Notes about Recipes in this book

• Coconut lime cauliflower tacos

  • mjes on October 26, 2019

    Unless a vegan is actually coming to dinner, vegan ceases to be vegan when I cook it. My flour tortillas have lard. My mayonnaise has eggs. But the filling (this recipe) remained vegan in this case. The use of coconut butter in this case serves the flavor of the filling rather than being solely a nutritional choice. I've used similar seasonings for roasted cauliflower so I trusted that portion of the recipe. Do be careful to not overcook the cauliflower. What was new to me was turning the mixture into a taco - avocado, cabbage, chilli pepper, lime ... do turn the cauliflower into a very satisfying taco. This taco stands on its own or would make a very pleasant surprise on a plate of tacos with more traditional fillings.

• Ratatouille's ratatouille

  • mjes on October 26, 2019

    The photo of ratatouille's ratatouille reminded me immediately of Greek briam which I've usually seen as carefully arranged upright slices. (Yes, I know that's not the only form but when you have a Greek mother-in-law, her way is the way you know.) Then I turned the page to pictures of nine variations labeled "ratatians". I recommend that you get the small bell peppers so their size is compatible with the other ingredients. The simple seasoning tomato-garlic-shallot-oregano was brilliant. This makes a simple but impressive dish for family dinners. I'm already thinking Thanksgiving.