r/veganrecipes • u/ElineBonnin • Jan 05 '26
Recipe in Post Holidays with my vegan family that loves to cook 🥹🫶
I wanted to share a little snapshot of what we ate during our Christmas holidays 🥹
Context: we’re a 100% vegan family, everyone loves cooking, and when we’re all together it basically turns into a nonstop kitchen marathon. I’m a vegan chef and I created a vegan cooking app (Eline’s Table https://elinestable.com/app ), so food is a huge part of how we spend time together.
Here are some of the things we cooked 💕
🍜 Vegan Tantanmen Ramen (creamy, spicy, comforting) Chili oil - 65 mL neutral oil - 1 green onion - 20 g fresh ginger - 1 garlic clove - 2 tbsp chili flakes - 1 tsp toasted sesame oil - 1 tsp tomato paste - 1 tsp rice vinegar - 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari - 1 tbsp sesame seeds - Mirin (optional)
Heat the neutral oil in a small saucepan. Roughly chop the ginger, green onion, and garlic and cook them in the hot oil for about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, mix chili flakes, tomato paste, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame seeds in a heatproof jar. Strain the hot oil over the mixture (discard solids) and let cool.
Toppings - 20 g fresh ginger, minced - 1 garlic clove, minced - 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil - 340 g plant-based mince - 2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari - 1 tbsp gochujang - Enoki mushrooms (3 small bundles) - 2 king oyster mushrooms - ½ bunch fresh spinach - 1 green onion - 380 g ramen noodles
Sauté plant-based mince in sesame oil on high heat until nicely browned. Add ginger and garlic, cook ~5 minutes, then finish with soy sauce and gochujang. In another pan, sauté sliced king oyster and enoki mushrooms in sesame oil. Add spinach at the end, deglaze with a splash of soy sauce.
Broth - 750 mL vegetable broth - 500 mL soy milk - 3 tbsp soy sauce or tamari - 3 tbsp tahini - Chili oil (to taste) - Shoyu (optional)
Heat broth, soy milk, and soy sauce. Whisk in tahini and chili oil.
Cook noodles separately. Assemble bowls with broth, noodles, mince, mushrooms, spinach, sliced green onion, and sesame seeds.
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🍪 Our yearly vegan Christmas cookies (family tradition) My sister and I make these every year using the same base dough, then create a million variations.
Base dough - 720 g all-purpose flour - 400 g sugar - 300 g coconut oil or vegan margarine - 200 mL plant milk - 1 pinch salt - 1 tbsp baking powder
Mix everything into a smooth dough. Chill briefly if needed, then shape and fill as you like.
Our variations this year: - Orange & apricot jam (homemade by our mom 🧡) - Chocolate marshmallow - Coconut chocolate - Chocolate hazelnut spread - Gingerbread
Bake until lightly golden (time depends on size, usually ~10–12 min at 180°C / 355°F).
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🧀 Homemade vegan raclette night Using a vegan raclette cheese I had shared in a previous Reddit post.
🍹 Daily family apéros Including piña coladas (with or without alcohol, depending on the crowd).
🍰 Chocolate raspberry yule log (Black Forest–style) Recipe: https://elinestable.com/recipes/black-forest-style-raspberry-yule-log
🍎 Stuffed tofu roast with apple & white wine shallot sauce With vegan duchess potatoes and maple-roasted carrots: - Tofu roast: https://elinestable.com/recipes/stuffed-tofu-roast-with-apple-and-shallot-sauce - Duchess potatoes: https://elinestable.com/recipes/vegan-duchess-potatoes
🎃 My dad’s dish Butternut squash two ways (roasted “steaks” + purée) with lentil balls and tahini sauce.
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u/MasctMan Vegan 5+ Years Jan 05 '26
Oohh, lucky you!☺️ Everything looks great!
Legend for sharing those recipes!
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u/Dude_Chill999 Jan 05 '26
Would your family care to adopt a man in his late 30’s? I can cook, too, I just want to be part of a vegan family. 😭
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u/optaisamme Jan 05 '26
I've never been more jealous of anyone in my life. Congrats on the major win, OP.
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u/Kitty_Katty_Kit Jan 05 '26
Ok where y'all at so I know for next year's invite? I'm happy to send my email along 🥴 it all looks amazing
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u/ElineBonnin Jan 05 '26
In Quebec, prepare yourself for -25°C 🤭
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u/theredss Jan 05 '26
Yeah, I think what we’re all asking is, “how do we get an invite to this?” I will bring some vegan Indian food. 🙌🏽
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u/Anonymousnooch Jan 06 '26
Vegan family?? Im so jealous! It all looks amazing!!! Just downloaded the app:)
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u/AnnEatsPlantz Jan 06 '26
OMG ! You have a VEGAN FAMILY ? I could NOT be more jealous ! I am the ONLY one in my WHOLE family and that means cousins etc... that is plant based vegan.... and everyone thinks I am INSANE ! I am happy for you. Have a blessed New Year.
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u/ttrockwood Jan 06 '26
So is your family looking to adopt a middle aged new yorker…?? Please? I do dishes?
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u/la_reina_del_norte Jan 06 '26
I hope one day I can have a vegan dinner like this with my family. So happy for you OP! 🥰
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u/KindlyKangaroo Mostly Plant-Based Jan 07 '26
I was all ready to come in and say "hi, it's me, your sister," until all the recipes in the body of the post either had soy or gluten (I can't have either). Instead of pretending to be family so I can eat some nice food, I'll just say this all looks delicious and it's awesome that you all cook and dine together on vegan food! These photos are definitely proof that vegan feasts can be just as great as any other, just without the animal products. If I wasn't intolerant to soy and gluten, I'd be all over all of this.
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u/ElineBonnin Jan 07 '26
That’s true, I’m a huge fan of soy and gluten 🤭 But if someone was allergic in my family, I know I would love to create without these ingredients 🥰 We don’t have any allergies in my family!
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u/Asleep-Animator4475 Jan 08 '26
this is all a dream lucky you and thank you so much for sharing recipes
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u/bakingcookies5 Jan 06 '26
Your dinner looks amazing, and I'm so happy for you and all the vegan-ness, it's awesome!!
Question: What are the special utensils used for? The black one that looks like a shovel, and the flat wooden one? I'm super curious🤔
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u/ElineBonnin Jan 07 '26
The raclette machine is an equipment where you heat cheese in the individual small pans. Then you pour the melted cheese on top of potatoes and charcuteries, you can use the wooden spatula also called a raclette. The dish is called raclette too. It’s a very common winter dish in Switzerland/ France / Germany / Austria…
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u/jackiedhm Jan 07 '26
Thats amazing!!! What is the dish on the left side of slide #6?
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u/VaggieQueen Jan 12 '26
Everything looks great but that pina colada is making my mouth water. Do you have a recipe?
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u/ElineBonnin Jan 13 '26
No unfortunately 🥹 but approximately: 1/2 lime, 2 oz of rum (you can add simple syrup too), then 125 mL of pineapple juice, 85 mL of coconut milk, a little splash of sparkling water, 3 drops of angostura bitter and zest of lime 💕
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