Quick Meals ideas Batch Cooking ideas and Breakfast ideas
Substitutions
Batch cook or have chili left overs? Ways to serve one chili or bean based dish!
Non-dairy milk information and Faux Cottage Cheese and dairy free creamer
Old list of easy egg substitutions and NEW Egg Substitution list and my class on Baking Egg Free or this list by food being cooked
Pan frying vegan eggs? This FB Reels video shows using a piece of rice paper on the bottom of the pan and it makes this appear much easier!
Eggless tip: In order to make dense, soft vegan baked goods like brownies and cookies that are similar to their egg-laden counterparts, the dough must be extremely thick because the egg is not going to be there to bake into the base of the baked item and act like flour. Thus, you have to add extra flour so it can take over for the egg. Veganbaking.net
Vegan baking substitutions including chocolate. The science behind Vegan Meringues-Bean Juice!
This Alfredo sauce works as a great cream soup substitute-use a box of firm Mori-Nu
Homemade Nacho Cheese recipe-easy & inexpensive!!!
Butter & all dairy & mayo substitutes photo guide here or this link for how to reduce fat in recipes
Fantastic Plant Fish Fillet–
Make your own vegan Italian Sausages or tofu bacon slices or Vegan Turkey Deli Slices
Beany Breakfast Sausage or Plant Italian “beef” or Chorizo
Great, short site article to explain the different ways to cook faux meat-seitan. Here is a video that shows how to make seitan, she boils it here but I prefer to steam it.
Want to try Jackfruit BBQ? Jackfruit 101 here!
More tips to veganize recipes here and Veganuary‘s UK famous people vegan cookbook
Do not forget to add liquid smoke where appropriate! Liquid smoke is produced from smoke passed through a tube from a combustion chamber filled with select wood chips to a condenser. In the condenser, the smoke cools and forms a liquid, aided by the addition of water. Liquid smoke is used for both food preservation and flavoring. Liquid smoke can be used as a seasoning to add a smokey flavor as a replacement for flesh flavor.
Where do I get key supplies?
Nutritional yeast, TVP, spices, vital wheat gluten all inexpensive at bulkfoods.com
Almond or Soy Milk (refrigerated)-Aldi or Wal-Mart is least expensive
Tips on flour types Tips on cooking in a slow cooker
How do I get that hard boiled egg taste? Black salt, or Kala Namak, sold in Asian Indian markets in the US or online, gives that sulfur taste that eggs provide. Inexpensive, it is a great addition to eggless salad or potato angles. Read more on the HH site!
Tofu basics Happy Herbivore on Tofu Happy Herbivore on freezing tofu
HH’s What is Vital Wheat Gluten? HH’s Rolled Oats vs. Instant Oats
HH’s What is nutritional yeast? HH’s Baking Powder and Baking Soda basics
HH’s How to wash bacteria from vegetables and NPR article
Low-Fat Vegan Baking http://happyherbivore.com/2012/12/low-fat-oil-free-gluten-free-vegan-baking/
What does Mori-Nu Tofu look like? Mori-Nu tofu 101
Podcasts on tofu http://compassionatecooks.libsyn.com/rss
Run out of a spice? Spice substitutions
Fruit and Veggies
METHOD of cooking it is not as important as one fears-boiling is probably the least desirable
By veggie, here are the methods that might work
Veggie Storage. Produce is picked not yet ripe. Some fruits and veggies as they ripen are high ethylene producing produce. Others are not but are sensitive to ethylene and ripen or OVERRIPEN when exposed to ethylene. So if you want to RIPEN an ethylene sensitive product, put it next to a producing one. If you want to EXTEND the life of the sensitive product and not have it over ripen, then keep it AWAY from ethylene producing produce. Here are some common fruits and veggies and where you should store them for longest life: For storage temperature or more items, see this site.
Store at Room Temperature. These are ethylene sensitive items: unripe bananas, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, onions, potatoes, summer squash, sweet potatoes, watermelon, winter squash.
Store at Room Temperature. These are ethylene producing items: ripe bananas, tomatoes and the following when they are NOT ripe: apricots, avocados, mangos, melons, nectarines, papayas, peaches, pears, plum.
Store in the refrigerator. These are ethylene producing items: apples, blueberries and ripe of the following: apricots, avocados, mangos, melons, nectarines, papayas, peaches, pears, plum.
Store in the refrigerator These are ethylene sensitive items: Store them away from ethylene producers to extend their life!! Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, dark leafy greens, leeks, lettuce, peas, raspberries, strawberries.
Quick reference on where to store produce. You can use vinegar to clean produce-here is how.
Plant Based Makes life easy in times of crisis (hurricane, blizzards, pandemic)
Plant Based milk is available in shelf stable boxes needing no refrigeration until opened. Use one for one instead of cow milk.
Oats are shelf stable & inexpensive. Beyond breakfast, make granola bars, oatmeal cookies & granola especially if flour is in short supply.
Mori Nu is a shelf stable tofu so stock up on it before a crisis.
Potatoes are a healthy, fresh produce item that has a long storage life.
Dry beans are shelf stable, inexpensive and healthy. Tips on how to cook dry beans