http://www.theveganplace.com Your Vegan Home Sat, 17 May 2008 13:10:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been a while since I have experimented with a totally new recipe. Last night I the most fabulous potato leek soup. It was a true hit with my family. I will definitely be making this one again. 5-6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces 1 head of ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/28/vegan-potato-leek-soup/ It makes me so sad that I haven't had a lot of time for posting and cooking lately. I am probably only cooking about twice a week lately. This week I made some really good food though. I made Vegan Black Bean Soup on Monday, one of my dh all ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/24/i-love-tofu/ So I broke down and finally tried the Amy's Mattar dinner with Daahl. It was absolutely delicious. I have tried over and over again to find good frozen Indian food and have yet to be impressed until trying this dinner. I particularly liked the Da. I could have eaten a ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/13/amys-mattar-tofu/ I don't know how many of you have tried the peanut butter Tofutti Cuties, but they are to die for. The chocolate is so chocolaty and the peanut butter ice cream is perfect and creamy. My whole family is hooked. Last night I made a new variation of the nachos ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/11/tofutti-cutie-peanut-butter-heaven-and-dinner-flexibility/ It is funny, because I read the other day something about Tofutti cream cheese and Tofutti sour cream having partially hydrogenated oils. Apparently Tofutti cream cheese and sour cream comes in two versions, with or without hydrogenated oils. There was a whole discussion about how the non-hydrogenated version tastes chalky. ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/07/vegan-nachos/ Well, I have survived my first week of work and am re-adjusting to getting up at 4:45am. Luckily I only work a couple of blocks away from work since I have to be there at 5:30am. I have been making dinner in bulk so that I have nutritious vegan foods ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/02/06/some-vegan-musts/ I just read about something that sounds like my version of heaven. It is the Bristol Vegan Fayre at the Amphitheatre and Waterfront Square in Bristol on June 9th and 10th. All the vegan food you can eat, vegan food demos, entertainment, tearooms, a cruelty-free fashion show, guest speakers, kids ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/01/29/142/ Rarely when I make fried potatoes do they turn out looking almost perfect, crispy on the outside tender on the inside. So I had to have my husband take a picture of these, because they will probably never turn out this perfect again. I did so a couple of things ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/01/27/vegan-fried-potatoes-and-vegan-cornbread/ You guys will not believe what I finally have for you. That's right, Christmas dinner pics. I finally got my hubbie to download them off of the camera for me. The first picture I have is of my precious baby boy on Christmas Eve. Note: We thought the earth deserved a ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/01/26/vegan-christmas-dinner-pictures-a-little-late/ I want to take the opportunity to say congratulations to vegan chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz on her article in The New York Times, Strict Vegan Ethics, Frosted with Hedonism. This article was so awesome. Isa is author of Vegan with a Vengence and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. You ... http://www.theveganplace.com/2007/01/25/kudos-to-isa-chandra-moskowitz-aka-the-post-punk-kitchen/