Vegan Goodies

Gluten free baked donuts

2011-01-24T22:35:00.000-08:00

These were sort of a couple recipes thrown together and my own touches, (one of which was SUPER fine rice flour that I find at my asian market called Mochi flour) the only down side to my experiments are that I never remember to write them down so they don't usually turn out exactly the same way.

These were delicious! Light and not dense, with good flavor. I'll try frying them next time but I rarely eat fried foods so I thought I try baking them first in my nifty new donut pan :)

I coated them in cinnamon sugar and glaze. Chocolate next time?
Hmmmm.

Vegan gluten free chocolate cupcakes

2010-12-18T16:04:00.000-08:00

I made these today out of sheer boredom, and because I got the craving for some chocolate after flipping through a chocolate cookbook. They have a melty white chocolate center and are dipped in rich ganache frosting. I also made a few truffles with the left over ganache. :)

Vegan green tea cupcakes

2010-12-17T20:02:00.000-08:00

I made these for my friend for her birthday this week.

She LOVED them. :)

Raspberry cheesecake

2010-12-08T20:09:00.000-08:00

I love, love, love cheesecake. And it's rare that I try a vegan cheesecake I like. So I decided to make my own.

I made this recipe basically without a recipe, I sort of just took here and there from a few regular recipes and adapted them to make mine vegan. It came out really well, I only think I'll try another crust next time.

I added cream sherry to this, and I think it added a nice something extra and went nicely with the raspberry jam swirled on top.

GF vanilla bean cake

2010-11-14T11:44:00.000-08:00

So this was a mix from a box, I think it was Betty Crocker.

The frosting was my own recipe and I made it with fresh vanilla bean.

I think it came out pretty well, I still like baking from scratch better though.

Vegan and gluten free red velvet cake

2010-10-09T17:19:00.000-07:00

With lots of the best fluffy frosting ever : )

Tofu benedict

2010-10-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

Heck yes.

Recipe from Vegan Brunch by Isa Chandra Moskowits (love her!)

Fried polenta over a bed of fresh corn, avacado, and tomato salsa

2010-10-01T20:46:00.000-07:00

Super amazing yummyness.

Chocolate three layer cake

2010-10-01T20:04:00.000-07:00

This was a super yummy moist cake.
I frosted the layers with white chocolate creme and then covered it with chocolate and drew raspberry flavored swirls all over.

Polenta with mushroom creme, green beans, baked japanese eggplant, grilled shitake mushrooms and smoked paprika cashew creme

2010-08-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it was as good as it sounds :)

Guest post on linda lost in switzerland

2010-08-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

The lovely Linda, from Linda lost in Switzerland asked me to do a guest post about my vegan blog for her hobbies, interests, and passions segment this month and I was more then happy to do it :) I always love to hear that people are interested in my diet and lifestyle and I like to get the chance to tell people about it. She has a lovely blog and I love the way she set up my post, I hope you will all go check it out :)
(plus the post by Lina about thrifting, she's my cousin!)

Quinoa sushi

2010-08-20T17:54:00.000-07:00

Weird huh? That's how I felt seeing this recipe, but then I thought, neat I want to make it! So I did and I was very pleased, it's actually pretty good (granted nothing beats the real stuff, you know with that amazing stuff, rice) the filling is cajun portobello fillets and avocado and served with homemade spicy vegan mayo (and some sprouted savory tofu slices)

(also a photo of a yummy very green salad with homemade herb dressing)

Black bean burgers from rachel red lips

2010-08-17T20:44:00.000-07:00

These burgers are easy to make and delicious, thanks Rachel for sharing your recipe!

Lots of fresh flavor and spices and yummyness :)
I'm not a big burger fan but these I will definitely make again.

Vegan raviolis

2010-07-31T16:55:00.000-07:00

Let me start off with, these were A-MAZING! So yummy and fresh and like pillows of love.
I made them with the recipe for pasta dough and tofu ricotta filling from The Conscious Cook cookbook and topped them with basil arugula pesto. The only hard park was kneading the tough dough for ten minutes by hand, but worth it.

Baklava

2010-07-26T18:59:00.000-07:00

Today I made some GF vegan doughnuts, and they didn't turn out so well, sure they look good in the photo but they were dense and dry. :(
So with that disappointment looming I had to make something I knew would be yummy, and I wanted it to include the leftover phyllo dough from the beggars purses, so I made baklava.
Oh how I love your flaky, syrupy, nutty goodness.
P.S. a hint of rosewater in the syrup makes them all but irresistible.

