Yesterday evening, as I was watering the garden, I noticed the gentle squeaking of baby birds in a birdhouse gourd that I had placed on one of my trellises. I was aware that there were baby birds nearby somewhere as I had seen Mama or Papa wren carrying around food for their babies. Now it... Continue Reading →
This week a new staff member joined my team and we were organizing a little welcome gathering for her. My original plan had been to buy some pastries at our really nice local Mexican bakery. But then I found out that our new colleague has a gluten intolerance. Very last minute, I decided to try... Continue Reading →
I finally have time to write the last part of this cheese story, which is all about a fun experiment I did to combine different cheeses into one cheese. As I wrote in an earlier post, I am totally intrigued by using a marbled vegan cheese. As my first experiment did not result in a... Continue Reading →
Another day, another cheese story! Yesterday, I uploaded the recipes for a Merlot cheese and a marbled cheese, also made with Merlot wine. Today, I will share the recipe for a cheese that I soaked in Merlot wine for several days. To make this cheese, which is a variation of this steamed rice cheese, I... Continue Reading →
It has been an exciting cheese making week! I joined a Dutch Facebook page that focuses exclusively on making vegan cheeses (Vegan Kaas Maken) and a member posted a picture of a red Windor cheese, which - according to Wikipedia - is "is a pale cream, English cheddar cheese, made using pasteurised cow's milk marbled... Continue Reading →
Make your own soy yogurt with just two ingredients and a lot of (Indiana) summer sunshine. Ingredients: 1 quart unsweetened soy milk without additives (for example WestSoy - available at Walmart - or Trader Joe's). 1 probiotic capsule (I use Renew Life - Ultimate Flora Probiotic Extra Care - 100 billion, available from Amazon). 1 spotlessly clean... Continue Reading →
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A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine challenged me to eat vegan for a month. I must admit that a whole month (30 days!) felt like an eternity at the time. I told her that I would take on the challenge provided I could find a plant-based alternative for the cappuccino that... Continue Reading →
25 March 2018 • Cilantro Roots People often say that plant-based cooking is difficult, boring, or expensive. I am passionate about proving the opposite! I was invited today for lunch at a friend's house and quickly made some savory breads this morning. All that was needed for two batches of bread was 500... Continue Reading →
15 June 2018 • Cilantro Roots Thai sticky rice can be easily made at home. All you need is a steamer insert with matching lid and some cheese cloth. I still have a lovely sticky rice storage basket from Thailand, actually from the village where I have a house. So many good memories! Preparation:... Continue Reading →
Cilantro Roots - adventures in growing & creating vegan food 