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Round Up – Review style!

Round Up – Review style!

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Although themes and cooking and taco cleanses are all fun, one thing I love to see on vegan blogs is reviews. I rely on them heavily when I actually get to go to a health food store and want to buy all of the new things, and reviewing the vegan options in your town are probably going to help at least one person who’s googling ‘vegan options in Tiny Town, Flyover State, USA’.

Kate visited Vegan Haven while in Seattle and givers her opinion on some of the small goodies she brought home.

Over at This Vegan Mouth there are multiple reviews for local dishes in Portland, including this amazing looking bowl!

I don’t have a Costco anywhere near me, but East Meets West Veg gives us a tour of hers that shows that if I happen across one, I will be more than satisfied with the vegan options.

Carrie has a review of Soy Curls, which may be old news to most people but I still cannot get them here and when I ask about them in health food stores the people who work there have never heard of them. If you’re semi-new to veganism, they’re definitely worth seeking out or ordering online.

I used to be a big fan of the Morningstar Farms pockets, pre-vegan and when they still existed, so this review from F*@! Yeah Vegan Pizza for the new Tofurky Pockets made me go ‘yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!’. Everything in pockets, please.

One of my favorite foods is, no kidding, cereal. Afro Vegan Chick reviewed a chocolate granola cereal that makes me want to eat a big bowl while watching cartoons in my underwear (typical Friday night, really).

I haven’t eaten meat in 20 years, so I really have no concept of what it tastes like anymore or if faux meats are close enough, so I always think it’s interesting when a meat eater, or in this case a still fairly new vegan like Suzanne, thinks of them. (P.S. The Gardein chik’n sliders are AMAZING.)

Ty has a quick review of flax seed milk (which I am grossly fascinated by and really want to try), and the So Delicious greek-style yogurt, which may or may not tide you over until the great vegan yogurt shortage comes to an end.

And last but certainly not least, the king of vegan product reviews has a ‘you probably would assume this isn’t vegan’ review in the form on these new Kettle chips! Flavored chips frequently have milk in them, and some of the more ‘natural’ kind include honey, so it’s good to know that we have a few more flavors to choose from!

 

Have you reviewed any products for VeganMoFo that I didn’t see?  Feel free to post a link in the comments!  And send me a bag of those chips, if you can get them.

Baked: day 4 round up

Baked: day 4 round up

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Hello hello! It’s my first year helping out with the official VeganMoFo blog and today I’ve spied lots of delicious looking baked goods.

First up are some amazing, and uniquely flavoured cupcakes at The Vegan Kitchen of Dr Caligari – Eggplant Parmigiana cupcakes!

And while we’re talking about savoury baking, here’s a lovely olive loaf baked by Emily at Triumph Wellness.

Onto the sweets! Let’s start with an individually-sized apple tea cake, served up by Vegan in Melbourne.

I’m sure we’ll still have room for a bite-sized pumpkin doughnut baked by Kelly at Easy Vegan.

How about a lavender lemon scone baked by Jeni at Thyme & Love. Splitsies?

And something spicy to finish us off: Mexican hot chocolate snickdoodles over at Tracey’s Living Cookbook.

 

A Little of This & A Little of That: Tuesday MoFo RoundUp

A Little of This & A Little of That: Tuesday MoFo RoundUp

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I do declare that the seventh annual Vegan Month of Foods is off with a bang! It’s another warm day for Portland, OR and it’s got me thinking salad, cold cider, and well, someone else making my dinner. Namely, a little from each of these postings that caught my eye, thanks to spending a little too much time on the RandoMoFo generator throughout the day.

First things first, some breakfast for dinner with the Adventure Time BACON PANCAKES (that yes, call for caps locks and a catchy little autotune jam) from Paula’s amazing Tree Trunks’ Kitchen project…

Moving on to an epic & Vegan French Quarter Muffalatta Sandwich from the Miss Kitchen Witch blog

And I’m constantly digging Hipster Food’s style (and offerings!). This time, it’s a bruschetta-style play on a fried egg.

Adorable Hamantashen Cupcakes with apricot jam for Purim, thanks to Cupcakery Adventures

With a side of Three B Salad over at Grating for Godot

I like this set up.

Despite the heat I will gladly take a bowl of this In Love with Garlic soup from the folks at Fig and Basil. Make that two and a round of toast.

Add a Bee-yooo-tee-ful Eggplant Lasagna with Cashew Cheese from Luminous Vegans

But let me be honest with myself, and everyone reading this. Since my trip to Austin last winter, my heart made room for tacos, and all the talks and photos already of this Tacocleanse is driving me crazy. Here’s Smurfy’s explanatory post of what exactly is going on in Austin this month.

I mean, who’s not planning on making tacos this week now?!

Keep up the tasty work, MoFos!

Some 2012 Favorites

Some 2012 Favorites

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Hi everyone! Jess here, popping back in, doing the friendly organizer thing. In preparation for 2013 and deciding on just what my own daily themes will be (I just can’t commit to one, but so remain in awe of bloggers that go all out for a month! Are you? Do leave a comment with your URL so we can follow along!), I went perusing the month that was October 2012: aka VeganMoFo VI. 

