Shopping Odds n Ends




Yepper I got my pudding yesterday, and a bunch of other goodies. I picked up some marshmallows for a dessert recipe I'm working on. A bunch of spices, some fresh veggies, picked up some daikon radish, hadn't had that in awhile.

Don't know what to make for dinner tonight. I am leaning towards sushi since it's friday and I don't want to do any labor intensive cooking. Whatever I decide I'll post pics.

Undecided
Duo

Soy Pudding and Dinner




I should probably start using my light box to take these photos the food looks so much better in real life LOL


I was in a desperate mood for some soy pudding! and this is from a person that really doesn't like pudding, but I wanted some and I was determined to have it!

Stopped by the publix near my house and I spied the ZenSoy Soy Pudding, flavor chocolate ummm ummm. I picked up my purchase just as happy as can be until I got to the checkout line and decided to look at the packaging. And here is where my dismay set in. The expiration date stamped on my precious pudding was June 12th. *sigh*

Needless to say the stockperson that was attending to all the regular pudding re *non vegan* kinds; keeping them fresh and nicely rotated, looked at me in confusion and couldn't understand why I just didn't get some of the other brands of chocolate pudding, I dunno maybe cuz they weren't vegan?

We all know the outcome don't we, I came home puddingless and slightly annoyed, not just because of the pudding, but they were also out of Tofurkey and I wanted a sandwich damnit! Just like the one I had at lunchtime.

So I made myself some comfort food, some good ol' mac and cheese. I need to tweek the cheese sauce a little bit more before I think it's cookbook ready, but it was good enough for dindin last night.





I will have my pudding today!
Duo

Lunch Time Wrap

Light lunch but oh so deliciously satisfying. No pic since it so simple.

Tortilla Sammie Wrap

Slices of Oven Roasted Tofurkey
Slice of Tofutti Cheddar Cheese
Dollop of Veganaise
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Bean Sprouts
Black pepper and dash of salt
Dash of chili oil cause I likes it hot

Wrapped up nice and tight and washed down with a glass of ice cold lemon water.

Wrap It To Go
Duo

Creamy Rotini Casserole





We had this for dinner. Wanted some pasta and this is what I came up with. This one is definitely going in the cookbook.

Started by creating a creamy red sauce, whipped up something similar to "ricotta" cheese, added some follow your heart mozarella cheese, there was of course garlic and onions and some sour cream thrown in for a really robust and rich flavor.

It was delicious, everyone wanted seconds!

Pasta for Me
Duo

Breakfast for Dinner




It's friday and we didn't feel like having "traditional" food for dinner, so why not something quick, yummy and breakfasty?

These were some of the BEST ever chocolate chocolate chip pancakes I ever made. I've been tweaking the recipe, and I feel this is the one to stay with.

They were moist, chocolatey with just the right amount of sweetness, could only eat 1 and a half, they were very rich and filling. Washed them down with some chocolate soy milk and went into chocolate coma mode.

Got Chocolate?
Duo

Spicy Cheesy Cornbread




I was in the mood for cornbread with dinner, not the sweet one I usually make, something spicy. So I created the above and boy was it good! Just the right amount of spicy bite, and the cheese actually melted. It hit the spot!

The rest of my dinner was a garden salad. Just a regular ol garden salad so no pic of that.


Feelin' the Spice
Duo

Mexican Pasta Casserole

Mexican Pasta Casserole

We had this delicious casserole for dinner, it had just enough spice to hit the spot!

In our version we used rotini noodles, veggie crumbles, corn, vidalia onions,tomato sauce and a can of diced tomatoes with roasted chiles, I also dice up some jalepenos and throw them in there for a touch of fire, and mix in vegan cheese.

You can substitute seitan for the veggie crumbles, I've also used tofu and left the 'meat' out all together.

Spicy
Duo

June 26, 2009

Shopping Odds n Ends

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Friday, June 26, 2009 0 cupcakes



Yepper I got my pudding yesterday, and a bunch of other goodies. I picked up some marshmallows for a dessert recipe I'm working on. A bunch of spices, some fresh veggies, picked up some daikon radish, hadn't had that in awhile.

