October 2012 • anunrefinedvegan
Virtual Vegan Potluck: Maple Creme & Mocha Spice Cake Trifle with Fresh Blueberries
Welcome to the Potluck! By now your waistband is probably stretched a bit, the table is thick with empty plates and glasses and you’ve probably gone through a napkin or two. There are still lots …
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Happy Halloween!
A spine-tingling, bone-chilling Halloween to one and all! See you at the Potluck tomorrow! One year ago today: Happy Halloween! Pumpkin Coconut Curry with Dry-fry Tofu
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And Now, A Word For Our Sponsors
You may have noticed a Sponsors page on the Virtual Vegan Potluck website. For this Potluck we thought we’d ask some of our favorite chefs, bloggers and businesses to help spread the word about the …
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VeganMoFo: Spicy Baked Tofu Sandwich
I’ve got a thing for tofu snuggled between two pieces of bread and have offered a few variations (Muffaletta w/ Smoky Tofu; Tofu Salad Sandwiches; The Virtues of Baked Tofu) here already – so what’s …
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VeganMoFo: Sunflower, Pepita & Hemp Seed Bread Spread
Lunch can present problems. I’m usually starving by noontime, but I don’t want to spend a lot of time preparing anything – and unless there are leftovers waiting in the refrigerator – a meal from …
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VeganMoFo: Cocoa PB Balls
Sigh. The last peanut-milk-meal + chocolate post of the 2012 MoFo season! This recipe is based on Cookie Bites by Erika over at Good Clean Food. With my first taste of those nutty-chocolatey bites, I knew …
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Virtual Vegan Potluck Update II: Time Zones & Scheduling Your Post
We decided to get a little more sophisticated with the Potluck this time around: – it has its own website; – we’ve increased the number of participants; and – we’re going to try and synchronize …
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Virtual Vegan Potluck Update I: Links
The Links Are All. – Annie I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain. – Fleetwood Mac, The Chain It’s true. Even more important than your mouthwatering recipe; more vital than …
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VeganMoFo: Loaded Split Pea Soup
I’m like the Princess in the Princess and the Pea. It doesn’t matter how many layers of goodness you have covering up that tiny pea. I will find it. I don’t want peas baked into …
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An Unrefined Vegan Turns One
Going back through the past year of An Unrefined Vegan posts is a lot like looking through photos from the 1980s: a bit embarrassing, funny (in a not-so-good way), entertaining and enlightening. But as a …
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VeganMoFo: Peanut Sandies
Mom, I’m sorry. I never told you this before, but I never did like Pecan Sandies. In an era now sweetly veiled in nostalgia, when corduroys and cowl neck sweaters ruled the junior high fashion …
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VeganMoFo: Khatchapuri Day 2, The Bread
May I present to you the finished product, those little Georgian cheez pies that made life so much easier while living in Russia! Now, I’d like to draw your attention to the small wine glasses …
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And…the (final VVP) Blogroll, Please!
105 bloggers. 14 countries. 18 Appetizers. 5 Beverages. 6 Breads. 5 Salads. 10 Sides. 9 Soups. 23 Main Dishes. 29 Desserts. In only have one question: Do you think there will be enough to eat? …
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VeganMoFo: Khatchapuri Day 1, Tofu Farmer Cheez and A Potluck Update
Virtual Vegan Potluck Update: We have reached (actually surpassed!) our goal of 100 Potluck participants! Yay! The sign-up form on the website will be closed at noon U.S. Mountain Time today – so there’s still …
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VeganMoFo: A Vedged Out Lunch
Hold on, hold on – I’ll get to dessert. I had a big date last week. My stomach is still kinda all in butterflies about it. A rendezvous with my Utah bestie had been postponed …
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VeganMoFo: Cranberry-Date Quick “Jam”
Three ingredients (four if you count the water). One small saucepan and about 20 minutes of your time. That’s what I call jammin’ MoFo-style. Cranberry-date Quick “Jam” Makes about 2 cups 1 8 oz. bag …
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VeganMoFo: Roasted Pear, Roasted Pepper Chedda’ & Sauerkraut Quesadillas with Pecans
This is one of those combinations that – on paper – doesn’t seem at all reasonable. Sauerkraut in a quesadilla? With pears?? In the mouth, however, it works with delicious synchronicity. There’s the smooth richness …
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VeganMoFo: Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse
Is there room in the blogosphere for one more vegan chocolate mousse? Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse 12.3 oz. silken tofu 1/2 cup peanut milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tbsp. cocoa powder 1 tbsp. peanut …
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Virtual Vegan Potluck Blogroll As of…
Look how many people are coming to dinner!! Want to come, too? To participate in the Potluck and to have your blog added to the list, please visit the home of the Virtual Vegan Potluck. …
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VeganMoFo: Roasted Tomato and Red Lentil Soup with Pepita Gremolata
Another one of my favorite vegan-friendly restaurants in Salt Lake City is Mazza Cafe. It’s also another great place for vegans and non-vegans to sit down together for some seriously good eats. I’ve never been …
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Vegan MoFo: Curried Tempeh & Veggie Wraps with Cilantro-Mint-Cashew “Chutney”
One of my favorite “go-to” vegan-meets-non-vegan-for-dinner restaurants is Oasis Cafe in Salt Lake City. Their menu offers both meat, vegetarian and vegan entrees (clearly marked on the menu) and many other dishes can be altered to …
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VeganMoFo: Peanut Milk, Banana & Cocoa Smoothie-Shake
You knew this was coming, right? What’s the first, most logical thing one would create with peanut milk? Exactly. Nothing earth-shattering here, folks, just the usual rock-solid-delicious smoothie suspects paired with their new friend, peanut …
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It’s Time To Join the Party. Virtual Vegan Potluck.
Sign-up begins today and continues until October 25 or until we reach 100 participants (give or take) – whichever comes first. The Potluck party happens on November 1! All the information you need can be …
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Sundance, The Point of the Mountain and a Day Away
August skies are lullabies/promises to keep dandelions and twisting vines/clover at your feet memories of aspen leaves/ trembling in the wind honeybees and fantasies/where to start again some place cool an’ green an’ shady – …
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Peanut Milk & Meal
I’m weaning myself off of soy milk. Not only because I’ve discovered a connection between my consumption of soy milk and how (icky) I feel, but also because of a post about carrageenan by …
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A Month of MoFo: Banana Bread Pancakes with Cacao, Pecan & Walnut “Butter”
So a month of VeganMoFo begins. I’m imaging the Internet staggering under the blow of vegan bloggers submitting their first posts today and I kind of like the thought. I’m aiming for 20 posts this month, …
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