Pasta with tomato basil cream sauce and balsamic onion beggars purses

2010-07-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

Recipe request again, vegan cinnamon rolls

2010-07-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

Here you go Linda have fun making these and I hope you enjoy!

For the dough

1 packet dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)

1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tsp

1/2 cup warm water

3/4 cup non dairy milk at room temp (I use soy)

1/3 cup canola oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp ground cinnamon (I use Saigon cinnamon)

about 3 cups flour

For the filling

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup regular cane sugar

1 tbs ground cinnamon

1/4 cup melted margarine

For the frosting

1/4 cup vegan cream cheese

1/4 cup margarine

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 cups powdered sugar

Cream together the cream cheese and margarine and vanilla, then add the powdered sugar a little at a time and beat for about 5 minutes until fluffy. Place in refrigerator until your cinnamon rolls come out of the oven.

Preheat your oven to 375degrees and grease an 11 by 13 inch rimmed baking pan.

In a large bowl combine yeast and 1 tsp sugar and warm water, let sit about ten minutes until foamy.

Add the rest of the sugar, milk, oil, salt, cinnamon and 2 cups of the flour, stir until most of the flour is incorporated then add the rest of the flour (and more if needed) to the dough by 1/2 cup fulls until you get a soft dough.

Flour a cutting board and knead the dough for at least 5 minutes, until it's nice and smooth. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover and set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour. Once dough has risen punch it down and then let it rest for 10 minutes, in the meantime prepare the filling by mixing together the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Lightly flour your cutting board again and roll the dough out in a 1/4 inch thick rectangle around 18 by 12 inches or so.

With a pastry brush or your hand, spread the melted margarine over the dough and then sprinkle the filling mixture over the entire surface of the dough leaving about a 1/2 inch border at the end of one side. Now tightly roll the dough into a log and cut into 1 inch thick sections, place them in the greased baking dish about 1/2 inch apart put them in the oven for 18 to 22 minutes until light golden brown. While they are still nice and hot spread the frosting all over and enjoy! :)

pine-nut-and-basil seared "chicken" with mushroom beurre blanc, braised kale, and roasted fingerling potatoes

2010-07-21T17:38:00.000-07:00

Yes I know, that is quite a title, but it is oh so appropriate for this amazingly scrumptious bit of vegan heaven. Ever since I got Tal Ronnen's cookbook The Conscious Cook I have fallen in love with him, his use of ingredients and flavor combos are glorious and he is heaven sent to us vegans out there and I'm so thankful that he can show non vegan/vegetarians how yummy a healthy animal/eco friendly lifestyle can be. This is the first dish I made from the book and it was love at first bite! My non vegan family loved it and I am super excited to make it for my non vegan friends. This picture doesn't do it justice but I hope it's enough to make your mouth water. ;)

Recipe for GF banana chocolate chip cake with sunflower seed frosting

2010-07-15T13:35:00.000-07:00

I was asked for the recipe I used to make this cake awhile back and I have just now remembered to find it and blog it (sorry rachel!). It seems like a bit of work, especially if you don't have some of the ingredients just laying around like the GF flours or the sunflower seen butter, but it's worth it to go get them.

Now on the frosting, you just add 2/3 cup of sunflower seed butter to it, and I buy pre made vegan marshmallow fluff online but hopefully you can find some where you live.

(if not I think the frosting will live without it, just use less sunflower seed butter.) =)

Ratatouille and cinnamon rolls

2010-07-09T21:16:00.000-07:00

Yum.

Dinner was scrumptious. I made ratatouille from some farm fresh veggies I picked up in cali and it turned out really yummy. Then I made my best cinnamon rolls yet, they were fluffy with melt in your mouth goodness and smothered (the way I like it) with "cream cheese" frosting. I used Saigon cinnamon which is from Vietnam and has such an amazing spicy rich flavor, I'll never go back to normal cinnamon after this.

Try it! :) I bought mine at Costco hehe.

(all thanks to Lina's family)

Vegan chedder biscuits and papaya salad

2010-07-08T08:28:00.000-07:00

The other day I found this interestingly different papaya poppy seed salad dressing and decided to try it out. So for dinner last night I through together some mixed greens, tomatoes, and vegan blue cheese and topped it with the new dressing accompanied by some biscuits I made from this recipe.

Vegan gluten free chocolate cake

2010-05-31T12:25:00.000-07:00

I's pretty proud of this cake I made the other day, I swear you would never guess it was vegan, let alone gluten free. I'm getting better at GF baking and it's actually quite fun.

