Lovely Holiday Meals in Lake Tahoe 2010

Holiday Vegan Lasagna, Avocado & Herb Salad, Rosemary Garlic Toast

First Homemade Vegan Waffles w/ Maple Flavored Agave Nectar.

Vegan Corn Chowder

Vegan Corn Chowder

Ingredients: Corn Cobs, Potatoes, Red Bell Pepper, Celery, Carrots, Onion, Garlic, Vegan Bouillon, Parsley, Organic Light Brown Sugar, Himilayan Pink Salt, Pepper, Jalapeno, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Margarine, Soymilk, Water

I've been craving corn chowder for weeks, finally made this for dinner last night. Wish it's harvest time, would've been sweeter and not so difficult to find.

Loving Apple Pie for Thanksgiving

Loving Apple Pie... made with lots of love

Beautiful Salad, Savory Vegan Veggie Pie & Happy Ending Apple Pie_20Nov2010

 

Roaste Butternut Squash & Pomegranate Salad

Ingredients: Roasted butternut squash, pomegranate, butter lettuce, clover sprouts, avocado, sautee mix (tomatoes, broccoli, onions, shallot, carrots, potatoes, celery), organic extra virgin olive oil, organic balsamic vinegarette, himalayan pink salt, black pepper

Savory Vegan
Pie

Ingredients: Silken Tofu, Spinach, Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Yukon Potatoes, Red Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Vegan Italian Sausage, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Himalayan Pink Salt, Black Pepper, Chili Flakes, Tahini, Nutritional Yeast, Tumeric, Rosemary, Thyme, Cayenne Pepper, Fenugreek, Sage, Soymilk, Pie Crust (Whole Grain Pastry Flour, Himalayan Pink Salt, Margarine, Soymilk to glaze)
Someday, I'll master the skills to roll beautiful pie dough and a rolling board that's actually bigger than the dish.

Happy Ending Apple Pie

I made this is with a new crust recipe, sweeter compliment to the tangy apple fillings. Yum!

It's been a week since I've cooked, so I devoted my Saturday night to cooking. Pies were the chosen experiments. Spent 4 hours in the kitchen, and what started off as fun evening cooking ended up like "slaving myself in the kitchen", at least I was safe and dry in my kitchen during the thunderstorm. Now I know- to keep my passion for cooking and hold onto a bit of sanity, I better seperate my pies into two days of work. 

Still, the sharing of warm pies in the midst of a thunderstorm made it all worthwhile. The End.



Double Decker Vegan Chocolate Cake w/ Dark Chocolate Frosting & Vegan Sprinkles

Double Decker Vegan Chocolate Cake w/ Dark Chocolate Frosting & Vegan Sprinkles

I want to put wishes on my first vegan chocolate cake, but didn't have good cake decorating ingredients on hands. I simply melted dark chocolate to make the letters, and sprinkled vegan sprinkles to make the letters pop against the chocolate background. Anxious to bite into this tomorrow... 

Vegan Chicky Tofu Scramble 11.6.10

Ingredients: Silken Tofu, Spinach, Tomatoes, Sweet Onions, White Mushrooms, Vegan "Chicken", Cilantro, Avocado, Tumeric, Curry Powder, White Pepper, Black Pepper, Chili Red Pepper Flakes, Himilayan Pink Salt, Soy Sauce, Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Amino Acid Dinner 11/4/10

 Classic Field Greens

Since I had extra potatoes from the soup creation, I cut them into hearts and added them to salad.

Vegan Spicy "Creme" of Broccoli Soup

Ingredients: Broccoli, Yukon Potatoes, Red Onion, Shallot, Jalapeno, Cilantro, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Vegetable Broth, Lemon Juice, Soymilk, Soy Creamer, Nayonaise, Himilayan Pink Salt, Black Pepper, Bay Leave

A Dominatrix's Halloween Centipede Dan Dan Noodles

Halloween Centipede Dan Dan Noodles

Ingredients: Spinach Noodles, Spinach, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Broccoli, Dan Dan Paste, Sunflower Seed Butter, Coconut Milk, Hazelnuts, Bell Pepper, Onions, Garlic, Tofu, Vegan Meat, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Himalayan Pink Salt

Made my first Dan Dan Noodles on Halloween night, so at the last minute, I made a centipede out of bell peppers to add a token of spook. Yum...giant centipede on my dinner plate!

