Instantcrazy's Journal, 16 February 2015

How many servings do you need? 

Do you have a "course" you're thinking of (Appetizer, main, dessert)? 

Vegan curry rice...nom nom (I've been craving curry lately lol) 

I do an easy chopped salad with cauliflower, romaine, dried cranberries and toasted sun seeds sprinkled on top. The dressing is mayo, raspberry vinegar and a touch of sugar, not sure what to substitute for the mayo. Course you could always use any type of dressing. though the raspberry vinegar really brings out the flavor, maybe a raspberry vinaigrette. 

Texas caviar, a whole bean dip, is one of my personal favorites and doesn't have too much fat either.  

I love to make a big bowl of roasted veggies with thyme and rosemary. You can make ahead and serve warm(pop in microwave) or at room temp 

It's my sister's birthday and she's having steak but wanted me to bring a bring a vegetable side. She is allergic to milk. Shockingly my family tends not to eat my weird meatless food but there are 14 of us.  

Saute cauliflower with onion until tender. Then add cherry tomatoes and a sauce made mostly of water, a little oil (we use butter, but could do it with oil), pepper, and corriander. Cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for a couple minutes. Add toasted almonds just before serving. 

I agree with nicholaix...roasted veggies...YUM! 

Or a nice French bread and a bowl of dipping oil. Olive with thyme oregano, basil, minced garlic, salt and pepper. That's my go to for a bunch of non veggie meat eaters. 

love roasted veggies! roasted cauliflower is terrific with fenugreek. Love the bread, making some Italian right now, it's white but I really like a good white bread with chili. I do use a very hard high protein unbleached white flour.  

Wow, I never thought to use that for bread, I must look for that in the store. 

Herbie! Thanks for the resume. Looks amazing. 

OMG. I just wrote resume. Or maybe FS auto xor-wrecked? Or my keyboard did? #WorkingTooMuch 

Instantcrazy, how was the dinner? What vegan dish did you prepare? Inquiring minds want to know! :) 

Deb I'm so sorry, I just realized I never answered your question. The dinner went well. I ended up making the Texas caviar suggested by bbrown. I love that stuff.  

And I had all the ingredients on hand so that was nice.  

cauliflower mashed potatoes (its just really maxed cauliflower) look up some recipesss 

I roasted cauliflower the other day and made kale chips too. I was amazed at how good they were. Who knew? Put down the candy bar IC. 

This is the bomb: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/tuscan-vegetable-soup-recipe.html