Miso for Breakfast

Giveaway Winners, I am Looking at You!

2011-10-31T22:21:00.000-07:00

The winner of Caribbean Vegan is joyfulgirl415! Congratulations! and . . .The winner of the PPK swag and loot giveaway is Rachell37. Congratulations! And . . .Rachell37 has graciously said in her comment that she'd like to share her coupons with someone in the USA, and . . . that person is PeanuttyPrincess! Congratulations! You will receive coupons and some loot from Amy's. And . . .I'm still

Giveaway: Caribbean Vegan!

2011-10-31T03:00:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day of MoFo, and so I have saved my personal favorite for last. Today is a giveaway for Taymer Mason's Caribbean Vegan! I was a tester for this cookbook so I have lots of photos.Made and loved: Island burger on salt bread with sauce chien, fried plantains, sweet potato fries, and coleslaw. I actually want to eat this right now.Made and loved: Creole spaghetti.Made and loved:

Giveaway: Bryant Terry's Upcoming Cookbook The Inspired Vegan!

2011-10-30T08:41:00.000-07:00

Today I have for you a giveaway for Bryant Terry's upcoming cookbook, The Inspired Vegan: Seasonal Ingredients, Creative Recipes, Mouthwatering Menus! I am very pleased that Bryant Terry and Perseus Books have provided a promise for a copy of this soon-to-be-released title. The winner will receive their copy upon the cookbook's release in late January 2012. Thank you so much to both Bryant Terry

Super-Special PPK Swag and Loot Giveaway!

2011-10-29T17:06:00.000-07:00

This is an extra giveaway for PPKers, because it features some beautiful things made by PPKers! Feast your eyes on a deliciously enticing Sunny Days cook zine (with recipes by lazysmurf, mollyjade, mo, ctate, inmypies, and many more) awesome issue three of Soyfucker by erica soyfucker, fantastic Tofu Pirate zine and buttons by the loveliest Panda With Cookie, three beautiful cards and a button

Giveaway: Vegucated Documentary!

2011-10-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

I've told you before about my lovely August. Because of the Cosmopolitan Hour duo, I was able to attend Vida Vegan Con, which was wonderful. Tied to the conference was a pre-screening of a new vegan documentary film, Vegucated. And it too is wonderful. The multi-award-winning documentary follows three decidedly omnivorous New Yorkers as they give up their standard diet and do a six-week vegan

Giveaway: The 30 Day Vegan Challenge!

2011-10-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has graciously offered up a second copy of The Thirty Day Vegan Challenge! Says The Chicago Examiner, "[Patrick-Goudreau] excels in demystifying something that feels unobtainable to many people--vegan living--and...distills it into practical steps and information without dumbing it down. Colleen is like your best friend: supporting you but also encouraging

Giveaway! The Five Paw Collection from Rescue Chocolate!

2011-10-27T03:00:00.000-07:00

I have for you today a sweet sweet giveaway. It's the Five Paw Collection from Rescue Chocolate! Do you know about this wonderful company? They give all net profits to animal rescue, and the chocolate is divine. Have a look here to see who they have donated to and who they partner with, and then come back here, because one lucky winner will get five chocolate bars, namely: 1 Peanut Butter Pit

Afternoon with AndyDufresne, and a Giveaway: The Wonderful American Vegan Kitchen!

2011-10-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today I had the pleasure of having lunch with a vegan blogger you might know of, the charming AndyDufresne from the PPK and the blog In My Vegan Life. We went to an all-vegan Chinese restaurant called Green Wok and had the lunch buffet. It was medium-fine, with a standout being eggplant in a tangy sauce. The hot and sour soup was tasty too. I took photos on my phone, but they are not coming

Giveaway! The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet

2011-10-25T03:00:00.000-07:00

Hi, you guys, I am too tired to be original, boo. But yay, I am getting right to the giveaway, and you are going to love it! It's for The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet: 101 Globally Inspired Vegan Creations Packed with Fresh Flavors and Exciting New Tastes, by Joni Marie Newman. Joni has generously donated a copy for you! I don't have this cookbook but I want it. I have Hearty Vegan Meals for

Shout-outs to MoFo Bloggers, and a Food for Lovers Queso Giveaway!

