proteins.” It is also amazing and amazingly hard to find on average in Japan, because the Japanese love to make the EXACT SAME FOOD but putContinue reading “Shoujin ryouri”

British Scones

British scones are different than American scones. They’re not flaky and are more like a soft, slightly sweet biscuit. Eat them warm with jam! British omni-monkey approved. Vegan Scones by Charlotte O’Leary 8oz self-raising flour*1 tsp baking powder1½oz soya margarine, plus extra for greasing2 tbsp caster sugar150ml/4¼fl oz soya milk, plus extra for glazingTo servestrawberryContinue reading “British Scones”