Comments on: Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Black Valentine Beans http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99 Eating my way through a year's worth of heirloom beans Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:49:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.5 By: Chile http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99&cpage=1#comment-241 Mon, 12 May 2008 17:50:35 +0000 http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99#comment-241 The beet chocolate cake is SusanV’s recipe from Fatfree Vegan Kitchen. The unpork tamales did use a meat analog – the “chicken” strips from Morningstar. I used a bit of marjoram, poultry seasoning, and garlic to shift the flavor from “chicken” to “pork”. Shredding them and using traditional tamale filling ingredients (red chile sauce & green olives) finished the illusion.

]]> By: Becky http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99&cpage=1#comment-239 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:42:35 +0000 http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99#comment-239 Welcome, Chile (and a great moniker!). I’m vegan for about half the year, and always have intentions to stay that way. In the meantime I try to at least know where my food is coming from… Your beet chocolate cake sounds amazing, and I’m curious about the unpork tamales. Did you use a meat analog (as they’re so appetizingly called) or omit all together?

]]> By: Chile http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99&cpage=1#comment-235 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:57:30 +0000 http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99#comment-235 Hi, I found your blog while searching for a Creative Commons photo of the Native Seeds/SEARCH farm. I’m a vegan that loves to cook and prove that vegan food tastes just as good (or better) than other food. I’ve fed people tofu chocolate cookies, black bean brownies, and beet chocolate cake. For my sweetie’s birthday last year, I made an entirely vegan version of pork-stuffed tamales that were awesome.

Your blog looks great. I’ll be back!

]]> By: Alanna @ A Veggie Venture http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99&cpage=1#comment-172 Sun, 04 May 2008 14:51:00 +0000 http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99#comment-172 Just wanted to let you know that your post is featured on BlogHer, Techniques to Improve Blog Writing! ~ AK

]]> By: Marlin http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99&cpage=1#comment-103 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:14:52 +0000 http://beckyandthebeanstock.com/?p=99#comment-103 Well this isn’t all that unusual, but I use fruit puree in place of a lot of fat when I’m baking. The most useful seems to be pear puree or banana. Pear has least flavor, and banana has some natural oils that give a good consistency to baked goods. They do have a distinct flavor of course.

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