Recipe Round-Up: Quick-Fix Vegetarian

The last of the Robin Robertson books in the alphabet for a while (and I didn't even include Party Vegan or Nut Butter Universe this time round as I don't have enough photos for a round-up currently), Quick-Fix Vegetarian was the first of the 'Quick-Fix' books. It is completely vegan, and once I realised that I snapped it up. You can see what else I have blogged from this book here.

Green Onion Hummus with Lime: This is a delicious version of hummus, I loved it! It is pretty simple, the ingredients are what they say, but it comes together perfectly to be super yummy.
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Lemon-Braised Tofu-Hummus Wraps: Terrible photo, but this was nice. The tofu is seasoned and fried with lemon pepper, and then drizzled with lemon juice. It went very nicely with the green onion hummus recipe from above. I added tomato and avocado, which went well.
Rating: :)



Pretty Quick Pinto Picadillo: I really enjoy picadillo, though the flavour combination in this wasn't a punchy as some other recipes I have tried. I used four scoops of leftover brown rice for this, rather than cooking up some new rice, left out the capsicum and used coriander instead of parsley. The toasted almonds on it are great! I served it over spinach with some salsa and avocado.
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'Radiatore' with Chickpeas, Baby Spinach, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes: I am yet to find radiatore pasta at a supermarket here. I saw it once at a deli, but was not in the mood to pay $9 for some pasta! I used spiral pasta here instead. I got two dinners and two lunches out of this halving the amount of pasta from one pound to 8 oz.
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Spicy Ziti with Olives and Capers: This is very easy to make. It ended up being made by my mother, because right as I was starting to make dinner I received some bad news, so mum took over. We added some kidney beans and served it over baby spinach. I also used penne rather than ziti because that was what I had.
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Soba Noodles with Asian Greens and Slivers of Tofu: This dish is very simply sauced, but I found it a little dry, I would increase the amount of tamari to your liking. I used pak choy as my Asian greens. This gave about 3 serves.
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Ginger Sesame Noodles with Broccoli: This is linguine and broccoli in a gingery tahini sauce. The recipe calls for 8 ounces of broccoli florets, I used two medium sized heads (which weighed a bit more) but I could have easily have had even more! I also added some Japanese-style tofu cubes. I used 8 oz pasta here instead f 12 and got 2.5 serves rather than 4.
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Udon Noodles and Baby Bok Choy with Creamy Tahini Sauce: I love udon noodles. This recipe called for a 12 oz packet of noodles, mine was 9.5 oz. I always used the dried udon noodles, rather than the soft udon noodles, because they have a much better chewy texture. I also added some peas and Japanese-style tofu cubes, and served it over spinach. I got 3.5 serves.
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Indonesian-Style Noodles: This dish was so simple and yummy, the stand out ingredient was the delicious chared cabbage. The noodles themselves are cooked and then fried, though mine didn't really go particularly crispy. I halved the noodles (8 oz instead of one pound) and added some of the Japanese-style tofu cubes (yes, I add them to everything), and got 2.5 servings.
Rating: :D



Golden Garbanzo Sauce: Very quick and easy to make, it is like a warm hummus sauce. Yum! I served it over some broccoli, rice and some 'gluten' rings (literally a hollow tube of gluten meat from the Asian grocery store that I sliced into rings and fried up).
Rating: :)



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Have you heard of the Twinkle Tush? It is a parody product. A little circle of bling designed to hide your kitty's butt from always being on display. Of course I know someone who bought one. We tried it out on this kitty. Two seconds later he swished his tail, flicked it across the room, and continued showing his butt proudly.

Vegan Mofo 2014 #4: Robin Robertson Rocks - Quick-Fix Vegetarian

One of my favourite cookbooks ever is Quick-Fix Vegan, which I found out was a sequel to Quick-Fix Vegetarian. Although saying Vegetarian in the title, the recipes in this original book are actually completely vegan. Once I found this out, I of course ordered a copy. I must admit I haven't made a lot from this book yet, but let me share what I have made!

Peanut Butter and Tomato Quesadillas may seem like an unusual combination, but this simple recipe is delicious and unusual. When you actually stop and thing about it, is there anything that peanut butter wouldn't go with? I am yet to try it with something and be disappointed. This is a great quick and easy snack.
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Jasmine Rice Fantasy is a whimsical name for a quick dinner of jasmine rice, ginger, carrots, cashews, peas, coconut and delicious Thai basil. I found that I needed to add a little more water to the recipe than stated and cover it while cooking for the rice to cook through properly. I also added some Japanese-style flavoured tofu (purchased from the supermarket) to bulk it up a bit more.
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Quick Stove-Top Cassoulet is a fast version of one of my favourite casseroles. I love anything that includes sliced sausages! Not to mention white beans and vegetables. To give it that cassoulet crunch, breadcrumbs are toasted and sprinkled on top.
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Stir-Fried Tofu and Vegetable Teriyaki was the first thing I made from this book, I just can't say no to teriyaki! While you could use a bottled teriyaki sauce, this recipe provides a super quick way to whip up your own. I replaced capsicum with some red onion strips.
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Tempeh with Coconut Peanut Sauce is one of the best recipes from this book, the sauce is amazing! I served it over brown rice and with broccoli, and it was delicious. The only downside was that I found that it gave fairly smallish serves, but it is so amazing that I wanted to eat it all!
Rating: :D



Spaghetti with Red Lentil Sauce is a tried and true pasta combination. The recipe calls for 1lb spaghetti, and normally I would halve this, but for some reason I didn't and I ended up with way too much pasta for the sauce. I like my pasta really saucy!
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Beat-The-Clock Spinach Lasagna is from the oven-baked section. While these may take longer than 30 minutes to bake, they are included in the book because they have a quick prep time. This is a pretty classic combination of spinach and crumbled, seasoned tofu. While it takes just over an hour for baking, prep-wise this came together so quickly. I used a jar of marinara sauce that was a bit bigger than what was called for in the book, so mine was very saucy.
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies are a different twist on nut butter cookies. They have only 4 ingredients, and come together very quickly. However I did find I needed to bake them for a bit longer than 15 minutes to make them go dark enough (the ones in the photo are a bit pale), though that is likely an issue with my oven.
Rating: :)



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Sometimes our nurses hand raise tiny kittens, and then they get homes, and then you see them come back when they are big people! This handsome boy was hand raised by my friend Shelley, and I took this photo to show her when he came into the clinic for a vaccination.