[delicioso]

What new food discoveries did you make this year? Could be a recipe, or just some new food.

This year, I discovered:
How to make my own fresh ginger for sushi. It's easy and tastes a lot better than the stuff I'd been buying.

Field Roast Frankfurters. YUM!!!

And tonight, for the first time I had Sukhi's Vegan Samosas. I found them on sale for $5. I need to stock up, because they are good. The chutney that comes with them tastes amazingly fresh.

Find anything new you like?

 

[Purp]

Sweet Potato Chili (Thanks to I Heart Corey Haim). Made it three times, three different ways.

 

[Envy]

Garlic Pan Bread.

 

[Larissa]

Making my own vanilla extract, thanks to the thread here!

 

[fadeaway1289]

Mock duck- Never tried it before because it scared me and I had no previous experience eating the real thing (thank the FSM). I'm glad I gave it a shot, turns out it's really good.

Artichoke Hearts- Sadly I am still intimidated by fresh artichokes but since I discovered jarred marinated chokes , I'm addicted.

Gardein Beefless Tips- I finally found out what why people go crazy over these things.

Spaghetti Squash- delicious and fun to prepare

 

[YellowRose]

This is the year I discovered Field Roast!

I also learned how to make an awesome 3-bean chili, mock tuna salad with chickpeas and homemade tapenade.

 

[Windigo]

I discovered spaghetti with roasted red bell pepper sauce, which has become one of my favorite foods

 

[Envy]

icing

 

[Purp]

I also made root beer cupcakes...I have a bad feeling about this thread. See, 365x3=1215 meals (breakfast,lunch, and dinner) not including snacks and desserts, and missed meals...I'm going to be coming back to this.

 

[Larissa]

I definitely had some amazing baking experiences last year. Chai latte cupcakes spring to mind immediately. They were amazing.

 

[nedney]

Hot & Spicy Curry tofu with broccoli, mushrooms, onions over brown rice.

 

[StupidEyed]

Veggies & Dumplings - it was my first time making dumplings and worth all the work.

While in Pittsburgh in December I had the best pizza though, Little E's is a must stop if you're ever visiting.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

I stated vegan baking and making amazing curries.

 

[offthahook]

baked snow pea chips

 

[sleepydvdr]

New to me in 2011 (listed in the order of favorite to least fav):

1. Leahey Foods cheese powder (for making mac 'n cheese)
2. Match (name brand) meats - but the store has since quit selling them

3. Tofurky Bologna
4. Sriracha (hot sauce)
5. Cadbury Drinking Chocolate (hot chocolate powder)
6. Don Lee Farms Veggie Patties
7. Alexia Beer Battered Onion Rings
8. Gardein Beefless Burger
9. Tofurky Smokey Maple Bacon Tempeh
10. World Maket Dark Chocolate Spread (kind of like Nutella)
11. Tofurky pizzas
12. Gardien Stuffed Turk'y

As for 2012, I just picked up Tofurky Roast Beef style deli meat. I have not seen it before yesterday, so it is new to me. Previously, I have only seen Oven Roasted, Hickory Smoked and Peppered flavored deli meats. I can't comment on it because I haven't cracked open the package yet.

 

[paisleyjane]

Kale Chips and Raw Macaroons

 

[disney.jessica]

Chocolate lava cake

New York Cheesecake

 

[silva]

Seitan, baked, not simmered
Mushroom gravies and sauces
The many easy uses for those packets of onion soup and dip mixes (vegan)

 

[Envy]

Pancakes

RAINBOW PANCAKES