I, finally, made a real empanada with crusty, flaky pastry. The first vegan empanada I made used a bread recipe which wasn’t too bad. It actually tasted like a stuffed pizza. My only hang-up with empanadas is that they are too oily because they are normally deep-fried. However, here at Jem’s Recipes, I always try [...]
Read more »Vegan Kaldereta
Another accomplished goal for me. A veganized kaldereta. Kaldereta is one of the most popular meat dishes in the Philippines. It uses goat meat. But as much as I love it–because potato and tomato sauce are the best combination for me –the smell of goat meat puts me off. I have been craving for this [...]
Read more »Vegan Pinakbet – Improved Recipe
Usually, when I made my vegan pinakbet, I use vegan stock from the shop. But after attending the cooking demonstrations, I learned how to make my own Vegan Stock. yields 2 1 Small Ampalaya (Bitter Gourd) 1 Small Gabi (Taro) 4 Small Eggplants 5 Okra (Lady’s Finger) 1 Big Tomato or 3 Small ones For [...]
Read more »Vegan Mechado
Ingredients: 1 Bowl of Seitan Cutlets 1 Medium Carrot 3 Small Potatoes 1 Medium Onion 1 Red Bell Pepper 3/4 Cup Tomato Sauce or Pasta Sauce 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cloves of Garlic 1 Cup Water Peppercorn or Black Pepper (Whole or Ground) Coriander (Ground) Optional Vegetarian Oyster Sauce [...]
Read more »Non-Dairy Egg Tart or Custard
I used to call it leche flan pie but I think it’s also called Egg Pie and Oh! how I loved it. I couldn’t afford to buy it all the time because it was expensive for me. So when my lactose intolerant got worse I kissed it goodbye. In fact I had not have it [...]
Read more »Sopas – Filipino-style Pasta Soup
And all of a sudden, it’s raining again! And when the temperature drops 10 degrees lower it chills me to the bone. Oh well, what else can I do but to get on with it. And what better way to do it than with a nice bowl of warm sopas. Although sopas means “soups”, for [...]
Read more »Yeast-Free, Gluten-Free Vegan Pizza
I like making pizza but I notice that too much yeast consumption makes me gassy. So I’m trying to learn how to bake bread without yeast or minimize using it. And I never heard about coeliac or gluten intolerant until I came to the UK. Probably because in Asia we don’t eat too much wheat [...]
Read more »Soya Pizza with Fresh Toppings
Now that’s pizza made of soy okara. I usually make soya burgers with my okara but lately my imaginative creativity is getting more active which is great. I was trying to avoid frying so I came up with the idea of Soya Pizza instead! Again, okara is the pulp you get after extracting the milk from soy [...]
Read more »More Vegan Pizzas
Jem has got her creativity working once again and created this pizza using tomato puree, mushrooms, Jalapeno peppers, and zucchini over a thin base. And since it’s a thin base, there was no need of half-cooking it before adding the vegetables on top. I baked it at Gas no. 6 on the second top shelf. [...]
Read more »