we're super lucky recipe testers for Bianca of Vegan Crunk - she's creating a southern-style cookbook that's sure to rock some serious socks! (every recipe we've tested so far is absolutely stellar!) the other evening we enjoyed her bbq tempeh & carrot sandwich (made with her tangy 'n ever-so amazing memphis-style barbecue sauce & topped with her awesome poppy seed coleslaw). we were in heaven! one of my favorites as an omni was this pulled pork sammie from a local richmond bbq spot (i know, i know!), & Bianca's bbq tempeh & carrot sammie was better than any pulled pork i remember! dan & i fought over the left-overs today, too. ah ha ha!
we also tested out Bianca's gloriously good sweet 'n' sour bean balls. the sauce was the perfect balance of sweet 'n sour, the bean balls were so very tasty & held together well - they were just so awesome! we paired the bean balls with peas, roasted brussels, and some wee little csa potatoes. 
i see a lot of peas over at Sal's fantastical blog, Alien On Toast, and thought they'd go well with the bean balls - and they did! we grabbed some veggie awesomeness from our csa this past saturday (we ran out of money in our csa account a few weeks ago, but our csa is giving us 20% off until the end of the season on all they have to offer. squeeeeeeeeeeeee!):
butternut squash, another tasty kabocha squash, japanese eggplants, tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, golden apples, red 'n green cabbage, broccoli, rainbow chard, and salad mix. superw00t! saturday after the market i was feeling mighty inspired by
Cyn's beans & chards - so i whipped up something similar - a pinto bean & rainbow chard bowl with a little roasted pumpkin, brussels, nooch, and millet. this was absolutely yum! thanks, Cyn! 
p.s. if you haven't tried Hannah's easy as pumpkin pie shake yet, you should. it's the best & perfectly sweet 'n pumpkiny! (we made ours with a little pumpkin we picked up at our csa a few weeks ago.) csa: onions, carrots, swiss chard, potatoes, pumpkin,
local: tempeh, garlic
27 comments:
Oh my goodness do those bean balls ever look tasty! Every tester recipe for Bianca's book looks great, though! :) -Eve
Your posts NEVER disappoint! :)
Oh man, you've got me hungry and I just ate a little while ago! Bianca's recipes look oh so good--carrot and tempeh sandwich, sweet and sour bean balls? Yes please! And then pumpkin pie shakes and CSA goodness?! Nom!
#1 SUPER excited about Bianca's cookbook.
#2 If some bad turn of events should ever befall me, can I move into your house and help you eat your food?
SO jealous you're testing for Bianca's book- Those sweet & sour balls look so amazing!
All of your vegetables look delicious and fresh! That tempeh sandwich looks amazing! And I love pumpkin pie smoothies!
I need some of that bbq in my life! I can't wait until Bianca's book comes out!
Also I've been wanting to try that pumpkin shake, thanks for the reminder!
Okay this all looks amazing! I'm going to be whipping up a pumpkin smoothie this afternoon for my son and I.
The carrot and tempeh sandwhich looks just to die for! I've always loved good barbeque sauce... just not usually whats beneath it. And those brussels sprouts are makings me drool... what a geek!
That sandwich sounds amazing! I am not surprised though, Bianca's recipes always sound so delicious.
That pumpkin shake sounds good too. I love pumpkin :) Something like that will be good when I leftover pumpkin left in the fridge.
I love that you added brussels sprouts! I love brussels sprouts.
I am super behind in Bianca testers, I need to catch up because they are always delicious.
Ooooh, I'm so glad you liked the bbq tempeh sandwich and the bean balls. I need to head over to the tester site and see what ya said about the balls...I saw the BBQ comment. I had a few people with some issues on the ball texture, so I'm wondering how they came out for you.
So lucky to still have market and discount CSA stuff. Our market closed on the last Saturday in October (as you would say, it made me very sadfaced). And I don't do CSA, so I'm stuck buying produce at Kroger and Whole Foods for the winter. Bleh!
The pumpkin pie shake looks amazing! I'm gonna have to check that recipe out pronto.
Mmmmm, I've gotta try out that bbq sammie soon!
And how awesome of your CSA!!!
Everything looks so delicious! Bianca's cookbook is going to be so great. But your beans n greens dish looks absolutely spectacular!
Oh, that sandwich looks SO good! I love your CSA spread!
Everything looks so good! You always make such good use of your csa haul!
Seriously, can you come and cook for me? It is amazing how much awesome stuff you cook/eat all the time.
Bianca's recipes are fantabulous! I'm due for trying some test recipes myself.
The tempeh sandwich looks so yummy! You know something is good when you end up fighting for the leftovers! :-D
Mr. Kook is a sweet 'n sour freak, so he would probably love those yummy bean balls!
Enjoy your 20% off veggie goodness! Score!!
Those tester recipes look so awesome! Can't wait for the cookbook to check them out! :-)
heck yes! i'm so glad i signed up to be one of bianca's testers. those tempeh bbq sammies knocked my ever-lovin' socks off.
Oooh I definitely have to try that pumpkin pie shake! I love shakes and I love pumpkin, what am I waiting for?
You are so lucky to be a tester for Bianca's cookbook, her food is always amazing. It looks like you've been cooking up some delicious meals.
Mm, yummy stuff! I'm so happy that you liked the pumpkin shake, it was a bit outside of my normal recipe writing ventures. Glad that "risk" paid off! :)
Those sweet and sour bean balls are calling out to me so hard!!!
Nice BLOG.................................................
All this looks so good. I wish I was a tester.
So many awesome lookin' veggies!
That CSA haul!!!
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