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I’m sending this to my husband to make! (He’s our resident chef.) Is there an easy way to make it vegan?

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Hey Liz, to make it vegan, just remove the egg yolk. I tried a batch without it and turned out nice, just a bit less creamy. Maybe you could try to substitute it with two tablespoons of vegetable milk?

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I was going to ask the same thing. I wonder if a dash of sparkling water and a small quantity of gram flour – or of course aqua faba – might help? That's how I make vegan mayo.

Thank you for this recipe – we have more squash than I know what to do with!

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I think it's a good idea - ◡ -

And gluten intolerants could substitute flour with cornstarch, or even xanthan gum to be fancy!

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Ah well gram flour – chickpea flour – as in my comment is already gluten-free! I occasionally add a tiny amount of xantham gum, but it thickens OK without it I find...

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Oops, you are right! My brain skipped the "gram" and just read flour. Thanks for the clarification :)

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My brain does that kind of thing too ;-)

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That’s a good idea, thank you! 🎃

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Nov 24, 2023Liked by The Ramen Bowl

mmm sounds incredibly yummy 🤩🎃😋

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Nov 21, 2023Liked by The Ramen Bowl

This looks so good! Can it be made with squash or does it have to be pumpkin?

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Hey Queen! Definitely can be done with squash. To be honest, I'll tell you a fun fact: in Italian we don't have a proper distinction between the two.

I think the "Butternut" falls into the squash category, right? You can easily use that :)

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Nov 21, 2023·edited Nov 21, 2023Liked by The Ramen Bowl

E vero. Io so solo questi: zucca e cucuzza. My Italian is rusty so excuse my mistakes.

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Did you learn Italian by a Sicilian? I think "cucuzza" is very regional and niche! I didn't even know about it before last year when my girlfriend told me (she's Sicilian, too!).

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Nov 22, 2023Liked by The Ramen Bowl

I can't remember where I heard the word but my teacher is from Perugia. Interesting that it is regional, I did not know. Have you read https://findinghome.substack.com Jan is renovating her home in Sicily. Sorry more substacks! I am sure you are already subscribed to too many. I can't even keep up anymore. But maybe you can just bookmark and read it when you have time.

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Thanks for the suggestion! I am bookmarking.

I am not afraid of subs for now, I think people legitimately read what they want to read anyway!

https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/ is probably my favorite newsletter in the world, still I don't read every single piece of it, just what I need/enjoy at the moment :)

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Nov 23, 2023·edited Nov 25, 2023Liked by The Ramen Bowl

That looks good. I work in tech. I'll have a look!

If I subscribe I make an effort to read as much as I can so I am not adding to lowering open rates. Which probably matters less with cooking or home improvement where people go back to the post when they need it.

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This is fabulous! I have a glut of butternut this year... thank you so much - shall try it out at the weekend !

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Thanks! Share the result if you do try!

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Will do!

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Incredible! Thank you! With all the pumpkins around me, I will try this intriguing recipe this week. Yum😋 🎃

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Hello! I just came across your newsletter and I'm loving it. I see you have a voice-over feature! I had no idea you could do that until just now. Where do you create the audio for the voiceovers (eg do you use a service or do you record yourself?)

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Hello Brianna! Thanks for liking the newsletter and subscribing - ◡ -

I am glad someone notice the voiceovers!

I am using the great service of https://elevenlabs.io/.

It's very intuitive and they use AI to generate beautiful and realistic synthetic voices. Just copy-paste some text in the main field, select a voice, and generate the audio.

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It is easy to get beyond 10k characters a month, then they have some priced options that also unlocks other features such as AI-cloning your voice :)

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Never mind, I just read it does clone your own voice. Thank you again for your recommendation 🤗

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Serendipity! I was searching for an AI voice clone generator! Can it clone your own voice? Thank you!

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cool! thank you so much for the info.

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Great! Another good use for pumpkin, one of my favourite vegetables

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Lekker!

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I LOVE all things pumpkin - except fake pumpkin of course. This sounds quite divine.

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Oh dude...

Bahn mi with this mayo, probably with sliced glazed tofu on mirin and soy...

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Oh man that's a so good idea, I am always so blessed with your comments. Plus you're making me hungry.

Do you have any link to a recipe you'd suggest? I want to add it in the post, your suggestion is great.

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I couldn't find a recipe with the way i was thinking about the tofu ( baked in the oven in a soy marinade then sliced)

But this one seems similar.

https://www.loveandlemons.com/banh-mi/

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Pretty much the idea is to sub the mayo used normally for the pumpkin mayo.

The soy glaze mixes well with pumpkin. Actually, a soy reduction will do the trick if you want to try different proteins.

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Man, I love this (and I never had bahn mi, so it's a good way to get hands-on).

Listen, I got an idea: would you co-write a post about it together? I can't seem to find an official way to write to substackers in chat, drop me an email at info.theramenbowl@gmail.com if you'd do that :)

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I'm down, I'll send you a msg when I'm off work

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Hola , Mayonesa De Calabaza , Me Has Dejado De Piedra. Aquí En España , Mejor Dicho En Valencia , Es Muy Típico Hacer Arroz Al Horno , Antiguamente Se Llevaba A Una Panadería El Arroz Y Aparte Una Calabaza ( Ese Era El Postre ) , Sobre Todo En Está Época. Cuando Vaya A Casa De Mis Padres Voy Hacer La Receta , A Ver Que Dice La Familia. Gracias Por Compartir Está Sugerente Receta. Un Saludo.

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Gracias por las buenas palabras. Cuéntame si te gusta esta receta cuando la pruebes!

Tu historia me inspiró a pensar en rellenar una calabaza tallada con arroz y cocinarla directamente en el horno como lo hacemos con los pimientos.

Y perdón por mi español. He estado un poco oxidado desde la secundaria :)

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Hola , Eso También Es Típico En Algunas Poblaciones Del Interior De Valencia. Aquí Se Plantan Y Se Consumen Muchas Calabazas. Gracias Al Parque Natural De La Albufera Tenemos Unos De Los Mejores Arroces Del Planeta. Nuestras Abuelas En Tiempos De Hambre Hacían Maravillas. Un Saludo.

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