tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32360542795690858042024-03-14T03:55:53.118+01:00anchors & feathersFlorencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-36509885194392249442011-12-13T15:41:00.001+01:002011-12-13T15:41:58.194+01:00Triple Christmas CookiesIt is only 11 days til Christmas, and I am in full christmas baking mood!<br />
Up until now I've made rather untypical christmas cookies (for me at least), but they were good nonetheless. In just a few days my sister and my brother will be home too and then we will bake those typical, yummy and perfect christmas cookies. (recipes & pictures included).<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Coconut Macaroons</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">makes about 20</span></span></i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
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<u>Ingredients:</u><br />
4 tsp. egg replacer ( I used Orgran No Egg)<br />
90 gr dessicated coconut (unsweetened)<br />
25 gr ground almonds (I used ground hazelnuts, works just fine)<br />
50 gr almond paste<br />
a pinch salt<br />
1/2 sachet vanilla sugar<br />
80 ml water<br />
60 gr sugar<br />
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Preheat oven to 125°C (250F). <br />
Whisk together egg replacer and water. Mix in sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt. Slowly add dessicated coconut and ground almonds, as well as the roughly cut almond paste. Take a teaspoon and form little balls and place them on a baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes.<br />
I figure, mine would have needed 5 - 10 minutes more, they were rather moist.<br />
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<i>Optional: </i>Melt some dark chocolate and dip the macaroons in the molten chocolate. This makes them extra yummy!<br />
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The recipe is from <a href="http://www.theppk.com/2009/09/mexican-hot-chocolate-snickerdoodles/">The PostPunk Kitchen</a>, from my brandnew copy of 'Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar'. Like most recipes from the PPK, these cookies are now one of my favourites!! Chewy and crispy at the same time, ultra-chocolatey and the spicy kick of the cayenne pepper = awesomeness!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marzipan-Scone Sandwich Cookies, filled with Raspberry Jam & dipped in chocolate</span></div>
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Don't be fooled by the picture (it is a bad one), these are so yummy. The base is a scone-like cookie, topped with raspberry jam with a almond-paste-cut-out on top, all dipped in bittersweet chocolate...<br />
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160 gr flour (I used spelt)<br />
75 gr sugar<br />
65 gr margarine<br />
40 ml soy milk<br />
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150 gr almond paste<br />
200 gr bittersweet chocolate<br />
raspberry jam<br />
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Cream together sugar and margarine, then add flour and soy milk until you have a kneadable dough.<br />
Chill dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 160°C (320F).<br />
On a well-floured surface, roll out dough to desired thickness (3-5mm) and cut out
shapes (it is easiest to make circles). Arrange cookies on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes.<br />
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<span>Roll out the almond paste and cut out the same shapes as the cookies. Get your raspberry jam and spread a bit on each cookie and cover with an almond-paste-cookie. </span><br />
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<span><br />Happy christmas time & enjoy!<br />Florence</span>Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-5025316917032527272011-12-02T21:03:00.001+01:002011-12-02T21:58:05.617+01:00I'm back!!<br />
Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted something. I guess I
am sorry, but some things in my life were more important than blogging
here. Well, <b>I'm back</b> and firstly here's a little résumé of what I've been up to the past few weeks:<br />
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> enjoying the last warm and wonderful autumn days, taking many pictures<br />
> trying out some new recipes as well as creating my own<br />
> sadly not taking a lot of pictures of food<br />
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<li><i><span style="font-size: large;">I enjoyed some wonderful last autumn walks, taking many pictures: </span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cashew Cheese loosely adapted from this<a href="http://aireater.com/2011/10/11/vegan-mofo-two-kinds-of-raw-cashew-cheese/"> Recipe</a></b></span><br />
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This 'cheese' was so yummy, I made two different ones: the one above with almond sticks and the other I rolled in vegan poultry seasoning. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Crustless Tofu Quiche from <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/mini-crustless-tofu-quiches.html">FatFree Vegan Kitchen</a></span></b>:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">Okay, I'll just say it as it is: I like my quiche with a crust! If I will ever try this recipe again, I'll probably make mini quiches too, I think these would be great!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Soft Pretzles/Buns from <a href="http://www.lapuremama.com/2010/09/vegan-soft-pretzels.html">La Pure Mama:</a></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">There's only one thing I will say about these: </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MAKE THESE ASAP! </b><span style="font-size: small;">They are soft and salty....yuuumm!</span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pumpkin Pie Pockets inspired by <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/10/25/pumpkin-pie-tarts-with-vanilla-glaze/">Kathy:</a></b></span><br />