3 Vegan Projects in 7 Days

 Vegan Curry Quiche, 10/27/10

Ingredients: Silken Tofu, Spinach, Tomatoes, Mushroom, Broccoli, Vegan Meat, Onions, Garlic, Red Bell Peppers, Himalayan Pink Salt, Black Pepper, Chili Flakes, Tahini, Nutritional Yeast, Curry Powder, Tumeric, Green Onions, Soymilk, Irish Moss (Pie Crust: Whole Grain Pastry Flour, Himalayan Pink Salt, Margarine, Soymilk to glaze)

 Asaparagus Scampi Linguini, 10/21/10

This is the best dish Steve and I could whip out in 10 min- with limited ingredients. Garlic and olive oil are absolute staples in my kitchen

 Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache w/ Raw Almonds, 10/25/10

Vegan Dark Chocolate Ganache Heart-Shaped Tarts w/ Raw Almonds, 10/25/10

First Thai Dinner:Red Curry Sweet Potato, Curry Sauteed Tofu w/ Peanut Satay Sauce. Pear and Avocado Arugula Salad

After a long long week of work + night nannying shifts + 12 hours face painting at my organization's Family Fun Fair, this Red Curry Sweet Potato "Plus" was the most innovative dish I mustered up enough energy to make. For Appetizer: Grilled Curry Tofu w/ Peanut Satay Sauce For Dessert: Starfruits

Red Curry Sweet Potato "Plus", Served w/ Coconut Rice
Ingredients: Sweet Potato, Broccoli, Asparagus, Spinach, Sweet Onions, Green Onions, Vegan Scallops, Vegan Meat, Red Curry Paste, Coconut Milk, Rice/Grain/Soy Milk, Soy Sauce, Basil, Galanga, Dried Chili (Rice: Jasmine Rice, Light Coconut Milk, Pink Himilayan Salt, Coconut Oil, Toasted Coconut Shreds)

For Appetizer: Grilled Curry Tofu w/ Peanut Satay Sauce

 For Dessert: Starfruits

Summer & Fall Menu 2010

First Vegan Apple Pie

 Breakfast: Curry Tofu Scramble served w/ Bowl of Fruits

Breakfast: Vegan "Quesadilla" w/ Vegan Homemade Hollandaise Sauce, Side of Plantains

 Stir-Fry Chinese Mushrooms, Fungus & Tofu, Served over Red Quinoa Mixed Rice, Topped w/ Chia Seeds

Vegan Eggplant & Zucchini Lasagna w/ Homemade Marinara Pasta Sauce

 Fig Arugula Salad

Eggplant, Broccoli, Spinach over Linguini w/ Homemade Arrabiata Sauce

 Dinner: Grilled Tofu topped w/ "Caramelized" Onions, Grilled Corn-on-the-Cob, Grilled Asparagus, Brown-Sugar Glazed Carrots, Rosemary Garlic Mash Potato, Served with Fig Arugula Salad

Bittermelon Stir-Fry Quinoa Rice, Side of Heart-Shaped Mango and Lychee

Breakfast: Tofu Scramble

 Vegan Spinach Dip, Served w/ Chapati

 Vegan Alfredo Fettucine w/ Broccoli

Pineapple Fried-Rice, w/ Tofu, Eggplant, Topped w/ Chia Seeds

BBQ Heart-Shaped Tofu, Corn-off-the-Cob, Rosemary Garlic Mash Potato, Grilled Portabella Mushroom & Spinach Salad

Vegan "Cream" of Broccoli Soup

Vegan Apple Pie

Vegan Apple Pie & Vegan Chocolate Heart-Shaped Tarts (Made w/ Silken Tofu)

Vegan Spinach Lasagna w/ Tofu Ricotta

Bittermelon Stir-Fry over Red Quinoa Mixed Rice



Nicole's 1st Vegan Potato Salad

Whole Wheat Penne Casserole with Broccoli,Homemade Marinara, Homemade Vegan Ricotta and Vegan Mozzarella

Vegan Ziti "Mac & Cheezzz" with Cut-up Vegan Smartdogs, topped with Rosemary Infused Coutons

Nicole's Couscous, July 2010



Vegan Spicy Cheezzzy Tofu Scramble



Sugar Snap Peas and Tofu Stir-Fry

Pineapple Fried Rice (Brown & Jasmine) with Eggplant, Broccoli & Five Spiced Tofu

Vegan Eggplant Gai-Lan(Chinese Broccoli) Chow Fun (Rice Noodle) with Green-Curry & Chiw-Chow Chili Oil

 

Vegan Eggplant Spinach Tofu Basil Green-Curry Mung-Bean Noodles with Chia Seeds

 Whole Wheat Fettucine with Spinach & Eggplant, Topped with Homemade Marinara Sauce

 

My Mother's Official 1st Taste of My Cooking: Vegan Lasagna Dinner, w/ Goji-Berry-Mango Couscous, Sauteed Spinach, and Vegan-Cheezy Garlic Bread. Of course, paired with Red Zin

Raw Salsa & Guacamole

My specialty, the only dish I've mastered before the era of Nicole's Orgasmically Vegan Cooking.

Vegan Tofu Stir-Fry, Served w/ Brown/Japanese Rice, Sprinkled w/ Sweet Seaweed

1st Official Chinese Dinner- just like my Mama and Grandma's- with Nicole's twist 2010. This is the meal that started it all.... the discovery of my passion for cooking and the beginning of my journey. Now, I find my nirvana in vegan cooking.