Made the spanikopita from _Vegan with a Vengeance_ (1) today, and it
was good, but probably not doing it again. It wasn't so delicious that
it was worth the work. Still, not bad, and it could be an impressive
potluck dish.

I preferred the salad -- tomatoes, cucumbers, and onion slices
marinated for a few hours in a vinegar/sugar/salt solution.

Tomorrow, tamale pie (taco-seasoned TVP, onions, black olives, corn,
fresh roasted pasilla, covered in a polenta-ish crust -- no recipe).

Serene

(1) http://www.powells.com/partner/29192/biblio/1569243581
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Serene > wrote:
> Made the spanikopita from _Vegan with a Vengeance_ (1) today, and it
> was good, but probably not doing it again. It wasn't so delicious that
> it was worth the work. Still, not bad, and it could be an impressive
> potluck dish.

I haven't got the book, so excuse the questions!
Did it use fake feta, or was it just a plain spinach version?
What aspect of it was too much work?

> Tomorrow, tamale pie (taco-seasoned TVP, onions, black olives, corn,
> fresh roasted pasilla, covered in a polenta-ish crust -- no recipe).

That sounds interesting. I have a huge bag of TVP in my cupboard so
might try something like this (only wanted a small bag, had to buy a
huge one).

Kake

On Fri, 8 Dec 2006 08:25:53 GMT, Kake L Pugh > wrote:

>Serene > wrote:
>> Made the spanikopita from _Vegan with a Vengeance_ (1) today, and it
>> was good, but probably not doing it again. It wasn't so delicious that
>> it was worth the work. Still, not bad, and it could be an impressive
>> potluck dish.
>
>I haven't got the book, so excuse the questions!
>Did it use fake feta, or was it just a plain spinach version?

It "fakes" feta with tofu, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and some
other stuff.

>What aspect of it was too much work?

I don't mind preparing phyllo (brushing olive oil on each layer,
etc.), but it takes a long time, and if I do it, the result needs to
be delicious. This was merely pretty good.

>
>> Tomorrow, tamale pie (taco-seasoned TVP, onions, black olives, corn,
>> fresh roasted pasilla, covered in a polenta-ish crust -- no recipe).
>
>That sounds interesting. I have a huge bag of TVP in my cupboard so
>might try something like this (only wanted a small bag, had to buy a
>huge one).

We use a LOT of TVP.

Serene
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Serene > wrote:
>>> Made the spanikopita from _Vegan with a Vengeance_ (1) today, and it
>>> was good, but probably not doing it again. It wasn't so delicious that
>>> it was worth the work.
[...]
> It "fakes" feta with tofu, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and some
> other stuff.

It might be worth trying it with Bryanna Clark Grogan's meltable vegan feta:
http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.co...tofu-feta.html

It really does melt - I've tried it - but it would add even more work
to the recipe, so that may cancel out any extra deliciousness (It's
work that can be done weeks ahead of time, though, and the feta is useful
for other things too.)

Kake

On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:57:39 GMT, Kake L Pugh > wrote:

>Serene > wrote:
>>>> Made the spanikopita from _Vegan with a Vengeance_ (1) today, and it
>>>> was good, but probably not doing it again. It wasn't so delicious that
>>>> it was worth the work.
>[...]
>> It "fakes" feta with tofu, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and some
>> other stuff.
>
>It might be worth trying it with Bryanna Clark Grogan's meltable vegan feta:
>http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.co...tofu-feta.html

I've been meaning to try that; thanks!

Serene
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