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<br />I also recommend making these, they will pleasy anyone, and you can't get too much of pumpkin in this time of the year!! <br />
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> Pumpkin Cheesecake from the new vegan cookbook: "Vegan Pie In The Sky" = AMAZING<br />
> Spinach Mushroom Quiche (with a crust!) adapted from <a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000148.html">101 Cookbooks</a><br />
> Cinnamon Rolls from <a href="http://dieflaschenpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/swedish-cinnamon-rolls.html">The Village Vegan </a><br />
> Linzertorte Thumbprint Cookies from "Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar", amazing too!<br />
> My own Gingerbread Cake, I'll post this recipe some time soon! <br />
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That was it, I'll be posting more often during December. I will be baking and cooking a lot, since my exams are over for now, and I have some time to relax.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy December!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Florence</span>Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com0Schweiz46.818188 8.22751245.4274325 5.7006565000000009 48.2089435 10.7543675tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-55947205969367466452011-10-22T12:42:00.004+02:002011-10-22T12:42:58.084+02:00Vegan MoFo 12 / Pumpkin Barley RisottoI am still in the middle of my preparations for my A-Level exam next friday, so I'm just popping in to share a delicious & easy recipe with you....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">250 gr pearl barley, rinsed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 butternut, peeled and cubed </span></span></div>
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Preheat oven to 180°C (350F). Start by preparing your butternut. After you've peeled and cubed it, place the pieces in a large bowl. Add some olive oil, so all pieces are lightly (!) coated. Now add salt & pepper, some dried herbs, and more spices if you like. Spread on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper and roast for about 25 minutes, until tender.</div>
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Heat olive oil in a pan, and add the finely cut onion. Sautee for a few minutes, and add the well rinsed pear barley. Stir good and just before the barley will stick to the pan, add veggie broth, until well covered. Let cook for 25 - 30 minutes, and until all excess liquid is gone. </div>
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When the butternut pieces are ready, puree with oat cream. Add more cream if you like. Now add the butternut mixture to the barley risotto, stir and let cook for a few minutes. You can still add optional toppings, or fold in some vegan cheese pieces, as I did.</div>
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I feel so honored, realising that I have been nominated for the Liebster Award by <a href="http://theveganchickpea.blogspot.com/">Caitilin</a> <i>and</i> <a href="http://www.passingdaisies.net/">Rachael</a>! I really love participating in this year's vegan mofo! It has been so much fun, <span style="font-size: large;">thank you for all your dear comments</span>! <span style="font-size: small;">This really means a lot to me! :></span></div>
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<br /></div>Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-35754480975772054172011-10-21T10:01:00.000+02:002011-10-21T10:03:07.398+02:00Vegan MoFo 11 / Death by chocolate - Layer Cake<br />
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Let's just say, this chocolate layer cake is so worth making! Everyone who tried it, raved about it! But just one word of warning: 1 piece of this will probably satisfy your chocolate cravings for some time :)<br />
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<i> </i>adapted from <a href="http://www.maplespice.com/">Maple Spice</a></div>
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190g spelt flour<br />
150g sugar<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
30g cocoa powder<br />
1 1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
80ml canola oil<br />
1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />
240ml <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">sparkling mineral water</span><br />
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Preheat oven to 180°C (350F). Line a 22cm springform pan with parchment paper. Now mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. In a smaller bowl mix together canola oil, apple cider vinegar and sparkling mineral water. Now pour it into the large bowl and mix until well combined, be careful not to overmix. Pour the mixture in your lined pan and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.<br />
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300g dark chocolate<br />
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<br />Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-76319988906153700982011-10-19T17:50:00.001+02:002011-10-19T17:50:56.455+02:00Vegan MoFo X / Seitan CutletsThis blog post comes later as promised, sorry about that. But I was busy studying (still), doing scout stuff and preparing my best friend's birthday gift & cake! (The recipe for her "Death by chocolate layer cake" will come soon!)<br />
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And now on to the recipe for this delicious seitan cutlets! Until now, I was not a big seitan fan, as it mostly turned out spongy, which I don't like at all. On the other side, I've made some tasty seitan sausages, and those turned out really wonderful!<br />
<br />But these seitan cutlets and their preparation method changed everything! Who would have thought of using a rolling pin and rolling the individual seitan dough pieces out....!? Apparently, I didn't, but from now on I will definitely do that more often...<br />
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1 Tbsp. poultry seasoning</div>
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1/3 Tbsp. dried parsley</div>