Vegan chicken pizza

2010-05-21T17:34:00.000-07:00

This is to the geniuses who invented Daiya and Gardein, you are my heroes! I love you.

On this super yummy vegan pizza, my homemade pesto, Daiya cheese, and Gardein scallopini cut in strips.

Gluten free banana cake with sunflower seed frosting

2010-05-13T17:01:00.000-07:00

This is a really moist, rich, and different cake. It's gluten free and you would never even guess, and the frosting has sunflower seed butter in it which gives it a really unique flavor.

Veg sushi....again

2010-04-18T19:08:00.000-07:00

I made some sushi today with new fillings I haven't tried before, pickled daikon radish, pickled ginger, Umeboshi (salty pickled Japanese plums) and inari pouches.

Mandarin stir fry

2010-04-13T14:52:00.000-07:00

I bought a pouch of mandarin stir fry sauce at Whole Foods and added it to a tofu, mock chicken, baby corn and assorted veggie stir fry. Yum :)

Oatmeal pancakes

2010-04-12T15:58:00.000-07:00

With berries and cream =)

Breakfast

2010-04-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

Tarts

2010-04-11T19:10:00.000-07:00

I have been sick for almost the whole week this week and so I am definitely shying away from sugary foods, but I wanted something sweet today so I made these little tarts filled with jam. I learned how to make these from my aunt on my last visit. They are the perfect little size, easy to make, and so yummy :) Also a perfect crowd pleaser if you wanted to whip up something. You simply make (or buy) a pie crust, roll it out fairly thin, cut them into about 3 inch round circles, pop them into mini cupcake tins, and then drop jam in the center bake for about 8 to 10 minutes and voila! I made my crust from scratch and filled them with strawberry and black raspberry jam :)

....Cocolate stuffed, and chocolate coverd raspberries.

2010-01-28T10:27:00.000-08:00

Yum. I filled these little raspberry gems with vegan white chocolate and then dipped them in dark chocolate, double whammy! And to say the least they were heavenly. I ate a ton :)

Veg sushi

2009-10-03T18:05:00.001-07:00

Vegan cream cheese, avocado, cucumber and sushi rice (rice vinegar and sugar)

Gluten free pizza

2009-10-03T17:16:00.000-07:00

Well, recently I found out I am mildly gluten intolerant and so I have been searching around for gluten free alternatives, I can still eat gluten it's just that I should go easy on it. This week I have been trying gluten free all week and I never knew how much gluten I ate! Or just how hard it is not to eat things with gluten. Thank God I am only MILDLY intolerant. Anyway this was a super yummy pizza I made using Bob's Red Mills gluten free pizza dough mix and my oh so better then any I've ever had (I'm not boasting :P) pesto, some tomatoes, "cheese" and little wild mushrooms from a jar.

Vegan caramel cake

2009-09-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

I used the recipe for Dulce sin leche cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, but made one and a half batch to make this cake and instead of the original way, frosted it and then poured the caramel over it, and also inside it before baking. Wow this was amazing. I made it for my dad's birthday and he totally loved it.

Polenta rancheros

2009-09-12T21:26:00.000-07:00

This recipe was HEAVENLY man oh man I could eat this all day :) Another Vegan Brunch recipe that turned out fabulous.

Tomatoes from the back yard

Peach pie

2009-09-12T21:23:00.001-07:00

Well I recently got a ton of peaches from my aunt who has a tree in her backyard and through this recipe together basically with no cookbook, which is why it probably could have been better but it was yummy, fresh home grown peaches are always yummy :)

Tofu Benny

2009-09-12T21:17:00.001-07:00

Well I don't think this picture does this yummy invention justice, but when I'm hungry and there isn't the greatest light anywhere I just go out in the back yard. This recipe was amazing! I made this, again from my new Vegan Brunch cookbook, and everyone liked it, even my taste bud corrupted brother :P

Tofu omlet and Chelsea waffles

2009-09-07T15:23:00.000-07:00

I just bought my new Vegan Brunch cookbook by Isa Moscowitz! And these are my first two recipes from it, and as I expected they are delicious.

Raspberry muffins

2009-09-07T15:20:00.001-07:00

I have now forgotten where online I found this recipe but it was in a Google search for vegan muffins. They are very very yummy and moist with a hint of lemon.

Whats better then a bagel sandwich?

2009-09-07T15:17:00.000-07:00

Almost nothing :) I love love love bagels, and this one from Dreamers Cafe downtown is the best

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One of the many reasons I am vegan.

