Category Archives: vine and dine

Vine and Dine with Beer-Battered Tempeh Fish with a Tartar Sauce

by Tami in vegan, vine and dine, wine | 18 March, 2012 | 5 Comments

This indulgent dish from Spork-Fed was a big hit with us. It’s actually from the appetizer section of the book and half the recipe (1 8-ounce package tempeh) was more than enough for 2 of us as a main dish. Of course, we had to have it with some version of “chips” on the side. [...]

Vine and Dine with Cassoulette + Contest Winners

by Tami in entrees, vegan, vine and dine, wine | 24 February, 2012 | 8 Comments

For a second Vine and Dine recipe from World Vegan Feast, we chose the Cassoulette. And we were happily joined by several others. Be sure to visit their pages: In2Insight had some hot peppers jump into his cassoulette, so wisely went with a white wine. My dish looked exactly like yours, including the baking dish, [...]

Vine and Dine with Lentil Rapini Stew

by Tami in entrees, vegan, vine and dine, wine | 6 February, 2012 | 3 Comments

Bryanna Clark Grogan has been one of my food idols for years. When her new book came out, I knew it would be a fun choice for Vine and Dine. For our first pick, we made the Lentil and Rapini Stew with Spicy Vegan Sausage. Before I get into our take on this dish, be [...]

Vine and Dine with Chile-Grilled Tofu with Avocado-Tomatillo Sauce

by Tami in entrees, vegan, vine and dine, wine | 9 January, 2012 | 9 Comments

Vine and Dine with the Candle 79 Cookbook continues! Given the name, we expected this to be spicier than it was. Jim even asked if it was “supposed to be Mexican”. Either our spice sensors are out of whack or the peppers were unusually mild. Either way, it had as some heat, but not really [...]

Vine and Dine: Panko Crusted Seitan Milanese from Candle 79

by Tami in entrees, pasta, vegan, vine and dine | 15 December, 2011 | One Comments

With the holidays around the corner, this dish is wonderfully elegant. Having never been to Candle 79, this recipe is exactly the type of dish I imagine them serving. We loved this dish, far more than their famed Seitan Marsala. Rather than make the seitan from the Candle 79 book, I just used some roasts [...]