Seriously everyone, thanks so much for entering this awesome giveaway! I really wish I was able to pick more than one winner, for reals, you are all winners in my book :) Sadly, there could be only 1 this time, and thanks to Random.org, I am super excited to announce that Carrie from Vegan for the Win has won this one! I promise that her blog name has absolutely nothing to do with her actually being the winner, it's just an awesome coincidence!
Carrie - please email me with your address so we can get those bars out to you asap! Thanks again for entering everyone! I hope to do at least one more giveaway before MoFo is over!
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Ding Ding Ding, We Have some Winners!!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Cookbook Challenge. Week 3. Urban Vegan - Red Beet Soup
I've had my eye on this recipe since I got this book and was waiting until the Cookbook Challenge to make it. Luckily I knew tonight was going to be a cold snowy night in New England so I got all the ingredients I needed last night so I could some straight home and make it. When I looked over the recipe again to get my grocery list together I decided I wanted to make it a more hearty filling soup so I made some huge changes.
The original recipe calls for just beets, the beet water, broth, onions, vinegar, vegan sour cream, salt and pepper. I decided to add potatoes, some extra vinegar, and cabbage. I left the seasoning with just the salt and pepper because I wanted the soup to really focus on the flavors of the root veggies and the cabbage.You can use canned beets, which are great and easy but they don't compare to fresh beets. Canned beets come ready to eat and have a much brighter color as well as sweetness. Fresh beets take MUCH longer to cook but in my opinion are much more worth it because the color is much deeper as well as is the flavor. They still have the sweetness but the earthiness really comes through, which is what I love about fresh root vegetables.
I am more than pleased with how the soup came out. Paired with some of my crusty Fuckin Awesome Garlic Bread it was the perfect soup to warm me up while being filling enough to have just the soup and bread. I wish I had made this soup at least once as the recipe stated but I couldn't help myself.
Here is the recipe for my version of the soup:
3-4 red beets peeled and boiled until soft and then cubed- reserve all beet water. (or 2 cans of whole beets - reserve beet water)
1 onion roughly chopped
4 small to medium potatoes peeled and cubed
1 tblspn olive oil
2 cups roughly chopped - I used 1 cup green and 1 cup red.
1 cup vegan sour cream
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tspns white vinegar
1 tspn balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste.
In a large soup pot cook the onions in the oil until soft.
Add the beets, potatoes, beet water, 2 cups veg broth, vinegar salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
In a food processer pour a few ladlefuls of the beets, potatoes and onions and puree until smooth. Pour back into pot.
Add cabbage and cook about 5 minutes.
Add sour cream and mix until the soup turns from blood red to deep pink.
Serve with a side of crusty garlic bread or salad.
And don't forget to enter here for your chance to win up to 3 bags of Soy Curls!!!!!!
The original recipe calls for just beets, the beet water, broth, onions, vinegar, vegan sour cream, salt and pepper. I decided to add potatoes, some extra vinegar, and cabbage. I left the seasoning with just the salt and pepper because I wanted the soup to really focus on the flavors of the root veggies and the cabbage.You can use canned beets, which are great and easy but they don't compare to fresh beets. Canned beets come ready to eat and have a much brighter color as well as sweetness. Fresh beets take MUCH longer to cook but in my opinion are much more worth it because the color is much deeper as well as is the flavor. They still have the sweetness but the earthiness really comes through, which is what I love about fresh root vegetables.
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| Warning: Chopping fresh beets will make you look like you murdered someone |
I am more than pleased with how the soup came out. Paired with some of my crusty Fuckin Awesome Garlic Bread it was the perfect soup to warm me up while being filling enough to have just the soup and bread. I wish I had made this soup at least once as the recipe stated but I couldn't help myself.
Here is the recipe for my version of the soup:
3-4 red beets peeled and boiled until soft and then cubed- reserve all beet water. (or 2 cans of whole beets - reserve beet water)
1 onion roughly chopped
4 small to medium potatoes peeled and cubed
1 tblspn olive oil
2 cups roughly chopped - I used 1 cup green and 1 cup red.
