50 States 50 Dishes, and veganizing them all!

April 15, 2012 at 11:00 am | Posted in 50 States 50 Vegan Dishes | 8 Comments
Tags: 50 States 50 Vegan Dishes, Cooking Channel, vegan

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I have basically waited wayyy too long for The Cooking Channel’s blog to update its results on the “50 States, 50 Dishes” post. You can read it here.

My plan was to gather the results and then veganize each one once a week. What a neat idea for ongoing blog posts, right?

Well, The Cooking Channel has been taking too long and I am letting my blog posts lag, as usual. (What, I am a boring person!)

So, without further ado, I am going to pick my OWN recipe from the choices among the states and then veganize it.

This is my list:

Alabama

Deep-Fried Crab Claws
Lane Cake
Fried Green Tomatoes
West Indies Salad (Crab Salad)
Hummingbird Cake

Alaska

Salmon Bake
Halibut Sandwiches (“Buttwiches”)
Caribou Stew
Baked Alaska
Hot Crab Salad (King Crab)

Arizona

Chimichanga
Sonoran Hot Dog
Fritos Pie
Chile Verde
Frybread

Arkansas

Fried Chicken
Fried Dill Pickles
Arkansas Green Beans
Biscuits
Fried Catfish

California

The French Dip
California Roll
Mission Burrito
Fish Tacos
Cobb Salad

Colorado

Denver Omelets
Denver Sandwich
Pan-Fried Rainbow Trout
Chile Verde
Grilled Colorado Lamb

Connecticut

Chicken Pie
White Clam Pizza (or New Haven-Style Pizza)
Deep Fried Hot Dogs
Connecticut Clam Chowder
Election Cake

Delaware

Crab Puffs
Dover Cake
Crabcakes
Softshell Crab Sandwiches
Vinegar French Fries

Florida

Key Lime Pie
Cuban Sandwich
Fried Shrimp / Coconut Fried Shrimp
Stone Crab Claws with Mayonnaise
Conch Salad

Georgia

Peach Pie
Boiled Peanuts
Pimento Cheese Sandwich
Country Captain
Braised Collard Greens

Hawaii

Ahi Poke
Lomi Lomi Salmon
Loco Moco
Spam Musubi
Shave Ice

Idaho

Idaho Nachos
Spudnuts (Potato Doughnuts)
Grilled Trout
Finger Steaks
Huckleberry Ice Cream

Illinois

Deep Dish Pizza
Chicago Hot Dogs
Italian Beef
Chicken Vesuvio
Gyros

Indiana

Sugar Cream Pie (Hoosier Cream Pie)
Persimmon Pudding
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich (or BPTs — Breaded Pork Tenderloins)
Beef and Noodles
Popcorn

Iowa

Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Sour Cream Raisin Pie
Loosemeat Sandwich (or Taverns)
Iowa Pork Chop with Pan Gravy
Cinnamon Roll

Kansas

Sliders
Burnt Ends
Corn Pudding
Kansas City-Style Ribs
Bierocks

Kentucky

Mint Julep
Burgoo
Kentucky Hot Browns
Raceday Pie
Bourbon Balls

Louisiana

Jambalaya
File Gumbo
Muffaletta
Po Boy
Beignets

Maine

Whoopie Pie
Lobster Roll
Fried Clams
Blueberry Pie
Baked Beans

Maryland

Crabcakes
Old Bay Steamed Blue Crabs
Pit Beef
Smith Island Cake
Maryland Fried Chicken

Massachusetts

Fluffernutter Sandwich
Boston Cream Pie
Boston Brown Bread
Hermit Cookies
Beans and Franks

Michigan

Sour Cherry Pie
Coney Island Dog
Gyros
Pasties
Apple fritters

Minnesota

Wild Rice Soup
Walleye Sandwich
Potica
Hotdish
Seven-Layer Bars

Mississippi

Catfish Po Boy
Hot Tamales
Mud Pie
Cheese Straws
Pecan Pie

Missouri

Slingers
Toasted Ravioli (St. Louis)
St. Louis-Style Ribs
Gooey Butter Cake
St. Louis-Style Pizza

