I had the goal to make 30 new recipes the year before my 30th birthday in 2015 and boy did I do it! I actually made 94 new recipes! I’m only bummed that 1.) I haven’t remade very many of these haha and 2.) It didn’t completely transform me into someone who just makes new recipes all the time.
I’m kind of keen to go through my pictures of “new recipes” and mark down what ones I really liked and want to make again!
1/30 – Chocolate Rum Pudding cake for my 29th birthday. 2/30 – Okra Gumbo from Isa Does It – I said: So delicious! 3/30 – Steamy Beany Sausages from Isa Does It 4/30 – Kale and Potato Enchiladas with Roasted Chile Sauce from Veganomicon – I remember this was delicious but a lot of work 5/30 – Homemade Pizza Sauce from Vegan with a Vengeance. – This was really good! 6/30 – Roasted Butternut Squash Soup from Vegan with a Vengeance. All I said was that it was outrageous I had never made it before! 7/30 – Green Thai Curry from Vegan with a Vengeance – I remember I loved curry sauce a lot! 8/30 – Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes Hash from Appetite for Reduction – Everything is this cookbook is so tasty and filling we accidentally lost a lot of weight using it. 9/30 – Curried Cabbage and Peas from Appetite for Reduction 10/30 – Thai Red Curry with Butternut Squash and Chickpeas – Adapted from here: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/thai-red-curry-with-butternut-squash-and-chickpeas-51163610 I added lots of varied seasoning to taste, it was a bit boring initially. 11/30 – French Lentil Soup with Tarragon and Thyme from Veganomicon. This is where I discovered Tarragon, it was life changing! I made this one a few times, but I haven’t made it in years. 12/30 – Ethiopian Seitan and Peppers from Vegan with a Vengeance. I said: “This was intensely delicious. Super complex flavors in the pepper puree that it was cooked in. Always feels extra kitchen-witchy to make seitan too, like that was a pile of flour and broth and now it’s food!” 13/30 – Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies with Blackberry Jam – from Vegan with a Vengeance. I know these were good, I would love to try with one of the fancier jams we have been having lately. 14/30 – Babushka Borscht from Isa Does It. I said: “Super earthy and delicious. “ 15/30 – Plum’s Smoky Mac from the Plum Bistro cookbook. This was good. I actually got to have it at the restaurant in Seattle too, and have been planning to make it again soon. 16/30 – Pumpkin Baked Ziti with Caramelized Onions and Sage Crumb Topping from Veganomicon. This was super tasty and flavorful but there was something textural about the pumpkin and also the bread crumb topping that I think needed tweaking. 17/30 – Chana Saag from The Vegan Slow Cooker – This was good. Saag is always a Shaun favorite. 18/30 – Omaha Takisoba from Isa Does It – This was nothing special. 19/30 – Cheater Chili from The Vegan Slow Cooker – Too stewed tomato-y. 20/30 – Ma Po Tofu from The Vegan Slow Cooker – This was really yummy. 21/30 – Potato Asparagus Soup from Vegan with a Vengeance. This was good. 22/30 – Baingan Bhurta and 23/30 Butter Chick’n both from The Vegan Slow Cooker. I don’t remember making this. 24/30 – Sweet and Sour Smoked Tofu from The Vegan Slow Cooker. I think this was underwhelming. 25/30 – Mushroom Barley Soup with Fresh Herbs from Isa Does It. This was super yummy. 26/30 – Gardeny Shiitake and Chard Fusilli from Isa Does It. I don’t remember this but I do remember getting really into Chard. 27/30 – Alphabet Soup from Isa Does It with Stars instead of Letters. I said: “Lemme tell you, tarragon is great.” 28/30 – Smoky Ketchup from The Vegan Slow Cooker. I used tomatoes from my mom’s garden and I feel like it was a GIANT WASTE. I just didn’t like the flavor of this. 29/30 – Acorn Squash Stuffed with Cranberry-Pecan Rice from The Vegan Slow Cooker – I said: “(except we were out of rice, so it’s barley.) 30/30 – Asian-Style Winter Stew from the Vegan Slow Cooker. I know I made this one a few times! I said: “This was SO delicious. It was also NUMBER THIRTY of 30 new recipes before 30. So I did that in under 3 months whoops. I’m going to keep counting. Now it’s just HOW MANY CAN I MAKE? before I turn 30.” 