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		<title>Go Ahead Honey 2: Vegan Cauliflower Portabella Mushroom Pie in Potato Crust Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest edition of &#8220;Go Ahead Honey, It&#8217;s Gluten-Free&#8221; hosted by Ginger Lemon Girl featured one-pot meals. I was thrilled to play around with a savory dish for an event, and I made a cheesy cauliflower pie in a hash brown crust. DH loved it, but I wanted to make a vegan version as well, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/goaheaditsglutenfree1.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/goaheaditsglutenfree1-300x272.jpg" alt="" title="goaheaditsglutenfree1" width="300" height="272" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1997" /></a>The latest edition of &#8220;Go Ahead Honey, It&#8217;s Gluten-Free&#8221; hosted by <a href="http://gingerlemongirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/reminder-go-ahead-honey-its-gluten-free.html" target="_blank">Ginger Lemon Girl</a> featured one-pot meals. I was thrilled to play around with a savory dish for an event, and I made a <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/go-ahead-honey-gf-cauliflower-cheese-pie-in-hash-brown-crust-recipe-1996.html">cheesy cauliflower pie</a> in a hash brown crust. DH loved it, but I wanted to make a vegan version as well, so I played around VERY LIBERALLY with the recipe to come up with this vegan cauliflower (ok, broccoflower) portobella mushroom pie. Enjoy! This recipe tastes good, but without a topping it doesn&#8217;t look very pretty. I recommend you try the bread crumb topping for extra texture and visual appeal. :)<br />
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<p>Looking for more Vegan one-pot-meal recipes?<br />
Try <a href="http://vegweb.com/" target="_blank">VegWeb.com</a><br />
<A href="http://www.chooseveg.com/vegan-recipes.asp" target="_blank">ChooseVeg.com</a><br />
or <a href="http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/" target="_blank">Fat Free Vegan Blog</a></p>
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		Gluten Free Vegan Cauliflower portobella mushroom pie in grated potato crust recipe
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Vegan Potato Crust:<br />2 cups grated packed raw potato (with skin)<br />1/2 cup grated onion<br />2 garlic cloves, minced<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1 tbsp. ground flax whisked with 3 tbsp. water, and let sit<br />teff flour </p>
<p>Vegan Filling:<br />1 tbsp olive oil<br />1 cup chopped onion<br />2 medium cloves garlic, minced<br />1/2 tsp salt<br />Leftover broccoflower stalk from 1 medium head, chopped (or cauliflower stalk)<br />1 whole portobella mushroom, stalk separated and minced. Slice the cap and cut into bite size pieces.<br />1 carrot, peeled and chopped</p>
<p>Un-cheese vegan sauce:<br />1 1/4 cup soy milk<br />1 cup filtered water<br />3 tbsp raw cashew nuts, ground into a powder<br />1 tsp. salt<br />1/8 tsp pepper<br />sprinkling nutmeg (optional)</p>
<p>Gluten-free vegan roux base:<br />3 tbsp. oil<br />1/4 cup teff flour or other whole grain gluten-free flour<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1/2 tsp. black pepper<br />1 tsp garlic powder<br />1-2 tbsp. nutritional yeast<br />dash apple cider vinegar</p>
<p>Optional (but desirable!)<br />1 slice Leftover Gluten free bread, crumpets, or plain waffles, toasted and ground in food processor with seasoning and a dash of olive oil to make breadcrumbs. Or use pre-made GF crackers, crumbled.</p>
<p>Avocado slices (if you like them!)
