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Friday, September 19, 2014

Vegan MoFo, Day 19: Cajun Red Beans and Rice

Cajun Red Beans and Rice Mix form Vegan Food Gifts (page 105)

Today's recipe is from Vegan Food Gifts: More Than 100 Inspired Recipes for Homemade Baked Goods, Preserves, and Other Edible Gifts Everyone Will Love. And while it's true that this jar of goodness makes a yummy gift, it's also true that these types of mixes also make for great pantry staples.

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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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Friday, September 19, 2014

Vegan MoFo, Day 19: Cajun Red Beans and Rice

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