Cooking Extravaganza
Yesterday night, thomasyan and his girlfriend K.Y. came over and we all cooked handmade soba noodles. They were delicious! They were the first hommade handmade noodles I have ever eaten. Thomas says you can special order the buckwheat noodle making flour from Miso Market in Cambridge.
I cooked a lot of food today, because between bike rides and school visits this week will probably be really busy.
1.) Seitan Cutlets, from the Veganomicon.
2.) Madeira Cake, from Shapter's fantastic book "Bread Machine." Unfortunately, I decided to cook it in the oven rather than in the bread machine, and it did not fully release from the pan. I wound up with a fluffy-topped loaf and a crusty and delicious bottom. However, this was not a loss, because I invented...
3.) Apple Mistake Cake. This is kind of like a tart, kind of like an upside-down cake, and kind of like Tarte Tatin. It's basically layers of thinly-sliced apples, brushed with lemon and vanilla extracts, covered with a dusting of arrowroot powder, covered with a layer of Madeira cake crumbles, then repeat until you run out of apples and Madeira cake. The arrowroot combines with the apple juices and the extracts to make a delicious cakey thing. This is currently freezing, and those who come to the Halloween party will be able to taste it.
4.) Honey Agave Syrup Cake, again from "Bread Machine." Unfortunately, for some reason, this didn't turn out that well, and made only a vaguely sweet vaguely whole-wheaty loaf. Totally edible for breakfast, though, with jam and soy margarine.
5.) Rice Cooker Hearty Chili. I realized that though I hate boiling dried beans, my rice cooker will do that for me, so I tossed some kidney beans and some navy beans in with water and broth concentrate and various spices, and then added tomatoes when the beans were done, and then added rice when the tomatoes were warm. I added in some cubed seitan, and now I have dinner for every night until next week.
6.) Spicy Peach Seitan Grilled Cheese. This is simple: Tortilla, add vegan pepperjack cheese. Fry in lightly oiled pan. Now when the cheese starts bubbling, add a few seaweed strips (or spinach, but I wanted seaweed), some hot peach jam, and some strips of seitan. Another tortilla goes on top. Flip. Eat. Yum.
7.) Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. Again from "Bread Machine."
8.) 4 Small Gourmet Pizzas: All with the whole wheat dough brushed lightly with oil, in various pie pans I had around the house.( I miss my pizza stone.)
- "Chicken" Florentine Pizza: Tomato sauce, nutritional yeast, cubed seitan, frozen chopped spinach, a little balsamic drizzle over the top. Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- Japanese Experiment Pizza: Tomato sauce, cubed seitan, pickled ginger, light drizzle Hoisin sauce, Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- Italian-American Thanksgiving Pizza: Tomato sauce, strips of seitan, nutritional yeast, thin slices of tofurky "smoked turkey" deli slices, dried cranberries, Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- I've Been Craving Mexican for Two Weeks Pizza: Tomato sauce, chunks of seitan, 1 scoop Rice Cooker Hearty Chili, Mozzarella vegan cheese, Pepperjack vegan cheese.
Is it absolutely horrible I still want to make oatmeal raisin cookies?
EDIT: I made the cookies.
I cooked a lot of food today, because between bike rides and school visits this week will probably be really busy.
1.) Seitan Cutlets, from the Veganomicon.
2.) Madeira Cake, from Shapter's fantastic book "Bread Machine." Unfortunately, I decided to cook it in the oven rather than in the bread machine, and it did not fully release from the pan. I wound up with a fluffy-topped loaf and a crusty and delicious bottom. However, this was not a loss, because I invented...
3.) Apple Mistake Cake. This is kind of like a tart, kind of like an upside-down cake, and kind of like Tarte Tatin. It's basically layers of thinly-sliced apples, brushed with lemon and vanilla extracts, covered with a dusting of arrowroot powder, covered with a layer of Madeira cake crumbles, then repeat until you run out of apples and Madeira cake. The arrowroot combines with the apple juices and the extracts to make a delicious cakey thing. This is currently freezing, and those who come to the Halloween party will be able to taste it.
4.) Honey Agave Syrup Cake, again from "Bread Machine." Unfortunately, for some reason, this didn't turn out that well, and made only a vaguely sweet vaguely whole-wheaty loaf. Totally edible for breakfast, though, with jam and soy margarine.
5.) Rice Cooker Hearty Chili. I realized that though I hate boiling dried beans, my rice cooker will do that for me, so I tossed some kidney beans and some navy beans in with water and broth concentrate and various spices, and then added tomatoes when the beans were done, and then added rice when the tomatoes were warm. I added in some cubed seitan, and now I have dinner for every night until next week.
6.) Spicy Peach Seitan Grilled Cheese. This is simple: Tortilla, add vegan pepperjack cheese. Fry in lightly oiled pan. Now when the cheese starts bubbling, add a few seaweed strips (or spinach, but I wanted seaweed), some hot peach jam, and some strips of seitan. Another tortilla goes on top. Flip. Eat. Yum.
7.) Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. Again from "Bread Machine."
8.) 4 Small Gourmet Pizzas: All with the whole wheat dough brushed lightly with oil, in various pie pans I had around the house.( I miss my pizza stone.)
- "Chicken" Florentine Pizza: Tomato sauce, nutritional yeast, cubed seitan, frozen chopped spinach, a little balsamic drizzle over the top. Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- Japanese Experiment Pizza: Tomato sauce, cubed seitan, pickled ginger, light drizzle Hoisin sauce, Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- Italian-American Thanksgiving Pizza: Tomato sauce, strips of seitan, nutritional yeast, thin slices of tofurky "smoked turkey" deli slices, dried cranberries, Mozzarella vegan cheese.
- I've Been Craving Mexican for Two Weeks Pizza: Tomato sauce, chunks of seitan, 1 scoop Rice Cooker Hearty Chili, Mozzarella vegan cheese, Pepperjack vegan cheese.
Is it absolutely horrible I still want to make oatmeal raisin cookies?
EDIT: I made the cookies.