Author Archives: Raiu

Taking (and making) Stock

Posted on 2010/11/02 by Raiu

During the autumn I find that I want rich savory foods more. Along these lines I’ve been craving pot pies, shepherd’s pie & a number of soups. The one thing that most of the things I have been aching to make have in common is a good vegetable stock/broth. Continue reading →

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Vegan MoFo 2010 is underway

Posted on 2010/11/01 by Raiu

How excited are you? What is the Vegan Mofo? It’s like the NaNoWrMo (National Novel Writing Month) but veganism oriented. The goal is to write approximately 20 posts about vegan things (preferably food). And last year the Vegan MoFo coincided … Continue reading →

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VGN burgers from scratch

Posted on 2010/07/15 by Raiu

I eat more burgers now than I ever did as a meat eater. But none of the ready made burgers on the market are exactly what I was looking for.  So after spending too much money on burgers that were … Continue reading →

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ohmuhgawd mac & cheese

Posted on 2010/07/14 by Raiu

Okay, so I woke up this morning and went straight to my finally cold fresh soymilk that I made last night and poured myself a big disgustingly bad for me bowl of generic chocolate cereal.  And you know what?  It … Continue reading →

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Pizza Toppings & love for tofu

Posted on 2010/07/13 by Raiu

When I was still eating animal I loved pizza.  It was, without having to quibble, my favorite meal.  My absolute favorite pizzas where the ones with an absurd variety of cheeses on them.  Now that I’m vegan and unwilling to … Continue reading →

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Playing Catch-up

Posted on 2010/07/12 by Raiu

Hey kiddles!  I know it’s been awhile.  But if you are reading this then it means you have not given up on me and I love you for that!  I hesitate to look at the date stamp on my last … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Peta

Posted on 2010/02/16 by Raiu

I don’t care for Peta.  I think they are a little crazy and more than a little hypocritical.  I like the overall message, but the details leave me spinning in confusion.  The slogans are pure and catchy.  The rhetoric is … Continue reading →

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Maybe I should call this blog "absent.vegan"

Posted on 2010/02/10 by Raiu

If I have any readers left I’d just like to say, thanks for sticking it out. Yes, I’m still vegan.  But no, I have not really been cooking anything noteworthy of late.  A lot of my time in the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Tofurky VS Field Roast

Posted on 2010/01/13 by Raiu

In my local supermarket there are only two holiday turkey substitutes: Tofurky & Field Roast.  For Thanksgiving this last year I bought the small Tofurky.  As laziness would have it, I didn’t cook it for Thanksgiving.  But a few days … Continue reading →

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Homemade Gluten

Posted on 2009/12/17 by Raiu

I am fortunate enough to have Vital Wheat Gluten in my grocery store of choice. But were I not, I guess I would have to make my own gluten-y goodness. Gluten is a protein of sorts that exists in wheat. … Continue reading →

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