Montana

Finger Steaks
Huckleberry Pie
Smettanick pie
Bison Burgers
Elk Stew

Nebraska

Runzas
Popcorn
Duck with Sauerkraut
Eskimo Pie
Corndogs

Nevada

Nevada Cocktail (Rum Martini with Grapefruit)
99-cent Shrimp Cocktail
Basque Cake
Basque Lamb Stew
All-You-Can-Eat

New Hampshire

Corn Chowder
Pancakes with Maple Syrup
New England Clam Chowder
New England Boiled Dinner
Maple Candy

New Jersey

Rippers (Deep-Fried Hot Dogs)
Tomato Pie (Trenton-Style Pizza)
Pork Roll
Disco Fries
Italian Subs

New Mexico

Sopaipillas
Bizcochito
Chile Verde
Carne Adovada
Green Chile Cheeseburger

New York

Reuben Sandwich
Bagels and Lox
Black & White Cookie
Buffalo Wings
New York Cheesecake

North Carolina

Moravian Spice Cookie
Sweet Potato Pie
Hummingbird Cake
North Carolina Pulled Pork
Country Ham Biscuit with Egg and Tomato

North Dakota

Lefse
Fleischkuekle
Strudel
Kuchen
Frybread

Ohio

Cincinnati Chili
Sauerkraut Balls
Potica (Slovenian Nut Roll)
Buckeyes
Pierogis

Oklahoma

Barbecued Bologna (Okie Sirloin)
Chicken and Corn Pudding
Onion-Fried Burger
Fried Okra
Sausage and Gravy

Oregon

Crab Louis
Oregon Clam Chowder
Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies
Marionberry Pie
Poached Pears

Pennsylvania

Philly Cheesesteak
Stromboli
Sticky Buns
Shoo Fly Pie
Soft Pretzels

Rhode Island

Johnnycakes
Coffee Milk
Stuffies (Baked Stuffed Clams)
Frozen Lemonade
Rhode Island Red Chowder

South Carolina

Hoppin John
Shrimp ‘n Grits
Perloo (Carolina pilau)
Frogmore Stew
Lady Baltimore Cake

South Dakota

Chislic
Wojapi (Sioux Fruit Pudding)
Knoephla Soup (Dumpling Soup)
Kuchen
Kolache

Tennessee

Memphis Dry Ribs
Tennessee Mountain Stack Cake
The Elvis Sandwich (Fried Peanut Butter and Banana)
Barbecue Spaghetti
Nashville Hot Chicken

Texas

Chili con Queso
BBQ Brisket
Frito Pie
Kolaches
Chicken Fried Steak

Utah

Green Jell-O
Funeral Potatoes
Utah Scones (Mormon Scones)
Pastrami Burgers

Vermont

American Chop Suey
Ploughman’s Lunch
Indian Pudding
Maple Cream pie
Cheddar-Crusted Apple Pie

Virginia

Braised Collard Greens
Brunswick Stew
Oyster Stew
Peanut Soup
Ham Biscuits

Washington

Steamed Dungeness Crab with Melted Butter
Cedar-Planked Salmon
Oysters on the Half-shell with Mignonette
Geoduck Clam Chowder
Apple Candy (Aplets)

West Virginia

Pepperoni Cheese Rolls
Chicken and Dumplings
Apple Stack Cakes
Strawberry Pie
Chow Chow

Wisconsin

Fried Cheese Curds
Chicken Booyah
Beer Cheese Soup
Wisconsin Fish Boil
Sheboygan Brats

Wyoming

Buffalo Burger
Chicken-Fried Steak
Wyoming Pudding
Drovers Stew
Milk Can Supper

I promise to not make it totally easy on myself, but sometimes veganizing certain dishes then loses the meaning of the dish (Bison burgers, anyone?)

So, now onto the first challenge!