My Vegan Fetish Foods !

Here's my list of vegan  ingredients, whole foods and particular brands of food products that I love to buy.   I don't cook that much, but when I cook, here's almost all of the most common ingredients that vegan recipes call for, at least for baking goods such as cookies and cakes, but also for most pasta sauces, salad dressings, etc. No different from omni cooking, which always call for eggs, butter and milk.  We see those listed all the time, so people think that those products are necessary to baking and that it's impossible to do without them. Just use vegan margarine instead, soy milk (or other alternatives) and baking soda/egg replacer. Those are the 3 most common ingredients we see listed in vegan recipes.  I try to always buy whole foods instead of powders, supplements and processed stuff, and very important: organic, but sometimes it's too expensive. Some foods though are almost the same price than non-organic, those I always buy organic and write organic here.  For Recipes --  Organic stone ground whole wheat flour - other organic flours (buckwheat, oat, corn, rye...) - Wholesome Sweeteners organic fairtrade dark brown sugar, superfine icing sugar (look for sugar cane not filtered through bone char, or sugar from beets), organic amber maple syrup, organic raw agave nectar, organic unsulphured blackstrap molasses (eventhough we should stay away from molasses, it's a highly processed product of cane sugar), liquid stevia, egg replacer, non-aluminium baking powder, baking soda,  A. Vogel Herbamare organic aromatised sea salt, plain soy milk (organic brands: Natur-a, Silk, So Delicious!) or soy milk powder (and other milk alternatives : almond, hemp, rice), organic - firm or silken tofu, RedStar nutritional yeast flakes, arrow-root, agar-agar, corn or tapioca starch, pure vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, dark chocolate bars, organic carob powder, unsweetened carob chips, creamy or chunky organic peanut butter, Bragg's Liquid Amino Acids (better than tamari sauce), organic cold pressed olive oil, canola oil (or cafflower and others), no-stick canola cooking spray, Earth Balance vegan margarine, lemon, lemon juice, organic apple vinegar cider, Seeds & Nuts, fruits & dried fruits: sesame to make tahini, walnuts (perhaps the only nuts easily found raw), cashews, almonds and sliced ones, macadamia nuts, pecans, organic raw pumpkin seeds pepitas, flaked coconuts, fresh dates, dried figs  Herbs & spices: whole cilantro, fresh parsley, varech (kelp) powder, whole black pepper grains, whole cinnamon sticks, whole nutmeg, crushed chili flakes, fresh or dried jalapenos, dried Italian herbs (rosemary, oregano, thym, basilic...), cumin powder, garlic clove, cayenne and curry powder, masala powder, whole ginger,    Recipes or not, just wholefoods that I love 2 buy and eat: Fruits & Greens : French shallots, yams (sweet potatoes, broccoli, sugarsnaps (sweet peas), spinach, kale, carrots, beets, horseraddish. Pink grapefruit, kiwis, dried pineapple rings, fresh dates, dried figs, dired prunes, bananas, avocados, blueberry and other berries,  olives... Condiments et cetera : hot dill and garlic pickles or miniature sweet Gherkins, organic Veganaise (and sometimes Nayonaise, just because there's less fats... But Veganaise! mmm...), Dijon strong mustard, organic yellow prepared mustard, OrganicVille Natural Ketchup, some boughts homemade fancy products like fruit ketchup or jams. More stuff: green tea,  pumpkin pepitas, pistachios, organic almond butter,  organic natural peanut butter, vegan chocolate spread, unsweetened raspberry jam, So Delicious Purely Decadent dairy-free Ice Cream, Soba pastas ... and more junk food: vegan chips (potato, corn, rice, etc) and to try new products in bulk (like chili-lime or salsa soy crisps, or special flavoured nuts like spicy cashews or almonds in maple syrup or chocolate), mock meats: veggiedogs, veggieburgers, fake peperonni (and more from Yves Veggie Cuisine), vegan cheese (those who melts! be careful, some are just lactose free, not dairy free), Fontaine Santé CountryStyle Végé-Pâté, dark chocolate w/ almonds, small fruits coated in carob bars.  More 2 come...

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