2011-10-24T03:00:00.000-07:00

This is a Rapunzel of Queso upon a tower of vegan cookbooks, see?There's a Liebster Award thing going around? Three lovely people have bestowed it upon me, so thank you! I gather that it's to promote lesser known blogs. I think it's super nice that there's all of this vegan good will going around, yay! I don't want to chain-blog/make anyone feel obligated to repost, so instead of doing something

Tester Peek, Viva Vegan Seitan and Chorizo, and a Giveaway for Viva Vegan!

2011-10-23T03:00:00.000-07:00

Terry Hope Romero has been writing recipes for her next cookbook! I received word just yesterday that I could count myself amongst the lucky testers. Of course I couldn't wait to get started, so what you see above is a bowl of delicious Asian miso-y soup. If this recipe is any hint of what's to come, testing is going to be amazing . . . and so is the cookbook.* * *So it's fitting that today's

Flash Reuben, and a Dave's Killer Bread Halos Giveaway!

2011-10-22T03:00:00.000-07:00

This is the Flash Reuben, which is all kinds of yum.You make it like this:1. Think about tonight's blog post. Inspiration in a thought bubble: reuben! Look at amount of daylight left. Panic.2. Check pantry. Defrost Viva Vegan steamed red seitan and Dave's Killer Bread Rockin' Rye.3. Dash to store to get sauerkraut (Bubbie's). Get accosted by kiwi-berry pusher in produce. Eat one kiwi-berry.

Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale, and a Giveaway for the Same!

2011-10-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

Have you seen this super-pretty cookbook? If you haven't, you should seek it out. For example,Made and loved: gingered chocolate chip (here, chunk) cookies.Made and loved: carrot and pineapple scones.Made and loved sweet and you will have to imagine it: sticky toffee pudding cake (omg). This is very worth imagining. Also, zebra cake and everything cookies.Made and loved: savory herbed crackers.

Taza Chocolate and a Mexicano Sampler Giveaway!

2011-10-20T03:00:00.000-07:00

Do you know about Taza? They are based in Somerville (a place I lived and love) adjacent to Cambridge, Massachusetts and across The Charles from Boston. They make traditional Mesoamerican chocolate. They make it ethically and sustainably. It's all organic and fair trade, and it happens to be vegan. Rather than read my blog today, I am going to send you over to their website to read about how the

Quick and Easy Post, Tomatoes with Horns, and a Giveaway for Q&E Low-Cal Vegan Comfort Food!

2011-10-19T03:00:00.000-07:00

I looked at the computer tonight and thought: oh my god, I have to write a post! I'm tired! I have two 12-hour days coming up! So I considered. Quickly. Today's giveaway is quick and easy, I'm having an Amy's tofu scramble for dinner, why not make the post itself quick and easy?So I present to you something amazing, but something some of you (PPK) may have seen before: adjacent horned tomatoes.

Giveaway: Sunny Days in Texas Zine!

2011-10-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

I have nothing to say that can rival the heart involved in the creation of this giveaway item or the cause it supports, so I won't post anything else today. Here you go.Today I am so happy to host a giveaway for the Sunny Days in Texas vegan cook zine! Have you heard about this zine yet? It's full of excellent recipes compiled by some of your favorite Texvegans, and it was created to raise

Dirty Rice and Beans, and a Rancho Gordo Desert Island Sampler Giveaway!

2011-10-17T03:00:00.000-07:00

You know sometimes how you make a recipe and it knocks your socks off? You're puttering along and you think you're making something tasty, and then you take a bite and think Holy Cats? How did those ingredients come together to make this? That happened to me today. Above you see a tester recipe for Robin Robertson's latest cookbook endeavor. It's dirty rice and beans, and it's not just tasty,

In Which I Visit India Sweets and Spices, and a Classic Giveaway: Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar!

