Variations on vegan mac & cheese

All made without animal slavery!

Vegan macaroni and cheese (nutritional yeast, tahini, evoo/flax oil, turmeric, lemon juice, black pepper, sea salt, garlic) with sauteed vegetables (kale, carrots, green beans, onions, celery, brown rice macaroni).


Vegan macaroni and chees with sundried tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach (evoo/flax oil, nutritional yeast, tahini, cayenne pepper, turmeric, white vinegar, evoo/flax oil, whole wheat flour, sea salt, garlic, tarragon, savory, brown rice macaroni).

Vegan macaroni and cheese (vegan margarine, nutritional yeast, evoo/flax oil, arrowroot powder, sea salt, garlic, brown rice macaroni) with kale, lentils, red peppers, mushrooms and raisins (evoo/flax oil, sea salt, lemon juice, vegan worchestershire sauce, liquid smoke).

Vegan fish sticks with sauteed kale and chickpeas

Vegan fish sticks (tofu, tahini, nori, sea salt, black pepper, corn mean, whole wheat flour, cayenne pepper) with sauteed kale and chick peas (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, lemon juice).

Vegan poutine w/miso peanut gravy, Yve's italian sausage, collard greens and sundried tomatoes

Vegan poutine w/miso peantu gravy (miso, peanut butter, whole wheat flour, braggs liquid aminos, garlic, sea salt, vinger, mustard) Yve's italian sausage, Scheeze, collard greens and sundried tomatoes (evoo, lemon juice, sea salt, red pepper flakes, liquid smoke).

Kotthu roti with carrots, collards and black beans

Kotthu roti (finely chopped whole wheat pita) with carrots, collards and black beans (turmeric, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, braggs liquid aminos, liquid smoke, sea salt, evoo, chili flakes, garam masala, cloves, all spice).

Vegan no tuna casserole

Vegan no tuna casserole (brown rice macaroni, whole wheat bread crumbs, braggs liquid aminos, kale, nori, tahini, nutritional yeast, sea salt, lemon juice, black pepper, whole wheat flour, arrow root powder, garlic, evoo).

Sweet potato and corn fufu with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce

Sweet potato and corn fufu (masa harina, sweet potato, white vinegar, nutritional yeast, sea salt, with collard greens and congo peas in a spicy peanut sauce (sea salt, braggs liquid aminos, peanuts, lemon juice, red chili flakes, liquid smoke).

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables with arugula greens and brown rice

Roasted, pickled and sauteed vegetables (zucchini, sundried tomatoes, artichokes, cremini mushrooms, arugula, nutritional yeast, sea salt, mustard, white vinegar, oregano, basil, black pepper, cayenne pepper) arugula and brown rice (evoo, sea salt).

With this dish, I roasted the vegetables, left them over night to marinate and then sauteed them with the arugula.

Kale and plaintains with brown rice plated on a spicy pineapple and peanut sauce

Kale and plantains (sea salt, lemon juice, lidquid smoke, evoo/flax oil) with brown rice plated on a spicy pineapple and peanut sauce (roasted pineapple, peanut butter, arrow root powder, sea salt, white vinegar, black pepper).

Rapini, shiitake, carrot and raisin stirfry with a peanut miso gravy over soba noodles

Rapini, shiitake, carrot and raisin stirfry (sea salt, canola oil) with a peanut miso gravy (white miso, peanut butter, chili flakes, star anise, cassia, cloves, fennel, ginger, black pepper, bragg's liquid aminos, lemon juice, arrow root powder, sea salt), over soba noodles.

Tofu, kale and vegan cheese runza; lobok and dulse latte

Tofu, kale and vegan cheese runza (minced tofu, kale, liquid smoke, nutritional yeast, white vinegar, lemon juice, sea salt, dill, mustard, black pepper; whole wheat flour, sea salt, yeast).

Lobok and dulse latte (sea salt, white vinegar, black pepper, arrowroot powder). This is a simple soup that produces a cream or chowder look. Lobok (daikon) and arrowroot also foam naturally with a handblender and dulse flakes provide a nice garnish.

