Wednesday 7 August 2019

VeganMoFo 2019 #7: E is for Epic Vegan (Recipe Round-Up)



It's been a while since I've bought a new cookbook, I've been focusing on getting some good use out of my existing ones. However I knew I had to get a copy of Epic Vegan ASAP, so I did! Written by Dustin Harder (aka The Vegan Roadie) this book is full of totally indulgent and delicious food. I'd been following a friend on IG who had tested for this book, so I already knew I was excited for it. And it didn't disappoint. The main problem is deciding what to make! I only got it very recently, so I made sure to make these recipes for MoFo, but I have loads more bookmarked to make in the future as well.

Breakfast Platter Dog: This is based on a creation from Cycle Dogs, a vegan Hot Dog place in Seattle that sadly I have never been to. But now I can bring some Seattle into my kitchen! A hot dog bun piled with hashbrown (there is a recipe in the book, but I used store bought patties), a hot dog (I used Tofurky), scrambled Eggsellent Eggs, and a mayo dressing. The original recipe called for sriracha and mayo, but too spicy for me so I used a touch of ketchup instead. The egg recipe is really good. A bit more work than regular scramble recipes, but still very easy and very eggy! I made three dogs, so scaled down the egg recipe accordingly, but I still had heaps of scramble leftover. I left out the capsicum in the scramble, as well as the optional sausage as I figured with tofu and a hot dog it would be more than filling. This was such a fun combination, and so filling!
Rating: Dog :), Eggs :)

Breakfast Platter Dog


David's Carby Carbonara: Creamy, smoky, carby! I made a half recipe of this, and it made two big serves with some steamed broccoli on the side. The sauce is creamy thanks to silken tofu, and nicely flavoured with smoked paprika and a hint of kala namak. The recipe called for olive oil in the sauce, but I replaced it with oat milk as too much oil in things makes me feel sick. I also used some garlic powder in the sauce instead of fresh garlic, as it isn't cooked and raw garlic upsets my tummy. These changes made for a delicious sauce. There are some Quinoa Bacon Bits mixed in. Made with cooked quinoa and some spices and sauces, these are quick to make and very yummy. They don't go crispy, but that was fine in this case. I had made a whole recipe of the bacon bits, using what I had measured out after cooking as one cup of cooked quinoa. But that must have been a bit fluffed up as when I made the recipe it only ended up being 3/4 cup. I was going to use the leftovers in another recipe, but I just put the whole 3/4 cup in (rather than 1/2 cup), and it worked well.
Rating: Carbonara :), Bacon Bits :)

David's Carby Carbonara


(Wonton Bowls with) Garlic-Fried Quinoa: So... I didn't make the wonton bowls for these. I took to option of making them without, and making things easier. This recipe had a lovely mix of veggies in it, with broccoli, peas, carrots, and red cabbage. I also added some leftover scrambled Eggsellent Eggs. I could have done with a touch more soy in the sauce, but it was nice and garlicky. This makes six servings if you use the wonton bowls (made in a jumbo muffin tin), but just using regular bowls I got three servings.
Rating: :)

(Wonton Bowls with) Garlic-Fried Quinoa


Cute Kitty Photo of the Post

Dim Sim in her bed


I bought this sweet pink bed for Dim Sim one year, but she hardly ever used it. This is a rare photo of her trying it out. She looks comfortable and snug, so I don't know why she now shuns it!

10 comments:

  1. That hot dog looks amazing! Can you tell me what you think makes the tofu scramble so eggy? It's an elusive art for me.

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    1. In this recipe they blend up a quarter of the tofu with liquid and spices. Then that gets added to the tofu in the pan, so it gives it an eggy coating. It also uses black salt for that eggy flavour kick.

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  2. That hot dog breakfast is so unique and sounds delicious!!! The quinoa bowl looks really delicious too, definitely something I would love to try. Aww I love Dim Sim in her pink bed. At least you were able to capture the photo before she decided to shun it!

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    1. It took some work to get her in the bed! She has used it at least a couple of times not long after I bought it, but the shunning has been ongoing since then.

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  3. I've never had a hot dog for breakfast before, but I think I need to try that breakfast platter dog! Sweet Dim Sim, at least she gave it a try, haha!

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    1. I must confess, I had this for dinner. But I think one could have a hot dog at any time of day!

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  4. It's so hard to guess when/if kitties are going to like the toys, perches, or beds we buy for them. Sometimes they will shun something, and then it will get moved to a new location, and poof, it's a favorite. You just never know!

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    1. They are ever changing, like the wind!

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  5. Those breakfast dogs stun me. That should totally be on the cover of the book because it is big driver for me to add this to my collection!

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    1. The burger they put on the cover looks good, but lots of cookbooks have massive burgers on the cover. There are so many more exciting things inside they could have chosen instead.

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