Last night I made this fantastic meal... I've made it before, and I was testing it out again to see if I should put it in my annual Christmas cookbook. It'll definitely be in there! This is the "Star-Anise Glazed Tempeh with stir-fried peppers" from "Vegetarian Suppers" by Deborah Madison. Seriously, this recipe is reason enough to buy that cookbook. It's quick and delicious and different flavors than things I usually make - a bit sweet, a bit salty... mmm! I served it with saffron rice - white basmati flavored with saffron.
Also! tonight I made a second attempt at the apple-hazelnut bread I made the other night. Usually I"m one to reduce oil in a recipe, but this bread was WAY too dry the first time around. My standard M.O. is to follow a recipe faithfully the first time, and then start making changes as needed. That first loaf had a wonderful flavor, but was actually too dry to enjoy in the end. This time I added 2 Tablespoons of canola oil, and another 2 Tablespoons of olive oil. I haven't tasted it yet, because I'm planning on taking it on my trip with me to feed my friends - but it looks amazing. This time it rose nicely, and feels heavy and moist. Smells good too - it's got cloves, cocoa powder, and rum as speices - but just in very small amounts.
Can't wait to try it!
Lovely looking loaf you've got there- Sounds like it's got just about everything you could want in a quick bread, too!
ReplyDeletethat Star-Anise Glazed Tempeh with stir-fried peppers, served with the saffron rice, looks stunning - I HAVE to look for that cookbook, for sure!!
ReplyDeleteMmm, I can't wait to hear how that Apple-Hazelnut Bread tastes - I just bought some hazelnuts the other day, so if this loaf recipe turned out to your liking, I'd love to make it! :0)
Anise and tempeh... An odd combination, but it looks fantastic!!! I will have to try that. I think I have that cookbook lying around here somewhere...
ReplyDeleteWow... that tempeh looks great!
ReplyDeleteThat tempeh dish looks delicious and colorful. Bright shades always catch my eye!
ReplyDeleteI follow your MO most of the time- I hate to tinker with a recipe without making it as directed at least once, to know what I'm dealing with!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stirfry and that bread sounds really tasty and looks great. I can tell it rose a lot better this time. I should try your MO. I always have to change at least one thing in a recipe.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those recipes sound fantastic... wow, the tempeh really looks good!
ReplyDeleteI'm terrible--I can't make a recipe without tweaking it in some way! Well, yes I can... but I should try harder to give the recipe the benefit of the doubt before I try to doctor it up!
the Star-Anise Glazed Tempeh sounds really good. salty, sweet . . . my favorite combo.
ReplyDeleteWow that is some special looking tempeh dish. I bet it was amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe tempeh dish is so colorful! And apple-hazelnut loaf sounds like a great combination. I hope your 2nd attempt at it turned out well!
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