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1/3 Tbsp. herb salt</div>
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As it didn't quite work mixing the dough with my kitchen machine, I recommend using it to mix the dry and wet ingredients, but then doing the kneading by hand. This worked well for me. So knead the dough for as long as you can ;). Until the dough seems well combined and stretchable.</div>
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Now break the dough into 12 equally sized pieces. And here it comes: take your rolling pin and roll out each piece as thin as possible and place in the cold broth. If necessary, add more veggie broth, so that all pieces are just covered. Let stand for 10 minutes. Now turn on the heat, cover and bring to a fast simmer. Then reduce the heat and cook for 1 hour. If possible, try to rotate some of the cutlets at the top, so they cook through evenly. </div>
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That was so good, especially the seitan cutlet! I have tried several seitan recipes before, and this was the best yet! So very tender and crispy on the outside.<br />
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3 Tbsp. olive oil<br />
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3 Tbsp. breadcrumbs<br />
2 Tbsp. chopped nuts <br />
1 Tbsp. olive oil<br />
5 Tbsp. oat cream<br />
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley<br />
a splash of lemon juice<br />
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<br />Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-90367580538863862032011-10-13T21:32:00.000+02:002011-10-14T10:09:07.165+02:00Vegan MoFo VIII / Veggie CalzoneToday is sad day in my vegan baking history... I decided to take a break from baking!! So no cupcakes, cakes, brownies, cookies, etc... I'll probably allow some creamy and fruity desserts, but not that often. Reasons?<br />
Well, although I enjoy baking, it is just too much at the moment.. too much cake, too much sugar, too much dessert, not enough savoury meals! And it gets difficult if I am the only one eating what I bake, I don't want to gain weight... after I lost 15kg in the last year! :)<br />
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So, here's the Calzone I made tonight for dinner.... There were actually 4 of them, two vegan ones, and the other two made my mum for my brother and dad. Even though they like the vegan version, they prefer their meat.. :/<br />
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1/2 cube of fresh yeast ( you can substitute instant yeast: 14g)</div>
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350 gr spelt wholemeal flour</div>
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1 tsp. herb salt</div>
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2 dl water</div>
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You start by making the sponge. In a large bowl, mix the fresh yeast
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Now add the flour and the salt and start incorporating it with the
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<u>Filling:</u></div>
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1 Tbsp. olive oil </div>
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1 zucchini, cubed</div>
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1 clove of garlic, finely cut </div>
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1/2 eggplant, cubed</div>
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5 leaves of savoy cabbage, finely cut</div>
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1 tomato, cubed</div>
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1 vegan sausage, cubed</div>
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lemon juice</div>
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worcester sauce</div>
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salt, pepper</div>
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350 gr silken tofu, soft</div>
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lemon juice</div>
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salt, pepper</div>
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spices</div>
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Heat olive oil in a pan, add zucchini, garlic, eggplant, savoy cabbage, tomato and vegan sausage. Sauté for about 5-10 minutes, stir often. Add some lemon juice and worcester sauce, so the mixture won't scorch! Let cook for about 10 minutes, until the veggies are soft. Add any spices you like! While the mixture cooks, whisk silken tofu in a bowl until smooth, add nutritional yeast and spices. Here as well, add the spices you like. In the end, combine the silken tofu with the veggies. </div>
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Alternatively, you can use any filling you like! Be creative....! I even added some caramelised onions (I am obsessed!!) on top of the filling! This was so delicious, as it balanced out the spicy filling quite nice!</div>
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Preheat your oven to 180°C (350F). Take your dough and split in 4 equal parts. On a floured surface, roll each piece into a circle. Spread your filling on one half, and make sure to leave an edge of 1 cm. Now take the empty side of dough and close your calzone. Repeat, for the other ones and bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown. </div>
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Lately I've been studying a lot... I guess I'm getting somewhere with all this information! To take my mind off things, I like to bake! And what's a better excuse than <b>Vegan MoFo</b>!? The whole thing is a bit overwhelming, how the hell am I supposed to get through 200-300 blog posts everyday?? So I'm just picking out the really good stuff and the ones with beautiful pictures... lots of inspiration there!<br />
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1 cup + 2 Tbsp. spelt flour</div>
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1/2 tsp. baking powder</div>
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3/4 tsp. baking soda</div>
