"Peanut Butter in my Chocolate" Cookies

This is kind of a crappy photo, but this is a GREAT recipe from Eat Drink and be Vegan by Dreena Burton!

Two pizzas! both incredible!

Pizza 1: homemade spelt crust, a softer version of Crock Cheez (sharp cheddar style spread) from The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook, walnuts, the Seared Portabello Mushrooms and Simple Swiss Chard recipes from Eat, Drink and be Vegan.


Pizza 2: homemade white flour crust (I was feeling wild and crazy), sliced tomatoes, sliced roasted red pepper from a jar, sliced black olives, Soy Curls (re-hydrated in a bacon-style marinade: water, tamari, liquid hickory smoke), Follow Your Heart soycheese.

PS- Me and my guy are all ready for the Vegetarian Food Fair in Toronto on the first weekend in Sept! We're all booked for transportation and lodging. Anyone else going?

Orange Seitan

I've been making a batch of homemade seitan every week lately. Yum!! Its a nice change from tofu. For this dinner I sliced it thin and fried it a bit in a pan with a bit of oil, and then I poured the orange glaze sauce from Eat Drink and Be Vegan over it until it ..glazed. So good. Here's a similar recipe for the sauce if you don't have that (awesome) cookbook: on vegweb.

In other food news, a big package of Soy Curls arrived at my house today! I can't wait to try them. I bought them from a great vegan store based in Quebec City called VivaGranola.

Cajun Sausage Pasta and Spinach Pasta

This pasta was amazing! First, I made the steamed sausages from The Everyday Dish, except that I changed all the spices. I used a salty Cajun spice mix, paprika, cayenne.. stuff like that. They turned out AWESOME. I put them in a simple sauce made with onion, garlic, canned chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, Cajun spice, etc.

This is the Popeye pasta from Eat, Drink and be Vegan. It's just a basic tomato sauce with spinach. It isn't that exciting, but it is tasty and good for you!

Peanut-Sesame Hummus Tortillas with Carrot Salad

A simple dinner, but one of my favourites. Peanut-Sesame Hummus from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan (which is to-die-for) in a tortilla, warmed until hot in the toaster oven. Yum!
The salad is grated carrot, raisins, fresh lemon juice and rice vinegar.

Orange-Sesame Tofu Stir-fry

I made the orange-sesame tofu recipe from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan and then I cooked it with some frozen "asian blend" vegetables and then I added some toasted sesame seeds and a bit more tamari. I served it on short grain brown rice.