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Recipe List
(GF) = Gluten Free, (SF)=Soy Free
Fundamentals
Cream Cheese Crme Frache (GF)
Egg Foam and Green Egg Foam (SF/GF)
Green Egg Foam Water (SF/GF)
Sweet Soy Cream (GF)
Savory Soy Cream (GF)
Savory Rice Cream (SF/GF)
Sweet Rice Cream (SF/GF)
Basil Soy Ricotta (GF)
Agave Balsamic Vinaigrette (SF/GF)
Basil-Walnut Pesto (SF/GF)
Roasted Garlic Cloves Two Ways (SF/GF)
Raw Tofu Relish (SF/GF)
Garlic-Ginger Oil (SF/GF)
Beginnings
Chocolate Crepes with Cream Cheese Crme Frache, Sliced Bananas, and Chocolate Maple Butter (GF)
Good Old-Fashioned Blueberry Pancakes (SF/GF)
Good Old-Fashioned French Toast Stuffed with Strawberries and Sweet Soy Cream
Tiramisu Pancakes
Fig Crepes with Ricotta, Arugula, and Agave Balsamic (GF)
Pesto Plum Pizza with Balsamic Arugula
Heirloom Tomato Toasts with Oregano, Grapes, and Ricotta Soy
Oyster Mushroom Scramble with Sweet Peppers, Onions, and Fresh Tofu (GF)
Savory French Toast TLT
Salads and Soups
Grilled Black Plum and Jicama Salad with Radicchio (GF)
Quinoa-Millet Cherry Salad (SF/GF)
Polenta and Orange Salad with Fennel Salsa (GF)
Apple Ginger Salad (SF/GF)
Avocado Salad with Seitan Bites
Blood Orange and Fresh Tofu Salad (GF)
Roasted Beet and Blood Orange Salad with Cilantro Pesto (SF/GF)
Grilled Peach and Arugula Salad with Soy Ricotta and Grilled Sourdough Toast
Creamy Millet Corn Chowder (SF/GF)
Habanero Yam Soup (GF)
Cauliflower Bisque with Fresh Fennel (GF)
Raw Kale and Seaweed Salad with Fresh Tofu and Ginger-Garlic Oil (GF)
Small Plates
Charred Broccolini (SF/GF)
Smashed Purple Potatoes with Parsley (SF/GF)
Chai-Spiced Yam Bruschetta with Crunchy Kale (SF)
Oven-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Thyme on Toast (SF)
Spicy Chili-Lime Edamame (GF)
Curried Red Yam Fries (SF/GF)
Grilled Wild Mushroom Toasts
Charred Brussels Sprouts and Fingerling Potatoes with Crispy Smoked Tofu (GF)
Jerk Tofu and Roasted Yam Sliders
Barbecue Oyster Mushroom Sliders with Pickled Onions
Manna Bread with Raw Tofu Relish and Cherry Salsa
Tofu, Tempeh & Seitan
Spicy Peach Tofu and Tempeh with Charred Purple Beans
Balsamic Tofu with White Bean Sauce and Agave Pumpkins (GF)
Pesto Tofu with Smashed Purple Potatoes and Charred Asparagus (GF)
Hazelnut Tofu and Tempeh with Millet and Blueberry Salad
Tempeh Vermouth
Apple Tempeh Fillets
Chimichurri Seitan Steaks
Oregano and Parsley Grilled Seitan Steaks
Transitional Raw
Raw Lasagna with Basil-Walnut Pesto
Kale Pesto Pizza
Raw Tostadas with Spicy Strawberry Avocado Salad and Cilantro Relish (GF)
Jicama Avocado Ravioli with Peach and Watermelon Salsa (GF)
Pasta
Fresh Spinach Pasta (SF)
Handmade Linguini in Sauvignon Blanc Cream Sauce with King Trumpet Mushroom Scallops
Roasted Yam Ravioli with Apple Tempeh Fillets and Chanterelle Cream Sauce
Plums Smoky Mac
Grains
Millet-Stuffed Baby Pumpkins
Grilled Spelt Crust Pizza with Pears and Ricotta
Blue Corn Pizza with Pesto-Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes and Ricotta
Quinoa Risotto with Panko-Fried Portobellos
White Bean and Summer Rye Chops Salad with Pesto-Grilled Eggplant (SF)
Desserts
Toasted Chocolate Bread with Cream Cheese Crme Frache
Sauted Rosemary Plums with White Wine and Blueberry Butter Sauce (GF)
Oven-baked Peaches and Cream (GF)
Peppered Agave Figs (GF)
Everybody-Dives-In Chocolate Chip Brownies (SF/GF)
Strawberry Crepes with Custard Sauce (SF/GF)
Black PlumGinger Sorbet with Lemon Cream (SF/GF)
Fresh Blueberry Shortcake
Afterword
Vegan Frankfurter and Smoked Yam Puppy Treats
Foreword
Foods can be magical, not just tasty, satisfying, and deliciousall the things we associate with a hearty meal. Foods can be so much more. They can transform your life.
At the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, we have seen this in our research studies. People join our studies hoping to trim down, improve their health, or get off their medications. They learn to make healthier meals and are delighted to find that a menu change really does help them accomplish all these things. But when foods also boost their energy, dissolve long-standing aches and pains, and make them feel years younger, thats what many people have never had the chance to experience.
Magic can happen at a restaurant too. You come in from a busy Seattle street, looking for a bite to eat. With a friendly greeting, youre escorted to a table. As dinner is served, you discover this is no ordinary meal. The food is so delightfully prepared; so attractive, aromatic, and flavorfulfamiliar ingredients transformed into something youve never quite tasted before. And you understand exactly why Plum Bistro is so popular.
In this book, Makini Howell loans you her magic wand. She shows you the secrets she uses at Plum. Whether you are preparing a simple, quick meal or an elaborate dinner, these wonderful recipes are exactly what you are looking for.