Monday, January 25, 2010

Salmon Noodle casserole

So there was some Salmon donated to the house, or rather discovered in the freezer that no one seemed to know anything about, either way, main ingredient.
I was just gonna do Rice or Quinoa, but then I saw this guy at the Farmer's Market selling homemade Pasta. Then I remembered my mom's Tuna Noodle Casserole from when I was a kid. So I thought I'd give it a try, with a couple substitutions.

Gather Ingredients.
Sweet Red Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Broccoli, Kale, Asparagus, Garlic, Mushrooms, Noodles.

Chop Ingredients.
Put in bowl. Or pot if all mixing bowls are dirty or being used.

Season.
Also doing the Vegan Alfredo recipe; Nutritional Yeast & Coconut Milk.

Mix.
Yes, like that.

I added a bit of Oat Milk so it wouldn't be so dry, ya know need enough liquid for the Noodles.

Set oven, by the way, to 420 or so before this point.
Put Salmon in casserole dish.

Cover Salmon with Veggies.

Cover and Bake for 35-45 minutes.

35-45 minutes later, here we are.

Give it a taste test.

Hm. The Noodles are weird.
It's not baaad... but it's not that great either.
I probably didn't add enough liquid. I could have also pre-cooked the Noodles a bit.

It's still edible though.

Enjoy with a stiff drink.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Vegan Green Bean Casserole

This is another for real vegan recipe, not a vegan-except-for-the-chicken kind of recipe.
I love Green Bean Casserole, but I haven't eaten it because it's generally a canister of French's French fried Onions on a can of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup & a can of Green Beans.

Enter the pawl-diet-friendly substitutions:
Leeks.
Cut the tail off.
Chop.
Mix with Bread Crumbs & Flour.

Bake, between 350 & 400 or whatever.
Keep an eye on it, it burns easy. And stir it occasionally. Also add a bit of Oil.

While the Leeks are baking, nip & chop the Beans.

This step is probably unnecessary, (actually it is, I baked it once after this without pre-cooking the beans and it turned out fine, but whatever)... Saute Garlic.
Add Beans.
Lightly Saute.

Chop Shiitake Mushrooms.

Combine everything (except the Leeks) in a baking dish.
1 can Coconut Milk to 1/4 Cup of Nutritional Yeast.
Season.
Cover & bake for about 40, 45 minutes.

I kinda quit taking pictures at this point, except for the Leeks.
They kinda got burnt. I used the oven downstairs, and it's an unconventional oven. Plus other people were in the upsatirs kitchen, including my Sister!
Things were a bit chaotic.

This was one of my contributions to the Thanksgiving dinner.
I also made Cranberry Sauce...

And these re-fried mashed potatoes.

Two other people brought green bean casserole. One girl bought all of her ingredients at a convenience store for under $3: 1 Can Cream of Mushroom Soup, 1 Can Green Beans and, instead of the french fried onions... 1 bag of sour cream & onion Chips.

Classic.

Anyway...
After it's done baking, sprinkle the burnt...browned leeks on top.

Viola.