Kale tortellini with tomato sauce

Kale (kale, brag's liquid amino, lemon juice, sea salt, nutritional yeast) tortellini (durum semolina, sea salt, basil, oregano) with tomato sauce (tomatoes, basil, oregano, sea salt, olive oil).

Look, it's me making tortellini!

The pasta was from scratch in this dish. Making the tortellini from scratch isn't as difficult as it looks. Basically, it involves rolling out the flour, then cutting it into squares, filling, folding, pinching a triangle, wrapping the two long ends of the triangle around a little finger or a chopstick, pinching again, and you're done.

Roasted corn squash stuff with kale, chickpeas and raisins; shiitake mushroom brown rice pilaf

Roasted corn squash stuff with kale, chickpeas and raisins (garlic, lemon juice, sea salt, evoo/flax oil, ginger).

Shiitake mushroom brown rice pilaf (shiitake mushrooms, sea salt, evoo/flax oil, long grain brown rice).

Brown rice risotto with chick peas, sweet potatoes and kale

Brown rice risotto with chick peas, sweet potatoes and kale (garlic, sea salt, evoo/flax oil, black pepper, garlic, all spice, ginger, nutritional yeast).

Couscous with dulse and arugula

Couscous with dulse and arugula (whole wheat couscous, baby arugula, dulse flakes, garlic, evoo/flax oil, white vinegar, black pepper, sea salt).

Pomegranate baked beans and vegan sausages; roasted potatoes and kale

Pomegranate baked beans (pomegranate juice, agave syrup, ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, sea salt, tomato paste, onion, allspice, cloves, garam masala, liquid smoke) and vegan sausages (Yves brand); roasted potatoes and kale (sea salt, evoo/flax oil, lemon juice, liquid smoke).

Empanadas with vegan cheese, butternut squash, spinach and raisins with a pomegranate gravy and salsa

Empanadas with vegan cheese (walnuts, nutritional yeast, sea salt, lemon juice), butternut squash, spinach and raisins (sea salt, coriander, cumin, paprika, chili, cloves, allspice, cardamom) with a pomegranate gravy (pomegranate juice, tomatoes, onions, garlic, sea salt, walnuts) and salsa.

I got the salsa fresh from the jar, but the rest was from scratch. The butternut squash makes a wonderful, creamy texture -- always good when it's freezing cold out!

The empanada dough:

2 cups of spelt flour
1/2 cup of water (more or less depending on how finely your flour is ground)
1/4 cup of white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
Sea salt to taste
Vegetable oil to brown the dough.

Vegan cheese grits with red lentils, roasted cherries and collard greens

Grits with red lentils, roasted cherries and collard greens (yellow corn meal, vegetable stock, white vinegar, garlic, ginger, turmeric, nutritional yeast, sea salt).

Some old-fashioned comfort food, with a weird gourmet twist (roasted cherries). The cherries definitely added some sour flavour. A ribbon of pomegranate molasses might have been just as good.

Tofu roasted in tomato sauce with spinach, shiitake mushrooms and scallions

Tofu roasted in tomato sauce (tomatoes, vegetable stock, evoo/flax oil, garlic, sea salt, agave, coriander, cumin, chili, white vinegar, liquid smoke) with sautéed spinach, shiitake mushrooms and scallions (tamari, lemon juice, ginger).

Jerk portabellos, peppers, and spinach over brown rice and peas.

Jerk portabellos (evoo/flax oil, sea salt, tamari, cayenne pepper, pomegranate juice, allspice, cloves, coriander, cumin, paprika, black pepper, turmeric, ginger, vegan worcestershire sauce, star anise, cardamom), peppers and spinach (red, yellow and green peppers, vegetable stock, garlic) over brown rice and peas.

Sweet potato and tofu rosti with red peppers and spinach

Sweet potato and tofu latkes with red peppers and spinach (garlic, tamari, white onions, evoo/flax oil, whole wheat flour, chick pea flour, vegetable stock).

Oven-baked sweet potato pancake goodness!