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Grease pie pan with oil or nonstick cooking spray.</p>
<p>Grate potatoes and rinse in cold water, then drain. Grate an onion in your food processor and mix with potatoes. Add minced garlic, salt, and flax egg substitute. Mix together thoroughly, then add a little teff flour (or other whole grain GF flour) and work it through the mixture.  Spread out evenly in your greased pie pan to make a pie crust, working up the sides of the pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes, lower temperature to 350 and baste with olive oil (seasoned with favorite seasoning blend if desired) and bake for another ten minutes.</p>
<p>To create your filling, sautee onion and garlic in olive oil that has been heated in a cast iron pan. When onion begins to look translucent, add the broccoflower stalk and the minced portobella mushroom stalk. Cover and let cook for 5-7 minutes. Add your portobella mushroom cap slices, cover, and let cook for a few more minutes. Add carrot, mix and let cook for a little longer or until carrot loses its bite. Take off burner and reserve.</p>
<p>Combine your un-cheese vegan sauce ingredients (from soy milk to nutmeg, but be sparing with the latter) in a blender and give it a whir until ingredients are thoroughly combined.</p>
<p>Heat your olive oil and then add your teff flour (you may use less if desired). Mix into a paste and heat on burner, letting flour mixture develop flavor as it heats. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Slowly add the un-cheese vegan sauce to the roux, whisking as you add and make a &#8220;white&#8221; sauce without any lumps. Add nutritional yeast and a dash of apple cider vinegar. Taste and correct any seasonings. If mixture is too thick you can add water.</p>
<p>To assemble, Add teff &#8220;white&#8221; sauce to your filling ingredients slowly,  adding one layer at a time and combining thoroughly. When filling is as &#8220;saucy&#8221; as you like, stop, even if you have extra sauce. Pour filling into pie pan. If you like you can top the pie with your GF breadcrumb topping or crumbled crackers. Otherwise, don&#8217;t worry about it. Bake in oven at 350 for 30 minutes or so. When pie seems adequately baked, remove from oven. If you didn&#8217;t top with bread crumbs, you can add avocado slices to make it more visually appealing.</p>
<p>Enjoy! Pie will firm after cooling in the refrigerator, but you can also eat it hot from the oven.
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		<title>Go Ahead Honey: GF Cauliflower Cheese Pie in Hash Brown Crust Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I heard about the latest edition of &#8220;Go Ahead Honey, It&#8217;s Gluten-Free&#8221; hosted by Ginger Lemon Girl I was thrilled, because this month&#8217;s theme was one-pot meals. As you know I&#8217;m something of a savory-foods girl so I had lots of ideas from the start. I looked over two cookbooks for inspiration- The Vegetarian [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/broccoflower.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/broccoflower.jpg" alt="" title="broccoflower" width="300" height="450" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1998" /></a>When I heard about the latest edition of &#8220;Go Ahead Honey, It&#8217;s Gluten-Free&#8221; hosted by <a href="http://gingerlemongirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/reminder-go-ahead-honey-its-gluten-free.html" target="_blank">Ginger Lemon Girl</a> I was thrilled, because this month&#8217;s theme was one-pot meals. As you know I&#8217;m something of a savory-foods girl so I had lots of ideas from the start. I looked over two cookbooks for inspiration- <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558322051?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=bookofyumgfgoods-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1558322051" target="_blank">The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookofyumgfgoods-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1558322051" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580081304?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=bookofyumgfgoods-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1580081304" target="_blank">The New Moosewood Cookbook</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bookofyumgfgoods-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1580081304" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> I like the idea of the former cookbook, with its hearty take on vegetarian cooking, but I haven&#8217;t yet found a recipe I loved in there. The latter book, a classic from Moosewood, is another story. Their recipes are not excessively complicated, but are high on flavor and always seem to satisfy. When I saw their recipe for Cauliflower Cheese Pie in a Hash Brown Crust I knew I had to give it a try. It didn&#8217;t hurt that I&#8217;d picked up some beautiful cauliflower (Actually, broccoflower, shh) at the farmer&#8217;s market. What is broccoflower? Broccoflower is a general name for a plant that is a cross between broccoli and cauliflower, having a light green color. There are two main types, one which looks more like standard cauliflower (but is