the grainy bunch

Le Crepe

pinchevegan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:07:29 +0000

It’s been too long my fellow vegans and vegan lovers but we have tons of delightful food to share.
We’ll start with this crepe made with chickpea flour and filled with balsamic mushrooms, roasted cauliflower, spinach and tomato. C’est deeeelish! We paired it with a potato, beet and red onion salad we learned from Gna. Our taste buds were speaking French!

Parlez vous crepe?

Vegan Buns

pinchevegan — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:46:21 +0000

Sin Buns

These vegan buns are one of the reasons our bums have grown lately. We got a hankering for cinnamon buns and decided to try making some. They take a bit of time because you have to let them rise a few times but the end result was quite tasty. I didn’t have enough regular flour so I used a lot of whole wheat and they were a little stiff. Not that it mattered with all the sugar and cinnamon baked into it.

Up close and personal

Almond Cheese

pinchevegan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:04:16 +0000

I’ve been wanting to do something with the leftover almond pulp from our almond milk. I found an almond cheese recipe that’s supposed to be slice-able. It was pretty easy to make and the flavor was pretty good too. I’m not sold on the texture but it would work in a sandwich or crumbled on top of a salad. We paired it with our amazing guacamole and it help up nicely.

Slices and crumbles just like cheese.

Guacamole Is Even Good For Your Hair

pinchevegan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:57:46 +0000

We made the most delicious guacamole a few weeks ago. It was so perfect I really don’t even know what to write about it. Let’s let the picture do the talking. Oh wait, I just learned that avocado is derived from the Aztec word “ahuacatl”. Thought I’d share.

Creamy goodness. Increases your HDL.

Grown-up Lunch Box

Anita Torok — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:04:43 +0000

Homemade avocado roll, broccoli & strawberries

So it’s sort of weird writing about the healthy lunch boxes I’ve packed, considering I am in the middle of finals week and about to head out for a big bagel. (The stress gets to me and the only remedy is a pint of vegan ice cream – seriously I ate an entire pint last night.)

I had been looking for bento boxes to start bringing lunch to the museum. I found a lot of cute ones, but they were all made of plastic and I’ve read enough about the potential side effects to just steer clear of it entirely.

Well, I ended up stumbling upon a stainless steel food carrier, also known as a tiffin. So I order the three tier model, which holds the perfect amount of food for one. You can click here for the link: http://www.amazon.com/Ware-Tier-Stainless-Steel-Carrier/dp/B001KNO1PG

Peace Pizza

pinchevegan — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:36:54 +0000

After numerous recommendations, we finally went to Om Garden. It was a magical experience to know that we could eat every single thing on the menu without changes or substitutions. It was a first in our vegan career.

We had four different plates but our favorite was the Peace Pizza. It seemed easy enough so we decided to recreate it at home. It was a hit and it’s definitely become a family favorite.

Theirs was on a pita but ours was on one of the Food for Life tortillas which we toasted a bit first. We topped it with a homemade pistachio pesto because we didn’t have pine nuts and it worked deliciously. It also had sun dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and kalamata olives. We drizzled it with a creamy cashew cheese that we kind of made up, trying to match the flavor of theirs and then just put it in the oven to warm up. It was delightful and super easy to make. You must try it.

You can't eat just one!

Mexican Friday

gnavegan — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:02:35 +0000

Hongos en lugar de carnitas,salsa mejicana,guacamole y frijoles refritos caseros

El taco listo para comerlo.

Nada mas faltaron los Mariachis!!!

Straight-up Bliss

swisschard — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:38:21 +0000

"Vegan Bean Burrito"

"Vegan Bagel Delight"

I had been trying to take Ana out for brunch to Bliss Cafe near where I work for 3 weeks now and I was finally able to drag her out to Williamsburg to make it happen. It’s a really tiny space and we got squeezed into a corner about a foot away from the next table. We thought we were in the clear for about the first 10 minutes until an Eastern European couple walked in and sat next to us. The woman then preceeded to cough about 20 times during our meal. It was pretty annoying. Anyway, enough of our rant.

The delicious food distracted us from the germs being spread in our direction. The burrito was stuffed with mushrooms, black beans, really tasty vegan cheese and was served with vegan sour cream and a fresh salad. The Bagel Delight was some tasty tofu scramble over tempeh bacon and served with home fries.

We loved it!

Salad Week

pinchevegan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:08:49 +0000

After binging on fries or any other favorite treat, we usually start having salads for dinner to halt the growing bellies. I usually wouldn’t write a post about a salad but these came out so good I thought they deserved it. The beauty of salads is that you can throw pretty much anything in it and make it a meal.

The first one has a Mexican theme going on: greens, corn, cabbage, onion, jalapeno, tomatoes, carrots, shaved raw beets. The second one doesn’t really have a theme but it had extra goodies such as roasted potatoes, beets and pumpkin seeds. Very satisfying.

Colorful stuff

Roasted veggies rock

Yes, Pink Sauce Again!

pinchevegan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:32:23 +0000

I have found a new use for the infamous pink sauce. It’s in this lasagna although you can’t see it. Sandwiched between layers of zucchini, portobello mushrooms and pasta. What a stroke of genius! I ate an 8 x 8 pan by myself! I’m not even exaggerating.

I've run out of adjectives

Happy Earth Day to all my vegans out there. Keep saving earth, one meal at a time!!