...Annnnd VeganMOFO Begins!

Pumpkin Pancakes, from Vegan Brunch

So it begins!  This is my 5th (?!) year participating in VeganMOFO, and I'm psyched! For the month of October, I'll be joining hundreds of other bloggers to blog about vegan noms. I'm combining illustration + food for my theme (which I guess is always my theme, really), because that's just what I do!  Last year I raised a butt-load of money for For the Animals Sanctuary, and that was super-fun, but a whollle lot of work that I realistically just don't have this year. So! I'm just going for simple this year. Keeping it fun!

And can I get a big "Of course" for starting off the month with something Pumpkin?! Hello Fall, you're the best!

VeganMoFo Day 13: Chesapeake Tempeh Cakes

I looooove these so much and don't make them nearly enough. I think the capers in the sauce make this complete, but I think that capers do that to any meal. Yum yum yum. Chesapeake Tempeh Cakes, from Vegan Brunch, with heirloom tomato/cucumber salad, and steamed green beans.

Some tempeh lovin'

I made the Chesapeake Tempeh Cakes, from Vegan Brunch, the other night and oh my goodness I think I have a new fave to add into my regular recipes. Hell yes.

Tonight I had a rockin' summer-type dinner with sweet potato fries, steamed zucchini, and a tempeh salad sammich on some homemade rosemary foccacia (recipe from Veganomicon). For the tempeh salad, I steamed it with some water and a dash of shoyu and then mixed it with a couple spoonfuls of veganaise, some garlic scapes, a small red onion, and some salt/pepper when it was cooled. Yummers!




I went to Boneshakers tonight for some tea and quality doodling time and they had vegan ROCKY ROAD COOKIES. I was still full from dinner, but I HAD to have one. So gooooood. I now know what I am making with that Angel Food marshmallow kit I have in my cupboard.

Vegan Brunch yummies!

It's been a busy week, but I still managed to find some time to cook stuff from Vegan Brunch. Hooray! I was eyeing the english muffins, so I attempted those, except subbing in mostly whole wheat flour. Has anyone done this before and were able to achieve the nook 'n cranny effect? Or is that just only with white flour. Still SUPER yum, but I will try it the real way for optimal nook and cranny action. And awww, heart shaped muffins; aren't I the corniest? I had these with some earth balance melted on and tofu scramble.

English muffin burgers the next day! I made Jessy's Brown Rice Burgers, which were deeeelish.

I went home to visit the family over Memorial Day weekend, so I made up a few batches of cookies to take along. Isa's PB Pillows and some white chocolate macadamia cookies (I KNOW!) Both were uber-appreciated and gobbled up. Especially the white choc. macadamia cookies, wooo baby!



While I was home, I made some BBQ tempeh to go along with my mom's German Potato Salad (with added green beans!), and watermelon! Ohhh melon, you have my heart. Summertime, my friends, summertime!

Tonight I made the Tofu Omelette from Vegan Brunch, with steamed asparagus, spinach, spring garlic, and a cheezy sauce. I'm all about the brunch for dinner. Nik's reaction was rather funny when I added the black salt into the blender; Not a fan of the smell. Haha. So potent, even in just a teaspoon!




I'm a busy bee working on stuff for Renegade and that will continue on until next weekend when the big shebang takes place! Woooweee! Okay, off to paint some more faces on raindrops for my banner.

Best package and MYSTERY!

I got the best package in the mail, the other day. Two actually. I finally managed to get my new J-41's from UPS' clutches, and my Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe order came, with my new copy of Vegan Brunch, two packages of white chocolate chips, and the vegan marshmallow kit! Yessssss! I see lots of delicious brunch for dinner and actual brunch, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, s'mores, rocky road ice cream, rice crispy treats, and who knows what else! (any other ideas, pass them along!) New Shoes are pretty sweet too. They were only $20! Amazing sale online last week where they were like crazy marked down (originally $80 or so!)


Mystery! I got these in my CSA today, and it isn't in the list they send out via email beforehand. Does anyone know what it is? It looks like some sort of edible flower, but I have zero experience with that. Do I eat the stems? Raw, saute? Help!