2011-10-16T03:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I ventured to the scary suburbs of Portland, OR, to visit a shop that Nummers told me about a couple of years ago. This is a component of strip mall hell, but inside is another matter. We are going inside India Sweets and Spices. That spot of yellow is a kid's t-shirt. He was bouncing a football against the wall outside the shop. He won't be the only kid hanging about!You come in

Tal Ronnen, and a Giveaway for The Conscious Cook

2011-10-15T03:30:00.000-07:00

Made and loved: Celeriac Soup with Granny Smith Apples and Chive OilMade and loved: Twice-Baked Fingerlings with [Horseradish!] and Crisped DulseMade and loved and you will have to imagine it: Corn Chowder, Peppercorn-Encrusted Portobello Fillets with Yellow Tomato Bearnaise and Mashed Potatoes, Scallopini With Sake Shiitake Sauce and Crispy Udon Noodles.Made and didn't work: cashew cheeze.

Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites, and a Giveaway for the Same!

2011-10-14T03:00:00.000-07:00

I had a fortunate August. First, I won a giveaway for Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites from the justthefood blog. (Then I won the last ticket to Vida Vegan Con from the fine, feisty women who bring you The Cosmopolitan Hour. For telling sad stories about my cat. Other than the kitty's travails, it was a great month!) (Then I got to thank Joni in person at VVC! Full circle.)When I received

Biscuits, Gravy, and a Vegan Soul Kitchen Giveaway!

2011-10-13T03:00:00.000-07:00

Biscuits and gravy. Comfort food of the first order. For biscuits I like Tzippy's version, but I hear amazing things about Johnp's biscuits (can someone link me to these?) and also Bazu's. For gravy, mine, which riffs on Isa Chandra Moskowitz's recipe for tempeh sausage crumbles.Updated Tempeh Gravy for Biscuits1 8 oz package tempeh, crumbled fine1 onion, diced medium2 T vegan butter3 T flour3/4

Harissa, and a Q & E Vegan Slow Cooking Giveaway!

2011-10-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

Do you know about this Moroccan miracle condiment? I first read about it a few years ago, right around the time I went vegan. I was planning to make a Moroccan vegetable stew with fried almonds to serve over a lemony couscous, so I had a look around at harissa recipes. I happened across a great article in the LA Times, made the recipe, and fell in love. Harissa is a recipe you can tinker

From Uwajimaya to Okonomiyaki, and a Giveaway for Japanese Cooking, Contemporary and Traditional

2011-10-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Psst. Okonomiyaki. Do you know about these delicious things? You should. They are savory Japanese pancakes chock full of vegetables, scattered with seaweed and sesame seeds, and served with a simple dipping sauce or a savory Worcestershire-like sauce. Here are mine. (I cut them into wedges for easier dipping.) This top photo shows how crispy they are. The photo below shows the wedges better. Do

Uwajimaya Follow Up and a Giveaway for The 30 Day Vegan Challenge!

2011-10-10T03:30:00.000-07:00

Of course I couldn't go to Uwajimaya and leave empty-handed. I picked up some seaweed snacks, and these beautiful lime leaves. If anyone has an idea what to do with them, please tell me!This is myoga. I had a hard time remembering the word until I looked at it as m'yoga. m-yoga. Now I have it down. These are flower buds, a delicacy in Japan, and they are beautiful, right? You can shred and use

A Visit to Uwajimaya, and a Vegan for Life Giveaway!

2011-10-09T03:30:00.000-07:00

Remember when I went to Barbur World Foods, the fantastic Mediterranean/Middle Eastern grocery store? Uwajimaya is kind of like that, but it's Asia and the size of a Walmart. There is a whole area of cute kitschy Hello Kitty and kitchen supplies and dishes and bentos and woks and rice cookers and chopsticks that I didn't get a photo of, but rest assured it's chock full of every kind, color, and

The Laughing Planet Cafe and a Dinner Kit Giveaway from Gobble Green!