1 cup vegan sour cream
2 cups vegetable broth
2 tspns white vinegar
1 tspn balsamic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste.
In a large soup pot cook the onions in the oil until soft.
Add the beets, potatoes, beet water, 2 cups veg broth, vinegar salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
In a food processer pour a few ladlefuls of the beets, potatoes and onions and puree until smooth. Pour back into pot.
Add cabbage and cook about 5 minutes.
Add sour cream and mix until the soup turns from blood red to deep pink.
Serve with a side of crusty garlic bread or salad.
And don't forget to enter here for your chance to win up to 3 bags of Soy Curls!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Soy Curls and a Giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have heard so much about Soy Curls but had never tried them. Unfortunately they are not available at any stores in Massachusetts so I decided to order some to see what the craze is all about. They are made from Non-GMO soy beans, have a good amount of fiber and tons of protein and the only ingredient is textured soy beans.
After finally trying them tonight I can see why everyone loves them so much! I was a little nervous at first. For the most part, I love analogues and TVP type meat alternatives but sometimes they are too much for me. Almost like they are "too real" and it skeeves me out. These looked like they might have been one of those things that I just can't handle but looks can be very deceiving. . .
They come dehydrated so you have to add them to warm water like you would with TVP and then they are ready to use however you please!
I went with one of the recipes included with my shipping receipt, Sweet and Sour Soy Curls. I had pretty high expectations for the Sweet and Sour part of the recipe because sauces like that are pretty damned good. I figured at worst, I would hate the Soy Curls and just pick them out and eat a plate of Sweet and Sour peppers and onions. And even that being worst case scenario, it wouldn't have been so bad. Anyways, I made the recipe as written except I sliced the onions into rings instead of chopping them and doubled the sauce ingredients. I like things pretty saucy! The only thing I will do differently next time is omit the salt. It calls for Bragg's Liquid Aminos, or soy sauce, and they both have a pretty salty flavor already. Other than that, I was really surprised and excited at how awesome and filling it was. The texture of the curls was slighty chewy bu very tender and they took on the flavor of the sauce immediately. This dish would be really great piled on top of some rice to make it more of a meal but I was happy with my plate of soy curls, peppers and onions. I can't wait to use them again!
Now on to the giveaway!
Dan Butler, of Butler Foods, you know, the makers of the delicious Soy Curls has very kindly donated 3 extra bags of the this little gem to be given away on my blog! Yay, my first giveaway!!!!!!!! Anyways, I will be giving 1 bag to 3 winners, unless you win all 3. Hey, it could happen. I will ship anywhere in the US or Canada (sorry overseas friends). You have 3 chances to win. Here is what you need to do:
Happy posting!!!!!!!
After finally trying them tonight I can see why everyone loves them so much! I was a little nervous at first. For the most part, I love analogues and TVP type meat alternatives but sometimes they are too much for me. Almost like they are "too real" and it skeeves me out. These looked like they might have been one of those things that I just can't handle but looks can be very deceiving. . .
They come dehydrated so you have to add them to warm water like you would with TVP and then they are ready to use however you please!
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| Rehydrated Soy Curls |
Now on to the giveaway!
Dan Butler, of Butler Foods, you know, the makers of the delicious Soy Curls has very kindly donated 3 extra bags of the this little gem to be given away on my blog! Yay, my first giveaway!!!!!!!! Anyways, I will be giving 1 bag to 3 winners, unless you win all 3. Hey, it could happen. I will ship anywhere in the US or Canada (sorry overseas friends). You have 3 chances to win. Here is what you need to do:
- Comment on this post with your favorite way to use Soy Curls. If you have never had them, tell me how you would use them.
- 'Like' VeganFoodRocks on Facebook and leave a separate comment on this post telling me you did so
- Follow VeganFoodRocks on Twitter and leave another comment telling me you did so, with your twitter info.
Happy posting!!!!!!!
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