Thanksgiving Loaffins
These are for Jill, who was looking for a gluten-free Thanksgiving main dish, and she specifically requested something that could be “molded.” Since I guess vegans are compelled to mold stuff on Thanksgiving.
I think this recipe fits all the vegan stereotypes that we’ll start seeing in the “funnies” over the next couple of weeks, gearing up towards the holidays. It’s made of chickpeas, tempeh and tofu. The texture is meaty but with that characteristically vegan mushiness we all love so much. It’s spiced with fennel, sage and just a little hint of liquid smoke. I couldn’t think of a good name for it but then Verdura on the PPK message boards suggested loaffins, and how can that be denied?
It was a fun meal to make because while creating recipes for Veganomicon we were very careful to make things supermarket and omnivore friendly, so we often had to show restraint with things like tempeh and nutritional yeast. But this recipe was like all-out swinging from the chandelier vegan.
I’ll put the recipe up in a bit, I have to go take these x-rays down to the lab. (That’s what people in soap operas say when they need to end the scene and don’t feel like panning in on the actress’s face.)
October 10th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
please please please, get that recipe up! want!
October 10th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Oh! You’re going to tease me with this lovely picture for ages, aren’t you? Thank you!
October 10th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
These look and sound great! Yes, please post the recipe!
October 10th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I’m fantasizing about these right now. I suppose also that I must be outrageously vegan because I have all those ingredients on hand!
October 11th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Oh, I need this recipe. Need it. They look fantastic.
October 11th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Oh please, oh please! My tummy’s a-rumblin’ for a good loaffin. I hope those X-rays are done quickly!
October 11th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
I’m working on it. I like to hold out because I get more comments that way. I sort of live for comments.
October 11th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
OK, I’ll bite. How many more comments before us freeloaders (free-loaffin-ers?) get the recipe? I swear to buddha that I’m buying the Veganomicon!!
October 11th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
It;s not about money it’s about comments! But honestly, I just have to get around to it. Probably tomorrow!
October 11th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
I make loaffinz in the potty. I can email you the recipe if you really want.
October 12th, 2007 at 8:33 am
ok ok isa…please post the recipe o/w i’m going to blow up this comment section wih hundred of comments(you did say you live for them right):)
October 13th, 2007 at 11:05 am
You called them Loaffins! I’m so flattered that you liked my name
October 15th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Another pleading comment….please please please post the recipe! I have a package of tempeh ready and waiting just for this recipe. You don’t want it to go bad before it has had a chance to reach its potential for maximum molded yumminess do you?
October 17th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Love these, but totally dying for the recipe.
October 17th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Recipe…. please, please….. Don’t just taunt us with the photo!
November 15th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
These look so amazing — I can’t stop fantasizing about having them on Thanksgiving. Please post the recipe!
November 20th, 2007 at 3:10 am
add me to the list of those wanting this recipe to make for Thursday! please post it!