I finally tried the famous penne vodka from the excellent Veganomicon (page 193). I used whole-wheat elbows instead of penne and used a little more red pepper flakes. Towards the end of making the sauce, I added some fresh cilantro since we really love cilantro. The penne vodka came out really good. I loved the sauce since it packed a lot of zing. Of course, we can't live without some broccoli in the pasta.
On a final note, I do plan to master my new camera (though I've had it for a few months already) in the next few weeks so that I can take better photos. I bought a whole bunch of vegan frozen food so the following days will be culinarily interesting.
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I haven't done anything special for the 100th post of my food porn and recipe series. So here it is. I did try Bryanna's recipe and make the no-knead yeast bread. I made a pizza and a foccacia with the dough. I still have some of the dough in my fridge that will go to good use. It was a great experience. I can't believe half whole-wheat pizza dough can still be so good, better than the non-whole-wheat dough. The topping was a marinara sauce with two large zucchini. I loaded on lots of herbs. I mean really a lot, which was the key. Great topping and great dough made a great pizza. My husband said it reminded him of an authentic Italian pizza.
I made my first hummus too. I cooked the dried chickpeas myself and shelled all of them for three hours. The hummus was really really good, but unfortunately I didn't snap any photo. I guess I won't be cooking much in the next few days because I really have a lot to do to tie up some loose ends and finish the unfinished business. Until then. God bless!
"Things change. But our life is what our thoughts make it."
Well, nobody actually said that I had to be a great cook to join. I was just making fun of my indecision for no reason. So, don't be like me. If your blog is 80% about food, recipes, cooking, baking, food photography, food news, etc., you can join right away! And, please, do join right away. It's a great resource for meal ideas and restaurant reviews and other food-related stuff.
I really hope I can find the perfect recipe for the 100th post.
Now I know why some cats have to be rescued by the fireman from a tree top. But our catwoman came down by herself once she was bored with the mission and I am NEVER calling the fireman for this!
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