31/30 – Soy Chorizo Black Bean Soup from The Vegan Slow Cooker – I said: “This was another SUPER DELICIOUS one. So flavorful and hearty.” 32/30 – Not-My-Grandmother’s Beefy Stew from The Vegan Slow Cooker. 33/30 – What’s-in-the-freezer? Veggie Soup from The Vegan Slow Cooker 34/30 – Better-than-the-classic Shepherd’s Pie from The Vegan Slow Cooker I said: “I forgot to get a picture of this one on the table, so I had to snap one of Shaun’s lunch instead!” 35/30 – Shroomy Hot & Sour Soup from Isa Does It. – I really like this one. 36/30 – Chick’n Seitan from the Vegan Slow Cooker, pre-slow cooking 37/30 – Kung Pao Chick’n – with the seitan I made the day befoe, from The Vegan Slow Cooker. I said: “SO GOOD” 38/30 – Veggeroni Seitan Pepperoni – Recipe from a site that doesn’t exist anymore. This was VERY GOOD. I hope I have it written down somewhere. 39/30 – Perfect Vegan Gingerbread Cookies from here: https://ilovevegan.com/perfect-vegan-gingerbread-cookies/ 40/30 – Pureed Split-Pea and Rutabaga Soup from Isa Does It. I liked it. 41/30 – One-Pot Cheesy Mac from One-Dish Vegan – I said: “used tofu instead of white beans, used less almond milk than it called for, worked out beautifully.” 42/30 – Vegetable Lo Mein from One-Dish Vegan – This was good, this is one my favorite cookbooks. 43/30 – Creamy Noodle Curry from One-Dish Vegan – The creaminess was a little gritty, probably my fault. 44/30 – Spicy Vegan Sausage and Bean Chili from One-Dish Vegan – Every chili in this cookbook is a winner. 45/30 – French Lentils, Sweet Potatoes and Chard from One-Dish Vegan, topped with homemade veggeroni. This was SO GOOD, I made this one more than once. 46/30 – Japanese Vegetable Curry from One-Dish Vegan. I LOVED THIS. Shaun thought it was too sweet. 47/30 – Thai Coconut Pumpkin Soup from The Vegan Slow Cooker. Wild that I didn’t know Shaun doesn’t really like soup at this point. I kept feeding him soups! 48/30 – Bombay Beans and Chutney from One-Dish Vegan 49/30 – Very Vegan Mac-n-Cheeze from https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/very-vegan-mac-n-cheeze/ I said: “this is Shaun’s favorite mac & cheeze recipe we have tried. I added lots of veggies. I fried potatoes, bell pepper and onion with homemade pepporini. I added the broccoli to the pasta water for the last 5 minutes of the pasta cook time, drained it, mixed it in with the cheese, then added all the fried veggies.” 50/30 – Gnocchi and Marinaria from Vegan with a Vengeance and Veganomicon. This was delicious! 51/30 – Strawberries and Cream Bread Pudding from Isa Does It. This was for my mother in-law’s birthday and it was delicious! 52/30 – Ancho-Lentil Tacos from Isa Does It. I remember this was really good! I said: “I had avocado to go on this and forgot about it, no matter, it meant our lunch today was extra delicious when we had the avocado with leftovers.” 53/30 – Samosa Stuffed Baked Potatoes from Veganomicon. These were so fun! 54/30 – Lentil-Mushroom Meatloaf with Ketchup Glaze from But I Could Never Go Vegan! I remember this was the only good thing I did with my homemade ketchup. I said: “Several subs because I didn’t go to the grocery store first. No mushroom, but I added bell pepper. I didn’t have almond flour so I used chickpea flour, but I wouldn’t recommend that. It was totally DELICIOUS, but it had a chickpea flour undertone. 55/30 – Lentil, Chard and Sweet Potato Curry from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – Delicious. One of my favorite combos. 56/ 30 Southern Biscuits on 57/30 Portobello Pot Pie. both from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – I forgot how good this cookbook is! 58/30 – Maple Baked Beans and Cornbread Casserole from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – So yummy! 59/30 – Tunisian Sweet Potatoes, Chickpeas and Greens from One-Dish Vegan – This became a regular one for me to make, I loved it! Haven’t made it in years! 60/30 – Mushroom Lasagna from The Vegan Slow Cooker – Nice and soft if that’s what you want out of a lasagna. 61/30 – Southern Biscuits and Gravy from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – Very good gravy! 