Casual Vegan Cooking
Improving All Lives through a Healthy Vegan Diet
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We at Casual Vegan Cooking believe in the importance of a vegan diet as both a healthy lifestyle and an ethically responsible choice. We are very happy to share with you our favorite recipes, tips, methods, and thoughts. We strive to bring you tasty and nutritious foods from around the world. Please feel free to engage with the community by leaving comments/suggestions and liking/sharing the content that you love.
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Featured Vegan Recipes
Turnip Curry (Shalgam)
The sliced turnips in this dish have a very delicate mouthfeel. The flavor profile is warm and nutty, great for autumn and winter.
Pine Nut Vegan Crema
Pine nut crema is from Terry Hope Romano’s excellent book, Viva Vegan! This aromatic sauce is just the thing to soothe your tongue when paired with a spicy dish.
Potato-Chickpea Enchiladas with Green Tomatillo Sauce
This recipe is based on one From Terry Hope Romano’s excellent book, Viva Vegan! This dish is a warm and hearty, but with healthy ingredients it will still leave you feeling comfortably light after dinner.
Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake
The star of this recipe is the cheesecake batter. Only four ingredients, but it has a bitter-sweet, rich flavor that makes you pause while eating to enjoy it. The texture is also excellent. It is stiff enough to hold bubbles and resemble a creamy cheesecake, but without all that animal fat! If you’re not in the mood to make a crust, pouring this batter into tiny dessert cups with some berries on top wouldn’t go amiss.
Vegan Empanadas with Quick Corn Dough
Want empanadas but don’t have all night to let your dough sit? This crusty corn dough is ready for use immediately.
If you prefer wheat over corn flour, try our other empanada recipe, Empanadas with Tender Wheat Pastry.
Veggie Sushi Rolls (ヴィーガン寿司)
Cucumber, avocado, and carrot are a classic combo for vegan sushi.
Vegan Bánh mì
Bánh mì or banh mi is a kind of sandwich that consists of a Vietnamese single-serving baguette, which is split lengthwise and filled with various savory ingredients.
A typical Vietnamese sandwich is a fusion of proteins and vegetables from native Vietnamese cuisine such as tofu, coriander leaf (cilantro), cucumber, pickled carrots, cabbage, and daikon combined with condiments from French cuisine such as pâté, along with jalapeño and mayonnaise.
Dal Kachori (Savory Lentil Dumplings)
Biting into these dumplings releases a warm, savory flavor that will stick in your memory. A perfect side dish to serve to guests when you’re feeling a little fancy! This recipe is based on one in the excellent cookbook, Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen.