Gaia: Integral Veg*n - Recipes and links

Pumpkin Pie & Gluten Free Pie Crust

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:19:05 GMT

Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin purée or 1 3/4 cups cooked pumpkin
1 cup half-and-half
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell (in pie pan)
Method
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large mixing bowl, stir together brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Whisk in eggs, then add pumpkin, whisking it in completely. Gently whisk in half-and-half, then pour filling into unbaked pie shell and bake for 45 minutes, or until set.

Gluten Free Pie Crust
Ingredients
1/3 cup potato starch, plus extra for dusting
1/3 cup tapioca flour
1/3 cup millet flour
1/3 cup almond meal
1 tablespoon powdered sugar (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter, cut into small pieces
1 egg, lightly beaten
Method
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Put potato starch, tapioca flour, millet flour, almond meal, sugar and salt into a food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
Add butter and pulse again until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add egg and pulse until completely combined to make a slightly sticky dough.

Turn dough out onto a large sheet of waxed paper dusted with potato starch. Sprinkle potato starch over dough and knead gently, working in about 2 more tablespoons potato starch, until dough holds together without being sticky but is still very pliable. Using your fingertips, press dough into a 10-inch circle.

Invert a 9-inch pie pan on top of the dough then quickly flip over both the pan and the dough so that the dough now rests in the pan. Gently peel away and discard wax paper and press dough into pie plate, patching it together, if needed. Crimp and trim the edges as desired then prick sides and bottom all over with a fork. Line crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until crust is just set and slightly dry around the edges, about 15 minutes. Remove parchment paper and pie weights, fill with pie filling and bake as needed. Alternately, for a pie that requires a pre-baked crust, return to oven and bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes more.

Re: Vegan and Vegetarian Recipe links

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:48:01 GMT

Here is a good link we have started on salads & dressing ... yum
http://groups.gaia.com/organic_health/conversations/view/480537#489503

Re: Vegan and Vegetarian Recipe links

http://kahliya.gaia.com — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:39:30 GMT

OMG!! Thank you so much for this!!
WONDERFUL!
I havent heard of him(Will tuttle)..but now I will send this to just about EVERYONE!!!

YES!!KES!! Thanx! :D

Re: Vegan and Vegetarian Recipe links

http://kahliya.gaia.com — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:32:28 GMT

Hello dear friends!
I would like to share with you some recipe links I have come across lately which are vegan friendly within the mediterranean/Middle Eatern cuisine.I find them very interesting,healthy and delicious!
These blogs are not usually necessarily vegan or even vegetarian,but they do tend to present quite a lot of vegan friendly variations..
So,check these particular recipes and feel free to continue to follow their blogs if you wish...

1. http://mediterraneanturkishfoodpassion.blogspot.com/2009/08/okra-stew-in-tomato-sauce-domatesli.html

2. http://mediterraneanturkishfoodpassion.blogspot.com/2009/08/purslane-salad-semizotu-salatas.html

3. http://yasmeen-healthnut.blogspot.com/2009/08/walima-clubiraqi-cuisineegg-plant.html

4. http://arabicbites.blogspot.com/2009/08/mahshy-warqenab-stuffed-grape-leaves.html

Hope you enjoy..! :D

Re: Vegan recipes..! :)

http://kahliya.gaia.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:52:16 GMT

Thank you Lee!
You are very kind..
I am truly grateful.

Mia

Re: Vegan recipes..! :)

http://organics.gaia.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:54:48 GMT

Welcome kahliya! I love it when new members dive in. That's what I did & met others faster. The team truly keeps this community safe. Your wordpress blogs are so worth sharing on the gaia blogs. You are truly a gift!!! Lee

Re: Vegan recipes..! :)

http://kahliya.gaia.com — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:07:11 GMT

Hey there Glorious Kathy,

You have made my day
shall I say,
or even my week so to speak...:D

Seriously,you have made me very happy
I am delighted to share my experiences with all of you
and if it pleases
I am ever so more in peace..

Love & Light*
Mia

Re: Vegan recipes..! :)

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:07:52 GMT

Welcome Mia!

wow... I am in awe of your blogs. I bookmarked this page.

You really blog amazing things!!!
Kathy

Vegan recipes..! :)

http://kahliya.gaia.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:17:32 GMT

Hi guys!

Just discovered this group,and am delighted!
Looking forward to reading all the tips and recipes shared here!
I just wanted to share with you a few vegan recipes I have posted on my blog : kahliyalogue.wordpress.com

1. http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/pizza-rustique/

2. http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/dried-fruit-strudel/

3. http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/spinach-samosa/

4 .http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/my-variation-on-mujadarah-middle-eastern-lentil-and-rice-dish/

5 .http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/red-rice-burger/

6. http://kahliyalogue.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/tarte-au-muhammara/

Enjoy!

