Pictures of good vegan food you've eaten! (2)

[emmy25]

Dinner last night! Home delivered pizza with some red wine :)

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[Robinwomb]

Just thought I would follow up on all these gorgeous rich dishes with some light summer fare. I have been eating a little more raw this summer but not totally.

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coleslaw with cabbage, apple, raisins, carrot, onion, and maple mustard dressing (dressing recipe from Veganomicon cookbook)

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Frozen cranberries and cherries blended in my blendtec with ice water.

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collard leaves with alfalfa sprouts, carrot, jicama, and squirt of fresh lemon juice in there. This is an afternoon snack while studying.

[EpicLibrarian]

Those collard wraps look spectacular Robin! I have been going somewhat lighter over the summer. I make stuff all based around my organic basket each week and eat a ton of fruit that I pick up from the farmer's market each Saturday. I do tend to still cook 1-3 big meals on the weekend to eat throughout the week since I don't have much prep time. So leftovers, fruit, and anything that can be microwaved (edamame, sweet potatoes, etc) are pretty much what I eat all week!

[Robinwomb]

Yesterday was my 40th birthday. I made the vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ganache from the Veganomicon cookbook and also made my own carrot cupcake recipe and added a maple icing. I brought them all to work and guess what? Everyone loved my carrot muffins the most! They went like hotcakes compared to the cupcakes, although people liked those too. Everyone wanted to know what I put in the carrot muffins, and the most common question was: what do you replace egg with? And comments like "it must be a real challenge to bake vegan". People really have no clue how easy it is to eat and live vegan. I can't fathom ever getting "bored" with it or running out of ideas. At least one person said she loves to eat my treats because she doesn't have to feel guilty about it. Here are a few pics:

[IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7459862108_184c80144f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862108/)
Carrot Muffins and Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862108/)

[IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7459862110_dd462070e4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862110/) Carrot Muffins and Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862110/)

The best compliment though was that I do not look even close to 40!

[yo-yo]

Thanks yo-yo! BTW, what kind of rice is that? It looks spectacular.

hey, it's just brown rice, with turmeric in it to colour/flavour it. I do that cos my Mum always cooked rice this way. It wasn't until I was twenty-something that I discovered she did this, I always thought she bought yellow rice!!

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Yesterday was my 40th birthday. I made the vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ganache from the Veganomicon cookbook and also made my own carrot cupcake recipe and added a maple icing. I brought them all to work and guess what? Everyone loved my carrot muffins the most! They went like hotcakes compared to the cupcakes, although people liked those too. Everyone wanted to know what I put in the carrot muffins, and the most common question was: what do you replace egg with? And comments like "it must be a real challenge to bake vegan". People really have no clue how easy it is to eat and live vegan. I can't fathom ever getting "bored" with it or running out of ideas. At least one person said she loves to eat my treats because she doesn't have to feel guilty about it. Here are a few pics:

[IMG]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8011/7459862108_184c80144f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862108/)
Carrot Muffins and Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862108/)

[IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/7459862110_dd462070e4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862110/) Carrot Muffins and Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache (http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainevv/7459862110/)

The best compliment though was that I do not look even close to 40!

they look so tasty!

[RubyDuby]

Happy belated, Robinwomb!

[Firestorm]

Yeah happy birthday!

[Robinwomb]

Thank you! :D

[yo-yo]

...and happy birthday!!

[Barry]

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Pizza.

[rainbow]

Belated very happy birthday Robinwomb! Your cakes look very yummy! Mmm cake :)

[Robinwomb]

Thanks rainbow!

Barry, did you make that pizza crust? I am not a huge fan of pizza but your photo is winning me over lol.

[Barry]

Thanks rainbow!

Barry, did you make that pizza crust? I am not a huge fan of pizza but your photo is winning me over lol.

Yeah I did. It's just a basic dough recipe - flour, salt, yeast, olive oil, sugar and water. I made a calzone last night with the rest of it and it was delicious! Forgot to take a photo unfortunately...

[Firestorm]

Meatless loaf, veg & baked potato:
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[RubyDuby]

Yum! Did you make the loaf?

[Firestorm]

Yeah, I used the recipe from Cozy Inside by Jonie Marie Newman. It was good but very chewy/stringy because of the Vital wheat gluten, in future I will try using standard flour instead.

[Blueberries]

I just baked two cakes, recipes from The Joy of Vegan Baking.

Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/007-1.jpg

Cinnamon coffee cake

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/010.jpg

[rainbow]

Hi Blueberries, do they taste as good as they look? I assume that you use a stencil to do the decorations - is it icing sugar or what? Looks great!

[Blueberries]

Hi Blueberries, do they taste as good as they look? I assume that you use a stencil to do the decorations - is it icing sugar or what? Looks great!

Heya Rainbow, thanks for the compliment! The chocolate cake is amazing, I know as I've made it before, but I haven't tried the cinnamon cake before and they're not being eaten until tomorrow! The designs on the chocolate cake were made with a stencil and Dr Oetker silver shimmer cake decorating spray, which by all accounts is vegan.

[rainbow]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[harpy]

Aren't you clever Blueberries? If I make a cake (which I generally don't) it always looks as if it's been in a fight (for a reason)

[hedgehoglovely]

I just baked two cakes, recipes from The Joy of Vegan Baking.

Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/007-1.jpg

Cinnamon coffee cake

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/010.jpg

Oooh the chocolate one is so pretty and the cinnamon coffee looks really yummy too. Craving cake so much now!

[yo-yo]

I just baked two cakes, recipes from The Joy of Vegan Baking.

Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/007-1.jpg

Cinnamon coffee cake

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/blueberrysunset/010.jpg

mmmm cake- they look lush, I especially like the heart and butterfly on the choc cake!

[Blueberries]

Thank you guys! :D The cakes were yummy and were well received by my omni family!

@Harpy, the idea of your cakes getting into fights made me laugh!

[Barry]

I don't really have a sweet tooth, but that chocolate cake looks cracking Blueberries!

Tacos -

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