The Chef: ColleenThe Menu: An astoundingly awesome brunch. Really, look at that thing. Colleen set out to end Brunch Week with a bang, which is precisely what she did. First and foremost, there's the Banana Rabanada (aka Brazilian French Toast). This is how French toast should always look: covered in strawberries and mint, and dusted with cinnamon-cocoa and powdered sugar. For the savory element, Colleen marinated and roasted both yellow and sweet potatoes, which we devoured. Finally, a refreshing slice of honeydew finished off the meal.
The Goods: Um, yes. This is what a plate of brunch should look like. Brunch Week has been amazing, and we're all stuffed to the gills. Vegan Brunch, consider your mission accomplished. There are two orders of business that need attending. First off, congratulations to Marni! Marni, send us an email with your full name and mailing address, and we'll send out your signed copy of Vegan Brunch! And second, for the very last copy of this utterly satisfying book, tell us: What should our next lunch theme be? Could be a type of food, or another cookbook from which to try recipes. Put your nominations in the comments!
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ReplyDeleteHow about a lunch centered around color?
ReplyDeleteI think many times, people are under the impression that eating vegan is expensive and complicated. While it can be expensive, it doesn't necessarily have to be.
ReplyDeleteIt might be excelente (and recession-busting!) to feature lunches/brunches/other meals that use 5 or less ingredients. It might surprise your readers (and maybe yourselves!) how many deliciously simple meals can be made with few ingredients.
Just a thought!
I say try raw food for some interesting and body-rejuvenating recipes! Living Raw looks awesome and Ani's Raw Food Desserts is a great tide-me-over-before-lunch book. :)
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ReplyDeleteGrocery store meals: delicious, nutritious meals that anyone can enjoy without access to "special" ingredients. I read about people driving an hour or more to a Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. That's totally unnecessary! Everyone can be a satiated, healthy vegan by shopping in their local food mart. Really!
ReplyDeletespruced up, vegan versions of your favorite childhood lunches.
ReplyDeleteI think 'exploring the spice rack' would be a good one - have every meal feature a different spice! (cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, etc.)
ReplyDeleteSouth American! I know I always have a hard time finding good and yummy veg food when traveling there. It'd be great to create some good stuff at home.
ReplyDeleteI love tapas, because I love to eat small bits of a variety of things and call it a meal!
ReplyDeleteOR you could do miniature foods, which is also fun and seems to be pretty popular lately.
How about low carb? As a vegetarian, I have trouble getting enough protein. I recently tried some soy butter which was ucky.
ReplyDeleteMcDonald's Items only vegan. Like french fries, barbeque sandwiches. or you could do Arby's vegan, like 5 for 5. You could call it gut-buster week.
ReplyDeleteIn honor of the Global Vegan Bake Sale, you could feature a different baked good each day - sweet or savory!
ReplyDeleteOr, as we're about to hit Independence Day, potluck week. I definitely need some ideas for dishes to take along to non-vegan BBQs!
I'd love to see ideas for some cool, summery, "whole meal" salads!
ReplyDeleteSomething involving sun dried tomatoes! Since they're awesome and so are you
ReplyDeleteContinue the Vegan Brunch theme and play with the sausage recipes! Julie Hasson's method + creativity could easily equal a week of delicious food.
ReplyDeleteFood theme: Vegans in Space.
ReplyDeleteOpen for interpretation.
Do a "tour of America" theme. One day, make southern-style food, and then do like NY style vegan pizza or something - fare from all the regions.
ReplyDeleteI would love low cal foods week. As someone trying to lose weight, I find myself eating the same foods over and over.
ReplyDeletefoods you eat with your hands. and you dip them in stuff to make them extra yummy.
ReplyDeleteI thought of something better: now that you have vegweb, vegweb recipes!
