VEGAN STYLE - GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) PARODY!

 http://youtu.be/4ubOaIhlRX0



LOL ok this funny...I love the part where the plant hangs itself and they draw little death faces on the peppers.
Why do I find this soooo funny? Because I have one guy at work that keeps talking (and talking, and talking, and talking) about the "little broccoli's feelings".....arrgghh! LOL well, at least there is solidarity in numbers. lol

Vegan Egg Salad

Just made vegan egg salad with tofu and veganaise. It actually tasted exactly like egg salad. I added paprika, onion power, garlic power, mustard, lemon juice, turmeric and sweet relish.
Tasted seriously, exactly the same.

Coconut Bacon?

Vegan Bacon? Uhm ok. So I found out about this stuff on The Vegan Version's blog. (one of my favorites so far) and she said it was pretty good. After trying her mushroom wellington, I will pretty much try anything she says is good. I ordered some and when it gets here I will write what I think of it.

I would like to try a FAKE BLT with Veganaise....it looked really good.

I wonder if it actually tastes like coconut at all?

Who knows?

5k and the chili cook off last night

So last night I decided to go do a 5k with my friend Sarah. The husband was sick and I needed to get away for a while. Anyway, afterwards your bracelet entitled you to a chili cook off sample(s). (you see where I am going with this...right?)

So booth after booth, no vegetarian chili. I had some crackers and such (ok I admit, I had two tiny cubes of cheese, but believe me, the guilt and self flagellation the ensued about this for the next few hours was quite enough punishment) .

About 50 booths later, I see the Brevard vegan alliance representing. I say a silent prayer of thanks, and wave my arms in jubilation shouting my peeps!! (yes I did...I was delusional from hunger) The lady looked at me and said, Oh I am so sorry, we just gave our last sample away. (I shed a tear here or two....) She did offer me some cole slaw. I asked for two tiny Dixie cups instead of one...

Outings are my biggest challenge right now. When I get hungry,  I slip. Mind you, I am still 90% vegan right now, but I see room for improvement. Much room. Dealing with situations like this is one area I need to improve upon. the only way I can see dealing with this is (again) to carry my own food with me.

On a positive note, I met the people at the Brevard Vegan alliance and there was one very nice guy there who actually seemed to listen when I babbled on about every single vegan recipe I have tried lately. I think I was a little "over zealous" maybe? LOL Like when a person changes religion, lets say, or joins a certain cause...they are going at 110 miles per hour . But maybe I should just blame that on low blood sugar. lol

:)

Mushroom Wellington

So I followed this mushroom Wellington  recipe The Vegan Version. I made a few changes. I used sweet potatoes and roasted them like the instructions say ( the original recipe called for a russet potato I believe). Also, I used portobellos instead of the other mushrooms. I added a little more kale. I also used a little white wine to sautéed the veggies.

I used the coconut milk like the recipe called for and might I say, wow, that stuff is awesome.

Also, Pepperidge Farms puff pastry is vegan, FYI not all pre made puff pastries are vegan!!!

I thought this was really good and while I loved the sweet potato in it, the husband didn't. However, he still gave it a 6/10 as is and says he would love to try it with he russet potato! So I consider this a huge success! My daughter loved it and gave it a 8/10. :) score!!!

Product Review: Almond Cheese

So in my quest to find a suitable replacement for goat cheese, I stumbled across Almond Garlic & Herb style cheese. I couldn't wait to get home and try this. Especially after a riveting conversation with the checkout guy who told me he resisted veganism for a long time because of his love of cheese and then he tried this brand and he went vegan and never looked back. (holy run-on sentence, Batman!)

Anyway, I went home and tried it. The consistency was like a dry mozzarella style cheese. The initial flavor was very garlicky and herby just like the package suggests. The initial flavor disappear rather quickly, but over all it was pretty good. I didn't get that "tang" that I get from "regular cheese" or even the ones with the yeast added actually seem to have a bit of that "tang". But it wasn't bad. I wonder how it will hold up in my tabbouleh salad.though. I don't know how it will respond to exposure to liquid. I might just add a little and do an experiment.

Recipes I will try soon!

Pumpkin Pie Brownie by Post Punk Kitchen

Mushroom Wellington by theveganversion

I will report back, with pictures!