tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284742052011-11-27T17:36:44.488-08:00“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” -Mahatma GandhiCarolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-66322848722420330292008-02-03T10:41:00.000-08:002008-02-03T10:49:32.926-08:00

Hurray! My goodies have come in the mail! I order a few new books : My Sweet Vegan, Yellow Rose Recipies, Japanese Cooking, and Herbivore Magazine and also the Ricemellow Creme and Vegan "Jello" packets! I'm really excited about it actually! I have so many recipes I'm not sure what to do with them.This is from the Japanese Cooking book. It's a vegan Tonkatsu made from wheat gluten and spices.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-30967719087611199252008-01-29T14:41:00.000-08:002008-01-29T15:28:41.132-08:00

Over the weekend, we took a 3 hour drive to Animal Acres by Los Angeles, California. This is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. The location is well kept, clean and beautiful. Almost all the animals that were there had been saved from horrific lifestyles, and many from the slaughterhouse itself. To see how well the animals responded to the workers truly showed the love they

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-29515914885999474002008-01-20T12:24:00.000-08:002008-01-20T14:28:46.096-08:00

I am horrible with breakfast. My normal morning deal is to grab some fruit or have a bowl of oatmeal, so when I actually make breakfast its a rare and magical thing. This weekend for some reason, I made a full breakfast twice. It really was a miracle for my boyfriend lol. He wanted pancakes so I prepared a blueberry pancake dish with tempeh bac'n with blackberries that were in the fridge.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-73525768557151652442008-01-17T14:43:00.001-08:002008-01-17T15:15:05.819-08:00

Alright! This is going to be quite the post. I've been absent for a while, but have not stopped cooking! It's been a bit hectic with school starting again and getting into the habbit of things once more. Somehow I've also managed to get myself sick. Lots of vit c for me! Here is an update on the meals I've been making.This is the Chile Cornmeal Tofu from Veganomicon. Amazing. The texture and

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-31606290686363469122008-01-06T17:10:00.001-08:002008-01-06T17:30:15.388-08:00

This dish was amazing. I was doing a search on Flickr for vegan foods (because that's apparently what I do on my free time) and this wonderful pasta popped up. It was so inviting I had to try it. I was a bit skeptical when I first put the sauce on, but then I added some pea's and bread crumbs and baked it for about 10 mins. When it came out, it was just amazing.I suggest everyone try it :PHere is

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-55661138440010941532008-01-01T18:40:00.000-08:002008-01-01T19:00:40.153-08:00

Welcome 2008!I have a fever (which has put me out of commission for pretty much the whole day), so I didn't do a nice collection of images of the party last night, but wanted to go ahead and wish everyone a happy New Years!I hosted a Tapas party for New Years eve and it seemed to go out a hit. We had bruschetta, artichoke, stuffed mushrooms, sushi, edamame, olives, artichoke dip, olive spread,

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-91476564902378786502007-12-22T12:38:00.000-08:002007-12-22T12:56:32.176-08:00

We had a Solstice dinner last night of mashed potatoes and gravy, asparagus, garlic and tofurkey. This was the first time I had actually cooked a tofurkey and it came out really well.I don't defrost much nowadays and it completely slipped my mind to take the frozen tube out of the freezer. So, instead of the hour and a half it is normally suppose to take, it took 3. We ended up eating at about

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-3322102446203104682007-12-01T13:32:00.000-08:002007-12-01T14:27:19.714-08:00

Sorry about the non existent posts. I've been really busy and haven't been able to cook as much. I moved again within a short span of about four months... So life has been fairly hectic. As soon as I find my digital camera in one of the boxes (the move was actually this week so I'm still unpacking) I'll be able to post more pics of food.I was also blessed enough to get three new collections to my

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-79446781979546149952007-09-05T10:52:00.000-07:002007-09-05T11:52:56.378-07:00

I love a good pita sandwich. For another hot day, I didn't feel like preparing a lavish meal and instead threw together one of my boyfriend's favorite meals.This pita has vegan mayo, sauteed mushrooms and onions, garlic and rooster sauce.This was the apple bread I made, it was a bit dry, but the apple part came out really well.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-13634160130213663072007-09-04T11:58:00.000-07:002007-09-04T12:11:53.519-07:00

