Sunday, September 1, 2013

Vegan MoFo 2013, Day 1


Happy Vegan MoFo 2013! And if you are a new visitor to my blog, welcome!

If you're a regular reader, you know that I am vegetarian, not vegan, and my husband and kids are omnivores. However, most of the food I make at home is vegan. This month, everything I post will be vegan! 

My original plan for MoFo was to cook only from Sarah Kramer's cookbooks for the month of September. 
I started out on track. Last night's dinner was Wolffie's Pasta Salad from La Dolce Vegan. I made the faux pepperoni myself, using the recipe from Vegan on the Cheap (not a Sarah Kramer book...can you see I'm already slippin'?) This recipe was a hit for the whole family. The salty, spicy pepperoni takes regular pasta salad to the next level.


So it's only day one, and I have to be honest with myself, and with y'all...I'm not sticking with three cookbooks for the whole month. So I have no theme. Except for my usual theme, which is to show you the meals I cook every day for my family -- inspired by various cookbooks, fellow bloggers, restaurant meals, a recent trip to New Mexico, and hopefully the occasional original recipe thrown in. There will also be pictures of these two.


I hope you'll return to see what I come up with for the next 29 days. See you tomorrow!




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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    I used to love pepperoni! Going to have to check that book out. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the rest of the month, especially since I do actually own La Dolce Vegan and have only cooked one thing from it so far!

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    1. saraSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:20 PM

      Thanks for coming by! I highly recommend Vegan on the Cheap, I have made almost everything in it.

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  2. Sheree'September 1, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    Hi, just found your blog thanks to vegan MOFO. I will have to see if my library has the book you made your pepperoni from. I am always on the lookout for another recipe that my omnivore hubby will enjoy. Looking forward for another Texans blog.

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    1. saraSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:18 PM

      Hi Sheree, thanks for visiting! My husband actually prefers this stuff over real pepperoni (less greasy). I found the recipe online. http://spearfamilyculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2011/06/vegan-big-stick-pepperoni.html

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  3. mollyjadeSeptember 1, 2013 at 6:16 PM

    That salad looks good. I have a hard time getting into Sarah Kramer's books because of the font. I'm excited to see what you make (when you do use her books) because so many people love her.

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    1. saraSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:23 PM

      I do get distracted by the random use of italics, now that you mention fonts. But there are some good recipes in all 3 -- I'll try to make some favorites this month.

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  4. Vegan In The VISeptember 1, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    I didn't know it was Vegan Mofo! How are people supposed to know that?

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    1. saraSeptember 1, 2013 at 8:19 PM

      I'm not on the PPK really, so I'm not sure whose blog I heard about it from!

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  5. UnknownSeptember 2, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    Hello again, Sara. Thought I'd pop in and see what you're up to, and boy, this sounds tasty. Going to try that pepperoni idea - fun! And if it makes you feel any better, I have absolutely no theme for Vegan MoFo either. Isn't it just enough to get something up every day?! I think so! Gail (aka Kitwocky)

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  6. saraSeptember 2, 2013 at 6:34 PM

    Hi Gail, thanks for stopping by! I agree, if we manage to post every day, it's a total success! Happy MoFo!

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