Casual Vegan Cooking
Improving All Lives through a Healthy Vegan Diet
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Featured Vegan Recipes
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.
Vegan Orange “Chicken” with Crispy Tofu
Orange chicken is a classic American-Chinese comfort food. This recipe will show you how to make that same delicious orange glaze over a vegan protein.
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 Potato and Onion Miso Soup (jagaimo to tamanegi no misoshiru, じゃがいもと玉ねぎのみそ汁)
Vegan Potato and Onion Miso Soup (jagaimo to tamanegi no misoshiru, じゃがいもと玉ねぎのみそ汁)
Mushroom Sushi
Mushrooms cooked in this spicy, savory, creamy sauce make an excellent filling for sushi. I’ll show you how to rill it and make a cute rice ball.
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 Empanadas with Tender Wheat Pastry
The star of this recipe is the flaky, easy-to-crimp dough from Viva Vegan! The flavor and texture of this dough is so good, you’ll wonder if you’re not at a professional bakery. Like most good pastry, the most important ingredient is time. This dough needs to be left to chill for at least four hours!
For a fast empanada without the wait time, you can try making it with the crusty corn dough from this recipe. I prefer the wheat version, but if you’re in a hurry the corn dough is excellent!
Vegan Okonomiyaki (広島風お好み焼き), Hiroshima Style
Vegan Okonomiyaki (広島風お好み焼き), Hiroshima Style
Veggie Sushi Rolls (ヴィーガン寿司)
Cucumber, avocado, and carrot are a classic combo for vegan sushi.
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.
Vegan Haggis Pie
Haggis, the national dish of Scotland, is the last thing you might expect to find veganized. We can fully capture the flavor of haggis by keeping the traditional ingredients of oats, barley, onions, and spices. The notorious organ meats can be replaced with mushrooms for a much improved meal!
Vegan Chocolate Cake
How do you make a cake without eggs? This delicious recipe uses a surprising substitute: avocados! The taste of the avocado disappears, but it imparts a wonderfully moist texture to the cake.