Roasted Tomato-Fennel Pasta with Pine Nuts & Capers~pg. 142

VegCookbookClub July recipes from eat, drink & be vegan by Dreena Burton:

Excellent pasta dish! Love the roasted Roma tomatoes, fennel and garlic. I know this is a keeper when my hubby says "you can make this one again"! I served the pasta with Dijon Mustard Brussels Sprouts from La Dolce Vegan and  Faux Parmesan Garlic Bread. 

Cold Coconut Curried Noodle Salad~pg. 80

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

I love rice noodles; such a nice change from regular wheat noodles. I must have not made enough noodles because I had way too much sauce so I just used half of my sauce. Oh well, I guess I'll have to cook some more rice noodles! The recipe calls for a can of coconut milk. I buy the lite coconut milk. It has 60% less fat and calories than the regular coconut milk but it still tastes good.

I must be craving some greens because I also made Green Bean & Fennel Toss from "The Garden of Vegan"-pg. 115 and my favorite kale salad. I'll post the kale salad recipe separately. The Green Bean & Fennel Toss has fresh ginger sautee'd in dark sesame oil then stir-fried with snow peas, green beans, fennel and bok choy. Then it is cooked for another minute with Braggs, white wine vinegar and gomashio seasoning. It's green and delicious!

My dinner for tonight~I cleaned my plate!

Emily's "Meat" Loaf~pg. 166; Carmelized Onion & Fennel Mashed Potatoes

La Dolce Vegan! Challenge:

I have this recipe permanently marked in my cookbook. I have made it several times; I use it when I miss having 'real' meatloaf. I like when people ask me if I can eat meat. My answer is "yes, I can eat meat, I just choose not to eat meat." I grew up eating meat and potatoes, cooking meat and potatoes and I still crave meat and potatoes. I chose to give up the meat for the animals, for the environment and for my health. I remind myself of that whenever I think about eating meat again. But I still eat potatoes!! I used a recipe in "The Garden of Vegan", pg. 116-Carmelized Onion & Fennel Mashed Potatoes. A tasty alternative to plain mashed potatoes.