Wow! What a hot weekend! I was melting in my home, trying to stay inside and keep creative. I barely turned on my computer due to the heat it produced. I had wanted to cook something that went well with the heat, and somehow ended up making a Caribbean curry. I know this blog should be called "All About Curry" instead of The Happy Tomato since I cook so many curries, but what can I do?This was

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-87765070290439955572007-08-30T10:46:00.000-07:002007-08-30T11:08:30.654-07:00

One of the meals I miss since being vegan, is the Japanese dish Kastsudon. I figured, why not try and make the cutlet part out of tofu? I froze the tofu and thawed it out to make it a bit chewier and then covered it in panko with the help of soy milk. The panko didn't stay on as well as I liked so I'll have to try a few more additions to make it work a bit better. I used a spicy curry with

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-19490428726101336702007-08-28T21:45:00.000-07:002007-08-28T21:55:30.733-07:00

When I was a kid, one of my friend's mom would always make wonderful Philipino food. Two of my favorites were adobo and lumpia. I wanted to try and veganize the meal and gave it my best shot today. The lumpia was actually really good. I used fake ground beef with sauteed onions for the filling and used the rooster sauce as, well, the sauce.The adobo however, came out way to salty and will have to

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-46195095559008979002007-08-22T11:54:00.000-07:002007-08-22T12:23:03.981-07:00

So I've been a little bit slow at getting back to my blog. I've cooked some meals, but haven't imported the images onto my computer yet. I have a lot of great new ideas and a couple extra things I want to look into, but to say the least, these last couple of weeks I've been either really busy or really lazy.I PROMISE to get back going soon and into my normal habit of things. But for now, I

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-23518621233107741722007-08-03T13:40:00.000-07:002007-08-03T13:48:36.261-07:00

Hi everyone!I finally am back. My trip to Nebraska was a lot of fun and I was able to get a lot of great photos and meet a lot of amazing people. As soon as I came back, I started to move into my new place. I'm really excited about the new place because of the size of the kitchen. This is a huge difference to me as I was working from a single hot plate before :) As soon as I get completely moved

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-85415649948687525452007-06-16T07:54:00.000-07:002007-06-16T08:26:53.703-07:00

So I've been a bit out of the blogging due to finals. With really no time to cook, I didn't have much to show you. However, I can happily say they're now over. I had my share of many sleepless nights and can now finally enjoy a small break. I'm going to be going on a trip to Nebraska for about a week and a half. I'll be flying from California to Denver, CO and then driving to South Dakota and

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-62356093691071732952007-06-13T22:02:00.000-07:002007-06-13T22:12:22.972-07:00

Polenta. A very interesting meal. I found some at the store and figured it would be a fun thing to try, never having made it before. I start cooking by sauteing onions and such and I realized I didn't have an ingredient. So, logically, I asked my boyfriend to go to the store for me. On his way out the door, I asked him to take out the trash. Unfortunately for me, the trash was where the polenta

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-78103614949666279122007-06-12T15:27:00.000-07:002007-06-12T15:40:50.716-07:00

I made a potato curry with brown rice the other day. It was pretty good, but I feel that it would taste better with peas in it to give it a bit more flavor. I was also strangely craving cranberry sauce and had a can of it in my cabinet. It has to be one of the most unhealthy type of cranberry sauce, but I figured why not. So I had some :)

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-87145490301402822652007-06-10T11:32:00.000-07:002007-06-10T11:41:55.741-07:00

Today, I wanted to make a good breakfast. I'm not normally a breakfast person and will just have a breakfast bar or piece of fruit. However, due to the massive amounts of stress during my final week (this week X_X), I felt I should relieve the stress by making some french toast. This recipe is basically soy milk, flour, sugar, and cinnamon mixed together to make the french toast mixture. I

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-39091189441853670192007-06-06T21:01:00.000-07:002007-06-06T21:09:44.558-07:00