2011-10-08T03:30:00.000-07:00

Portland was grey, murky, and wet this afternoon. I am exhausted, so I headed over to Laughing Planet to get takeout. I really like Laughing Planet. They have a bunch of vegan options. The caesar dressing is delicious and already vegan, so I got the Caesar Chavez salad (focaccia croutons!) and a cauliflower soup. (All of the soup except one is always vegan!)I may or may not have followed this up

Summer Shepherd's Pie, and a Candle 79 Cookbook Giveaway!

2011-10-07T03:30:00.000-07:00

You'll have to look at this photo of an adorable puppy-on-the-street instead of at my shepherd's pie. I can't for the life of me photograph it properly correctly. I tried just now to crop a photo and it looked terrifyingly pre-chewed no matter what I did. However, this is a beautiful, delicious semi-recipe, and I hope you will think about making it.Summer Shepherd's Piefava beans, fresh, as many

Sip, and a Giveaway for Vegan for $4 a Day

2011-10-06T03:30:00.000-07:00

Are you wondering what it is? It's juice. It's called the Get Up, and it's a blend of carrot, apple, orange, and pineapple juices, freshly squeezed. Mine had ginger added.You get it here, at Sip, a juice cart in SE Portland. It was my first visit.You order at the counter, and they make it right in front of you. I'm going back ASAP for more. I want to try the Summer Breeze, which is apple,

Tofu Mom, Taco Ring, and a Giveaway from Uncle Eddie's Vegan Cookies!

2011-10-05T03:30:00.000-07:00

You know how sometimes you find a blog and the sun comes out and everything about it makes you happy even though it's been nothing but raining for days? I love Tofu Mom. Her recipes are the kind of comfort food I always want to eat. And for the second year in a row, she's MoFo blogging all month about gravy!Case in point: someone earlier this year at the PPK posted about Tofu Mom's taco ring. I

Potato Champion, and a Blooming Platter Giveaway

2011-10-04T03:20:00.000-07:00

I think if you are vegan, you must know about Portland, and you must know about our food carts. I am especially partial to Homegrown Smoker, but recently I ventured out. I crossed the river into Southeast and I followed the smell of potatoes straight to Potato Champion. I was so excited I forgot to take a photo of the cart. Potato Champion makes fries, and makes them really well. They have loads

Fresh Pistachios and a Tofu XPress Giveaway!

2011-10-03T03:30:00.000-07:00

Look: these are fresh pistachios that I purchased at Barbur World Foods. The outer covering is soft and wrinkly (obviously wrinkly). You pull it off to reveal a pale shell. The shells separate pretty easily to reveal the gorgeous nut inside. So fresh pistachios taste pistachio-ey, but really intensely so, and they are kind of soft. I love them. I can imagine making an Indian pilau and scattering

In Which I Visit Barbur World Foods, and a Thrive Foods Giveaway

2011-10-02T04:00:00.000-07:00

Recently I went to one of my favorite food markets in the Portland area. This is Barbur World Foods. You wouldn't know it was wonderful from the outside, but it's full of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern staples that are hard to find elsewhere.Such as fresh pistachios! I've also purchased fresh chick peas and grape leaves here, but they aren't carrying them at the moment.

We Begin! Fava-cado Dip and a Giveaway from Rishi Tea

2011-10-01T04:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first day of Vegan MoFo, the Vegan Month of Food blogging event! Click the logo to the right of this post to visit shenanigans at the main site and find hundreds of other bloggers. I hope you will stop by this blog often this month, because I will be continuing last year's MoFo theme: giveaways! Last year, I contacted companies which produce vegan food-related items and publishing

Watch this space! Vegan MoFo 2011 begins in October!

