Vegetarian & Vegan Recipe Swap

[Linus]

Originally Posted by hippieflowergirl

does anyone "speak eggplant"? everytime i try something it ends up either slimy or rubbery.

i'm also looking for a reasonable vegan substitute for cheese that tastes good. is there such a thing? and dont give me any of that, "it's good but it wont melt" business. if it dont melt, it aint cheese.

lastly, i used to be able to buy this really great garlic spread that came in a plastic bottle (like the OF/OS ketchup & mustard bottles at burger joints...squeezy style...they were red & yellow...remember those?). the bottle was clear and the label was white with red or green writing. it was a greek or maybe middle eastern company and the garlic was INTENSE! sound familiar to anyone? i remember seeing it in seattle. i've never seen it here in hippieville

What eggplant recipes have you tried?

As for cheese, that one has been difficult but I've heard some from the UK are good. If you're looking for a grated Parmesan substitute look at nutritional yeast. It has a nutty flavour but my g/f swears by it (it doesn't do much for me).

For your garlic sauce: http://garlicsauce.com/default.aspx ??

[hippieflowergirl]

Originally Posted by Linus

What eggplant recipes have you tried?

As for cheese, that one has been difficult but I've heard some from the UK are good. If you're looking for a grated Parmesan substitute look at nutritional yeast. It has a nutty flavour but my g/f swears by it (it doesn't do much for me).

For your garlic sauce: http://garlicsauce.com/default.aspx ??

OMG Linus! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Karam's Garlic Sauce! how did you figure it out from my lame description. thanx also for the nutritional yeast idea. i'd forgotten how much i like the flavor. i used to put it on popcorn as a substitute for butter & salt.

the 2 eggplant recipes i have are for a parmigiana style eggplant and a baked eggplant with tofu (which is truly reprehensible if i do say so myself...and i do). the cookbook i have doesnt seem to think eggplant is worth mentioning for some reason and the online recipes i've found all rely on cheese. it's not that i dont love cheese...too much in fact...i just want some different options.