Chez Bettay, The Vegan Gourmet
The Best of Vegan Times
What a glorious time to be a vegan! There is a plethora of new vegan product companies, recipes and tools available for vegan chefs to add to the already vast resources for vegan cooking.

Last month I had the privilege of experimenting and developing recipes using Butler Soy Curls, Teese Vegan Cheese, Sunergia Bleu Soy Cheese, Sunergia Soy Feta Cheeses and Soyatoo Dessert Topping. WOW! Each of these items were flavorful and helped me convert my old dairy recipes into vegan recipes.

I've got lots of new recipes, tools, equipment and products to share next month. So in the meantime, enjoy these contributions for the Vegan Gourmet in you.
Chez Bettay

Vegan Health
BioSafe Thyroid
Test Kit
About 5 years ago I found out that I had a deficient thyroid gland. So my doctor ordered a TSH test to determine how much medication I needed to boost my thyroid's performance. The problem I had was the $200 laboratory charge for the TSH test! Ouch!!! I remembered reading about home test kits for hormone levels and thought that maybe a home kit for thyroid testing might be available. What I found was the BIOSAFE TSH Thyroid Test Kit that gave me a $40 charge instead of the $200! >>MORE

Vegan Basics
Millet, The Frugal Grain
The chief carbohydrate food of the Northern Chinese, the grain, millet is one of the oldest foods known to humans. People in Africa and India use it in many of their recipes. Although millet is one of the world's most important food crops, it is cultivated mostly in the Eastern hemisphere and particularly in regions with primitive agricultural practices and high population densities. Its ability to grow on poorly fertilized or watered soils, has led millet to be labeled as a food for the poor. In the USA, millet is produced mostly for bird seed or cattle grain. So for those vegans who are frugal, this is an excellent choice in grains. >>MORE

Vegan Business Link
Mountain Rose Herbs
I am recommending a new source for organic herbs and spices at Mountain Rose Herbs. Finally, you can find all your favorite organic herbs and spices in ONE location. Check out their informative web pages for valuable information about each one of their products.

Products at Mountain Rose Herbs
Bulk Organic Herbs & Spices
Mountain Rose Herbs offers exceptional quality bulk organic herbs, spices, botanicals, and an extensive line of superior herbal products.

Organic Teas
Enjoy the world's finest bulk loose-leaf teas blended right at Mountain Rose Herbs. They offer a large selection of organic and fair trade green, black, red and white teas that are fresh, colorful, organic, and aromatic.

Essential Oils
Enjoy some of the world's most exquisite essential oils and aromatherapy products for a truly delightful olfactory experience.

Bulk Ingredients
For those of crafting and formulating your own body care products, Mountain Rose Herbs has all of the natural ingredients necessary for fine cosmetic creations. Select from a wide assortment of fine materials for all your creations.

Vegan Dinners
Crispy Sweet Sour Chicken-Style Butler Soy Curls™
This sweet sour sauce tastes just like my favorite Chinese restaurant makes! And I can make the entire meal in 20 minutes. The Thai Sticky Rice takes the longest to cook. The Soy Curls are beyond belief in this recipe. You will think you are eating real chicken, not vegan slices of re-hydrated texturized soybeans. >>MORE

Vegan Salads 101
Poor Man's
Pesto, Vinaigrette Dressing
and Salad
Fresh, fresh, fresh! Prices for arugula have dropped in the market I shop in, so I decided to try it instead of basil for a new pesto taste treat. And since sunflower seeds are less expensive than pine nuts, this is a great alternative in my"Poor Man's Pesto". >>MORE

Vegan Breakfasts
Tropical Coconut Breakfast Banana Bread
Coconut and bananas, what a tasty combination! Reminds me of Honolulu and all the flavors of the tropics. I had some bananas that were too ripe to eat, so I whipped up this recipe and pulled out my coconut oil and shredded coconut to make this unforgettable Tropical Coconut Breakfast Banana Bread. >>MORE

Vegan Salads 101
Butler Soy Curls Chicken Salad
Butler Soy Curls™ are magical! They are great to keep in the pantry for any quick meal, soooo economical and great for when there's nothing else in the freezer or refrigerator. Butler Soy Curls™ Chicken Salad is a quick and dirty version that I tried. At first I thought it wouldn't match the White Wave Chicken Salad, but I was pleasantly surprised. The texture and taste of the Butler Soy Curls was close in texture to real chicken. Give it a try and you tell me how you liked it. >>MORE

Vegan Salads 101
Sunergia Soy Bleu Cheese Dressing
Creating that real Bleu Cheese flavor in a salad dressing just got easier with Sunergia's Soy Vegan Bleu Cheese Alternative. Add this to any recipe calling for Real Bleu Cheese and you'll have to agree that you can't tell the difference in taste! >>MORE

Vegan Tools
Rosle Adjustable Slicer
Although I have great slicing knives in all sorts of shapes and sizes, it's my mandoline slicers that give me the uniform fast slices for onions, garlic and other vegetables. Just like knives, you'll want to have assorted mandoline models to meet the slicing needs for any vegetable you might want sliced. >>MORE

Vegan Salads 101
Gorgeous Greek Feta Salad
This Greek salad is a classic country salad filled with fresh juicy tomatoes, crisp tender cucumber, thinly sliced red onion, tender green & red bell pepper, crumbly Sunergia Vegan Feta Cheese and juicy kalamata olives. Served with hummus and a great crusty bread provides an instant lunch or appetizer. >>MORE

Vegan Desserts
Organic Soyatoo
Soy Whip
You won't believe all the fantastic uses in desserts that the BOXED version of Soyatoo Soy Whip will allow in your vegan recipes! Finally an organic vegan dessert topping that meets the standards for making strawberry shortcake, trifles, tiramisu and whipped cream toppings for puddings. The list for vegan desserts is endless and the boxed version of Soyatoo Soy Whip yields much more than the canned version. >>MORE

Vegan Dinners
3 Cheese Baked Pasta with Yves Meatless Canadian Bacon
This recipe reminds me of a pasta dish we ordered in New York with "real cheese". Thanks to Galaxy, Teese and Sunergia, there are now vegan products available that allow me to create some pasta dishes that are cheesy and creamy. >>MORE

Vegan Tools
RVSP Endurance Measuring Cups and Spoons
Eyeballing measurements for entrée type meals is fine, but when baking, you've got to measure accurately if you want your vegan recipes to turn our right. So measures are an important tool in any vegan kitchen. >>MORE

Books
The Professional Manicure Bible
- by Betty Morgan

The Professional Manicure Bible, written by Betty Morgan.
Yes, before going into graphic arts, I once owned several beauty salons: "Nails by Betty Burns" in Hillcrest, CA, "Betty Burns et Cie" in La Jolla, CA, "Nails by Betty Burns" in Ocean Beach, CA and "Nails by Betty Morgan" in Mill Valley, CA.

Buy The Professional Manciure Bible.

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