2011-09-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

Vegan MoFo, the Vegan Month of Food, is coming up! Once again, one of my themes will be giveaways. I'm working to ensure that I have a giveaway available every day of the month, and it's looking like this will be possible!In the meantime, would you consider visiting Ride to the Light's fundraising page here? Read more on their Facebook page. Seriously, even $10 would help, and that is just the

Sad Nighttime Photo of a Most Delicious Risotto

2010-12-29T19:39:00.001-08:00

Dinner, when I most want to be creative in the kitchen, is a terrible time to take photos . . . at least until the summer. But on this wet, dark evening, there's nothing I would rather have eaten than this stupendous leek and mushroom risotto. This is a tester recipe for the Urban Vegan's second cookbook. After tasting this, I am even more excited to continue testing! You are going to like

Vegan MoFo Giveaway Winners, Take Note!

2010-12-11T21:34:00.000-08:00

Almost everything has been sent, and my apologies for the delay. I have forgotten what pain there can be at the end of the semester in grad school.Kitteh: I need your address so I can send you your book!Sin Dawg winners, you'll be receiving your packages this week. The delay is my fault, not the fault of the fantastic people at DKB, so I do apologize! Amey, Islaborg, Haymarket8, and stealth

Goodbye Vegan Mofo, and The Winners of the GoMaxGo Giveaway!

2010-12-01T13:58:00.000-08:00

Goodbye MoFo, till next year! I had a great time, and now I have 800,000 assignments to finish in about two weeks.The last winners of the month are VeggieAmanda and Mandi! Congratulations to you both, yay! Please send your full name and address to me at miso...@yahoo.com. (<---make sure to click on the . . . link for the rest of the email address. This is a spam avoidance thing.)

In Which We Reach the End of MoFo, and a Giveaway from GoMaxGo!

2010-11-30T06:49:00.000-08:00

How sweet it is! We've reached the very last day of the month, and I'm happy to say I managed to post a blog entry every day for MoFo. Today I'm a bit lame, because I'm nursing a cold and have to drive four hours and get on two planes and get in at who knows what time and still get up for a 9:30 class tomorrow. Woe. So my post will be a bit short. But still sweet!I'm a fairly new Portland

Birthday Cake, Plus My Favorite Giveaway, Starring PPKers

2010-11-29T00:00:00.000-08:00

There is lots to celebrate at my parents' home these days. Over the course of the week: their granddaughter (my niece!) visiting, Thanksgiving, the fact that the granddaughter just might remember Thanksgiving this year, my father's birthday, my parents' anniversary, and the first day of Hanukkah. Most of these occasions, if not all, call for celebratory desserts. The dessert above is the

Tortilla Española, Plus an Animal Camp Giveaway from Skyhorse Publishing!

2010-11-28T07:13:00.000-08:00

Chances are you've had tapas, right? If not, let me give you a little background. Tapas are Spanish appetizers or snacks. They can be hot or cold, and many are already vegan. You may be familiar with such tapas as patatas bravas, sherried garlic mushrooms, or chick peas with garlic and spinach. Pregan, my favorite tapas dish, and certainly one of my favorite dishes ever, was tortilla espa

Khichari, Plus a Daiya Giveaway

2010-11-27T01:15:00.000-08:00

This is a bowl of khichari, which I think of as the Indian equivalent of pure comfort food. And it's naturally vegan! In India, if you are ill or unwell, this is what you will eat. It's meant to be simple and soothing and easy to digest. It's basically a porridge made of rice simmered with some type of lentil, bean, or split pea in a fair amount of water, so the whole thing goes to mush.

I'm so full. Are you so full? Plus a giveaway from Coconut Bliss!

2010-11-26T00:00:00.000-08:00

I don't know that I can even muster a photo after today's Thanksgiving feast. I went through two airports yesterday, flew halfway across the country, and drove 3 1/2 hours to make sure I could see my niece before she slept. Today I woke up at 8:00 am and was cooking by 8:30. I didn't really plan ahead. My family is incredibly omni. I had managed to throw vwg (vital wheat gluten) and a

Happy Thanksgiving! Plus Dave's Killer Bread, and a Sin Dawg Giveaway!