ReplyDeleteFor lunch I recommend General Tao's Tofu, Best Vegan Mac and Cheese in the entire world...seriously, Cheesy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas, Incredible This-will-become-your-favorite Veggie Pot Pie, Taco Casserole, and especially Delicious Pakistani Dhal.
The Blueberry Bran Muffins are also insanely good. And, because everyone needs dessert, try Time-Warp Lemon Squares and Award Winning Cocoa Apple Cake.
If you go with this and make the cake, drop by vegweb. The cake's creator, LucidAnne, recently passed away and we'd love to share about her with you for your blog.
I would love to see a series of one-pot dishes! I often want to cook...but never want to clean up.
ReplyDeleteHow about choosing a recipe each day from a different vegan blog.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to getting Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's new cookbook Vegan Table, so I would love to see you try out some of the recipes.
ReplyDeleteI'd love some ideas for light summer lunches, especially incorporating seasonal and local (or homegrown!) ingredients! It's getting to warm for leftovers.
ReplyDeletetry vegan world fusion cuisine!
ReplyDeletePicnic food!
ReplyDeleteI was going to say the same as Humboldt Honey for the very simple reason that buying specialised items is a bit of a nightmare for me who lives in a very unvegan friendly area. And I know I'm not alone in that issue. So yeah - lots of readily available ingredients would get my thumbs up.
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A raw food platter - a lil' bit of several things!
ReplyDeleteIt's summer, hot and I could really use a week of frozen desserts for the brunch bunch! The Vegan Scoop book has some goodies!
ReplyDeleteWow that's one great looking brunch!
ReplyDeleteI think your next lunch should be something from Colleen's The Vegan Table.
How about a seasonal theme?
ReplyDeleteI'm more of a savory brunch kind of gal, but that french toast looks delicious. For the next lunches, I sggest budget-friendly dishes for this crazy economy.
ReplyDeleteVegan cupcakes, from "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World", or better yet, recipes from "Babycakes NYC", their new bakebook! I am currently obsessed with making vegan cupcakes. Although these are seen as a dessert, I nosh on them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There are many recipes you can make that aren't 100% sugar and can be less fattening, too, plus their so versatile you can prepare them in different ways to be more suitable for the time of day. Really though, who doesn't love cupcakes?!
ReplyDeletewow, that's one recipe I haven't tried yet from VB, but I've seriously got my eye on it. I love love love french toast.
ReplyDeletewhat about a seasonal produce week? or a week with food from the farmers market?
I think a week of recipes from Vegan Soul Kitchen would be exciting. Others' suggestions, to feature affordable/easily accessible ingredients, would also be appreciated.
ReplyDeleteSince the 4th of July is coming up, what about "red white and blue"?
ReplyDeleteSimple regular every-day ingredient dishes that are filling and tasty are always welcomed here. I'd love to know how to make a cornmeal crust pizza, something close to what they serve at Dove ViVi's in Portland, OR too. I'd love recipes with ingredients that are not hard to find or terribly expensive. Regular everyday food that rocks - how about tamales like they have at Por Que No, also in Portland? You could do different countries!
ReplyDeleteHow about cookout, potluck, or picnic-type foods to inspire us before our Fourth of July get-togethers?
ReplyDeleteBudgeted ways to celebrate the fourth: Meals that are cheap and themed for the upcoming holiday. For example, loaded veg hot dogs with some seasoned corn on the cob and red white and blue cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteHow about meals that you can cook on the grill beside pre-made frozen veggie burgers (though homemade would be great)? Pizza, paella, grilled veggie salad, kabobs all come to mind, and grilled fruit!
ReplyDeletePizza! Cheeseless vs. soy/nut cheeses...
ReplyDeletepick a letter of the alphabet and make food that starts with that letter... like lets say pick b - and make blueberry muffins and black bean burgers. something like that
ReplyDeleteHow about Beach Days? Food items that will travel well and do not need alot of refrigeration but are satisfying enough to calm the hunger. Vegan Fried "Chicken", non mayo based salads...
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