Joshua Ploeg was once the singer for such bands as Lords of Lightspeed, Behead the Prophet, and the Mulkiteo Faeries. Limpwrist even wrote a tribute song to him as a gay punk pioneer ("Ode"). Now he is a touring vegan chef employing the same skills and enginuity that he learned from punk. Among the many recipes in his new cookbook you will find: Spicy Strawberry Applesauce in Pastry Cups with Sweet and Salty Candied Hazelnuts, Roasted Garlic and Red Bean Pate with Herb Sauce and Mushroom Crackers, Fried Veggie Cakes with Sambuca Sauce and Fig Relish, Straw Mushroom and Black Sesame Rolls with Spicy Mustard Sauce and Sweet Black Vinegar-Soy Sauce, Curried Veggie "Chkn" Dumplings with Orange-Tomato Chutney and Wasabi Cream Sauce, Deep Fried Breaded Shish Kabobs with Pomegranate Sauce and Creamy Dill-Garlic Dressing, Cherry Wontons with Plum Brandy Sauce and Yam "Ice Cream", and Red Wine Sorbet with Chocolate Crostini, Berries in Liqueur and Chocolate Balsamic Reduction.
Industry Reviews
" ... he put out a little gem of a cookbook a few years ago entitled "In Search of the Lost Taste." It's a whole $8, so just STFU and get a copy. It has tastes I would never think to put together, but I'm glad he did. From sweet to savory, sometimes using local fresh ingredients, sometimes using tofutti cream cheese, and always using what's on hand (although you might not have it on hand...) it's one of the most diverse little cookbooks out there. Plus he cooks the way I do, which is to say 'if you've got some extra XYZ, you should just go ahead and throw that in there...' Like I said, it's a little gem." --"kitsch & kitchen"
"There's no shame in getting a little creative, cruelty-free cooking help. Sac's own traveling vegan chef Joshua Ploeg published a vegan cookbook/comic book last year called "In Search of the Lost Taste." The instructions are written without pretentiousness, and his combination of flavors are unexpected, even a bit exotic. He includes animal-product-free recipes for cocktails, tea, shakes, sorbets, appetizers and entrees for the experimental gourmand, including Deep Fried Blueberry 'Steak' Balls, if you have the balls to try it. " --"Sacramento News and Review"
"Some people make simple, filling meals. Others treat cooking like one big science experiment, and there are those who are more successful than others. "In Search of the Lost Taste" is a vegan cookbook from Joshua Ploeg, a man who takes a fresh and exciting approach to vegan cooking, doing everything from simulated fried food to Miso Marys. With a strange, surreal story alongside the recipes, "In Search of the Lost Taste" is a cookbook experimental chefs will love." --"Midwest Book Review"
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