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BBQ Grilled Tofu

BBQ Grilled Tofu

Apfelkuchen

** Make cake batter
*** mix ingredients (add sequentially)
    - 1/4 cup vegan butter
    - 1/2 cup raw cane sugar
    - 2 tbsp soy milk
    - 1/2 cup applesauce
    - 1 1/2 cup all purpose unbleached flour
    - 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
*** line the bottom of a greased pan with cake batter!

** Make topping
*** peel and slice apples
    - 3 apples (granny smith)
*** layer top of batter with apple slices
*** mix the sugar and spices:
    - 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar (dark)
    - 1 tbsp cinnamon
    - 1 tbsp ground ginger
*** sprinkle sugar mix on top of apples

** Bake
*** 350 F for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
*** Let sit for at least 15 minutes before eating! :)

Basic bread

  This basic bread recipe can be used to make baguettes, pizza dough,
  or other types of loaves. Experiment with different combinations of
  flours for different textures and flavors.

** Ingredients
   + 2 cups warm water
   + 1 tbs yeast
   + 1 tbs sugar
   + 1 tbs oil
   + 1 tbs salt
   + 5 cups flour

** Make the dough
   + Put yeast, sugar, and water in bowl; let the yeast form a croisan
   + Add salt and oil
   + Gradually add the flour, stirring as you go
   + Once all of the flour is added, knead the dough until it's silky
     smooth. Add more flour if necessary
   + Divide the dough into multiple balls if you need to; place them
     in oiled bowls. At this point you can freeze the dough for later
     use if you like
   + Continue on to the section for the type of food you want to make!

** To make pizza
   + Take a dough ball out of the freezer and let it thaw until it is
     no longer frozen in the middle. It will rise a little while
     thawing.
   + Punch the dough down to eliminate excess CO2 and stretch it into
     the shape you want it.
   + Preheat oven to 450 F
   + Add toppings
   + Bake until the crust is golden brown and slightly crispy (usually
     about 15-25 minutes, but it really depends on how much heat the
     toppings can soak up).

** To make baguettes
   + Let dough rise until doubled in size
   + Punch down, roll into baguette loaves, and cut slits on the top
   + Let rise until doubled again; preheat oven to 425
   + Put loaves in oven for about 30 minutes or until golden brown

Kate's caramelized onion sauce

** Ingredients
   + 2 onions
   + 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
   + 1/2 cup high smoke point oil
   + Herbs to taste

** Process
   + Chop onions into large chunks
   + Put flat sides down in cast iron pan and blacken
   + Add oil, balsamic vinegar, and herbs to pan
   + Put lid on pan, bake at 450 F for 45-60 minutes
   + Allow sauce to cool slightly and blend

tofu curry

** Ingredients
    + 1 box extra firm tofu
    + Some kale
    + A sweet potato (or cheaper potato of your choice)
    + An onion
    + Garlic
    + Some sort of oil or other moisture for the pan
    + A package of curry paste

** Process
Drain the tofu if you want. Or not. Whatever... Cube it and fry it
up. Cut up onions and garlic and potato. Throw them in a large pan or
pot with some oil. Cook it all until soft. Add the fried tofu. Add the
curry paste and 1 cup of water. Stir it up. Take the leaves off the
kale (however many seems appropriate to you. Or inappropriate. Your
choice.) and throw them in the pan/pot on top of everything. Put the
lid on, simmer, stirring occasionally, until the kale is well-mixed.

quinoa oatmeal

** Ingredients
    + 1/2 cup quinoa
    + 1 cup oatmeal (steel cut oats are always best)
    + 4 cups water
    + 1 cup soy milk (sweetened/vanilla flavor works well)
    + High smokepoint oil (I like coconut oil)


** Process
    + boil the water in a kettle
    + meanwhile, heat the pan with a small amount of oil until it passes the water flick test
    + put the oats in and flip regularly until they're toasted on both sides
    + add the quinoa, stir once, then pour in the water. there will be a flash of steam and it should begin simmering immediately
    + simmer until the quinoa is done (probably 10-15 minutes)
    + stir in the milk, turn off the heat, and serve

queersgiving curry potato hash

You need a cast iron pan with a lid for this recipe
** Ingredients
*** spice
    + curry spices (I used cumin, black pepper, red pepper, white pepper, smoked paprika, and tumeric)
    + 1/4 cup of butter (substitute coconut oil to make it vegan)

*** potato
    + 2 large yukon gold potatoes (or whatever sort you like), thinly sliced

*** carrot
    + a generous handful of parsley, chopped
    + 1 head of garlic, chopped
    + a few sprigs of thyme, chopped
    + 4 large carrots, sliced

*** collards
    + 1 tablespoon better than bullion, hydrated in about a cup of water
    + ~6 leaves of collard greens, shredded

*** tomato
    + 2 tablespoons olive oil (use the good stuff for this)
    + 1 very large tomato, chopped (or 2 normal-sized ones. you these as ripe as you can get them, put them in a paper bag with a banana for a day before making this if they're not oozing-at-the-seams ripe)


** Process
    + Preheat the oven to 400F
    + Meanwhile, on the stovetop, toast the spices in button in the cast iron pan
    + Once they're nicely toasted, add the potatoes. stir them around so they're thoroughly covered in oil and spice. let those cook until they start to get a little brown on the edges (perhaps 2-5 minutes)
    + Add the ingredients from the carrot section, stir well, let them cook another 2-5 minutes
    + add the ingredients from the collards section and stir well. if there isn't enough liquid to more-or-less cover the solid ingredients, add a more water.
    + put the lid on and put the cast iron in the oven for 30 minutes. the potatoes should basically melt when you poke them with a spoon. if not, put the cast iron back in the oven until they are.
    + meanwhile, in a seperate bowl mix the olive oil into the tomatoes with a bit of salt
    + take the pan out of the oven and fold in the tomato mixture, and it's done!