2009-09-01T10:04:00.000-07:00

I love indian...

2009-08-31T14:54:00.000-07:00

...Sauce that isn't spicy! And naan bread is the best :) I got this sauce on sale at Whole Foods

Gellies

2009-08-31T14:44:00.000-07:00

Peanut butter filled chocolate cookies

2009-08-31T14:33:00.001-07:00

One word to describe these.....Heavenly. If you love peanut butter and chocolate then you will LOVE these :) Recipe via The Post Punk Kitchen blog. I tell you, I have never tried one single thing from any of Isa Moscowitz (or friends) recipes that I haven't loved.

Amazing random concoction sandwich

2009-08-25T22:11:00.000-07:00

So this evening for dinner I had a random thought pop into my head to make this sandwich, which turned out to be SUPER YUMMY. I am proud of myself. I mean it's no gourmet meal, or fancy healthy dish, it's just my very delicious specialty garlic bread toasted in the oven with tomatoes and then hot fried tofu (my moms specialty) smacked together with butter lettuce in between. I must say that this sandwich is going to make it onto my frequently make list :)

Alfredo vegan style!

2009-08-24T18:07:00.000-07:00

Ok so this stuff is gooood. I discovered this recipe on Don't get mad, get vegan! from a google search I was doing because I wanted to see if there was a decent vegan recipe for alfredo sauce. You might want to go over and check out her picture, I think it shows off the sauce better. My dad loves the regular stuff and I wanted to find a better, healthier alternative. And I think I did :) And it goes great with my yummy vegan garlic bread.

Chinese and tamales

2009-08-18T21:33:00.000-07:00

Yum. Eggrolls. Though, I never knew why they have that name, they have no eggs in them. And I was thinking about this and I've decided that chinese is my very favorite food. I can eat it until I pop and I NEVER get sick of it like I do other foods. And these vegan tamales I get at the Co-op in Davis are HEAVENLY.

Berries berries berries

2009-08-18T21:32:00.001-07:00

I love fresh berries, and I love taking pictures of them :)

Linas porridge

2009-08-18T21:28:00.000-07:00

My amazing cousin Lina made this for us for breakfast while I was at her house, it is rice and apples and a cinnamon stick and raisins (which i picked out of mine i don't like raisins) But it was still super delicious.

Blue cheese?

2009-08-03T13:07:00.001-07:00

Ok so way back when.....I was a.....Non vegan..I LOVED blue cheese dressing on my salad, actually I basically don't like salad without it. So I haven't really had salad untill...I found this "cheese"!! It tastes, no lie (and I loved the real stuff so trust me on this) exactly like blue cheese JUST like it, it's creepy. But wonderful! I like this even better, it's not real cheese that's well,been, molding. It's made with some sort of seed that I guess tastes just like the stuff. So in short, I had to tell you all about this fun discovery so now go check it out for yourself! It is here

Coconut lime cupcakes

2009-08-03T12:59:00.001-07:00

So these little gems were light and tropical and tangy and sweet and moist and chewy and just plain yummy! And aren't they down right adorable? I just wanted to take pictures of them everywhere....Hmmm I feel an idea blooming........Traveling cupcakes.....

Second lava cake

2009-08-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

So. My second attempt at lava cakes, and as you can see the lava is more of a pool in the top (not sure how that happened) And they were a bit lighter in both flavor, texture and richness then the first recipe, I didn't like these incredibly much because of it. My mom loved them, but I am going to try again!

Spanish rice and beans

2009-07-29T09:02:00.001-07:00

Lava cake

2009-07-25T17:52:00.000-07:00

Yes I know what your thinking, how could lava cake be vegan?! I thought the same thing, and then I went searching on good ol' Google for recipes and this is the first of three I'm going to try (I'll let you know how the others go) Well, it was good! I know it isn't oozing right out at you in this photo, but that's because I didn't want to eat it piping hot, it was hot enough to melt the Coolwhip though (which is happily vegan! I much prefer it to real cream)

Coffee coffee coffee cupcakes

2009-07-25T17:39:00.000-07:00

So I know there are quite a few pics here, but I got a bit cupcake happy :P Well these yummy coffee cupcakes have coffee custard piped inside and coffee frosting swirled high on top. No way, I don't love coffee at all! ;P Oh and by the way, these little buddies are decaf! :)

Repeat

2009-07-22T18:10:00.001-07:00

I know I've posted about my moms scrambled tofu before, but I liked how it looked today, in my new square bowl.