Here’s a mere smattering from the hundreds of posts that caught my eye from a month that featured a whole lot of warming bowls of soup, biscuits, Halloween cupcakes and winter squash, galore.

First up, Coconut Lime Ice Cream with Vanilla Beetroot Syrup for our Iron Chef Beetroot Challenge courtesy of Flaming Apron.

How inviting does this look!? Clearly, I want in and need to make this Sweet Potato Gnocchi from My Zoetrope, ala Chloe’s Kitchen.

Here’s one from one of the roundups I put together that definitely still stands out: fresh Butternut Squash Doughnuts with Apple Cider Glaze from RansomCakes. Plus, they’re gluten-free, soy free and come with a recipe.

Now, doughnuts aside, I am a sucker for an Italian dessert, and well, swooned over this fancypants dessert plate of Almond Ricotta Tart and Zabaglione Gelato over at MiscDesbris. Recipe from Bryanna Clark Grogan’s Nonna’s Italian Kitchen.

When I saw this entry for the Iron Chef Sesame & Potato duo challenge, I instantly wanted to know more (and to try them). Click on over to My Vegan Way for the Sweet Potato Dumplings with Sesame Crunch recipe and more fascinating photos.

Honestly, I’m not one for corndogs, but these Gluten-free, Vegan Corndog Mummies from Fork and Beans are clearly the cutest corndogs you’ve ever seen (Right?!)

Lastly, because I really need to get back to contemplating themes, let’s cleanse our palates with this gorgeous salad of Warm Beets & Blood Orange over at Hipsterfood.

What sticks out in your mind from VeganMoFo 2012?

Coming soon: VeganMoFo VII banners, theme suggestions, giveaway news & the blogrolls!

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We’re off to see the Wizard…..

We’re off to see the Wizard…..

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Happy Halloween y’all.

Whilst us Northern Hemisphere MoFo’ers are celebrating Halloween and getting ready to cosy down for the Winter, our Ozzie pals on the other side of the world are in full spring mode getting ready for their summer!

So to honour our upside down vegan MoFo’ers, this final day of MoFo round-ups is all about Oz.

I know Cupcake Kitteh’s post  got a mention yesterday but I couldn’t do an Oz round-up without including her!

I always look forward to Mandee’s last MoFo post, and I mean that in the nicest way possible!!

Not only does she delight us with photos of her AWESOME vegan food but we get a bonus kitteh in every photo too!

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Vegan food and cats, what could be better!!

Green Gourmet Giraffe is one of my favourite bloggers and not just because she loves giraffes as much as I do either. Take a look at her amazing Pumpkin Damper (I didn’t even know what damper was before now!)

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Everyone is rounding up their MoFo 2012, be sure to check out Vegan Sparkles’ post today

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There’s a Bat Kitteh!

Mel from Veganise This has been doing a virtual Round the World MoFo this year and these Australian Jelly Cakes had me licking the monitor.

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Finally I’d like to give a shout out to Veganthused who was in a minor car accident midst MoFo. Happy to hear  you’re well on the way to recovery.

So that’s the final round up for yet another AWESOME MoFo. Well done to all you MoFo’ers, you’ve done us all proud once again.

Be sure to check the MoFo blog regularly as there are all sorts of goings on happening throughout the year.

Tuesday Roundup – Cookbook Fever

Tuesday Roundup – Cookbook Fever

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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!

Your Monday Fun Time Round Up!

Your Monday Fun Time Round Up!

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It’s my final round up o’ fun today and I wanted to post a big pile of sweets. Happy MoFo and Happy Halloween everyone!

Killer Bunnies whipped up some delectable ginger spice almond oat chocolate chip cookies that look super good for cleaning out the odds and ends in your pantry.

Mama et de bebe hawk made some Speculoos cookie butter cups and y’all know how I feel about the Speculoos. I will be trying these soon.

I don’t read Dutch but I do recognize a sweet petit four when I see one. Fiekefatjerietjes has a delectable round up of classic sweets on the blog today.

And speaking of round ups, Tahinitoo has a whole post dedicated to cupcakes from yesterday.

And I can’t leave out Joanna Vaught who has done a whole month of holiday cookies. Sweet sweet eggnog from the Vegan Cookie Connoisseur.

Newman Improved gets a chocolate cinnamon scone all up in the xgfx zone. Ya gotta love a good scone.

And finally, Leaves and Flours baked up Halloween sugar cookies shaped like ghosts and cats. I love Halloween and I love sugar cookies. Check out her recipe linked in her post.

Iron Chef Roundup #3: Hot Peppers, Sunflower Seeds, and Grapes

Iron Chef Roundup #3: Hot Peppers, Sunflower Seeds, and Grapes

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This week I posed the challenge of using three key ingredients in a unique dish for Vegan MoFo Iron Chef.  I am really impressed by all the entries this week using hot peppers, sunflower seeds, and grapes. They all sound like dishes that I would like to make and, more importantly, eat!

A visit to The Spade & Spoon produced a guide on how to make Sunflower Seed Tarts with Red Wine and Chili Jam. Can you believe it? I didn’t even think of wine when I thought up this week’s ingredient list. Grapes are versatile I tell you! (Left photo in image above.)

