Veggie Swap #50 ~ September 2012 ~ Official Thread

[Lalaloula]

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Welcome to September's Veg*n Swap, friends!!! This is a casual and fun recipe swap for those who like to "veg out".

REMEMBER, we are each picking one veg*n chef and making 2 of his/her recipes - plus one of our VIP's recipe (see below!)

Here's how to play:

You select one veg*n chef from the list of participants below and immediately post your choice in this thread when the game officially opens at 9am Zaar time (EST) on Sunday, September 2nd 2012. Chefs will be chosen on a first come, first serve basis. (For example, Lalaloula may choose Karen Elizabeth who chooses Prose who chooses FrVanilla). We will accept late additions until all participants are adopted!

You choose a minimum of 2 of his/her recipes and report your tags here in this link by listing the chef and the recipe (including the recipe number, please). The recipes must be vegetarian, vegan or raw.

You also choose one recipe of the VIP (Veg*n Important Person) of the month Magpie Diner and report your tag here as well. Note that you cannot tag the VIP Chef since everyone will be making 1 of his/her recipes. Also, the VIP will not choose a chef, he/she will simply recipenap a couple recipes because that's what royalty does. . .whatever they want!

You make the recipes and submit reviews for these recipes by the end of the month (September 30 th). Make sure you post that you made the recipe here in this forum. . .and we LOVE to see any photos that you may have taken of your chosen recipes!

In return you will receive two or three reviews on your recipes from whomever tags you! Unless you are the VIP and then lucky you will receive a TON of reviews that month!!!

Feel free to have fun in this thread. . .friendly banter, vegetarian/vegan/raw discussions, well wishes, recipe tips, and even useless info are encouraged!

Questions? Just ask Katzen or Lalaloula, your swap hosts!

*A fun way to meet fellow members and promote your recipes.

Here is a little banner for your About Me page. Just remove the X and paste it in the top section.



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Available Chefs:

We're all adopted! YAY!

Adopted Chefs & Tags

Acadia tagged Elmotoo
Mbaazi Wa Nazi (Pigeon Peas in Coconut Milk)
Spinach With Pine Nuts
Recipenap Heirloom Tomatoes With Pomegranate Molasses Drizzle by Cookgirl

Cookgirl tagged Debbwl
A is for Apple, C is for Carrot Salad
Mustard Roasted Red Potatoes
Fruity Tostada
Pear & Hazelnut Salad With Crystallized Ginger Dressing
Recipenap Egg & Tomato Sandwich by Starrynews
Recipenap Pasta With Roasted Garlic, Cherry Tomatoes and Basil by sofie-a-toast
Pot of Happiness by Elmotoo

Debbwl tagged Cookgirl
Manchego Con Tomates Y Romero
British-Style Cheese and Onion Sandwich for 2
Vegan Breakfast Couscous With Fresh Fruit
Homemade Brown Rice Hot Cereal

Elmotoo tagged Acadia
Shallow Fried Eggplant With Tomato Chutney
Jenn’s Incredible Honey Chai Frappe

Lalaloula tagged VeggieCook98
Just when You Thought Nutella Couldn't Get Better!
Annika's Pizza & Pasta Sauce

~Rita~ tagged Sharon123
Think Green Guacamole
Tomato, Mozzarella & Pesto Panini
Recipenap Austrian-Style Potato Salad (Cook's Illustrated) by I Wish I Could Cook
Recipenap Minature Napoleons With Eggplant Creme (Vegan Yum Yum) by WICC

Sharon123 tagged sofie-a-toast
Sofie's Favorite Sandwich
Smashed Mexican Black Beans
Recipenap Vegan Cheese Fondue by WICC

sofie-a-toast tagged ~Rita~
Dulce De Leche Ice Cream
Raspberry, Walnut, & Chocolate Bars

Starrynews tagged Lalaloula
Light and Tasty Cream Cheese Dip
Indian Dhal
Recipenap Bobby Flay's Grilled Peach Cobbler a La Mode by WICC

VeggieCook98 tagged Wish I Could Cook
Mixed-Berry Oatmeal Crisps (Bon Appetit) Vegan
All Bran Apple Cake

Wish I Could Cook tagged Starrynews
Quinoa Bean Tacos
Quinoa Stuffing With Leeks, Walnuts and Cherries
Recipenap Vanilla Matcha Chai Latte (Dairy Free) by UmmBinat
Recipenap Quinoa Bean Tacos by starry

All September participants and their cookbooks:

Acadia ~ Acadia's Vegetarian Recipes
Cookgirl ~ Vitamitavegetarian! ~ V is for Vegan
Debbwl ~ Deb's Let's Go Veggie
Elmotoo ~ VEGAN ~ Vegetarian
Lalaloula ~ Lalaloula's Vegetarian Recipes
magpie diner ~ Magpie's Veg*n
~Rita~ ~ Vegan ~ raw ~ ~Rita's Vegetarian
Sharon123 ~ Raw Food Recipes ~ Vegan Vittles ~ Yummy Vegetarian Dishes
sofie-a-toast ~ sofie-a-toast's vegetarian recipes ~ Sofie goes Vegan
Starrynews ~ Veg Friendly
VeggieCook98 ~ All of Veggie's Recipes. (Vegetarian)
Wish I Could Cook ~ WICC's Vegetarian Recipes ~ WICC's Vegan Recipes


Kate's masterpiece: The ONE and ONLY COMBINED cookbook:
Veggie Swap

[Lalaloula]

Drumroll please...


