Recipe Round-Up: Quick-Fix Vegetarian

The last of the Robin Robertson books in the alphabet for a while (and I didn't even include Party Vegan or Nut Butter Universe this time round as I don't have enough photos for a round-up currently), Quick-Fix Vegetarian was the first of the 'Quick-Fix' books. It is completely vegan, and once I realised that I snapped it up. You can see what else I have blogged from this book here.

Green Onion Hummus with Lime: This is a delicious version of hummus, I loved it! It is pretty simple, the ingredients are what they say, but it comes together perfectly to be super yummy.
Rating: :D



Lemon-Braised Tofu-Hummus Wraps: Terrible photo, but this was nice. The tofu is seasoned and fried with lemon pepper, and then drizzled with lemon juice. It went very nicely with the green onion hummus recipe from above. I added tomato and avocado, which went well.
Rating: :)



Pretty Quick Pinto Picadillo: I really enjoy picadillo, though the flavour combination in this wasn't a punchy as some other recipes I have tried. I used four scoops of leftover brown rice for this, rather than cooking up some new rice, left out the capsicum and used coriander instead of parsley. The toasted almonds on it are great! I served it over spinach with some salsa and avocado.
Rating: :)



'Radiatore' with Chickpeas, Baby Spinach, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes: I am yet to find radiatore pasta at a supermarket here. I saw it once at a deli, but was not in the mood to pay $9 for some pasta! I used spiral pasta here instead. I got two dinners and two lunches out of this halving the amount of pasta from one pound to 8 oz.
Rating: :)



Spicy Ziti with Olives and Capers: This is very easy to make. It ended up being made by my mother, because right as I was starting to make dinner I received some bad news, so mum took over. We added some kidney beans and served it over baby spinach. I also used penne rather than ziti because that was what I had.
Rating: :)



Soba Noodles with Asian Greens and Slivers of Tofu: This dish is very simply sauced, but I found it a little dry, I would increase the amount of tamari to your liking. I used pak choy as my Asian greens. This gave about 3 serves.
Rating: :)



Ginger Sesame Noodles with Broccoli: This is linguine and broccoli in a gingery tahini sauce. The recipe calls for 8 ounces of broccoli florets, I used two medium sized heads (which weighed a bit more) but I could have easily have had even more! I also added some Japanese-style tofu cubes. I used 8 oz pasta here instead f 12 and got 2.5 serves rather than 4.
Rating: :)



Udon Noodles and Baby Bok Choy with Creamy Tahini Sauce: I love udon noodles. This recipe called for a 12 oz packet of noodles, mine was 9.5 oz. I always used the dried udon noodles, rather than the soft udon noodles, because they have a much better chewy texture. I also added some peas and Japanese-style tofu cubes, and served it over spinach. I got 3.5 serves.
Rating: :)



Indonesian-Style Noodles: This dish was so simple and yummy, the stand out ingredient was the delicious chared cabbage. The noodles themselves are cooked and then fried, though mine didn't really go particularly crispy. I halved the noodles (8 oz instead of one pound) and added some of the Japanese-style tofu cubes (yes, I add them to everything), and got 2.5 servings.
Rating: :D



Golden Garbanzo Sauce: Very quick and easy to make, it is like a warm hummus sauce. Yum! I served it over some broccoli, rice and some 'gluten' rings (literally a hollow tube of gluten meat from the Asian grocery store that I sliced into rings and fried up).
Rating: :)



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Have you heard of the Twinkle Tush? It is a parody product. A little circle of bling designed to hide your kitty's butt from always being on display. Of course I know someone who bought one. We tried it out on this kitty. Two seconds later he swished his tail, flicked it across the room, and continued showing his butt proudly.