Alyssia's Vegan Lockschen Kugel

[Guest guest]

I made this for the first time Saturday to bring to the " House Lighting " at the

home of a Church member (Phyllis). It's a UU Church so we have a great cross

sections of religious beliefs as most all came from varied upbringings. The

talk of Christmas and what it means from the Christiin view, hannakah was the

central topic now that we are in thie Hannakah season. There was a Canter from

a local Synagog there the weekend of Yom Kippor. The canter closed the service

with the Kol Nidre, a loved prayer sung the veve of Yom Kippor. No single

religion is preached, just love and respect for everyone.

 

Alyssia's Vegan Lockschen Kugel

 

 

 

Ingredients

 

1 pound (16 oz) 8 oz Jerusalem Artichoke Spinach Fettuchcine

 

8 oz Jerusalem Artichoke Fettuchcine (I use Organic for

both, your option)

 

1 Pound Leasa Brand (Refrigerated) Firm Tofu

 

14 oz Nasoya Brand (Refrigerated) Firm Tofu

 

[i avoid the boxed tofu you find on the grocer's shelves. The tase to me is no

where near as good. If I had that one first, I may have been one of this who

say they do not like tofu ]

 

1 15oz(+/-) can Crushed Pineapple (in pineapple juice ... NOT syrup)

 

7 Tbls Agar (available in most any health food store)

 

1/2 cup Unrefined Brown Sugar

 

1 Tbs Real Vanilla Extract

 

1 Tbs Apple Pie Spice

 

1/2 Tbs Cinnamon

 

1 cup Raisins

 

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Pam

 

3 " 9x13 glass (never aluminum *) baking dish (2 " will also fit this, but to the

top)

 

Large glass or stainless Mixing bowl

 

Stainless strrl pot (to boil noodles)

 

 

 

Method:

 

[pre-heat oven to 350 deg F, or 176.7 C]

 

1- Boil noodles in accordance with package directions to soft, rince in cold

water (keep in cold water if mix is not ready) collender opff water ... add to

mix (below) and spoon mix till even consistancy is reached

 

2- Blend the Tofu with the brown sugar & the liquid from the pinapple, pour

into mixing bowl. Add the crushed pineapple and spoon mix till evenly

distributed. Add the remsinder .. agar, spices, vanilla, etc. Spoon mix again

till distributed evenly.

 

3- Add noodles after collendering off excess water (#1 above). Spoon mix till

even consistancy is reached.

 

4- Spray a 3 " - 9x13 glass baking dish with Pan and wipe off excess

 

5- Pour noodle mix into pan and smooth out evenly

 

6- Bake at 350 deg F (176.7 C ) for one hour or untill top is slightly browned

and the sides have browned

 

7- Let stand long enough for the eggs to bind the kugel (5 min +/-) . Slice

into main course side-dish portions and serve warm.

 

 

 

 

 

(*) Aluminum. Besides being associated to Alzheimers, Parkenson's and a few

other brain related diseases, using aluminum to cook in, especially baking

something like this, will give a metal taste to the finished kuggel. If your

not accostomed to things cooked in those supermarket 1-time baking pans you will

taste the difference. Sort of like the person that smokes in their home and

during a meal, or the non-smoker eating in a smoke filled environment. You

think you can taste what you are eating, but in reality one does not taste what

the food actually tastes like. Why ? Your taste buds are in your nose, not your

mouth. Fill the nose with smoke and the smoke, having it's own taste and

leaving deposits in the nostrils, camofloges, changes, hides, the flavors of

your food.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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<glpveg4life

 

Monday, December 18, 2006 7:34 AM

Re: New Member and Newby Vegan Intro Alyssia

 

 

> I would love your kuggle recipe, if you wouldn't mind sharing it. I have

never made one, the one my MIL makes is great.

>

> g

>

>

>

> deechun_sa_ngop

>

> Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:26 PM

> Re: New Member and Newby Vegan Intro

>

>

> On humans

>

> There are many " meat-like " recipes available. If you look back at the past

> messages in the group's website you will find archives a discussion on

> TofyTurkey, Quorn Roast (tastes great, that one I did try). Quorn also

> makes a great no chicken chicken nugget. These are all vegitarian, but not

> vegan.

>

> I made a vegan luchin kuggel (spelling) for a " House Lighting " last nicgt.

> A number of the women there complemented the kuggle. When I told them there

> was no cheeze in it, they did not believe me. When I said it was tofu, they

> were very surprised as they did not like tofu ... till last night.

>

> I am sure that this post will precipitate a few good recipes for you to make

> your guests.

>

> As for out pets.

>

> Yes there are vegitarian recipes available. My feelings. These are not

> good for your dogs, cats, etc..

>

> The human being is not a carnevor. We have enjoyed terming ourselves as

> omnivores ... animials that eat a wide range of animial and plant life, but

> we forced ourselves to this. It is not what we were evoved for. i believe

> it is estimated that we digest about 10% of the beef we eat. The remainder

> either adhears to the walls of our intestines for long periods of time or is

> eliminated, nutrients and all. If we has the percentages of acids in our

> stomach that your pet dog has, that acid would eat it's way to your feet in

> seconds.

>

> The dog ann cat families however are evolved as meat eaters. Thay are the

> difinition of Carnevour. They have the tooth structure to trear apart their

> prey and to gulp the meat down with out chewing as we know it. They have

> the acids in their stomach to desolve the meat and get the nurishment from

> it.

>

> You may be against the killing of animials, and for that matter I am also.

> You have however taken it on yourself to raise a pet that by nature eats

> other animials. I feel that to be responsible means that your obligated to

> feed that pet what nature intended it to eat. I also feel that by

> restricting it to a vegetarian diet will ultimately be harmful to the pet's

> health.

>

> I am not saying that this is a fact. I am sure in my mind however that

> there is a very good possibility that manufactures just might say ... " Here

> is a great opportunity to make money. Let's ,make vegetarian cat and dog

> foods. We can charge more also as it will be condidered a 'speciality

> item'. Hay. NYC used to have, may still, a restaurant for pets. They had

> place settings, napkins and all ... and charged through the nose for the

> meal.

>

> My feelings ... Just say ... " I love you " ... hold your nose and dump that

> can of meat into your pet's dish. That, or buy a rabbit, Cockatoo or a

> duck. They are vegetarian by evolution.

>

> Alyssia

>