Comments for Low Fat Vegan Cooking

Comment on The only constant is change by bunsofaluminum

bunsofaluminum — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:10:03 +0000

yay! I found you! had to go back in my journal a ways, because my old laptop got a full water balloon dropped on it, I didn’t have your blog on my new one, and you hardly post at McDougall.com anymore, so…I figured it out, though here you are!

how are things?

wait…what? This is the last entry? Raaaavennnn….

Comment on Gazpacho by Raven

Raven — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:59:29 +0000

Hey! You’re welcome, Buns. Doesn’t it get really hot there in the summer?
Raven

Comment on Gazpacho by bunsofaluminum

bunsofaluminum — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:19:11 +0000

yay! gazpacho! I’ve been wanting to find a recipe for it, and here it is. yay! huh, maybe a nice cool tomato soup will be fitting IF AND WHEN it ever stops raining in Utah. !!!

I can’t wait to throw this together. thanks, Raven

Comment on Hummus Dressing by Raven

Raven — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:23:38 +0000

Hi Buns, You’re so welcome. I hope you’ll inspire me again sometime!
Raven

Comment on Hummus Dressing by bunsofaluminum

bunsofaluminum — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:03:48 +0000

I made this for over my salad tonight, along with some baked potatoes, and it is YUMMY! It will be good with rice, too or over noodles.

It was juicier than the picture shows, probably because I didn’t drain the beans, which also made it taste real garbanzo-y, but that’s okay.

Good stuff! Thanks, Raven

Comment on Hummus Dressing by bunsofaluminum

bunsofaluminum — Wed, 12 May 2010 03:13:58 +0000

Oh my WORD! look at this! Raven, you ROCK! This is the very first thing I shall make, when I get done with my 10 day Mini! Wish I’d been over here more…been busier than usual.

Thanks for inventing this for me! *sniff* *dab* I love hummus, and I love the idea of using it as a salad dressing. I think I’ll even choose the grated veggies that you have in that picture. I can imagine the combination of crispy grated fresh veggies and the creamy, spicy hummus-y dressing is JUST WONDERFUL.

thank Raven! (((HUG)))

Comment on Banana Bread with Optional Walnuts and Chocolate Chips by OrmTarika

OrmTarika — Sun, 09 May 2010 16:27:01 +0000

Hello; This is Raven’s daughter.

I adapt from Gluten-free girl’s recipe for Gluten-Free Banana Bread with Crystalized Ginger from her blog (http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2009/04/just-after.html)

Below is my adaptation:

6 tablespoons Earth Balance, soy free margarine
1/2 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup potato starch
1/2 cup teff flour
3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda (I cut by 1/4 for high alt baking, this is the right amount for regular baking)
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed banana (about 3 large bananas)
1/4 cup coconut yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preparing to bake. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a loaf pan (the usual size). I use a 8×8 glass pan, because I find it cooks more evenly, and the edges were getting too brown before the middle was done; I’m at high altitude, so this may not be important closer to sea level.

Combining the dry ingredients. Sift the four gluten-free flours into a large bowl. Stir in the xanthan gum, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir them all up together.

Combining the liquids. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, yogurt, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Stir until they are just combined. (If you are using a stand mixer for this, be sure to mix until the liquids are just combined. You don’t want to over-cream the liquids.)

Finishing the batter. Slowly, sift the dry ingredients into the wet batter, until everything is just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan. Smooth the top.

Baking the bread. Slide the loaf pan onto the middle rack in the oven. Bake about 45 to 50 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown and a knife slides out of the bread clean.

Cool the bread for 10 minutes in the loaf pan, and then tip it out, slowly.

Feeds about 8.

Comment on Banana Bread with Optional Walnuts and Chocolate Chips by Raven

Raven — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:27:55 +0000

Hi Pinemeadows. I sent her an email, so we can get her exact recipe. Sorry – i should have done that first!
Raven

Comment on Banana Bread with Optional Walnuts and Chocolate Chips by pinemeadows

pinemeadows — Sat, 08 May 2010 11:44:50 +0000

I’d like to try the gluten free version of this bread. It sounds really good to me, but I’d like to sub coconut and/or almond flours for at least some of the whole wheat. Do you know which flours your daughter used? Thanks – and you should know I appreciate the recipes you post here!

Comment on Low Fat Vegan Moussaka by Raven

Raven — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:45:03 +0000

I could certainly see how Moussaka could use “every dish in the house,” and i anticipated that my version would take over 2 hours, so i was pleasantly surprised when i was done in an hour. Of course that doesn’t count the time it was baking, but then i was busy doing other things.

I think you would find my version a lot lighter than Granddad’s.
Raven