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3 Tbsp. ground flax seed</div>
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90 ml warm water</div>
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3/4 cup sugar</div>
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1/2 cup canola oil</div>
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1/2 tsp. vanilla extract</div>
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1 cup shredded carrots</div>
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Preheat oven to 180°C (350F). Line your pan with parchment paper or grease it. In a large bowl mix together ground flax seed and water, let stand for a few minutes. Sift together dry ingredients in an other small bowl. Add sugar and oil to the flax seed mixture and beat. Add vanilla extract and carrots and mix until combined. Now add the dry and stir until well incorporated. Fold in pecans and pour into your pan. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes.<br />
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3 Tbsp. lemon juice</div>
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Sift powderer sugar in a bowl and add lemon juice and hot water, mix until well incorporated. I used it as a filling as well as a frosting. <br />
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Melt vegan butter on medium heat in a pan, add nuts and sprinkle in sugar. Stir + watch well, until the sugar has melted, the nuts are roasted and caramel has formed. Let cool and sprinkle on the icing! </div>
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2 sweet potatoes, peeled<br />
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Cut the sweet potatoes in small pieces. Heat some olive oil in a pan and sauté the sweet potatoe pieces for a few minutes, and sprinkle with sugar and salt. Add some water, just until the pieces are covered. Now cook until tender. Drain the sweet potatoes, and mash with vegan butter. Add spices if desired.<br />
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At first, I mixed my vegetable risotto with about 2 Tbsp. of nutritional yeast, and added some mushrooms, that I simply roasted for a few minutes and added some spices. I spread the risotto-mixture in a greased baking dish and on top I added some caramelized onions and lastly I spread the mashed sweet potatoes and some chopped walnuts. Bake with 160°C for about 25 minutes and let sit for 5 minutes before serving! <br />
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You can use almost any leftovers as a filling. If it is too dry, add some vegetable broth, mixed with some soy sauce.<br />
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Trust me, if I say so, this was utterly delicious!! I couldn't get enough! The <u>balance between sweet and salty</u> is perfect, and makes this improvised dish very special!<br />
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Lately I made these incredible <i>White Russian Cupcakes!</i> They consist of 2 layers, a coffe one and a cream one. It was a good excuse to use some of my coffee liquor and some vodka, left from my homemade vanilla extract. I doubled the recipe and made 24 cupcakes and 4 times the frosting recipe, and brought everything to a party at my best friend's house. Everyone liked them, and I guess they are also very good without the frosting...<br />
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¼ tsp baking soda<br />
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½ tsp vanilla extract<br />
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2 Tbsp coffee liquor<br />
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½ tsp apple cider vinegar </blockquote>
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¼ tsp baking soda<br />
¼ tsp baking powder<br />
¼ tsp salt<br />
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1 tsp vanilla<br />
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Preheat oven to 170°C (350F). Fill your cupcake tray with funny liners, because white ones are boring!<br />
As suggested in the original recipe, it is best to make both batters at the same time. You'll need 4 bowls, 2 for each batter. Start with mixing soy milk and apple cider vinegar in seperate dishes. Now mix together the dry ingredients for each of the batter in 2 seperate bowls. In the other 2 bowls, mix all the wet ingredients, adding the soy milk mixture last. Now mix the wet and dry of both batters. Start filling your liners with the coffee batter. Lastly, fill in the cream batter and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes, and then let them cool completely on a rack.<br />
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The next recipe is a <i>Pear Frangipane Tart</i>! A recipe resulting from improvisation with another recipe, and it still turned out delicious! For the crust you can use any vegan pie crust recipe, or your favourite. Mine was a bit off at first, as my vegan butter was not cold enough, I guess. But it turned out beautifully crumbly and not too sweet, just as I like it. For the filling it doesn't get any easier! Just processing almond paste, cornstarch and soy yoghurt in your blender...! Ah well, on to the recipe:<br />
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80 gr almond paste</div>
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2 pears, sliced</div>
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Take your crust, roll it out and and press pieces it into a greased pie pan. With a fork make some holes in the crust. Spread the breadcrumbs on to the crust. If you have any ground nuts on hand, take those as a substitute! Now pour the almond mixture on top of the breadcrumbs. Coat the sliced pears in lemon juice and arrange them on top of the almond mixture in any pattern you like. If you have some of the crust left, press it onto the pears at the edge of the pan. Brush the edge lightly with soy milk. Sprinkle the tart with some sugar. Bake until the pears are soft and the crust perfectly golden, about 35 minutes. </div>
