Notes about Recipes in this book

• Chocolate chip banana bread

  • louie734 on February 19, 2023

    Great recipe for banana bread. I usually don't have apple juice at hand, so I've subbed applesauce thinned with a little almond milk.

• Vegan pound cake

  • louie734 on June 14, 2023

    5/2023 - Ok, not great. It was a bit underbaked in the center, but that doesn't explain the wan, kinda flavorless-ness of the cake. Even toasted and tossed with tons of berries and cream it really only was 'ok'. Keep looking - maybe vegan butter is mandatory for a cake of this sort?

• Spice cake with mango and lime

  • louie734 on October 23, 2023

    Used 3/4 WW pastry flour and 1/4 barley flour, subbed pumpkin for the applesauce, and upped the spices with pumpkin pie spices. The cake is very fluffy and extremely light with a distinct biscoff cookie flavor (immediately identified by the pilot in the household, lol). However delicious, it's not what I was looking for - a denser pumpkin cake I can layer with cream cheese frosting, like vegan pumpkin roll. I'll keep looking!

• Creamy coleslaw

  • ParsleySue on December 09, 2018

    Simple and good, not too much sugar

• Ribollita

  • ParsleySue on October 06, 2018

    Made this with some elements of the following recipe, Tuscan bread soup, which is very similar, but with more tomato. It was very tasty, esp the next day, and totally out of the pantry and crisper. Def make again

• Tuscan tomato and bread soup

  • ParsleySue on October 06, 2018

    Made this with some elements of the preceding recipe, ribollita, which is very similar, but with more veggies than just tomato. It was very tasty, esp the next day, and totally out of the pantry and crisper. Def make again

• Sweet-and-sour kasha cabbage rolls

  • ParsleySue on October 06, 2018

    We weren't crazy about this after it was all put together, though the stuffing was delicious. The tomato sauce was very cloying. Would possibly try it with less sugar.

• Carrot soup with ginger

  • Nancith on March 14, 2018

    Wow, I really like this soup! There aren't that many ingredients to fool with, preparation is pretty simple, but the result is very flavorful. I forgot to get chives for the final garnish, which would have been a nice finishing touch. This could work as a first course, or as the meal itself which is how we consumed it, with artisan bread & some Irish cheddar.

• Soy-tan dream cutlets

  • Nancith on November 01, 2013

    Very easy to make & very tasty, with great texture. This was served to non-vegetarians who originally thought it was meat, & wanted the recipe when they found out that it was faux-meat.

  • MalcolmSmalls on August 09, 2017

    Easy to make. Very delicious. A Little tough, would probably cook for a little less than recommended times in cookbook.

• Chard and new potato gratin with herbes de Provence

  • Nancith on April 06, 2016

    Wow, this was so simple, but so delicious! Very rich flavor for a short ingredient list. I used real Parmesan rather than vegan cheese, & baked it at 400 rather than 350 degrees (in a hurry!). Hubby ate as a side dish with sausage; it was my main dish & plenty filling.

• Thyme-scented sweet potatoes with black olives and garlic

  • Nancith on February 08, 2022

    YumYum--these sweet potatoes are surprisingly tasty. Simple & quick to make after the peeling & slicing, the sweeties get a little brown, very tender & garlicky. My only disappointment was not having any olives because that would have been just about perfect (for me, not my hubby). Definitely a dish to make again.

• Baked pasta shells and broccoli

  • Nancith on November 17, 2015

    A comforting dish, easy to put together, very creamy, although I changed it up a bit. Made it non-vegan for hubby with cheese sauce using veggie broth as suggested plus milk. Also added some prosciutto in his part of the dish. Would like to try with the recipe's vegan "cheeze" sauce.

• Korean noodle stir-fry

  • Nancith on July 21, 2018

    This is a pretty decent version of Chap Chae, which I've enjoyed numerous times at our neighborhood Korean restaurant. It would be even better with wood ear mushrooms, IMHO, than shiitake. I did not use seitan, & subbed Asian sesame chili oil for cayenne, which was lacking in my spice cupboard. The flavor of the sauce was very good, & the level of oil much less than the restaurant dish.

• Barley and winter vegetable stew

  • Nancith on January 05, 2017

    Really liked this dish! Pretty simple to put together, but very flavorful results, warming & filling. Contrary to the recipe instructions, I left the lid on the pot while the stew simmered since 3 cups liquid seemed like it would evaporate with a cooking time of 45 minutes.. With lid on, there was just a meager amount of liquid remaining by the end.

• Cranberry-carrot salad with citrus-walnut vinaigrette

  • Nancith on August 14, 2016

    What a fantastic alternative to the usual mayonnaise-based carrot salad! The combination of carrots, dried cranberries & walnuts was light & clean tasting, but very flavorful.

• Southwestern quinoa salad with pinto beans and corn

  • Nancith on November 07, 2014

    Substantial, but could have used more seasoning of some sort. I didn't have cilantro on hand, which might have helped, & substituted lime juice for lemon. Maybe some cumin or chile powder?

• Fruit salad in winter

  • Nancith on November 26, 2014

    A refreshing salad, which could be dessert as well. Had no grapes, but pomegranate seeds for added color, and had to use hazelnut oil as I had no walnut oil. Would be good for breakfast topped with yogurt.

• Banana-blueberry pancakes

  • wlbaum on August 25, 2013

    Bruce used 1/2 cup whole wheat flour instead of regular. They were still light and fluffy.

• Savory amaranth patties

  • damazinah on December 29, 2015

    Divine! Very buttery flavor!

• Corn muffins

  • SenseiHeidi on November 26, 2021

    A very easy, pantry-friendly recipe. I felt these could have been lighter but my guests seemed to like them. I baked 10 minutes, turned the pans and checked after 5 more minutes. Toothpick test came out clean after a total 15 minutes baking time. A double batch netted me 21 muffins.

• Double chocolate brownies

  • SenseiHeidi on March 07, 2022

    This recipe does not work as written. Batter was too dry and baking time too long.

• Black bean burgers

  • Annie51fl on November 09, 2020

    Contains gluten