Our Veggie Kitchen

I've started featuring some of my favorite blogs each month. And as a part of that, I'll help promote new bloggers, something I found valuable when I first started. This month, I'm featuring Alexandra Caspero of Delicious Knowledge. She's a dietitian and posts a mix of nutrition & exercise and a variety of recipes.

Also, If you've got a new (at least 3 months old) blog, send me a message. If I feature your blog, it'll be on my featured list for a month, on my blog roll for another month, and I'll post and review one of your recipes.



Cranberry Orange Bread

I was set to cook something else from her blog, until she posted this Cranberry Orange Bread. I made it today and I'm glad I changed my mind. This recipe is a keeper. It's quite different from most sweet breads. It is more savory, not as sweet and the mix of cranberries and oranges (always a winner) were perfect complements.

The dough has a consistency more like cookie dough than, say, banana bread, but it baked up fine.  I used half white & half whole wheat.  Next time I think I'll stick with white.  Also, I used pistachios instead of walnuts because I hate walnuts.

When I first started going vegetarian; starting with picking out the chicken, then cooking my exact same repetoir only sans meat, and eventually learning about gelatin and caesin and all the different places you can find beef tallow and other parts. Until I found the on-line vegan community, my diet was all about becoming more restrictive. But once I started finding vegan cooking blogs, I started to discover the wondrous depth and breadth of vegan cuisine.

So, with my site update, I added a section called 'featured blogs.' These are simply blogs that I enjoy reading. Blogs that have influenced or inspired me. And, as often as I can, new blogs that could use some exposure. So, each month, I'll feature three (probably) different blogs. I'll share a nugget that they've posted and, in some small way, I hope to honor the author. Because there are some amazingly gifted and dedicated bloggers that are exposing the world to some amazing vegan food.

And my first featured blog is:
Vegan Food; More Than Tofu and Sprouts!
And her Green Chili Cornbread



Tofu Mom's blog is one of the first blogs that I started following. She's the self proclaimed Paula Deen of vegan cooking (definitely in a good way). She knows her way around comfort food and I've used many of her recipes. The recipe that I chose to cook is Green Chili Cornbread, made with green chilies and creamed corn. I must admit that I prefer it without the chilies, but I love the cornbread, the delicious creamy texture and crispy crust.  So, if you're in the mood for cornbread, this recipe is a must try.

And, incidentally, Tofo Mom will be doing thirty days of gravy for VeganMofo.  Take that Paula Deen!!