2010-11-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy happy Thanksgiving! Above, you'll see a meal I made earlier in the month as a trial run in preparation for Thanksgiving. Roasted cauliflower steaks with a QueenV tester gravy, roasted Brussels sprouts, and a QueenV tester, individual stuffings, that you can also find on her blog. I hope your dinner is similarly delicious.* * *And a review! Or four, actually. Today's giveaway comes from

Unusual Citrus, and a Primal Strips Giveaway

2010-11-24T01:22:00.000-08:00

My grocery store has interesting citrus lately, trucked up from the next state down, California, where everything grows. Above you will see Kaffir limes. If you like Indian and South Asian food, this might ring a bell, because Kaffir lime leaves get used a lot. I didn't have access to those, so I brought these how to play with. They are very acid, and as such not generally used in cooking.

Blossoming Lotus, and a Bubbies Pickles Giveaway

2010-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

This afternoon I had the pleasure of lunching with the lovely Nummers and her sparkly shoes at Blossoming Lotus. BloLo is all vegan and organic all the time, with lots of raw and gluten-free options. It was my first visit there, and I was not disappointed. The atmosphere is lovely: high ceilings, lots of daylight, a chandelier mixed with more modern lighting. Our other photo of the space

Mushroom "Scallop" Piccata Over Creamy Polenta, and a Viva Vegan Giveaway!

2010-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

I would like to introduce you to my brunch today. King Trumpet mushrooms make a really good vegan scallop! I made an easy piccata sauce to serve them with and served them over some wonderful creamy polenta. I am a lemon freak, so know that this is really lemony. If you are not as crazy about lemon as I am, you might want to start with half the lemon juice and scale up from there. I didn't

Carbonara, and a Giveaway from Lightlife

2010-11-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Is it getting cooler where you live? Do you need some comfort food on this dreary November day? Let me make you some carbonara. I should say that when creating this recipe, I used a carbonara recipe from The Urban Vegan as a starting point, but it's now significantly different. For the bacon component, I used a package of Smart Bacon, diced into about 1/3-inch pieces. It really tightened up

Ode to Soy Curls, and a Soy Curls Giveaway!

2010-11-20T00:00:00.000-08:00

I wish this was my recipe for sweet and sour Soy Curls, but it isn't, and I don't think I could improve upon it, so I will suggest that you try this recipe. I scattered a bit of scallion over mine and served it with broccoli, sprinkled my basmati with toasted black sesame seeds, and gave the whole plate a douse of sriracha. I think the trick to working with Soy Curls is to really press the

Tea Tasting, and a Giveaway for The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur

2010-11-19T00:00:00.000-08:00

On my very first blog of MoFo, some of you might remember I did a giveaway for a little teapot and a variety of tea from Rishi Tea. I asked them if they would donate because they have always seemed like a lovely company. And they didn't disappoint me! On top of that, they actually thanked me for hosting the giveaway and sent me some tea! Not to review, just as a thank you. I'm excited about

Twice-Baked Colcannon, and a Giveaway From Turtle Island/Tofurky!

2010-11-18T00:00:00.000-08:00

A Vegan MoFo Survey. 1. Favorite non-dairy milk?Soy. Hemp tastes funny and almond is too thin. I'm terribly sad that Vitasoy is no more; that was my favorite. 2. What are the top 3 dishes/recipes you are planning to cook?Right now, pizza, hot and sour soup from Veganomicon with some variations, and tacos. Ooo, and tempeh bacon. And scalloped potatoes.3. Topping of choice

Blog in Prog

2009-08-27T18:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome here! I am jocelyn, and I am starting this blog because Vegan Mofo (month of food) is coming up in October and I want to play. My camera is off being serviced, my ingredients are in the cupboard, and cat hair is everywhere. Pictures will be either non-existent or cameraphone-quality until I get my camera back, so apologies. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;