Lots of Love,
Mia

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://thatgal.gaia.com — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:29:46 GMT

Thanks, Evolotus, for sharing. But again I'm wondering where to get those ingredients?? I don't think I've ever seen agave syrup or cocoa butter (except for Palmer's cocoa butter skin treatment which I absolutely love) anywhere. I might be able to get it in an organic food supermarket in Germany but here in Colombo, no chance.

Anyways, it sounds absolutely delish and when I get back home, I will go hunting for these things and try out your recipe.

Healthy alternatives for dehydration or thirst

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:46:05 GMT

Healthy alternatives for dehydration or thirst instead of taking salt or salt tablets
First alternative: (Makes about 1 quart)

Blend in a blender:
1 1/2 cups cucumber
1 1/2 cups tomato
1 tablespoon organic apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons organic lemon juice
2 - 3 tablespoons unheated honey

(Really Raw honey from Baltimore Maryland is the only one in stores that I know of that is truly raw and unheated honey. 1-800-732-5729. Otherwise it can be obtained from farmers market or local farmers.) Most all honey sold in stores even if it says raw is heated to 140 degrees or so so it can easily be poured into jars. This ruins the enzymes in honey and other nutrients and turns it into only a sugar/carbohydrate which is useless. Most honey will thicken/crystallize in about 2 months if not heated.)

2-3 tablespoons raw cream
2-3 tablespoons coconut cream

(Coconut cream: take a (preferably organic) coconut, drain the water, take out the coconut meat and put it through a vegetable juicer that can juice items like carrots. One must have about 98 degrees ambient temperature to get the maximum amount of product when juicing coconut due to the nature of coconut. Or call Rawesome at 310-452-2244 and have it shipped to you.)

Second alternative:
Vegetable juice:
25 percent celery
25 percent carrot
25 percent cucumber
20 percent parsley
5 percent cilantro
The percentages of these drinks can be altered to suit one’s individual needs.

To your health

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://thatgal.gaia.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:02:45 GMT

Oh, all these celebrations and yummy recipes make my mouth water, can't wait for my lunch packet (rice and curry, of course) to arrive. :)

And since there are birthdays and anniversaries and celebrations upon celebrations, I can't help it but have to add a recipe very typical for the region of Germany I am from: the Rhineland. At all family reunions and celebrations there is one "dish" that is never missing. It's a summer party dish, a must for any BBQ and in many Rhinelandish households it is even eaten for dinner on Christmas Eve (along with Frankfurter sausages), not in my family though. :)
So here comes the famous Potato Salad - Rheinischer Kartoffelsalat. It is not vegan, however, the non-vegan ingredients can be easily replaced by vegan ones.

Potato Salad

2 kg of waxy medium-sized potatoes (e.g. Cilana or Linda)
vegetable broth
1-2 onions, finely chopped
1 jar of pickled cucumbers (e.g. Gherkins), cut into slices or cubes
(optional: 1/2 can of sweet corn
1 apple, cut into very small cubes
1-3 boiled eggs)
1 jar of mayonnaise
150-200 ml of plain yoghurt or creme fraiche
salt and pepper
ground caraway
parsley

Boil potatoes (with skin) in vegetable broth (or water) with a pinch of caraway until tender. Quench with cold water and peel potatoes. Put in fridge.
For the dressing, mix mayonnaise with yoghurt/creme fraiche (to taste), add 2-4 table spoons of the vinegar base the cucumbers are pickled in (from the jar) and salt and pepper to taste. Add onions to dressing. Set aside.
Slice potatoes or cut into cubes, put in a large bowl. Add pickled cucumber cubes, sweet corn, apple cubes and 1-2 boiled eggs (also cut into cubes).
Now pour dressing over the salad and stir carefully. The salad should not 'be drowned' in the dressing, it should only get a little sticky. Put in fridge to cool (ca. 1/2-1 hr). If the salad has become too dry now, add a little more dressing and stir. Cut left-over egg in quarters and use egg and parsley as decoration.
ENJOY!

Personally, that's how I prepare my potato salad (which has risen to quite some fame already): While I add sweet corn, I don't like it with apples (at all!) and I only use the egg slices to decorate (if I prepare it for a party) but I don't mix egg into the salad itself (if I prepare it for myself only, I leave out the egg altogether). Rest as above.

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://kathysmith.gaia.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:54:12 GMT

This is so validating. You made some of the food... Now that is what I call a co-create! Like a real in present time cook book with the chef! Brilliant and I bet the first of firsts on the web... talking menus !!! Brilliant.

