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Hello July
Goodbye June, Hello July! June was pretty low key for us. We didn’t do anything too exciting. We actually spent a lot of time at home this month. I have been testing a lot of different recipe ideas for Vegetarian South. The post I am most proud of in June though is a recipe Eric developed. He is the brain and the brawn behind most of the seitan recipes on the site. I might give him an idea of what I am envisioning but he does all the hard work developing the seitan recipes. His Vegan Seitan Kebabs with Tumeric Sauce turned out so yummy! It started out of an idea to…
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Vegan Seitan Kebabs With Turmeric Sauce
If you love to grill as much as we do you need to try these seitan kebabs pronto. They are so good! We have have made them twice this week to test and get just right and I could totally eat them again tomorrow. For the skewers we alternated pieces of seitan and cherry tomatoes. The tomatoes are a perfect combination with this. When lightly grilled they are so juicy and will burst open with flavor. We like to serve this over basmati rice or on pita bread to make a wrap. I find that turmeric can be overpowering on its own but the turmeric sauce ties everything together. Eric…
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Vegan Peach Upside Down Cake
My grandmother used to make an amazing pineapple upside down cake. Maybe thats why I love upside down cake. The name is fun too. There is just something very whimsical about the idea of an upside down cake. I love to use seasonal fruit so it was an easy choice to use peaches for this vegan upside down cake. Alabama is all about Chilton County peaches Georgia may be known as the peach state but here in Alabama we take our peaches pretty serious too. If you are ever driving down I-65 South to the beach look for the giant peach water tower in Clanton. Stop and buy some peaches.…
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Simple Summer Corn Frittata
Eric brought home some fresh eggs this weekend that one of his coworkers had given him. I would never want to raise chickens but I am grateful that we know people who do. When we have extra eggs we make a frittata. I love a frittata! They are so easy to make. It can be the star of an almost effortless meal. Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner? I don’t care. Frittata’s are great for any meal of the day. Saturday we bought some juicy looking corn that was pre-shucked (bonus points!) at the local farm stand down the road. So Sunday morning when Eric ask what I wanted for breakfast the answer…
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Vegan Buffalo Potato Salad
Potato Salad is must for summer BBQs and picnics. It is a classic side dish for any cookout. Anyone can make vegan potato salad but to add an unexpected twist why not make Buffalo Potato Salad. I love this recipe because it adds and extra layer of flavor with out going too crazy spicy. But hey if you love buffalo sauce feel free to add more. Don’t let me stop you from making your Buffalo Potato Salad as hot as a Southern summer.
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Hello June
Goodbye May, Hello June! Summer is in full swing here! We have been grilling like crazy and our garden is in bloom. Our basil plants are big and bushy and I think we will be able to pick our first tomato next week. I got a new watering can! I know super exciting stuff! I named him Greeny. I can’t wait until we have tons of tomatoes so I can make more of this tomato salad. It’s a great side dish for parties and barbecues. I am working on a few more dishes like this right now. I am obsessed with picnic foods and seasonal fruit right now. Blackberries and…
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Vegan Beet Steaks
Steak night, Date night! When we want to have a nice meal without a lot of fuss we make vegan beet steaks. We call it steak night because this is as close as we are getting to a steak house dinner. Vegan beet steaks are super easy to cook on the grill. I love this no hassle dinner. We make the beet steaks and serve them with a simple salad. Might also serve them with a baked potato, bread, and some good red wine. To make Vegan Beet Steaks you need: Red Beets (one beet per person) Olive oil One medium onion cut in half and sliced 8oz sliced mushrooms 1/4…
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Spicy Hawaiian Vegan Burger
Grilling season is in full swing at our house! We love the Beyond Burger from Beyond Meat. I mean we seriously love them. Have you tried them yet? We buy them in the vegan section at Whole Foods. As amazing as they are on their own I wanted to dress them up a little and make a Spicy Hawaiian Vegan Burger. To make the Spicy Hawaiian Vegan Burger you need: Beyond Meat Burgers Buns fresh pineapple Saverne Sriracha raw kraut vegan mayo Yves Veggie Ham deli slices Sriracha Soy Sauce Agave syrup Marinate pineapple slices in soy sauce (2 tbsp), agave syrup (1/2 tbsp), and Sriracha (1/2 tbsp). Cook the…
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Tomato Salad
Tomato Salad is a summer classic. It pares so well with basically everything. I know thats a cop out but it’s true! It’s great on its own but also goes with pasta, bread, lettuce, Israeli couscous. There are so many different ways to serve Tomato Salad. To make Tomato Salad you need: 2 cups of cherry tomatoes 1 tbsp fresh oregano 1/4 cup of fresh chopped basil 2 ears of corn 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar Salt and Pepper Start by grilling two ears of corn. After you grill the corn allow it to cool enough so you can cut it off the cob. Add it to…
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Strawberry Kombucha Cocktail
I love using fresh fruit in cocktails. It adds so much flavor with out having to use sugary mixers. Kombucha is also a great mixer to use in drinks. It is tart and fruity and there are so many different flavors to play with. For this cocktail I used Muse and Metta nettle, lemon, ginger kombucha. They are based in Chattanooga, TN but also sell their bucha in Nashville, North Alabama and here in Birmingham. Did you see the grilled strawberry recipe I shared last week? I used some of those strawberries in this drink as well. I didn’t want the extra berries to go to waste and since it was…