"Fried chicken"

2009-07-20T21:10:00.001-07:00

Ok so this stuff is GOOD. As proof, my brother passed it out to some of his carnivorous friends and they wouldn't believe him when he said it was vegan. Mmmm thank you PETA mag! I used Morningstar farms "chicken" strips.

My take on a In-N-Out grilled cheese sandwitch

2009-07-20T14:55:00.000-07:00

Since I no longer may eat of In-N-Out, I decided I'll make my own. And really it tastes just like it, not perfect but pretty darn close. :)

Ice cream

2009-07-19T21:27:00.001-07:00

Coffee ice cream! My favorite. (Super close with green tea and pralines though) I decided to dig out the ol ice cream maker for some homemade vegan ice cream. Basically anything can be made into ice cream of the sort with an ice cream maker. Well, this turned out a bit more on the icey side ice cream, because I got impatient after about 2+ hours and decided to just freeze it as is, like soft serve kind of. But hey I loved how it turned out, and it's super yummy! Coconut milk is the secret I think.

Baked mac and "cheese"

2009-07-17T20:26:00.000-07:00

I got this recipe in this months issue of Animal Times (PETA) and it is amazing! I thought I'd never find a decent recipe for non cheese mac and cheese that actually resembled the real stuff, well this is it! (Sorry about the bluryness of the first pic, bad lighting)

Kiwis and pasta salad

2009-07-16T18:51:00.000-07:00

I love pasta salad. And actually I only like vegan pasta salad, not regular. And I have always been in love with kiwis, I just love how they look! And of course they taste great :)

Agave nectar vanilla cupcakes

2009-07-10T21:13:00.000-07:00

Agave nectar cupcakes with fluffy vanilla vegan buttercream frosting. Mmmm :)

Stir fry

2009-07-10T21:07:00.000-07:00

Don't you love stir fry? I do! Especially if it's tofu stir fry, with asparagus, sesame seeds and zucchini. :)

"Mac and cheese"

2009-07-08T21:33:00.000-07:00

If you could call it that, it doesn't really resemble the real stuff at all I just call it mac and cheese :) It is realllly good though, I make it with margarine, nutritional yeast flakes, garlic powder, onion powder, and season salt oh and if I have it on hand shredded jalapeno jack "cheese" . I don't measure I just have skills:P (and years of expertise) Hehe .

Tiramissu cupcakes

2009-07-06T09:59:00.000-07:00

Mmmmm my first cupcake recipe from my new vegan cupcake book, and how were they? Amazing! All my very non vegan family members (and not family members) raved about them :) And aren't they cute?

Life is just a bowl of cherries

2009-07-01T12:53:00.000-07:00

Ratatouille on orzo

2009-06-29T20:37:00.000-07:00

I buy this Ratatouille in a jar at Trader Joes :)
Tofuti ice cream sandwiches! The best ever, way better then real, and I'm not kidding when I wasn't vegan I still preferred these over "real" ones.

Cupcake heaven!

2009-06-28T21:28:00.001-07:00

I just bought this book the other day and can't wait to get started making lovely cupcakes! I don't know about you, but I love cupcakes! And vegan cupcakes are even BETTER. So look forward to some cupcake blogging soon to come :)

Quesadillas and calzones

2009-06-28T21:22:00.000-07:00

Calzones, just a pizza turned inside out! Yum :)

Grapes and sausages

2009-06-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

These are the Tofuti brand vegan version of kielbasa (polish) sausages and if you haven't tried them, try them! They are super yummy :)

Pumpkin waffle recipe for Lina :)

2009-06-25T19:19:00.000-07:00

Here ya go darling :)

2 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 cups soy milk
1 15 ounce can 100% pure pureed pumpkin
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup brown or cane sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract

Sift together all the dry ingredients. In separate bowl wisk wet ingredients then add to dry and combine well.

Birthday cake

2009-06-25T18:10:00.001-07:00

Today is my brothers 14th birthday so I made him a cake. This is a chocolate, black raspberry cake with vanilla frosting. I have been baking cakes forever and just now mastering the art, I think this one is my best work yet. But still flawed, I had frozen raspberries and didn't think about the fact that they would melt, and run on the cake. But I learned my lesson :) Well my brother didn't want singing or candles so that is why there are no pictures. Oh and this is my brand "new" cake plate complete with dome in a 50's style, I have been wanting one forever and the day I planned to make the cake I decided to go to a thrift store and give it a shot looking for one, and there it was! I got this baby for 8 bucks :) And it looks practically brand new.

