As regular readers of this blog (or anyone who has ever talked about food with me for about half a second) would know, I love noodles. A lot. And my friend C has talked up some drunken noodles in Mt Lawley, so when I saw this recipe (p262) in Vegan Planet I thought I'd give it a go.
These were good. The flavour was a bit understated, but overall okay.
I've been really getting into tempeh lately, so I was excited to give this pappardelle cacciatore a go (p249). Unfortunately it was quite bland. If I were to give it another go, I would slice the tempeh a lot thinner, and go OTT on the fresh rosemary. And I would probably add some dried chilli flakes.
Finally, I tried out the red bean and sweet potato curry (p286). It was bland and watery, which was a disappointment. I think it needed some more cumin and curry powder.
Overall, I like the potential of Vegan Planet, but it needs a whole lot more spices and herbs for it to be my thing.
6 comments:
I agree, I really like the idea of most of the recipes but find that I always have to tweak them to get the flavor I want. Still, your dishes look very pretty!
I've had similar experiences with vegan planet recipes. I need to at least double the flavours in order to get anything tasty out of it.
Given that tempeh is Indonesian in origin, I don't think it works well unless it's given the Indonesian-type treatment. Tempeh in pasta seems really unappealing to me.
The best ways to eat tempeh are unfortunately the unhealthier ones - deep-fry and marinate in sweet soya sauce and garlic, or deep-fry and douse in peanut sauce.
If you are gonna make that pasta, you should probably marinate the tempeh in something first - a bit of water & stock powder perhaps? And then pan-fry it.
I like your site & recipes. I'm adding you to my blogroll:)
I really like VP, but I often find I need to mix up the spices a little bit to make it more to my preference. But there are some great things in there!
Hi Elilai, thanks!
Susan, yeah, I'm thinking more spices. :o)
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