02/06/2012

Vegetarian Tonight: Pad Thai

Here’s the third and last (for the time being) video in the Vegetarian Tonight series, again, with the help of film pros Andrew Gauthier and Valerie Temple, and featuring the music of Sleeping States.

The Pad Thai in Vegetarian Entrees that Won’t Leave You Hungry is a recipe I make  all the time, and recently I adapted it a bit for the Roasted Winter Vegetable Fried Rice. Stock up on rice noodles—they’re cheapest and sold most readily in Chinatown—and then you’ll be all set to make this whenever you get the hankering.

Previously:

Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Mushroom Burgers with Barley

Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Weeknight Fritatta

 

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01/31/2012

Bulgur Skillet Bread

This week I found myself with a funny challenge in my refrigerator: about 10 cups of leftover cooked bulgur. (The “how” isn’t that interesting—I overdid it preparing for a demonstration at the wonderful Pine Island Farmers Market over the weekend.) I was at a loss. What would you do with this much bulgur? That’d be a lot of tabbouleh to eat, let alone my Bulgur Salad with Kale and Feta, which was its original purpose.

In my quest to use it up (I’m still not done), I tried a few things: I sautéed some scallions, ginger, and garlic in olive oil, then added broccoli and kale and bulgur for something of a bulgur pilaf. I made a quick sauce from garlic, harissa, olive oil, and crushed tomatoes and stirred in the bulgur in the end, and then finished it off with a plop of yogurt and a drizzle of bright green olive oil. Then the other morning I made a twist on halwa—I stirred the bulgur into a bit of browned butter (ghee would have been more appropriate) and added some warm spices and white raisins and served it for breakfast—per Elaine S.’s recommendation on Twitter. All of these were great, but they didn’t put much of a dent in my supply. I needed to get creative. Continue reading →

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01/25/2012

A Dozen Favorite Afternoon Snacks

I remember the 3:00pm slump being the biggest challenge of the 9-to-5 work day. Energy is low. I’ll have been working for more than half the day, but, with plenty of work still to do before the whistle blows, I won’t seem very close to going home. No matter what my productivity had been like, no matter how much I jostled between various pressing needs and priorities, at that very moment only one thing is on my mind: I must take a nap.

But sadly, a nap isn’t an option, at least it wasn’t for me. The next best is a snack and some fresh air. But during your quick walk around the block, be careful not to succumb to one of the more lucrative snack traps, which is a candy bar or some kind of pastry that will weigh you down and put you back in the mood for nap time.  Continue reading →

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01/23/2012

Vegetarian Tonight: Mushroom Burgers with Barley

Here’s a new video I made (with the help of film pros Andrew Gauthier and Valerie Temple, and again featuring the music of Sleeping States) in the Vegetarian Tonight series. This time it’s a vegan veggie burger, one of my favorites from Veggie Burgers Every Which Way. The recipe has been written up in a few different places, including the Oregonian’s Food Day and the Ultimate Veggie Burgers website.

Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Mushroom Burgers with Barley

Previously, Vegetarian Tonight with Lukas Volger: Weeknight Fritatta

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01/20/2012

Roasted Winter Vegetable Fried Rice

When I think of fried rice, I think of, well, takeout containers, but I also think of vegetables that have a lot of crunch. This is one of the primary principles behind the stir-fry method: vegetables get a shock of very high heat, are tossed—literally tossed in a wok by a flick of the wrist—and that’s about it.

To accomplish this, each ingredient is cooked separately. This may seem tedious on paper, but trust me, it’s so not a big deal. The only real elbow grease required in a dish like this is to chop all the vegetables, and if you eat vegetables with any frequency at all, those are some familiar muscles you’ll be flexing. Continue reading →

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