Going.......... Going..... .....Gone.

YUM!

Grilled "cheese" sandwitch

2009-06-23T21:39:00.001-07:00

Mmmm with honey mustard chips, my favorite :)

My "famous" pumpkin waffles

2009-06-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well I call these my famous pumpkin waffles because everyone I've made them for likes them, well besides grandma. And this isn't really "My" recipe either, it's from my favorite vegan cook book Vegan with a Vengeance. I had these along with some yummy "sausages" :)

Fig bars

2009-06-22T19:26:00.001-07:00

These are a vegan version of Fig Newtons. And they are very tasty indeed!

Raviolis and stuffed zucchini

2009-06-22T17:29:00.000-07:00

I found these lovely raviolis at Whole Foods, they have a butternut squash filling and are really yummy. :)

These are zucchinis filled with a bread crumb, almond, garlic, mint and sesame seed pesto. :)

Petas

2009-06-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

I love them! You can stuff them with just about anything you come up with. I stuffed mine with a bunch of fresh veggies and a vegan burger.

Slutty cakes

2009-06-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

These are called "slutty cakes" I got the recipe from my aunt, and I make them frequently they are so yummy! The center is half peanut butter, half canned pumpkin and you blend them together and drop about a teaspoon of it into the center of the pancakes.Mmmm. :) This is some Silk soy milk, I thought the bubbles from me shaking up the carton looked interesting.

Biscuts and gravy

2009-06-21T11:23:00.000-07:00

I make the gravy with canned white beans blended with veggie broth and heated on the stove with mashed up "sausage". And the biscuts are very simple.

Mini portobello burgers

2009-06-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

Wow, these were good! I found the recipe in my moms Vegetarian Times magazine. Grilled buns, sauteed onions, grilled portobello mushrooms with BBQ sauce, ....Just a bunch of grilled goodness!

Yellow kiwis

2009-06-18T16:11:00.001-07:00

These are so interesting, I found them yesterday and they come from New Zealand. I thought, how neat! Yellow kiwis! And they are sooooo GOOD! They are sweeter then green kiwis and they TASTE yellow! I think I like them better. :) They almost look like bananas don't they? Eww I hate bananas! These are much better then any banana.

Soup

2009-06-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

Today for lunch I had this super yummy oriental soup that comes in a little package for only 99cents. I also had crackers with italian "sausage" with sundried tomatoes in them, they are the Tofuti brand.

Fresh fruit and tofu ;)

2009-06-18T08:10:00.000-07:00

Yes well despite what many people might say about tofu, it is amazing. And oh so yummy! I always ask my mum to make her scrambled tofu for me for breakfast :) Mmm with fried potatos.
This was AMAZING watermelon, so sweet and juicy mmmm :P
Strawberries, strawberries.

My vegan pesto recipe

2009-06-17T10:22:00.000-07:00

1/2 cup pine nuts

1/4 cup nutritional yeast

1/2 cup olive oil (more or less depending)

1 very big bunch fresh basil leaves

4 or 5 cloves garlic

salt and pepper to taste

1. Place pine nuts in skillet over medium heat and toast stirring constantly until lightly toasted.

2.Mix all the ingredients in a food processor, and process until smooth.

Freezes very well. Also for sun dried tomato pesto add about a 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes.

Pesto pasta and sweet things

2009-06-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

I found these cute tiny bowtie pasta and put some of the leftover pesto I made from the pizza on them :) Brownies!

Chocolate "ice cream" with chocolate syrup and frozen black raspberries.

Better then "real" french toast

2009-06-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

Really, it is! With home made cinnamon bread, and fresh plums and raspberrys you can't go wrong :) I make the french toast with silken tofu, so a non vegan could never even tell the difference, except that it's better!

Garlic and olive oil pan fried pasta

2009-06-16T10:27:00.000-07:00

With a tad bit of parsley :) Yummmmm

Pizza and blondies

2009-06-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

Mmmmm vegan pizza! The top two are a pesto, tomato and zucchini pizza, and the bottom ones are mushroom and spinach, and this yummy sauce I got from Trader Joes called Arrabita Sauce. I made these from scratch, including the pesto. Oh and the "cheese" I used is Soya Kaas, it's the best I've found though it has casein in it which is a protein found in milk HERE maybe thats why I like it :/ I suppose that means it's not technically vegan but I don't usually use it. But anyways.....nothing better then some home made pizza I tell ya :) This is a raspberry chocolate chip blondie bar. I shall make more soon they were very yummy!