Kelly from Grassroots created a Waldorf Salad containing this week’s key ingredients (including jalapeno-roasted sunflower seeds!) and is called “Jalapeno-Face” Spicy Waldorf Salad.  (Center photo in image above.)

How do grilled tofu, taquitos, and Pico de Gallo fit in with this weeks Iron Chef challenge? You’ll have to visit Kim Cooks Veg 4U to see this inspired menu for yourself. (Right photo in image above.)

Vegan Fazool’s entry is unique for many reasons. Using the Candied Cowboys (candied jalapenos) made early during MoFo, The Sheriff, put together “The Shiny Saddle” and “The Candied Sunflower Raisin Saddlebag“. Hope the homestead makes it through the storm alright! (Photo above.)

Two contestants went the stuffed pepper approach.

Another Iron Chef newbie, The Unintentional Vegan used the ingredients beautifully in her Sunflower Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers with Balsamic Grape Dipping Sauce. (Left photo in image above.)

Opting for poblanos in lieu of jalapenos, Laura created a substantial dish from Stuffed Poblano Peppers with Sweet & Spicy Rasin Chutney. Talk about fusion! (Right photo in image above.)

When I thought up this set of ingredients, sunflower seeds in a bread seemed like a natural choice. Apparently, a couple of participants thought so too!

Take a look at Cara’s Raisin Scones with Sweet & Spicy Sunflower Seed Spread. Perhaps this is the perfect thing to eat while reading Wuthering Heights? (Left photo in image above.)

Somer went all-out with her first Iron Chef submission. This Monte Cristo is pretty epic. (Center photo in image above.)

Rubber Cowgirl’s Sunflower Biscuits with Grape-Chili Jam look like a great snack. I can just imagine the spicy sweetness of the jam on a crumbly biscuit. Mmmm mmmm. Kudos to you for eliminating palm oil from your cooking. I’m right there with you! (Right photo in image above.)

Well, that wraps up this season of Vegan MoFo Iron Chef.  Thanks to everyone who participated!  It was a lot of fun to see the key ingredients used so creatively in unique dishes.

It’s My Special Day Round-up

It’s My Special Day Round-up

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Just like last year, I signed up to do my one round-up on my birthday. My favorite thing to do on my birthday is just punctuate all of my normal activities by screaming ‘IT’S MY SPECIAL DAY’. Well, IT’S MY SPECIAL DAY so here are all the things I want to post about.

I’ve seen plenty of dirt cakes, but I like the easy Halloween twist!

I thought the fact that her son wanted her to make cupcakes for a friend’s birthday was cute enough, but the idea of kitchen utensils plotting together to break made me laugh. Because i’ve had that happen. THEY’RE SENTIENT, LOOK OUT.

Even though I don’t watch Dr. Who (bad nerd!), I know a lot of people who do so I thought Cadry’s Dr. themed dinner party was really cute.

I have been on a pumpkin-food kick lately (we made pumpkin pie for my birthday in lieu of a cake), and I think that Silas is one of the cutest little vegans EVER, so win/win for him holding a muffin dressed like Spiderman!

But speaking of cakes, this Mint Chocolate Chip Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a CILNO (cake i’d like to nom on).

But look, it’s the best of both worlds! Pumpkin Chocolate Walnut Coffee Cake! Actually, I think that’s the best of all of the worlds.

There have been some really cool themes this year, a few of my favorites are 50 Shades of Kale, 30 Days of Christmas Cookies, Eat to the Beat, Geeky Treats (star Wars edition), and The Walking Fed.

And before I go, a happy birthday month to my fellow MoFoers: Lindsay, Erin, Muriel, Jeremy, Kylie, Colorado Vegan, Justin, Andrea, Veronica, Kim, Katya, Nicole, and Carrie!

Monday Roundup: Warm n’ Hearty Autumn

Monday Roundup: Warm n’ Hearty Autumn

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Okay.  So, I have always loved this time of year.  The air is crisp.  The sweaters appear.  Plus, everything is apples and pumpkins.  But my absolute favorite thing is eating hot food on a cold autumn day while snuggling with my dog.  Bring on the goodness!

Confident Cook, Hesistant Baker made me do a double take with these absolutely dreamy looking mashed parsnips.  I don’t even know if I’ve had or like parsnips, but I definitely need this in my mouth hole STAT!

If that wasn’t lovely enough, take a peek at the roasted tomato, artichoke, and chickpea sauce that Vegan Fazool made!  Totally droolworthy!

Ultimately, nothing says autumn like apples.  I could probably write an entire separate blog dedicated to the organic honeycrisps that I’ve been eating lately.  Jes adapted a recipe and created some killer looking spiced cider!

Amber made some delicious looking broccoli polenta cakes.  Broccoli. Polenta. Cakes.  With sauce!

 For true seasonal inspiration, you just have to see the crazy sauce that is Cadry’s Thanksgiving kebabs.  Greatness!

That’s all for now, folks. So, what are some of your favorite warming dishes?  Don’t forget to comment with the links!  Happy mofoing!