Category Archives: Recipe

Happy National Bundt Cake Day

Posted on 2010/11/16 by Raiu

I’d been eyeing my pile of very ripe bananas for a couple days now, just waiting for them to be ready to make banana bread with.  Because A: Who doesn’t love banana bread? & 2: it’s a very simple recipe … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday to ME

Posted on 2010/11/10 by Raiu

Yesterday (November 9th) was my birthday. And while reading through the VeganMoFo feed today I noticed that there were quite a lot of vegans out there that also share their birthday with Mr Carl Sagan. So Happy Belated Birthday to … Continue reading →

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Worcestershire Sauce & Pizza Prep

Posted on 2010/11/09 by Raiu

Say what? Tomorrow is my birthday and instead of settling for a potentially disappointing restaurant experience I’ve opted to move up my pizza planning and have a nice evening in with my family.  We’ll be making pizza & watching movies … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Bhajia Karhi (chickpea fritters in buttermilk curry)

Posted on 2009/10/21 by Raiu

I decided to break out the Indian cookbook tonight. I don’t know how authentic the recipes are, but who really cares, so long as you like what you cook. Bhajia Karhi is listed as “lentil fritters in buttermilk curry” on … Continue reading →

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