Vegan Kitchen Notes Blog from New World Kitchen in Des Moines, Iowa
Our Newest Dessert Cup: Blueberry Chai
This sweet treat is made with a cashew-pistachio-date crust, rich coconut milk pudding with our house coconut sugar chai syrup, topped with fresh blueberries, pistachios, and a pinch of cinnamon.You might remember our coconut sugar chai syrup if you came to visit New World CafĂ© way back when. Itâs super nostalgic for me and Iâve wanted to bring it to our menu for a long time. This is such a delicious way to treat yourself to the fresh, spicy flavors.Ordering for this plus fresh + frozen meals is open on our site through the end of the day Thurs! đ...
Our Newest Dessert Cup: Blueberry Chai
This sweet treat is made with a cashew-pistachio-date crust, rich coconut milk pudding with our house coconut sugar chai syrup, topped with fresh blueberries, pistachios, and a pinch of cinnamon.You...
What Goes into Our Caesar Salad
Always have to snap a few of the prettiest Caesar Salads. đ For these salads we wash & chop greens, season & roast white beans, slice & pickle red onion, grind & portion almonds into almond parm, and soak & blend our cashew caesar dressing.The crispy chickpea strips are made from a mixture of chickpeas, mushrooms, millet, & spices. They get rolled out, baked, sliced, breaded with cornflakes and egg replacer, and baked again. Reheating the strips is optional, but it does make the salad extra delicious! They can be baked, air fried, or crisped up in a pan with a...
What Goes into Our Caesar Salad
Always have to snap a few of the prettiest Caesar Salads. đ For these salads we wash & chop greens, season & roast white beans, slice & pickle red onion, grind...
What Are ALT Strips?
A little love for our ALT Strips â„ïžIf youâre looking at this photo thinking⊠um, what is it? This is a thing I made up back in about 2013, and itâs still one of our most loved menu items! Our ALT Strips are handmade smoky meat alternative strips made from black beans, mushrooms, millet and spices. We roll them out on a tray to bake, then they get coated in an oil and spice mixture to make them nice and crispy.  We recommend thawing them, then heating them up in an air fryer, oven, or pan until theyâre crisp around...
What Are ALT Strips?
A little love for our ALT Strips â„ïžIf youâre looking at this photo thinking⊠um, what is it? This is a thing I made up back in about 2013, and...
What Goes into Our Burritos
Was craving a breakfast burrito⊠thankfully we have these in stock in our freezer!My favorite way to eat them is by crisping the outside up in a pan, and of course topping with hot sauce. I love to pair Breakfast Burritos with sautĂ©ed kale & onionâ just a little olive oil, a pinch of pepper, a splash of tamari, and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast. đWhat you may not know is that everything at NWK is made with whole food ingredients. When I started developing recipes in 2011, it was really important to me that I was making things that...
What Goes into Our Burritos
Was craving a breakfast burrito⊠thankfully we have these in stock in our freezer!My favorite way to eat them is by crisping the outside up in a pan, and of...
Have you tried CottageScapes Bakery?
Did you know we have CottageScapes Bakery on our menu every other week now? Steve makes freshly baked scones, sweet rolls, breads, muffins & more out of his home bakery. What really sets them apart is that everything is vegan, never too sweet, and made in small batches with in-house milled grains, so theyâre fresh as can be for you on Monday when you get your NWK order!Show Cottagescapes some love this week! Heâs offering Vanilla Oat Latte Muffins, Orange Knots, & Apple Sorghum Scones on our menu. Steve also worked in the kitchen with us for a long time &...
Have you tried CottageScapes Bakery?
Did you know we have CottageScapes Bakery on our menu every other week now? Steve makes freshly baked scones, sweet rolls, breads, muffins & more out of his home bakery. What...
Are we a burrito company now?
My staff and I were joking the other day that weâre shifting the NWK business model and only making Breakfast Burritos from now on. Sorry! Everything else is gone!That isnât happening, but you love them and weâve gotten into a good routine, so they arenât going anywhere! Like all the food we make, the filling is made from scratch with an original NWK recipe. We mix up and bake our white bean scramble and chop and cook all the fresh veggies, then toss them with our cashew and veggie-based Mac Sauce and smoky ALT crumbles made from millet, mushrooms, &...
Are we a burrito company now?
My staff and I were joking the other day that weâre shifting the NWK business model and only making Breakfast Burritos from now on. Sorry! Everything else is gone!That isnât...