62/30 – Nigerian Black-Eyed Peas & Greens from One-Dish Vegan – This was very good. 63/30 – Szechwan Tofu & Green Beans – Szechwan Tempeh & Green Beans from One-Dish Vegan, with tofu instead of Tempeh. I said: “The sauce in this was amazing! So good and spicy.” 64/30 – Mix and Match Jambalaya from The Vegan Slow Cooker 65/30 – Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Bars from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – SO GOOD 66/30 – Ziti with Arugula-Artichoke Pesto from One Dish Vegan – Delicious. 67/30 – Black Bean Soup with Kale and Sweet Potatoes from One Dish Vegan. I said: “SO GOOD. SO SO GOOD” This was a favorite I made often for a couple of years. 68/30 – Oven-Baked Indian Vegetables with chickpeas from One Dish Vegan – I said: “This was SUPER DELICIOUS.” 69/30 – Broccoli Cheddar Soup from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – I said: “Totally delicious. Better as a starter soup or with a sandwich probably than as a meal. Initially worried because it didn’t smell great before it was heated up, but it totally rallied. Probably would use less liquid smoke next time, the smoked paprika adds enough smoke flavor.” 70/30 – Jamaican-Style Coconut Rice Bowl from One-Dish Vegan 71/30 – Pan-Fried Breaded Zucchini from here: https://vegetarianmamma.com/pan-fried-breaded-zucchini-glutenfree-vegan/ 72/30 – Garlic Lover’s Chili from One-Dish Vegan – This was a go-to chili for years. I said: “I used homemade veggeroni instead of Tempeh, fresh and and seedy jalapeno instead of canned and more crushed red pepper than it called for. And 10 cloves of garlic instead of 8, WHAT? SO GOOD. Fresh from the garden Basil and Cilantro, too.” 73/30 – Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Cookies from Veganomicon. – Delicious! 74/30 – Vegetable Étouffée from One-Dish Vegan – This is a rare one that I have remade so much and often, it is still in the broad rotation. Love it so much. 75/30 – Cozy Hummus Bowl from Isa Does It., with Baked Tofu, homemade hummus, rice, avocado, stir-fried collard greens, cucumber and tomato. I said: “SO GOOD” 76/30 – Fusilli with Creamy Summer Vegetable Sauce from One-Dish Vegan – This was so good! 77/30 – Quinoa-Avocado Salad with Pinto Beans and Salsa from One-Dish Vegan – This was so satisfying! 78/30 – Fingerling Potatoes, Green Beans & Caramelized Shallots with Dijon-Thyme Vinaigrette from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – I said “SO TASTY.” 79/30 – Garden Vegetable Bean Stew from One-Dish Vegan 80/30 – Seitan & Broccoli with Pantry BBQ Sauce from Isa Does It. I said: “I made homemade seitan! Then I cooked up Seitan & Broccoli with Pantry BBQ sauce” 81/30 – Seitan & Mushrooms with baked potato wedges from One-Dish Vegan (with Seitan from Isa Does It). I said: “AMAZING.” 82/30 – BBQ Tofu from But I Could Never Go Vegan! and 83/30 – Cheesy Broccoli Rice from The Vegan Slow Cooker with Kale. – This was outstanding. 84/30 – Louisiana Red Beans & Rice from One-Dish Vegan. This is my TOP repeated recipe, of all time maybe. I made it just this week! I said: “Super super good.” 85/30 – Korean Hot Pot from One-Dish Vegan. I said: “THIS WAS AMAZING.” 86/30 – Rainbow Millet-Hummus Collard Summer Rolls from But I Could Never Go Vegan! – This was so good! 87/30 – Lentils and quinoa and butternut squash and broccoli. subbed broccoli for rapini. from One-DIsh Vegan. – Very good! 88/30 – Three Bean Rice Salad from One-Dish Vegan – Loved this! 89/30 – Spanish Quinoa from The Vegan Slow Cooker. I think my only repeated slow cooker recipe, maybe? 90/30 – Black Bean and Avocado Rice Salad from One-Dish Vegan. – I made this several times. Loved it. 91/30 – Dragon Noodle Salad from Isa Does It – I made this often for a while. I said: “SO GOOD” 92/30 – I made pickles!! Using instructions from here: https://www.eatingwell.com/article/114109/how-to-pickle-anything-no-canning-necessary/ 93/30 – TVP Chorizo from here: https://yupitsvegan.com/homemade-soyrizo/ 94/30 – Chorizo and Sweet Potato Enchilada Casserole from The Vegan Slow Cooker – This was good. I think my favorite slow cooker recipes have all been southwest or tex-mex.
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