Veg Meal from Veganomicon

Chickpea Quinoa, in the making

I've been making a few recipes from the cookbook Veganomicon. I tried the Chickpea Quinoa, which was pretty good. The only thing that it needs is some fresh herbs or maybe a squeeze of lemon to brighten it up a bit. The flavor was good, but it just needed a little tweaking for my taste. Rooster Sauce is excellent on it as well (but isn't it excellent on everything?).

Veg meal: Marinated portobello mushroom,
chickpea quinoa, and stir fried greens

This was a very healthy and delicious vegetarian meal I whipped up on a weeknight. The portobello, I merely marinated in some olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and baked it in the oven. Easy and tasty. The quinoa I spoke about above. The greens were from the same cookbook, and had a little fresh ginger and garlic in them. Super easy, fast and delicious. I will definitely make that one again!

accomplished

Well, I successfully made all but one of the above list. It was many hours of cooking, but kind of nice on a Sunday to start up a pot of beans for example, then have a seat, watch a little football. Get up and turn on the oven, make a marinade, throw veggies into the oven, then watch a little football until the timer goes off, etc. So, hours went by, but I had all elements of dinner ready by the time we were ready to eat. The one dish that didn't photograph too well, but still tasted pretty good was the Pinto Bean/Plantain Stew. I'm not sure I understand how you call this stew, unless I didn't do it right. Regardless, I will throw it over rice throughout the week, and it will be a new spin on my ol' favorite Rice and Beans. Funny, this recipe is from a cookbook called Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. Another dish I made from that cookbook a couple years ago had a really snappy name: Seitanic Red and White Beans Jambalaya. It too had the same mush/mash consistency. Maybe that's what they're going for. Anyway, here are some pics...

Kale and Farro salad with sesame oil

Lemony roasted potatoes

Roasted portobello mushroom over
spicy mustard vinaigrette-dressed greens

Plantain and pinto stew

Big plans

Here are a couple of dishes I plan on making in the next couple of days:
Roasted portobello mushrooms over spicy mustard vinaigrette-dressed greens
Lemony roasted potatoes
Plantain and pinto stew
Marinated lentil salad
Kale and farro salad with toasted coconut and sesame oil
Steel cut Irish oatmeal sweetened with apple juice, topped with walnuts
A cocktail

Wish me luck