Stroganoff

This may not seem like a big deal for most people but I totally spelled stroganoff right on the first try. Anyway, yesterday I had to work and then go to class so I did not have time to cook. However, my awesome Mom made me diner. She made stroganoff using a recipe from The Chicago Dinner Cookbook. This recipe had way too much thyme for our taste. I think an adjustment there it would be a good recipe. I did not take a picture of it because it was just a pile of white with more white on top of it, not very interesting.

No Meata Fajita

I always seam to go back to the same cookbooks repeatedly. So, this year one of my goals for mofo is to use some cookbooks I for one reason or another don’t use a lot.
This recipe came form The Chicago Dinner Cookbook. I used the seitan I made earlier and it turned out good in the recipe. They gave the tip to start cooking the seitan before the veggie so that it will have a better crunch. I like the recipe quite a bit. I think next time I will switch out the green peppers for a yellow pepper.

Seitan

This is my first seitan, is not cute. Well maybe not. It was one of those times were you follow the recipe word for word but you still doubt yourself the whole way. I mean is it suppose to be slimy like this.

Brownie?

Why does this brownie taste like a Fig Newton?

Smoothie

(Look at this sexy picture)
This is recipe is form Self-magazine. I forgot the magazine at home so I do not know which month or the exact recipe. What I do remember is Jenifer Lopez was on the cover. What I remember of the recipe is it had one banana; I froze mine to make the smoothie icier. A cup of soymilk, some flax seed (I know it is healthy for you but it made it grainy), and almond butter witch I substituted with peanut butter and jelly.

I for the life of me cannot find my cord to my camera. So, you will have to use your imagination. I made Brownies from Vegan Bites by Beverly Lynn Bennett. They were square and brown, do you have the image in your head. These were very fudgy you definitely need soymilk with it. I have tasted worse brownies but I have tasted better.

Vegetarian Book for Kids

A while ago, someone asked me for a list of vegetarian picture books for kids. Here are some recommendations.
1. Vunce Upon a Time by J.otto Seilbold, I have not had a chance to read this book yet. The description says it is about a vegetarian vampire.
2. Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal which is about a pea that has to eat “gross” candy to grow up to be a big strong pea.
3. A Turkey For Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting
4. The Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey both three and four are about not eating turkeys.
5. Saxton Freymann illustrates his books by carving vegetables and fruits.
6. Oliver’s Fruit Salad by Vivian French
7. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
8. The Lima Bean Monster by Dan Yaccarino
9. Stone Soup there are a lot of different versions.