VeganMoFo

Reading about all the cookbooks that have recently come out, especially Artisan Vegan Cheese, Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day, and Vegan Eats World, has overwhelmed my deep need for more books. Just when you think you can’t possibly desire another one…you need another one! I know you all feel the same because there have been a ton of cookbook posts this month.

The Taste Space just got her copy of Vegan Eats World which came out officially today, and showed us these beautiful lentils on top of some home made injera. I want to make every recipe in this book, and she has pictures of a bunch of the other ones!

Cooking the Vegan Books has been going through her pantry and using ingredients she bought, and then forgot about, this month. It’s been really fun to read her journey. I am sure many of us are guilty of planning meals that we never end up following through on. She found some Bola Roja Beans and decided to make them in the Colombian style recipe from Terry Hope Romero’s other beloved book Viva Vegan. Alongside fried plantains and garlic cilantro rice it looked like the perfect meal.

I am totally with Vegan Soul Power on not being a big fan of salad…unless they are from Isa’s Appetite for Reduction. I haven’t tried the green goddess dressing but I am sold on working it into my rotation after reading her post.Of course not all recipes I saw today were from Terry & Isa! The Vegan Cookbook Aficionado has her own authentic Canadian recipe for Nanaimo that look just fantastic. The perfect Halloween treat!

I have also been looking for a great caramel corn recipe for a long time and Peaceful Table has one that sounds like just the thing.

If you are looking for a savory pumpkin recipe post jack-o-lantern carving I think this pumpkin hummus from Dreena Burton – the queen of hummus- would be the ideal snack.

And finally my favorite post of the day; the obligatory cat post. Today’s come from Cupcake Kitteh who did a round-up of her kittens getting involved with her food photography, check out the whole post!

And there are a ton of giveaways going on so stay tuned! Veganmofo isn’t over yet!

So I have been having a rough time recently but luckily there is are a lot of high-spirited vegan blogs out there to cheer me up. These oatmeal blinis from “Including Cake” look like the perfect breakfast to fill someone’s day with happiness.

Or if just the idea of autumn gets you excited maybe these Butternut Squash Doughnuts from mama et de bébé hawk might be the perfect thing.

Nothing says love like being wrapped up like a dumpling and these beauties from V.K. Rees were like a culinary hug.

 Tacos + Whisky are a good way to jump on the happy train and these unpictured Bourban Seitan Tacos from Winged Snail sound totally delicious.

Southern Comfort food is so reassuring that it has comfort right in the title. These Crispy Crunchy Stuffed Tofu Pockets adapted from one of the happiest zines in the world Papa Tofu and cooked up with greens and grits by one of my favorite bloggers, Eating Appalachia was like veganmofo². I’ve wanted for years to try that recipe and Jes’s rendition looks like my ideal meal.

One surefire way to bolster your spirits is to eat a great quantity of chocolate which means Chocolate Covered Katie must be one of the happiest people in the world. She did a roundup of her Halloween candy recipes and I want to make them all. Especially these Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs.

And then if all that doesn’t work to brighten your spirits, there are always pictures of cute animals. Try and not have your heart warmed by these Turkey’s eating a Thanksgiving dinner at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary’s Thanksliving feast. “This Vegan Life“‘s post made me wish I could have gone too. Someday.

I also love posts about blogger’s animal companions. Ailsah the cat is adorable and inspiring the “Road to the PhD” to always remember to consider all the animals in the world. This post also made me question if I could ever hug a kangaroo.

I want too!

This year we only have one Italian participating in VeganMoFo, Quando spuntano i papaveri but most vegans I know are always swooning over pizzas and tomatoes still warm from the summer sun. I would even make a wager that many of them have a pot of basil growing somewhere. So today’s roundup brings you Italian favorites, Americanized and veganized in most cases. There is no need to veganize this plate of olives, though, that Vegan Eats and Treats recently served at her Mediterranean feast. I could stare at it all day. 

Nothing goes better with olives than the some herbed fermented cashew cheese and From Kirsten’s Kitchen to Yours has a beautiful looking recipe.

Summer squash, like all squashes, originally came from the Americas but, like the tomato, I always think of them when I’m craving Italian food in the summer because it was the Italians who cultivated the zucchini. These rosti’s with roasted apple salad are from a German blogger, The Vegan Way, and they look very appetizing.

Next, one of my favorite vegan artist bloggers My Zoetrope finally had success with making sweet potato gnocchi. They look beautiful and delicious swirled with the greens and sage butter sauce.

Keepin’ it Kind has a recipe for some roasted tomatoes and it also has the link to the recipe for the beautiful chickpea flatbreads she served under the tomatoes along with some pesto.

If beautiful food is what you are looking for check out this Roasted Garlic Pizza with caramelized onions and figs. I want to eat every piece but Vegan Road didn’t even save me one. 

And it wouldn’t be veganmofo without a gratuitous picture of a cat. My sister once told me that it’s the easiest way you can tell if a blogger is vegan, I guess we are the only ones that always post pictures of our animal companions with our recipes. I couldn’t resist this shot from Crack the Plate, it’s adorable.

Ciao

I think my favorite part of this year’s VeganMoFo has been following people’s themes through the month, congratulations to everyone who has stuck with it!

One of the most informative and hunger inducing blogs you will probably read this month is Meet the Wikos. Erinwiko has been doing an amazingly thorough job of chronicling her adventures in cooking up vegan international street food. I have learned a lot and started to really crave Okonomiyaki even though I have never tried it!Even though I mentioned Oh, LadyCakes in another round-up I have to bring up her fabulous blog again because I am so impressed that she has stuck with her pumpkin theme for this entire month! From Pumpkin chocolate chip cookie bars to Spicy pumpkin chili to today’s Pumpkin stuffed crêpes everything she has covered pumpkin from every angle and made it all look amazing! Just try and act like you don’t want this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Galette.vegan.in.brighton has been at it again with a cookbook challenge where she picks out book titles out of a hat although yesterday instead of the random number generator to pick which recipe she used her official husband generator and he chose the Veganomicon’s Banana Nut Waffles. They look so good that I want to cry about how I don’t have a waffle iron.Craft Aftermath has been doing a cookbook challenge too and I have been enjoying it because she has a lot of cookbooks that I don’t! Check out her posts Spicy Noodles and Leek Miso Soup from Kansha, Taco Night from Rick Bayless’ Mexican Everyday and or It begins with bread Parisian Daily Bread from Daniel Leader’s Local Breads if you are looking for some new books to add to your collection. And if you have never made your own chai, check out her directions for the real deal.

Cold and Sleepy Cooks has been following the letters of the alphabet everyday and I am loving the selections.J is for Jaggery, P is for Port, and of course O is for Olive. My love of olives is boundless so I can’t wait to make her olive and walnut spread which looked beautiful to me!That Pain in the Ass Vegan has one of the most inspiring and hilarious themes out there because she is basing ever recipe of the show “True Blood”. Since the show takes place in the Louisiana all the food is southern comfort but then also inspired by the characters and episodes so she has dishes like Terry’s Red Eye Gravy n’ Grits, Sam’s Shapeshifter Ham, and Jesus Saves Chili. Right now I really want to sink my teeth into Sheriff Bellefleur’s Beignets.Stick a fork in me, I’m done!