green) and then a second called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli" target="_blank">Romanesco broccoli</a> that has funky and beautiful green spiral florets. <a href='http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/goaheaditsglutenfree1.jpg'><img src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/goaheaditsglutenfree1-150x150.jpg" alt="" title="goaheaditsglutenfree1" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1997" /></a>The nutritional facts? According to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoflower" target="_blank">my friend Wikipedia</a>, &#8220;like other members of Brassica oleracea, broccoflower is highly nutritious. One cup of broccoflower florets provides 20 calories, nearly two grams of protein, four grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fiber and is an excellent source of vitamin C.&#8221; Not too shabby, and a great candidate for a one-dish meal. The recipe turned out very well, and DH was especially enthused. Cheese just makes him so HAPPY! lol. We both enjoyed this recipe, and I hope you will also. <br clear="all"></p>
<p>*Vegan Version to follow, stay tuned*</p>
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Potato Pie Crust:<br />2 cups grated raw potato (with skin)<br />1/2 cup grated onion<br />1/2 tsp. salt<br />1 egg white, lightly beaten<br />teff flour to dust<br />olive oil<br />Your favorite seasoning blend (i like pasta seasonings by trader joes)</p>
<p>Filling:<br />1 tbsp. olive oil<br />1 cup chopped onion<br />2 medium minced garlic cloves<br />1/2 tsp salt<br />black pepper to taste<br />fresh thyme to taste<br />fresh basil, julienned, to taste<br />1 medium Broccoflower or other pretty cauliflower, cut into small florets<br />2 eggs (or combo of egg whites + yolk)<br />1/4 cup lowfat milk<br />1 cup grated cheddar<br />smoked paprika
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Grease your pie pan with oil or whatever you like. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.</p>
<p>Grate your potatoes and rinse briefly and drain water. Shake dry or spin in salad spinner briefly. Mix up your grated potato, onion, salt and egg white in a bowl. Then put it into your pie pan, sprinkle it with teff flour, and press it into a pie crust shape up the sides of the pan. Bake it for 30 minutes and then take it out of the oven.</p>
<p>Sprinkle some of your favorite seasoning blend in a small bowl, pour a little olive oil on it, mix and use to baste the potato crust. Bake for 10 more minutes at 375 degrees F.</p>
<p>While crust is baking, you can heat your oil in a cast iron pan and sautee your onion, garlic, seasonings and herbs. Add your small brocoflorets (haha) and let them get a little brown, then covering and letting cook for ten minutes or so.</p>
<p>Sprinkle your prepared potato crust with half of the cheese and then layer the vegetable sautee on top. Add your remaining cheese. Whisk the two eggs and milk together in a small bowl until completely combined and then pour over the cheesy pie. Season with your smoked paprika and pepper to taste.</p>
<p>Put back in oven and bake for another 25 minutes or so, or until eggs are set. (Thanks Gina!!!)
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DH enjoyed this and stole the piece I was saving to photograph tomorrow. Bad DH!
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		<title>Gluten Free Chinese Food: Spicy Chili Tofu and Chinese Mushroom Broccoli Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There are two really cool things about my DH. One is that he is willing to try almost any food once, and even if he doesn&#8217;t like it the first time, he&#8217;ll try it a few more times to make sure. The other thing is that when he found out I was Gluten Intolerant [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a class="imagelink" href="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/chinesemealtrio.jpg" title="chinesemealtrio.jpg"><img id="image508" src="http://www.bookofyum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/chinesemealtrio.jpg" alt="chinesemealtrio.jpg" align="left"/></a> There are two really cool things about my DH. One is that he is willing to try almost any food once, and even if he doesn&#8217;t like it the first time, he&#8217;ll try it a few more times to make sure. The other thing is that when he found out I was Gluten Intolerant (Celiac, actually), he didn&#8217;t even blink and continued with his efforts to sweep me off my feet- with gluten free foods instead of gluten foods. As I got to know him better, I found out that his favorite thing in the entire universe is actually Chinese food, which was rather sad as I rarely have success dining at most Chinese places. Even when friends have tried ordering for me (in Cantonese, no less), simple things like vegetables stir fried in salt and oil somehow don&#8217;t escape the contamination monster, resulting in me feeling icky all evening. Boo. In recent years I&#8217;ve discovered the joys of Chinese American Restaurants like <a href="http://www.pfchangs.com/">P.F. Chang</a> and their sister restaurant, <a href="http://www.peiwei.com/">Pei Wei</a> with their gluten free menus, but when DH and I were first dating I didn&#8217;t know of anywhere where I could eat Chinese food safely. So, when DH had a craving for Chinese food, I&#8217;d drink tea and eat plain rice and, let&#8217;s be honest, mope a little bit. When DH proposed and I suddenly had a fiancee facing years of Chinese food deprivation, I decided that it was high time that I learn how to prepare Chinese food properly. I started experimenting with a book by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo, who wrote what in my opinion is the best Chinese Vegetarian Cookbook ever, (out of print) book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0026329859?