Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
Anyone a fan of the Vegan Crunk blog? Bianca has now published her own book - Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - I think its pretty good, I already have a list of recipes I want to try.
A word of warning for non-US readers - some of the ingredients are only available in the US (such as Gimme Lean sausages) so some research into substitutions may be needed.
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Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
I have so far made Tofu Chicken which was really good and "ham" with red eye gravy which was less good (didn't like coffee in gravy), I will be using the book again soon but I can definitely recommend making cornmeal to make cornbread (I used a fellow Forumers recipe to make some a while ago and it was lovely)
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I am cooking from Cookin' Crunk this week, I will be making: Tofu chicken, Cream of mushroom soup, Creamy tofu chicken pasta bake, Country potato soup, Chicken seitan, Hoppin John, Cheesey tempeh bacon grits & Pulled tempeh & carrot sandwiches.
I have so far tried (while making) the Tofu chicken, Pasta bake, Cream of mushroom soup, Country potato soup & Chicken seitan. All of them were wonderful and I will post photo's soon.
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
Hi Firestorm! Where do you get your tempeh? Having trouble finding it locally.
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
Hi Blackpoolvegan!
I used to get it from Matta's in Liverpool, but recently I have been getting it delivered fresh from Fresh Tempeh.
I have also heard that Tiny Tempeh is quite good but they have a minimum order of 5 pieces.
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
I know what you mean blueberries, I think most the recipes that I am making use pretty standard stuff except poultry seasoning (but there is a recipe for this at the front), seasoning salt (I always substitute either celery salt or chicken seasoning) and as you mention Gimme lean sausages (I'm using Redwood instead). Anything else I just google an alternative for.
I tend to think of recipes as a guide rather than something that has to be followed exactly (unless its baking) so I just throw whatever seems to be the closest match in! With regards to liquid smoke I know its a pain to get hold of but it is sooooo worth it!
However if you are having trouble getting hold of unusual ingredients you might want to steer clear of Vegan Artisan Cheese, its a wonderful book but I have had to mail order 4 specific ingredients and grown my own cultures before starting to make any cheese!
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
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Firestorm
Hi Blackpoolvegan!
I used to get it from Matta's in Liverpool, but recently I have been getting it delivered fresh from
Fresh Tempeh.
I have also heard that
Tiny Tempeh is quite good but they have a minimum order of 5 pieces.
Thanks very much for this. I've tried the Redwood's one (I think it was Redwood's), but it was a million pounds or something, so wanted to try elsewhere.
I see what Tiny Tempeh did there. It is a pun, or play on words, based on the name of a popular beat artist.
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
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Blueberries
Whenever I see the rapper Tiny Tempah I always think of tempeh, this'll confuse me even further, haha :p
You know Seitanism is not a vegan religion though, right?
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
I have eaten from this book all week and its been wonderful. (I will post a few more pics later - can only do 7 at a time and can't post more than once in a certain time period)
Cream of mushroom soup:
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Country Potato Soup:
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Chicken Style Seitan:
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Tofu Chicken & Seitan Chicken:
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Hoppin John with sausage & brown rice:
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Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
I used Polenta, I think I can get grits in Selfridges but I'm not spending that much money!
Re: Cookin' Crunk: Eatin' Vegan in the Dirty South - Bianca Phillips
I think they were about £6 for something from Quaker like this: http://www.quakeroats.com/products/h...its-plain.aspx