Recipe Round-Up: Cookin' Crunk

Popping back with another post about Cookin' Crunk, by Bianca Phillips. See previous posts about this book here.

Mess o' Greens with Turnips and Granny's Corn Casserole: I rounded out this meal with some Field Roast meatloaf that was lingering in my freezer. The slowly simmered turnips were so lovely! I cannot get collard greens or mustard greens here. I probably should have gone for kale, but I took the easier option of baby spinach that I ended just in the last few minutes. The casserole was lovely and creamy (thanks to cream cheese). I left out the pimentos and chiles, and added some celery, to keep it mild.
Rating: Turnips :), Casserole :)



Seitan Beef Stew: This is great for cold weather! Instead of seitan, I used big TVP chunks that softened up wonderfully during cooking and absorbed all the flavour. I used baby spinach instead of kale for the greens.
Rating: :)



Seitan Tips over Brown Rice: I used some beef-style strips in this recipe, which came together very quickly. I used carrot and celery instead of capsicum, as per usual. It also has mushrooms in it, and has a great savoury taste. I got three serves out of this, served over brown rice as instructed.
Rating: :)



Eggplant and Sausage Jambalaya: I took the easy route with this recipe, and after sauteeing the vegetables I threw everything in the rice cooker (except the sausages) and forgot about it until dinner time, which was great! I used some Field Roast sausages, and zucchini instead of capsicum, and I also left out the spicy parts. The sausages are slices, sauteed, and added at the end.
Rating: :)



Cheesy Broccoli-Rice Casserole: This lovely recipe combines mushrooms soup and cheesy sauce (both recipes are also in the book) for a great creamy outcome. You do need to have cooked brown rice for this recipe, so plan ahead. I decreased the amount of brown rice from two cups to one and a half cups because I was using some leftovers and that is what I had.
Rating: :)



Creamy Tofu Chicken Pasta Bake: There is a great recipe for tofu chicken in the book, which is part of this recipe,though I did find the flavour of the tofu chicken got lost a bit once it was all baked. This also uses the mushroom soup recipe as a base, mixed with some diced tomatoes. It is topped with just nutritional yeast, which is great because I love it.
Rating: :)



I'd like to talk about something completely different at the end of this post - music! My favourite musician Jenny Owen Youngs has just released a new album called Avalanche, and it is INCREDIBLE. If you like beautiful, emotional music, please check it out. You will cry. You can stream it in all the streaming places, or you can buy it on Bandcamp!

Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Mirabelle contemplating life from within a paper bag.