What a feast. I drool and feel love when I come over to this group.

I am a huge fan of you Glen for doing this... and may you and HummingBird have a beautiful romantic anniversary and I believe Meenakshi said that your b'day's next... We have leftovers here but you are not a leftover kinda guy. Thanks for the TOUCH OF CLASS!!!

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://kaliyuga.gaia.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:51:14 GMT

thanx mum!
we'll have to give this a spin!
If I improve upon it, I will let you know
I'm always messing around with recipes
altering them, transforming them...

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://kaliyuga.gaia.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Looks delicious!
We'll have to give this a try as soon as we can!
Thanx so much for sharing all your scrumptous recipes!

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://anuradha.gaia.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Last night we had a sumptuous vegan burger and the Seasoned Side Salad.
Iljung, Giens been saying he wants to try your recipe too.
Mmm I'm looking at all the new posts and am grateful Gien is making breakfast right now cause my tummy is rumbling! I suspect we'll not only be drawing from these lovingly posted recipes over our week of celebrations but for a long time to come!
Evolotus I am so curious to try out your recipe! I have a sweet tooth and sense it will open many door for me in terms of discoverng ingredents and learning new possibilities.
Meenakshi this looks like a must do recipe! Maybe tomorrow for Giens birthday - if not - in the near future!

I love the personalised touches added when we write recipes, for example, Meenakshi writes, 'When they cackle, add the onions...' - a gorgeous description! Gien was chuckling when he read my, 'stir fry vigorously - enjoy the lovely ssssssssshhhh sound!'

love

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://evolotus.gaia.com — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:17:21 GMT

Happy belated birthday!

Chocolate chip cookie dough balls (raw, vegan)

Ingredients: 3-4 ounces cacao butter, melted
1 1/2 cup almond flour (dehydrated almond meal left over from milk)
1/4 cup flax seed meal (whirr in coffee grinder)
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons coconut butter
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1/4 cup agave syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped walnuts (or nut of your choice)
1/4 cup cacao nibs
Preparation: Since cacao butter is hard to measure in volume, I used a kitchen scale to be precise. Shave or grate the cacao butter and melt it in a small bowl set in a larger bowl of very hot water, or in a bowl in the dehydrator.
In a large bowl, blend almond flour, flax seed meal, salt. Add coconut butter and coconut oil and use a fork to mix well. Add agave and vanilla. When it is well combined, fold in chopped nuts and cacao nibs.
Form into balls - smaller than a golf ball, bigger than a marble....maybe the size of a small walnut? A kitty toy? Refrigerate until hardened and store in fridge.
This recipe is quick to mix up, but needs to set in the refrigerator for at least two hours. Honestly the most time-consuming step is grating the cacao butter and melting it. Note that ingredients like cacao butter and coconut oil will go soft and liquid in warm weather, so keep these in the refrigerator and don't let them sit outside for too long.
A dehydrator is helpful for making almond flour and melting the cacao butter.

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:42:46 GMT

And now that your birthday has moved to your first wedding anniversary, Gien and Anna, here's a recipe for a South Indian breakfast.

Suggested Accompaniments
Nutritious Green Chutney

BROKEN WHEAT UPMA OR SEMOLINA UPMA
A broken wheat variation of the traditional semolina upma. The carrots and green peas add the necessary crunch along with the wealth of vitamin A.

Cooking Time : 20 mins.
Preparation Time : 15 mins.

Serves 4.
Ingredients

½ cup broken wheat (bulgur wheat) OR semolina
½ cup onions, chopped
1 green chilli, chopped
½ teaspoon grated ginger
¼ cup green peas
¼ cup carrots, diced
¼ teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
2 teaspoons oil
salt to taste

For the garnish
2 tablespoons chopped coriander /cilantro

Method
1. Clean and wash the broken wheat thoroughly. Drain and keep aside. [no prep necesary for semolina]
2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Add the mustard seeds.
3. When they cackle, add the onions, green chilli and ginger and sauté till the onions turn translucent.
4. Add the green peas, carrots, broken wheat and salt and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
5. Add 1½ cups of water and pressure cook for 1 whistle. [If semolina, no need to pressure cook - just cook til the consistency is moist and water has been absorbed]
6. Garnish with the coriander and serve hot.

Img 1 -broken wheat upma
2- semolina upma

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://mumsthoughts.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:26:29 GMT

Hello sweet cakes. I came across a scrumptious way to paste a vegan burger together....enjoy, and once again.....Happy Vegan Birthday.....mmmmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDFLfeY51oo

Re: HummingBird Vegan Birthday Food Celebration

http://Meenakshi.gaia.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:19:59 GMT

I can almost taste the food. Such lovely images!