Don't know what to make for dinner tonight. I am leaning towards sushi since it's friday and I don't want to do any labor intensive cooking. Whatever I decide I'll post pics.

Undecided
Duo

June 25, 2009

Soy Pudding and Dinner

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Thursday, June 25, 2009 0 cupcakes



I should probably start using my light box to take these photos the food looks so much better in real life LOL


I was in a desperate mood for some soy pudding! and this is from a person that really doesn't like pudding, but I wanted some and I was determined to have it!

Stopped by the publix near my house and I spied the ZenSoy Soy Pudding, flavor chocolate ummm ummm. I picked up my purchase just as happy as can be until I got to the checkout line and decided to look at the packaging. And here is where my dismay set in. The expiration date stamped on my precious pudding was June 12th. *sigh*

Needless to say the stockperson that was attending to all the regular pudding re *non vegan* kinds; keeping them fresh and nicely rotated, looked at me in confusion and couldn't understand why I just didn't get some of the other brands of chocolate pudding, I dunno maybe cuz they weren't vegan?

We all know the outcome don't we, I came home puddingless and slightly annoyed, not just because of the pudding, but they were also out of Tofurkey and I wanted a sandwich damnit! Just like the one I had at lunchtime.

So I made myself some comfort food, some good ol' mac and cheese. I need to tweek the cheese sauce a little bit more before I think it's cookbook ready, but it was good enough for dindin last night.





I will have my pudding today!
Duo

June 24, 2009

Lunch Time Wrap

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 0 cupcakes
Light lunch but oh so deliciously satisfying. No pic since it so simple.

Tortilla Sammie Wrap

Slices of Oven Roasted Tofurkey
Slice of Tofutti Cheddar Cheese
Dollop of Veganaise
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Bean Sprouts
Black pepper and dash of salt
Dash of chili oil cause I likes it hot

Wrapped up nice and tight and washed down with a glass of ice cold lemon water.

Wrap It To Go
Duo

June 23, 2009

Creamy Rotini Casserole

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 0 cupcakes




We had this for dinner. Wanted some pasta and this is what I came up with. This one is definitely going in the cookbook.

Started by creating a creamy red sauce, whipped up something similar to "ricotta" cheese, added some follow your heart mozarella cheese, there was of course garlic and onions and some sour cream thrown in for a really robust and rich flavor.

It was delicious, everyone wanted seconds!

Pasta for Me
Duo

June 22, 2009

Breakfast for Dinner

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Monday, June 22, 2009 0 cupcakes



It's friday and we didn't feel like having "traditional" food for dinner, so why not something quick, yummy and breakfasty?

These were some of the BEST ever chocolate chocolate chip pancakes I ever made. I've been tweaking the recipe, and I feel this is the one to stay with.

They were moist, chocolatey with just the right amount of sweetness, could only eat 1 and a half, they were very rich and filling. Washed them down with some chocolate soy milk and went into chocolate coma mode.

Got Chocolate?
Duo

June 17, 2009

Spicy Cheesy Cornbread

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 0 cupcakes



I was in the mood for cornbread with dinner, not the sweet one I usually make, something spicy. So I created the above and boy was it good! Just the right amount of spicy bite, and the cheese actually melted. It hit the spot!

The rest of my dinner was a garden salad. Just a regular ol garden salad so no pic of that.


Feelin' the Spice
Duo

June 15, 2009

Mexican Pasta Casserole

Posted by Mistress of Swank Town on Monday, June 15, 2009 0 cupcakes
Mexican Pasta Casserole

We had this delicious casserole for dinner, it had just enough spice to hit the spot!

In our version we used rotini noodles, veggie crumbles, corn, vidalia onions,tomato sauce and a can of diced tomatoes with roasted chiles, I also dice up some jalepenos and throw them in there for a touch of fire, and mix in vegan cheese.

You can substitute seitan for the veggie crumbles, I've also used tofu and left the 'meat' out all together.

Spicy
Duo