I had a few things left in the fridge and decided to throw it all together to make dinner today. Shitake mushrooms with tofu and green onions. I made it with a lot of sauce to be able to pour it over the rice. I know I'm obsessed with Asian cuisine and stir fry-ish foods, but really, I can't help it!I started listening to the Vegan Freak Podcast and find that it's packed with a bunch of helpful

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-40050059034627750922007-06-04T14:58:00.000-07:002007-06-04T15:24:14.338-07:00

Being part Japanese, I was heavily raised on tofu, noodles and vegetables. Without my grandma being able to cook now, and without my favorite childhood recipes; I am slowly trying to piece together and prepare these old dishes.This dish was basically a stir fry with somen noodles instead of the rice and was more "soupy". The tofu was my trial of frozen tofu and it came out great. It completely

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-65153601441396429662007-06-03T10:22:00.001-07:002007-06-03T10:29:40.633-07:00

My favorite soup when I was a kid was the amazing white chili. It was a clear/white base with great northern beans, chicken and lots of lime. I've not had this chili for years, and since going vegan I had pretty much shoved it out of my mind. It came to mind that I wanted to try and make it again, veganised. Here is my first shot, it didn't come out as well as I wanted it to, but it wasn't bad.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-40641559653630687862007-06-01T17:11:00.000-07:002007-06-01T17:36:04.828-07:00

Over the weekend, I was at my friend Amy's house and we had a little bakefest. We made two types of cupcakes (unfortunately, I was only able to get one type of cupcake in picture because I destroyed my camera phone...but that's another story.) We made cupcakes from VCTOTW, the chocolate cherries and the Lime coconut. They were soo good! VCTOTW is seriously, one of my favorite books.Here is a

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-27320325242834901432007-05-31T22:08:00.000-07:002007-05-31T22:13:59.560-07:00

This is a super easy dish to make! My friend Paul had shown me this pasta, and I had altered it to make it really stand out to my tastes and to also make it vegan. The cheesy top is the vegan Parmesan, which actually really tastes like Parmesan.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-49313778919245645162007-05-30T10:37:00.000-07:002007-05-30T10:44:27.890-07:00

Tacos with Mexican rice! I ran out of tomatoes for the actual tacos because I put too many in the rice itself. The dish came out great. I used Gimme Lean for the taco "meat" and added my own make of taco seasoning. The rice was a simple mix of spices, black beans, tomatoes and chilies.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-18292070359699725582007-05-29T22:29:00.000-07:002007-05-29T22:33:07.532-07:00

I have my camera working..somewhat... I need to find a charger for the poor thing! This was a tasty curry dish made of chickpeas and onions. It came out smooth with a nice rich taste to it. I really love chickpeas and am messing around to see what new foods I can make with them. Hopefully, more to come soon!

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-73057181606024020502007-05-23T12:43:00.000-07:002007-05-23T12:45:04.737-07:00

Hey guys,Sorry its been so long since I've posted. My camera is out of commission right now and until I can get that up and going again, no food post :( I'm working on it! Stay tuned!

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-66776817886100376572007-05-01T17:45:00.000-07:002007-05-01T17:48:54.334-07:00

For some reason my camera is taking really blurry pictures and I'm not sure why. So you're going to have to forgive me until I can figure it out.I made Spicy Gnocchi the other day and added extra garlic and spice. It came out great! I actually wish there was more left. It was just a standard basil and garlic flavored gnocchi and pasta sauce with added spices for yumminess.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-46219368607239538332007-04-26T21:33:00.000-07:002007-04-26T21:36:57.769-07:00

So it was Chris week over at my house! A special week just for the cheering up of my honey. I made him asparagus and mushrooms today, as they're his favs! It actually turned out really well!

