justthefood.com...the blog: June 2015

Monday, June 22, 2015

The Complete Guide to EVEN MORE Vegan Food Substitutions--A sneak preview recipe, and a giveaway!

Sweet Potato and Avocado Sushi, page 196, photo Celine Steen Photography

With an official book release date of July 1, it has been confirmed that Celine Steen and my newest book is now available! That's early, kids, and that almost never happens.

Just real quick...we feel it is very important to note that this book completely stands on its own two feet. It is not a reissue of the original. And it is not full of the same recipes and tips. It plays nicely with its predecessor, but you do not need to own the first one in order to reap the benefits of this handy little guide.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Vida Vegan Con Takes Texas

I returned home over a week ago, but it seems like a whirlwind. Like it was only a few days ago. I returned home from an epic journey that included bonding, eating a ton of amazing vegan food, the Texas Two-Step, eating a ton of amazing vegan food, learning, eating a ton of amazing vegan food, community, eating a ton of amazing vegan food, inspiration, and, did I mention, eating a ton of amazing vegan food?

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secret animal derived ingredients to avoid

Albumin,
Anchovies (often found in dressings and sauces),
Shortening (can be animal or plant),
Calcium Stearate,
Carmine,
Cochineal,
Capric Acid,
Casein,
Clarifying Agent, aka fining agent,
Diglycerides (can be animal or plant),
Disodium inosinate (can be animal or plant),
Emulsifiers, aka surfactants, wetting agents, surface acting agents (can be animal or plant) ,
Flavor Enhancers such as disodium guanylate, MSG (can be animal or plant) ,
Folic Acid (can be animal or plant) ,
Gelatin,
Glycerides, mono-,di-, and tri- (can be animal or plant),
Glycerols or Glycerine (can be animal or plant) ,
Isinglass (except Japanese isinglass which is made from agar),
Lactose/Lactic Acid, (only if it's synthetic lactonitrile is it vegan),
Lanolin,
Lard,
Lecithin (can be animal or plant) commercially this is mostly made from soybeans, although it can be made from egg yolks,
Magnesium Stearate (can be animal or plant),
Monoglycerides (can be animal or plant),
Myristic Acid or Tetradecanoic Acid (can be animal or plant),
Natural Flavorings (can be animal or plant),
Oleic or Oleinic Acid,
Palmitic Acid (can be animal or plant) ,
Pancreatin,
Pepsin,
Propolis,
Rennet ,
Royal Jelly,
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (can be animal or plant),
Stearic Acid or Octadecanoic Acid ,
Suet,
Tallow (Found in many WAX PAPERS, but not Reynold's),
Vitamin A (can be animal or plant) ,
Vitamin A2 (can be animal or plant),
Vitamin D (can be animal or plant),
Whey

cooking equivalents

Cooking Measurement Equivalents
1 tablespoon (tbsp) =3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup =1 tablespoon
1/8 cup =2 tablespoons
1/6 cup =2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup =4 tablespoons
1/3 cup =5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup =6 tablespoons
1/2 cup =8 tablespoons
2/3 cup =10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup =12 tablespoons
1 cup =48 teaspoons1 cup =16 tablespoons

8 fluid ounces (fl oz) =1 cup
1 pint (pt) =2 cups
1 quart (qt) =2 pints
4 cups =1 quart
1 gallon (gal) =4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) =1 pound (lb)
1 milliliter (ml) =1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 inch (in) =2.54 centimeters

U.S.–Metric Cooking Conversions U.S. to Metric
1/5 teaspoon=1 milliliter
1 teaspoon=5 ml
1 tablespoon=15 ml
1 fluid oz=30 ml
1/5 cup=47 ml
1 cup=237 ml
2 cups (1 pint)=473 ml
4 cups (1 quart)=.95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.)=3.8 liters

Weight
1 oz=28 grams
1 pound=454 grams

Metric to U.S. Capacity
1 milliliter=1/5 teaspoon
5 ml=1 teaspoon
15 ml=1 tablespoon
100 ml=3.4 fluid oz
240 ml=1 cup
1 liter=34 fluid oz= 4.2 cups= 2.1 pints= 1.06 quarts= 0.26 gallon

Weight
1 gram=.035 ounce
100 grams=3.5 ounces
500 grams=1.10 pounds
1 kilogram=2.205 pounds= 35 ounces

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Monday, June 22, 2015

The Complete Guide to EVEN MORE Vegan Food Substitutions--A sneak preview recipe, and a giveaway!

Monday, June 15, 2015

Vida Vegan Con Takes Texas

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