Recipe Testing: Vegan cheese made from whole soybeans!

Day 1: I plan on aging this for at least 7 days,

Smoked White Cheddar Day 1: I plan on aging this for at least 7 days,. 

Thai Red Curry Tofu, Daikon Noodles & Arugula

Hidden under the greens are noodles made of Daikon! I dry fried the tofu, then cooked the daikon/tofu in a red curry sauce I made a while back with some coconut milk (the drinkable kind from the carton) and peanut butter. 

This is my kind of breakfast! 

Vegan Goat Cheese

Tangy and Delicious Cashew-Soy Goat Cheese 

Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Sauce

I get so excited when I score Scotch Bonnets! Habaneros are easy to find, but these babies are elusive. When we went to Jamaica, I fell in love with the sauce at a little roadside place and have been re-creating it every time I am lucky enough to get my hand on these firey, floral little gems. 

Pizza experiment - gone wrong!

Before baking.

I am always looking for ways to improve upon my recipes, and even though I like my gluten-free and vegan pizza, it's still fun to experiment. Sadly, I don't have any pictures of the pizza after baking, because I burnt it almost beyond recognition. There were small edible pieces, and from the taste of them, this pizza would have been amazing. Fortunately, this was only a small pizza for one. 

homemade vegan sunflower-soy mozzarella, shrooms, pepper, onions

I made the cheese out of sunflower seeds and tofu. So many people are allergic to tree nuts that I'm experimenting again with sunflower seeds for cheesemaking. I pulled out some of my old cheese recipes from 2006 and tweaked them a bit.

Sunflower-Soy cheese before baking

Fortunately, I have access to commercial pizza ovens, so I'm going to make another batch of cheese and dough (and sauce) and bake one up there. I will report back! 

Baby it's cold outside! Chickpea-Daikon Stew revisited

It's so cold! Fortunately, my slow cooker has been at work at home while I was away, cooking for work. I normally make this on the stove, but decided to test it in the crockpot. 

Daikon, carrots, potatoes, chickpeas in a savory Asian Fusion gravy is so delicious.The original recipe was born out of me attempting to recreate the Japanese Beef Curry my BF loves. I knew that I didn't want to try to replicate beef, but I love how the chickpea liquid gels when you cook them from scratch, so I knew chickpeas would be a great substitution. And they are! The chickpea liquid coats the veggies in a similar way that meat gelatin does (or so I'm told, I have never really eaten meat, but The Boyfriend confirmed this.) This is such a warming stew; perfect for the weather, but not nearly as heavy as a full potato based stew is. 

Spicy Thai White Bean & Corn Chowdah!

This soup is available at Unchained Pizza 960 William T. Morrissey BLVD. in Dorchester, MA! Vegan, gluten free, 100% homemade with love. 

Leftovers!

Leftover Love

One benefit of being a chef is eating leftover food. This bowl contains Edamame, Red Quinoa, Greens, Radish & Carrots, Toasted Sesame Seeds, and Spicy Sesame Ginger Dressing.  the actual bowl was served over rice noodles instead of quinoa. 

Greek Style Tofu Frittata

Greek Style Tofu Frittata

My Vegan Feta was amazing in this delicious fritatta. Peppers, mushrooms, onions, sun dried tomatoes, fresh oregano and feta are such a great combination!

Ethiopian Feast!

I love being inspired to create the foods I love to eat in restaurants at home. For some reason, today feels like Saturday even though it's Thursday, and I have some free time, so let the cooking begin!