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-41206815850124762982007-04-25T20:33:00.000-07:002007-04-25T20:42:37.985-07:00

Before I created this blog, one of my favorite Vegan Bloggers had this Spicy Buffalo Chick'n Wrap that I was dying to try. You can check out the Website here: Journey of a New Vegan .I changed up the recipe a bit and created a Lettuce Wrap with Spicy Strips. My boyfriend called it the Spicy Forrest, hence the name. I used New Vegan's ranch recipe and I have to say, IT IS AMAZING! Everyone needs

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-45048417283336102742007-04-24T10:56:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:18:29.242-07:00

I finally got my copy of Vctotw in the mail! I was so excited, I wanted to try them right away. (I had been waiting for weeks!)I made the Coconut Lime cupcakes from Vctotw and they were absolutely amazing! I only had one picture really come out so my apologies! Anyways, I didn't think it would come out half as good as they did. Honestly though, I've never had a better tasting cupcake EVER. They

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-10461461303255020472007-04-15T11:01:00.000-07:002007-04-15T11:03:13.123-07:00

Today was busy day so I wanted to make something quick and easy. This is a tofu scramble with green onions, mushrooms, and lots of fresh garlic. On the side I have fake sausage which was cooked in maple syrup.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-63200282743922107352007-04-09T17:43:00.000-07:002007-04-17T13:08:33.682-07:00

With lots of mismatched food, a group of people, movies and games, Friday night was a hit.We had stuffed mushrooms,Spicy Indian Rice (from VwaV),Jerk Portobello Mushrooms (from Vegan Planet), Pasta,and for dessert,CHOCO-RASPBERRY BLONDES! (from VwaV)

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-70390758021592956792007-04-06T09:04:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:25:07.739-07:00

I know what you're thinking. This is the 2nd curry dish I've had in a short amount of time and every meal I’ve made has some rice in it. I promise you, there’s more to come. I just happen to love rice and curry being brought up in an Asian home and find its one of my weaknesses. ☺I cut up a bunch of fresh strawberries for a snack while the guys were playing video games. I set it down on the table

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-85744585792661353852007-04-04T12:13:00.000-07:002007-04-04T12:19:28.272-07:00

While shopping for some ingredients for the night’s dinner, I came across some vegan jerky that I had not seen before. Now, I've had vegan jerky before. Usually it's in a circular shape with what looks to be the texture of a fruit roll up (although much tougher). The jerky normally doesn't go well with me and I will end up feeling sick after eating it.This jerky however looked a bit different and

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-73308727222561697862007-03-31T17:28:00.000-07:002007-03-31T17:52:27.800-07:00

Yesterday, I had very little vegetables left for cooking. I figured, I might as well throw things together and make something new. I had been watching the Daily Vegan, and had the urge to make a spicy curry with mango to add a sweet flavor. The curry has mushrooms, carrots, tofu and bamboo shoots, while the rice had been cooked a bit in coconut oil with mangos mixed in.

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-31092047666359642382007-03-30T21:25:00.000-07:002007-03-31T17:20:17.398-07:00

I finally got around to turning this in to a food blog like I had been wanting to do for almost a year now. My goal is to show some vegan recipes and try new recipes from vegan cookbooks. This blog was created to help show people vegan food is healthy and delicious with many different varieties of food. Yesterday, I had gone over to my friend Amy's house to prepare a vegan sushi and tempora. I

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-33753141307713160222007-03-21T15:21:00.000-07:002007-03-21T15:24:15.304-07:00

I found this online and thought they summed it up pretty well.Reason #1 to Choose Vegetarian: Your Health!Warning - the consumption of meat is hazardous to your health! According to the American Dietetic Association, meat-eaters have an increased risk of heart disease, colon cancer, obesity, adult-onset diabetes, gout, osteoporosis, kidney stones, gallstones, diverticular disease, lung cancer

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-1150307637200360802006-06-14T10:53:00.000-07:002006-06-14T10:53:57.216-07:00

I created this post for people who have been asking me about dairy products. Generally, people's first response to what I say is telling me how stupid I am should look at science. Although I have been researching the vegetarian and vegan diet, people still tell me to do research and that I'm crazy.Below I have posted a website, with all research cited. It's easy to read and gives you a brief

Carolannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153163569924878314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28474205.post-1148197864236871612006-05-21T00:49:00.000-07:002006-05-21T00:51:04.243-07:00

So I wanted to make a blog just for my topics on Vegan/Vegetarian-ism and I figured The Happy Tomato would be a perfect title.

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