Tofu and Potatoes

It's very odd really that some form of tofu, tempeh, or seitan and potatoes is my stand by comfort food, because as an omni I was never much of a meat and potatoes kind of girl. In fact, the thought makes me sick. Ugh. Anyway, the tofu wasn't even marinated, i just kinda poured some balsamic vinegar and worcester sauce onto it when it was cooking. The potatoes were just boiled and then I tossed in some fresh basil, and I made a balsamic onion gravy type thing. Excellent.

Tofu and Veggies

Sounds dull, doesn't it? It really wasn't. The tofu is marinated and baked, in a random assortment of things I had at hand. Let's see, there was soy sauce, basil, oregano, thyme, lemon, lime, agave, mustard. It was yummy. The potatoes were tossed in a similar sort of mixture before being roasted. The brussel sprouts were roasted with some garlic and sea salt, as was the purple sprouting broccoli. Yum.

Haggis, No Neeps, and Tatties

As I mentioned earlier, it's Burn's Night tonight so I thought I'd turn my hand to something traditional. Why? Mainly because I thought it would give me something semi-interesting to blog about.

It looks bland and dull and boring, doesn't it? That would be putting it mildly. To be frank, the vegetarian haggis tasted like soggy wood. This will be my first and last Burn's Supper. Meh.

Why no neeps (turnips) I hear you cry? Well there was a slight mishap with the turnips which we shall not speak of again after today, okay?

The tatties (potatoes) were good, but mashed potatoes isn't much of a meal, so I gave my haggis to Gary (who oddly thought it was quite good... freak), ate my potatoes, and then ate a bowl of cereal. Meh.

Gary's Dish Washing Rating - 3/5

Tempeh Pasties and The Battle of The Potatoes!

The Dec/Jan issue of satya had a really tasty looking recipe for tempeh pasties with a spiked mustard sauce, so I thought I'd give it a try. The pasties were great, but I think I'd adapt it a little bit more next time, it was a little grainy for my tastes. The recipe makes a lot of pasties so we have some in our freezer for later.

The spiked mustard sauce was... well... mustardy. Far too mustardy, even for a mustard sauce. I will definitely not be making that sauce again. The pasties would be fine with a little bit of ketchup, there was really no need for the ridiculously mustardy sauce!

Onto the battle of the potatoes now. Gary and I nearly came to blows (not really) yesterday trying to negotiate which kind of potatoes to have with the pasties. He wanted mashed, whereas I'm a great lover of really crispy roast potatoes. I ended up making both to diffuse the situation.

Leave me a comment saying which kind you think is best. Just so you know, the correct answer is roast potatoes.

Asparagus Crepes with Maple-Mustard Glazed Potatoes

The title kind of says it all really. These were basic crepes (flour, gram flour, and water), inside the crepes was asparagus which had been sauteed with garlic and a little bit of sea salt. On the side are baby potatoes, roasted and with a maple syrup - dijon mustard glaze. There's also a drizzling of a nutritional yeast 'cheesy' sauce on top.

The crepes and potatoes were from recipes from 'Vegan With A Vengeance' (the best vegan cookbook of all time), but slightly adapted, because, well, I'm a control freak and refuse to follow recipes properly.

This wasn't the first time I'd made this particular combo and it was just as tasty as always! Gary agrees it was very tasty but hates how many dishes it uses, so I don't make it all too often.