September's Veg*n Important Person is none-other-than. . . magpie diner!!!

Cookbooks:
---> Magpie's Veg*n

A bit about the VIP:
I first discovered recipezaar when googling for some recipe that I can't even remember now. Before long I was totally addicted and still find it such a helpful resource for all sorts of things. People have really great ideas on this site, good senses of humour and, well, good recipes. My cookbook collection has become unruly, thank goodness for this site or the shelves would literally collapse. It's corny, but I love recipes, love reading them, love collecting them and trying them. I used to say I just collected cookbooks, and wasn't all that choosey about what hit my shelves. I'm much more selective now, it's got to be veg*n or kitsch and interesting. The ones I actually use on a regular basis come from Madhur Jaffrey, Moosewood, Mollie Katzen, Sara Kramer and Isa M. I'm vegan, but those in my world are not. I try not to spend my days as a short order cook at home, but it happens. As long as it didn't come out of a box or can, I'm pretty happy. Due to that, I have one of those kitchens where visitors say there is nothing to eat...not without preparation anyway. (Although I do have some secret stashes

Read more at: http://share.food.com/community/magpie-diner/style.esi?member_id=953275&oc=linkback


Partcipant's VIP Tags:

Acadia tagged
Sage & Mint Tea (For Sore Throats and More...)

Cookgirl tagged
Sage & Mint Tea (For Sore Throats and More...)

Debbwl tagged
Kenyan Tomato Salad - Quick & Simple Side

Elmotoo tagged
Warming Lentil Soup With Kale & Rice

Lalaloula tagged
Mmmmm...mushroom Gravy (Vegan)

Rita~ tagged
Grilled Veg

Sharon123 tagged
Grilled Portabello Mushroom Bruschetta

sofie-a-toast tagged
Coconut Red Lentils With Spinach, Cashews & Lime (Vegan)

Starrynews tagged
Angel Hair Pasta With Simple Garlic & Basil

VeggieCook98 tagged
reciep #431876

Wish I Could Cook tagged
Sunflower & Potato Herb Pate (Vegan)

magpie diner's VIP tags:
Carrot Bites (A Raw, Gluten Free Treat), Debbwl
Asian Peanut Pasta, Sofie a toast
Greek Inspired Salad by Loula
Herbed Quinoa Salad by Rita~
Feta Mayonnaise by Sharon123

[Lalaloula]

Magpie on being our VIP this month!

[Debbwl]

Congratulations to our VIP Magpie diner!!

Kenyan Tomato Salad - Quick & Simple Side 456927

[Elmotoo]

CONGRATULATIONS MAGPIE DINER!!!

I'll be back with recipe tags as soon as i can

xo Beth

[Debbwl]

You really must try Cookgirl’s Vegan Breakfast Couscous With Fresh Fruit 169254 it looks and sounds simple but the symphony that is created by these few ingredients is just lovely.

[Debbwl]

Lunch today encompassed a sandwich from Britain pair with a side from Africa, cookgirl’s British-Style Cheese and Onion Sandwich for 2 417292 and magpie diner’s Kenyan Tomato Salad - Quick & Simple Side 456927

[Wish I Could Cook]

For September, I'd like to pick Starry and make Quinoa Stuffing With Leeks, Walnuts and Cherries 443109 and Quinoa Bean Tacos 475385. (Guess I'm on a Quinoa kick!)

And for our VIP, the Sunflower & Potato Herb Pate (Vegan) 441319 called out to me....

[Acadia*]

CONGRATULATIONS MAGPIE,

For our VIP I'm making Sage & Mint Tea (For Sore Throats and More...), #431722

[Cookgirl]

A recipenap:

Egg & Tomato Sandwich by Starrynews

[Cookgirl]

Fruity Tostada by Debbwl has been reviewed. I will make again and use
flour tortilla instead of corn AND take a better picture!

[Cookgirl]

Thank you, Debbwl!

[Cookgirl]

For Debbwl I will tag:

Pear & Hazelnut Salad With Crystallized Ginger Dressing

For magpie diner I will make:

Sage & Mint Tea (For Sore Throats and More...)

[Debbwl]

Thanks Cookgirl, the colors and freshness are so cool and refreshing.

[Cookgirl]

Congratulations Rita~! Chef of the Day