Stocking a Vegan Kitchen

Many people never make the transition to a meatless diet simply because they cannot figure out what they could eat. Keeping a well-stocked kitchen and a few good cookbooks on hand will make it easier for those trying to maintain a vegetarian diet. The most popular cookbooks in the Vegan Street kitchen are: Tofu Cookery, by Louise Hagler Friendly Foods, by Brother Ron Pikarski Vegan Vittles, by Joanne Stepaniak. Here are the components of a well-stocked vegan kitchen: Beans, dried or canned Nuts (walnuts, pecans, sunflower seeds, etc.) Brown rice Whole-grain breads (pitas, loafs, tortillas, etc.) Crackers Oils (olive, canola, flaxseed, sesame, etc.) Vinegars, flavored and plain Olives Pickles Grains (bulghur, millet, quinoa, etc.) Pasta Pasta sauce Salsa Flours (wheat, wheat pastry, etc.) Unbleached sugar Vanilla extract Almond extract Natural sweeteners (maple syrup, brown rice syrup) Milk substitutes (soy, rice, oat or rice milks) Baking powder Baking soda Cornstarch or arrowroot Vegan chocolate or carob chips Egg replacer Rolled oats Whole-grain cereal Condiments (tamari, horseradish, miso, mustard, etc.) Nutritional yeast Canned or frozen vegetables Canned or frozen fruit Dried fruit (pineapple, mango, papaya, etc.) Meat substitutes (TVP, seitan, tofu, tempeh, etc.) Ready-made veggie burgers, veggie hot dogs Sea salt Peppercorns (if you have a grinder) or ground pepper A variety of spices And a few perishable necessities, like garlic, onions and potatoes Yes, grandmother got by with only a rolling pin, a frying pan and a knife, but for the rest of us modern, spoiled chefs, these are some good kitchen accessories to have on hand: a garlic press, a vegetable peeler, a mortar and pestle, a high quality knife or two, a blender, a mushroom brush, a food processer and a juicer.

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