Whoo-hooo vegan ramen!

Vegan Ramen? Not unheard off but very uncommon. Tonight's dinner was based on the vegan ramen recipe in Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner's Japanese cookbook, Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional. It's pretty close to the real thing. It's a little bit on the salty side, not sure it's err on our part or cuz it's of the recipe. We did add quite a few things here and there to make it the way we like it. I'm gonna try to make it few more times, tweak it here and there to my liking. Once I get the soup to taste just the way I like it, I'll post the recipe at Aud's veggie tale.

Hot Braised String Beans

This is my best attempt at trying to make Hot Braised String Beans. It kinda looks too healthy to be Hot Braised hehe. Did you know that the typical Hot Braised Strings Beans aren't very healthy? That's cuz to make it, you have to first deep fry the beans and then stir fry it -- GREASY. Anything deep fried is, in my opinion, unhealthy! This is the healthier version of it. To be honest, it wasn't that good, kinda bland.

Baby Corn and Tofu with Cashew

This is made from a recipe in Nancie McDermott's cookbook, The Real Vegetarian Thai. It was yummy but oh so spicy!!!

Nabemono

Nabemono, it means meals in a pot or one pot dish. Tonight's dinner was "Daikon, Atsu-Age (Fried tofu) and Spinach in a Miso Broth from Miyoko Nishimoto Schinner's Japanese cookbook, Japanese Cooking: Contemporary & Traditional. This nabemono was mmm...so yummy! Simple and flavorful! Another one of those recipes that I will make again and again and again. Hmm....although, I think I'll add some mushrooms next time umm..well...because I love mushrooms!

mmm......yummmy thai noodle dish!

I love trying out a new recipe. Tonight, it was vegetarian Paht-see-yu (pan fried rice noodles with broccoli and mushrooms) from my newly bought cookbook, Real Vegetarian Thai by Nancie McDermott. It was mmmmm yummy! The only thing I changed was not putting in the eggs as directed. Nope, no eggs, boycotting eggs remember? Oh and, ummm being a fan of spicy stuff, I added a Thai chili pepper hehe. It turned out really well. This is one recipe that I will make again!