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I enjoyed this tart warm, fresh from the oven, but it is also so very good the next day!<br />
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<br />Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-51992762892540975372011-10-04T22:32:00.000+02:002011-10-12T16:29:07.346+02:00Vegan Mofo III / Roasted Potatoes & Tomato Basil FalafelFor my third Vegan MoFo-Post I'll show you what I had for dinner. This is so easy, yet delicious. I love roasted potatoes! The Falafel were also very good, the best I've had!<br />
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<b>Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Potatoes</b><br />
2 sweet potatoes, peeled<br />
3 potatoes<br />
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worcester sauce <br />
salt, pepper<br />
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Preheat oven to 200°C (395F).Cut the potatoes and sweet potatoes in long, thin, chips-like pieces and toss them in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and some worcester sauce and season with salt, pepper and dried thyme. Place on a baking sheet and roast for about 30 minutes or until crispy.<br />
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1 small onion <br />
1 red pepper<br />
1 carrot, peeled<br />
white wine<br />
1 tsp. bouillon concentrate<br />
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Cut onion in small pieces and heat in some olive oil in a small pan. Add the red pepper and carrot in small pieces and let them fry for about a minute. Now add a splash of white wine and the bouillon concentrate and some water if needed. Let it cook for about 15 minutes, until tender. Take the pan from the heat, add the soy yoghurt and puree the mixture to your desired consistency.<br />
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<b>Tomato Basil Falafel</b><br />
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and peeled<br />
4-5 dried tomatoes in oil<br />
1 small onion, cut<br />
10 fresh basil leaves, cut<br />
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Preheat oven to 160°C (320F). Add the chickpeas to your food processor and process until crumbly. Then add the dried tomatoes and continue to blend. As you add the basil and onion, also add the salt, pepper, herbs and worcester sauce as much as you like as this is optional. When you blended everything start adding flour bit by bit, until the dough forms. Now you only have to form balls, place them on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.<br />
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<b><br /></b>Florencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154572832567121242noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3236054279569085804.post-16407750045622188002011-10-03T11:44:00.001+02:002011-10-12T16:29:17.383+02:00Vegan MoFo II / Vegan Pumpkin Syrup<h3 style="clear: left; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"> I feel like I'm doing good with this whole Vegan MoFo regular blogging. Days have been good lately, I was busy renovating and dressing up for an elegant (vegan) french dinner. It was a friend's birthay gift, and as we cooked at my place, it was all vegan. There was ratatouille, vegan soy-chicken, tarte aux pommes, some amuse bouche, and lots of wine! It was really nice to have such a nice distraction from studying. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But on to the next recipe. <i>Vegan Pumpkin Spice Syrup! </i>I had some leftover pumpkin puree, and that was a very good use for it. This syrup is spicy and sweet, perfect for Pumpkin Spice Lattes, mixing it into smoothies or frostings and poured over delicious Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls. </span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I also used it as a filling for a Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake I made last week. It was amazing!</span></h3>
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3/4 cup granulated sugar<br />
3/4 cup water<br />
3 whole cinnamon sticks<br />
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />
1 tsp ground cloves<br />
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg<br />
1/4 tsp ground ginger<br />
2 Tbsp pumpkin puree<br />
1 tsp vanilla (or 1 whole vanilla bean, split lengthwise)</div>
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Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and place over medium heat.<br />
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Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.<br />
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This is my mum's go-to bread recipe, she doesn't have it written down, and it may have changed over time. But I remember eating numerous slices of this bread, still warm with lots of butter, when I was younger. She has always baked this kind of bread, and it is so easy, once you've done it a few times, and I promise you won't need the written-down recipe anymore...<br />
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Now add the flour and the salt and start incorporating it with the
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Preheat your oven to 200°C (392F) and let the dough rise a second time,
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In my opinion, this recipe makes the yummiest bread ever. It is airy, with a nice crust and it tastes so good! You can either use savory or a sweet spread, this bread matches everything.</div>
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I had the idea of creating my perfect vegan birthday cake. Since it was almost beginning of fall, and I like to argue that my birthday (17 september) is already in fall, pumpkin seemed ideal! So coincidentally I stumbled upon the idea of using a crustless pumpkin pie as cupcake frosting and it struck me - why not create a vegan pumpkin pie filling? </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Recipe from <a href="http://seitanismymotor.com/2010/09/plum-and-blueberry-buns/">seitan is my motor</a> .</span><br />
