Notes from the Vegan Feast Kitchen/ 21st Century Table

I have to confess that I don't have much to blog about this week. It has been a week of dealing with family stuff and not eating anything very exciting! So, I thought I would write a little about some food books I like. I say "food...

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Isis, the 5-year-old female tortoiseshell cat who adopted us recently:Isn't she a beauty? She's a big cat, bigger than our male cat, Ringo.Ringo (the one with his mouth open) in a typical pose, with his sister Tina, who unfortunately passed away last year. Isis has been quite aloof, but last...

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Thanks so much for all the good wishes and condolences!I promised you a recipe or two from our Lunar New Year feast, so here's the all-time favorite one. Guo Tie are called "potstickers" because of the unique cooking method-- the juicy dumplings fry and steam at the same time,...

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Sinéad smelling the roses in her younger days. (Photo by my good friend Fireweed. See also here and here)Sinéad (yes, named after Sinéad O'Connor!) was 20 years old and the senior cat (read "Queen", literally!) in our house. She survived a number of our companion cats. ...

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Some photos from our feast last Saturday, at which a great time was had by all 10 of us, and we all ate far too much! Photo by FireweedMy Pineapple Sweet and Sour (made with TVP chunks) in the foregroundPhoto by FireweedMy Szechuan Tofu (doufu)Photo by FireweedPelka's silky black...

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Yes, the Lunar New Year (which we usually think of as “Chinese New Year”)-- this year the Year of the Metal Tiger (DH's year), and it falls on Valentine's Day. I thought it might be fun to combine the two together, so, on Saturday, I'm hosting one of our...

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"Potted Tofu" in a green salad. (The British pot-- or preserve-- meat or shrimp, so why not tofu?)I haven't made this recipe for a long time-- it is in my first and second books, but I have added a way of storing it for longer.I have another recipe for...

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I have tried hard not to give in to the urge to bake bread these days, as we are trying to lose the 5 Christmas pounds we both gained over the holidays. It's not that we don't eat bread-- we eat moderate amounts of DH's good mostly-wholewheat bread. ...

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I've been wanting to try a pumpkin kibbeh for a long time, but never got around to it before now. (Read about the Middle Eastern dish kibbeh at this blog post, along with a recipe for a delicious [but high-fat] potato/bulgur/onion kibbeh.) I had a can of pumpkin leftover from...

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UPDATE: THIS DOUGH ALSO MAKES GREAT PIZZA!See the photo at the end of this post.Over the last few months, in between other projects, I have been trying to make a whole wheat, crusty, no-knead artisan loaf that I can be really proud of (like my "whiter version", which is only...

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This is funny, posting this recipe right now, because I'm on Weight Watchers again! But I promised to give you this recipe some time ago when I posted my quick and easy Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake recipe, and I made it and photographed it on New Year's day.My recipe...

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No recipes today! It is ironic that I spent the last week cooking and entertaining (mostly family) and cooking and entertaining some more, and I haven't had time to photograph or blog about it!Suffice it to say that we ate too much and had a great time! ...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! I won't have a chance to blog until after the holidays (lots of family coming, etc.), so here is a great little Christmas dessert recipe for you, and I look forward to hearing about everyone's vegan Christmas cooking and how it was received. This dessert,...

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Moist, delicious Rustic Apple-Almond CakeThis is going to be a very short blog post. I just returned from Seattle last night, worked at the library today, and I'm still playing catch-up with Christmas preparations, shopping, housework, invitations, and practical matters like making soymilk and writing blogs!In a day or...

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Some of our vegan "Thanksmas" feastI'm getting ready to head off to Vancouver for the weekend, and then down on the train to Seattle for a few days to work with David Lee on the Field Roast book, which is behind schedule! So, I won't be blogging for a week,...

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"Marshie Fluff"I know it's been a long time coming, and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm full of excuses! Other projects, being on Weight Watchers, etc, etc.... I was working with my good friend and fellow cook/author/blogger Julie Hasson on some experiments with a new product called Versawhip...

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I developed this cake several years ago. I wanted to make a light, tender, and coco-nutty cake without an inordinate amount of fat. I recently made an improved version for my stepson Sean's birthday, and I used a coconut-pecan frosting, which I think is more interesting than a...

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I haven't been making much bread lately (DH makes most of our bread, and it's delicious!), but I wanted to try out a recipe for a 100% WHITE Whole wheat Sandwich Bread recipe from the Breadcetera blog. So, I put on the poolish starter/pre-ferment Wednesday night and planned to...

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS! (We Canadians have already had our Thanksgiving-- thus the following non-Thanksgiving-relevant post!) BTW, IF YOU NEED LAST-MINUTE VEGAN THANKSGIVING HELP...Vegan Thanksgiving and Holiday Meals and RecipesList of my blog recipes suitable for the fall & winter holidays (with links)THERE ARE NOW 4 HOLIDAY ISSUES...

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UPDATE: THERE ARE NOW 3 HOLIDAY ISSUES OF MY VEGAN FEAST NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE (as of Nov. 16th, 09)OCT/NOV 2004(This issue also contains my sliceable, meltable vegan cheezes, and puffy vegan omelet.)OCT/NOV/DEC 2007(This issue also contains my Vegan Salami recipe and gluten-free dessert options.)**NEWLY AVAILABLE!**OCT/NOV/DEC 2006 (This issue contains...

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Vegan Sticky Toffee Pudding CakeUPDATE: THERE ARE NOW 3 HOLIDAY ISSUES OF MY VEGAN FEAST NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE (as of Nov. 16th, 09)OCT/NOV 2004(This issue also contains my sliceable, meltable vegan cheezes, and puffy vegan omelet.)OCT/NOV/DEC 2007(This issue also contains my Vegan Salami recipe and gluten-free dessert options.)**NEWLY...

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An early Christmas present from DH.I've had the above book, "Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey", by Najmieh Batmanglij, for a couple of weeks now. I got it from my library originally through an inter-library loan, and it excited me more than any cookbook has for quite some...

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DH is away for a week and I didn't really plan any meals. The other day I was wondering what to blog about next and it occurred to me that it would be interesting to hear what some of you eat when you're all on your lonesome, so I'm...

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Apple and Cranberry Oat CrumbleThis has been a great year for apples and pears, and those of us with friends who are generous with their bounty are busy trying to use it up in ways that will insure that it does not get lost at the bottom of the freezer!...

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I'm knee-deep in details for the fundraising bellydance show I'm organizing for this Saturday (yikes!), so I'm not doing much cooking OR blogging! But here's a soup that we had the other night and it's a favorite of ours. A friend of ours who cooked in a local...

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