Category Archives: sauces

Tofu Scramble with Tomato Thyme Gravy – Crunk Style!

by Tami in asheville, blogs, books, breakfast, condiments, recipes, restaurants, sauces, tofu | 19 February, 2013 | 10 Comments

Cookin’ Crunk by Bianca Phillips hit stores last year. I’ve made several recipes from the book, and enjoyed them immensely. So when I got an email from Bianca inviting me to participate in this promotion, I enthusiastically said yes! I’ve recently fallen in love with Asheville, North Carolina, which (besides Cookin’ Crunk) is my only [...]

Creole Spaghetti

by Tami in Canning, entrees, pasta, sauces, spicy, vegan, veganmofo | 9 October, 2012 | 2 Comments

Canned: Jalapeno Bread and Butter Pickles sub: store-bought pickled jalapenos Creole Sauce (Complete Book of Home Preserving) sub: tomato sauce with sliced scallions, chopped green bell pepper, garlic, cayenne, and hot pepper sauce I love tossing hot pasta with a touch of olive oil and spinach or arugula. A quick minute or two [...]

Spicy Sweet Asian Noodles

by Tami in books, Canning, condiments, entrees, pasta, sauces, side dishes, sides, spicy, veganmofo | 4 October, 2012 | 4 Comments

Asian cuisine is one of my favorites, and because it’s also quick and easy, it’s the first thing that comes to mind when the clock is creeping toward dinner time and my head has been elsewhere. For this dinner, I grilled seitan cutlets (seasoned with onion powder and Szechuan peppers) and brushed them with [...]

Vine and Dine: Candle Cafe’s Seitan Piccata

by Tami in cookalongs, sauces, seitan, vegan, vine and dine, wine | 13 June, 2011 | 6 Comments

For this round of Vine and Dine, we’re exploring the Candle Cafe Cookbook. Whenever this book comes up in online conversation, it always goes straight to the Seitan Piccata. Interestingly, neither Liz or I had tried it before, so it made the top of our list. For the sides we had the Garlic Mashed Potatoes [...]

Book Review and Contest: The Saucy Vegetarian

by Tami in cookbook, reviews, salads, sauces, vegan | 28 January, 2010 | 45 Comments

Grilled Tofu Salad featuring Peppercorn Ranch Dressing It’s time for another book contest! The wonderful people at the Book Publishing Company are giving me the opportunity to give away a copy of The Saucy Vegetarian by Joanne Stepaniak. Most vegans are familiar with Stepaniak’s innovative recipes from previous books such as Vegan Vittles and The [...]