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=boofyu-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0026329859">From the Earth: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking.</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=boofyu-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0026329859" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> I learned new techniques like blanching vegetables and incorporating them in corn starch thickened sauces to avoid blandness- I learned how to season oil with scallions or fresh garlic clove- and I learned how healthful and delicious Chinese vegetarian food could be, and grew to love it as much as DH. There have been some failures. I can&#8217;t help but think of my first time steaming bok choy, when I misread the directions and steamed the life out of that poor baby green for 30 minutes, resulting in slime that could possibly have been used in a horror movie as a stand in for gelatinous goo trailed by some nightmarish creature. It also took several times working with a recipe to perfect the steaming time and balance of sauce to ingredients, but once I mastered each recipe we&#8217;d have another regular favorite for our Chinese meals. One of the first recipe I mastered is this recipe for Broccoli and Mushrooms. The freshness of the mushrooms are key, and I prefer to use whole broccoli stalks, cutting my own florets, as the ones you buy precut are usually slightly wilted and mopey by the time you get them to your fridge at home, while the whole broccoli remains more robust. We often increase the sauce by about 1/3rd or so, as DH likes a lot of yummy sauce with his vegetables. I just love this dish, as it incorporates two of my favorite veggies. I made a <a href="http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/?p=326">P.F. Chang Style tofu recipe</a> to accompany it, of course using fresh, delicious toofu from the farmer&#8217;s market. (For those allergic to tofu, the original at PF Changs is made with chicken or shrimp, so you could try the recipe substituting your favorite ingredient.) What delicious Chinese foods do you prepare at home?</p>
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		Best Ever Chinese Broccoli Mushroom Recipe
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Sauce:<br />1/3 cup vegetable stock (I use Vegetable boullion)<br />2 tsp low sodium San-J wheat free tamari<br />1 1/2 tsp sherry <br />1/2 tsp sugar<br />2 1/2 tsp cornstarch<br />pinch of pepper</p>
<p>Other:<br />3 quarts water<br />One slice of fresh ginger<br />2 tsp salt<br />3/4 lb brown or white mushrooms, caps only<br />3/4 lb broccoli flowerets (fresh cut is best, and I like to include some stem cut at an angle to retain crunch)<br />2 tbsp scallion oil or peanut oil<br />2 halved whole garlic cloves, skinned<br />2 tsp minced ginger<br />2 tsp minced garlic 1/4 tsp salt</p>
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Mix sauce ingredients and reserve.</p>
<p>Bring water, salt, and ginger in pan to a boil and blanch mushrooms for a minute or so, then draining. Bring water back to boil and blanch broccoli briefly (30 seconds or so) until bright green- don&#8217;t overcook! strain and rinse in cold water, drain. </p>
<p>Heat wok over high, add scallion oil or peanut oil and heat. Add whole garlic to oil and turn over when brown, removing when both sides are brown and oil has been infused with flavor. Let white smoke appear above oil and add minced ginger, garlic, and salt, stirring briefly. As garlic turns light brown, add mushroom caps and broccoli, stir frying for up to two minutes. Create space in center of wok for sauce,  stir sauce to make sure cornstarch hasn&#8217;t clumped, and pour in. Mix ingredients as sauce thickens, remove from heat, put in serving dish and enjoy with rice.
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We love this. Sometimes I increase proportion of sauce to ingredients for additional yum.
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Rating:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">8</span><br />
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Original Source:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">From the Earth: Chinese Vegetarian Cooking</span><br />
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Recipe ID:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">1090</span>
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				<span class="yum_recipeInfo">Added:</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="yum_recipeInfoData">June 29, 2007</span><br />
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