Post Punk Kitchen Forum

I want to cook out of VWAV this year. I've only made one recipe out of it but leafing through the other day made me realize how much I'm missing.
I'll start with spinach chickpea curry.
From VB I want to finally make polenta rancheros, I've made nearly everything else.
And I want to make at least one more thing from AFR, not sure what though.

The tomato sauce should definitely be on my list. And with that, I wouldn't mind making a huge batch of pizza dough to store in the freezer. Also, I told myself I was going to make the DEOTS wingz at the start of the NFL season and have yet to do it, so that makes the list.

Poutine - I've been meaning to make it for about a year now, but I never get around to it. I think it's partly because Mike doesn't think it'll be any good, and it would be a pain to make a single serving of it.

Do you have a recipe? I make low-rent ghetto poutine via the disco tot method, but I'd really like to make some quality poutine. The thing I'm most uncertain about is the cheese curd element.

Do it! It's one of my most used cookbooks. Some favourites include:
"Fronch" Toast
All of the Waffles
Ginger-Raisin Bran Muffins (I often make them with blueberries instead of raisins)
Carrot Bisque
Samosas
Black-Eyed Pea and Quinoa Croquettes (I haven't made them in far too long!)
Parsnip-Scallion Pancakes
Chickpea Broccoli Casserole
Coconut Rice
Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy (as good as everyone says)
Garlicky Kale with Tahini Dressing
Pizza Dough (it's my go to pizza dough recipe)
BBQ Pomegranate Tofu (worth tracking down pomegranate molasses for)
Horseradish- and Coriander-Crusted Tofu
Brooklyn Pad Thai
Sparkled Ginger Cookies

Okay, here is my list so far:

Joanna's nuggets
Kale chips
A nut cheese platter, definitely with the baked Macadamia Nut Brie from Vegan Substitutions
New Farm Mac and Cheese
Homemade Jam
Sourdough starter (and then turn it into bread)
Tamales
Cashew Ricotta
Carrot cake (I love carrot cake but no one else I know does, so i've never made it)
Pierogis
A raw dessert
Crackers (for the cheese platter, obvs)
Gazpacho (Terry posted about this on g+ and i've never had it)
A feast of Ethiopian food from Papa Tofu
Sloppy Joes that are not just manwich mixed with fake meat crumbles
A bean/lentil/veggie/what-have-you loaf
Texas Caviar
Homemade Tater Tots

My bucket list is a 10+ pages word document. Don't think I should post it. But I want to cook more from blogs and random recipe sites.

by "seitan from scratch" I mean using whole flour instead of gluten.

Ooooh! I would be so interested in trying this. Poutine is one of those things that I considered too gross to eat as an omnivore, but am all about trying in a vegan version (this was the case with sausage, gravy, and biscuits: never had it pregan, make it all the time now). Keep me posted!

Bryanna Clark Grogan has a poutine recipe in her new-ish book World Vegan Feast. The gravy is great.

OH MAN.

I really want to make the sausages from Papa Tofu cooks Ethiopian and really every single thing from that zine, I have read it quite a few times and I haven't been able to make one thing!

Also a full meal from the Candle 79 cookbook, like the seitan piccata or the tamarind barbecued seitan with potato cakes. And the zucchini blossom sauce!

The Blueberry Pie from Vegan Pie in the Sky stares at me every time I open the book. And the peach basil.

I want to make g-f versions of:

-your cinnamon rolls
-your Tempeh wingz
-chickpea cutlets
-Smlove pie
-Kahlua cheezecake

How have I not cooked any of this stuff yet? I feel like a failure as a vegan.

This thread has helped me realize that I'm really good at making foods that interest me, but due to being so busy lately some stuff has piled up.

Fudgey Wudgey Blueberry Brownies
Poutine
An omelet (tried once and failed)
Homemade cream cheese
Dessert Hummus
7 Layer Dip
Pie in Jar
Every Recipe from VCTOW
Aged Nut Cheese
Pumpkin Pie - I've only ever made pumpkin cheesecakes
Seitan Roulade
Veganomicon Mousakka
Homemade Naan
Make a good veggie burger - for some reason my veggie burgers are always failures
Apple Butter
Homemade Pop Tarts
Hot Fudge
Fried mac n' cheese balls
Smores (I know right)
Twix Bars
Smlove Pie

*perfect seitan
*make more homemade cheeses such as the two from vtimes, the garlic dill from Vegan Diner, and the macadamia brie from Vegan Subs
*perfect tamales
*make pot stickers and wonton soup from scratch
*make a few fancy multi-course dinners for friends using a few of my new cookbooks, specifically Candle 79, Papa Tofu loves Ethiopian, and World Vegan Feast
*make pasta, especially butternut ravioli!
*make bread

Oh man, those are SO GOOD. It's one of my favorites to rely on when I need something quick chocolatey and guaranteed to be well-received!

Agreed. Those are marvelous. I once forgot to put any oil in them and they turned out perfectly. Everyone loved them.

I'm adding bibimbap and kimichi to my list!

I want to try bibimbap, too.

Here is what i want to make this year...will probably add to it the longer this thread gets!

*Poutine (hard time finding a gravy mix or recipe i like)
*a really good vegan PHO
*empanadas (I made tamales for the first time a couple of weeks ago, with hommade red chlli sauce and they were great!!)
*Southern Syle Biscuts - for my baby. he is from NC and always asking. then use them for strawberry shortcake!
*Tomato Sauce

I had a real garden for the first time last summer, and had lots of tomatoes, but none of my sauces came out just right. they were ok, but I am looking for the PERFECT rich, thick tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes. it is my mission this summer!

Anything from my virgin copy of the Millenium Restaurant cookbook. I swear I've never had more than five of the six dozen ingredients on hand, and I'm including salt, pepper and water.

Do it. I didn't touch the book for probably 2 years, but I've made loads from it now (and The Artful Vegan). There are quite a few errors so be careful. Let me know if there's anything you particularly fancy and I'll let you know if I've done it. I don't have my copy to hand or I could let you know what I've done. Some of them are less intimidating than others, and it's all less intimidating than the second one.

I make a lot of recipes from a lot of books, especially with testing so much, but the one thing I really really must do this year is make my own tofu.

Seconded! I think I literally jumped for joy when I made it!

After I read about homemade tater tots on Bon Appetit I thought about making them myself, but it just seems like so much work when I'm not convinced that they'll taste any better than frozen & baked.

!!!! Do you have a recipe for apple cider donuts? Those and cannoli are the desserts from my childhood that I miss the most.