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In the end I was really pleased how this cake turned out, it tasted even better on the second day! The only thing I regret is not taking pictures in better light... but well, life stepped in and hindered me.<br />
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1,5 Tbs ground flax seeds<br />
2 cups organic unrefined sugar<br />
1/2 cup canola oil<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1 teaspoon salt</div>
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2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and coffee powder together in a large bowl. Mix well.<br />
3. In a separate bowl, add about 1/4 cup of the water and the ground flax seeds. Whisk until it gets thick and gooey, this may take some time. I started with 1 Tbs of ground flax seeds and added at least 1/2 Tbs in the process. Add the rest of the water, along with the sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and salt. Whisk well.<br />
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until everything is almost all incorporated. Then fold in in the nuts. For my taste, the more the better!<br />
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This should be a warning! Once you've made this incredibely tasty, not overly-sweet yeast rolls with a rich plum-blueberry-filling with just the faintest hint of fresh rosemary, your friends/family are going to force you to make more and more (preferably with varying fillings)!</div>
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And let's not forget the homemade vegan Dulce de Leche! It is so good you are going to try spreading it on everything you're eating! </div>
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Well, maybe that's just me then..... :)</div>
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<i>all credit goes to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://seitanismymotor.com/2010/09/plum-and-blueberry-buns/">seitan is my motor</a></span></i> ! <i>I'm glad I was able to hold back and don't change the recipe, as it turned out so deliciously!</i></div>
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I really recommend this recipe, and generally <a href="http://seitanismymotor.com/">seitan is my motor</a>, there are loads of great and easy vegan recipes waiting for you! </div>
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I finally took the last step into the outside world by overcoming my sense of perfection and be happy with the imperfect. So this blog will document my further journey with vegan food and photography but not solely, as I am excited to see what the future brings. </div>
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It is somehow strange that it was a tragic death and the reaction of the food blog community that brought me here today with a recipe of <i>Vegan Peanutbutter Cream Tartelettes. </i>I shared them with my family as I was having a hard time believing in myself and felt a strong urge to share this recipe. </div>
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<b>Vegan Peanutbutter Cream Tartelettes</b></div>
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<i>adapted from</i> <a href="http://cuteanddelicious.com/2010/11/peanut-butter-cream-pie/">Cute & Delicious</a></div>
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makes 5 Tartelettes (& much more filling...)</div>
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<b>Pastry crust</b><br />
3/4 cup flour (I used spelt)<br />
1/4 tsp. salt<br />
1/4 cup nondairy butter<br />
1-1,5 Tbsp. cold water<br />
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<li>Combine the flour and salt in a small bowl. I recommend sifting the flour, but this is optional. Mix in the vegan butter using your hands, until there are only small crumbles. Add the cold water, the dough should now start to hold together. </li>
<li>Shape the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.</li>
<li>Preheat the oven to 220°C.</li>
<li> As I didn't use a pie dish, but cute tartelette tins, I didn't roll out the pastry crust, but took pieces from the dough and pressed it into the tin. Don't forget to grease the tins, this makes it a lot easier to get the crust out after baking. </li>
<li>Using a fork, poke a few holes in the bottom of the crust to prevent air bubbles.</li>
<li>Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. </li>
<li>Set aside to cool. </li>
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<b>Tartelette Filling</b><br />
5 Tbsp. coconut milk (the thick part)<br />
1/2 cup soy whipping cream<br />
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar, sifted<br />
1 Tbs. vanilla extract<br />
1/2 - cup peanut butter (depends on your personal taste)<br />
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<li>Now to get the thick part of the coconut milk, place it in the fridge overnight.</li>
<li>Then skim off the thick cream at the top and put it into the bowl of your stand mixer. Add the powdered sugar (you can use less or omit the sugar, if you like it less sweet) and beat the mixture for 2 minutes, then add the vanilla extract and beat for another minute. </li>
<li>Now add the soy whipping cream and beat until peaks form. Now set about 1/3 - 1/2 aside as the cream topping. </li>
<li>For the filling add the peanut butter and beat until fluffy. If your mixture is too liquid, add more peanut butter or soy whipping cream and beat again. </li>
<li>Fill your cooled tartelettes with the peanut butter mixture. Then spoon the remaining cream topping onto the filling and refrigerate the tartelettes for at least 30 minutes before serving.</li>
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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did. There's nothing wrong with changing it, adapting it to your taste or what you've got in your pantry as you can't really mess it up.<br />
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I, for my part, am really looking forward to continuing this blog as a platform for my ideas, recipes, photography, wishes, and so on...<br />
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