So it just hit me: I'm really craving some falafel right now. If you've never had it, try it; I've only ever had homemade, and I can't stop eating the stuff.
It's traditionally fried (and usually fried at our house, too), but that crosses the danger threshold a bit more than I like. You know, holding the batter at arm's length and slooowly putting it in the two inches of boiling oil that could set everything on fire... Not really fun.
But I think some baked falafel with Sour Supreme and steamed veggies would make me ridiculously happy now.
The problem with falafel is the grease, basically; otherwise it's healthy, and I hate the fact that it makes my hands greasy. So I did a Google search and found that, apparently, it's quite common to bake it instead. So maybe I'll give that a go.
I'd like to try making falafel as patties, and putting them on a hamburger bun with tomatoes and lettuce. A good summertime lunch, maybe?
11/26/08
11/24/08
Hooray for cake!
Success! Sort of. The recipe worked well and, despite some disasters in the kitchen, the cake was rather rummy.
Yummy.
Gosh, I'm tired.
Anyway, I'll post pictures later.
Now: sleep.
Yummy.
Gosh, I'm tired.
Anyway, I'll post pictures later.
Now: sleep.
11/21/08
Cupcakes... remixed
So, I used Isa's Fauxstess Cupcakes recipe as a sheet cake last night.
It was after the meeting and I was dragging, but there was something wonderfully adventurous and weird about baking something at 10 o'clock at night.
I'll have to double the recipe when I make it again tonight (it's better after it's cooled) and create a layer cake.
The frosting was from the recipe book, too, but since the good-eaters I'm cooking for are allergic to soy, I used rice milk instead. The chocolate frosting turned out a perfect consistency, but it was bittersweet, and along with the fairly dark cake, I was worried that it wasn't sweet enough.
It was fantastic this morning. Something about the frosting cooling and the cake settling was just perfect.
I think I'll still use chocolate with a slightly lower cacao percentage for the frosting, though; kids like sweet things, right?
Twas yummy.
It was after the meeting and I was dragging, but there was something wonderfully adventurous and weird about baking something at 10 o'clock at night.
I'll have to double the recipe when I make it again tonight (it's better after it's cooled) and create a layer cake.
The frosting was from the recipe book, too, but since the good-eaters I'm cooking for are allergic to soy, I used rice milk instead. The chocolate frosting turned out a perfect consistency, but it was bittersweet, and along with the fairly dark cake, I was worried that it wasn't sweet enough.
It was fantastic this morning. Something about the frosting cooling and the cake settling was just perfect.
I think I'll still use chocolate with a slightly lower cacao percentage for the frosting, though; kids like sweet things, right?
Twas yummy.
11/19/08
Who are the real turkeys here?
Oh, yeah. Another reason why I hate Thanksgiving.
Run, turkeys, run!
I'm not a crazy animal-rights activist (you wouldn't, for example, find me in a ridiculous costume by the side of the road with a placard), but to me there is no excuse for animal cruelty. It's all right to eat meat; we're allowed to do so. But part of that involves respecting life and thus respecting the animals. Just because it'll soon be filled with stuffing and covered in gravy doesn't mean it should suffer beforehand.
Run, turkeys, run!
I'm not a crazy animal-rights activist (you wouldn't, for example, find me in a ridiculous costume by the side of the road with a placard), but to me there is no excuse for animal cruelty. It's all right to eat meat; we're allowed to do so. But part of that involves respecting life and thus respecting the animals. Just because it'll soon be filled with stuffing and covered in gravy doesn't mean it should suffer beforehand.
11/17/08
This has nothing to do with food...
This post has been moved to my new, non-foodie blog, The Noisy Library.
11/16/08
Just curious
How's the layout looking?? Is everything legible?
(Cupcake pictures coming soon! Plus, I've hit 30,000 words, so it's all downhill from here... in a good way.)
In other news, I started work on Friday, and I'll be at the office pretty much full-time starting tomorrow. It's a nice office, good environment, nice people. Espresso machine. ;)
In other news, I think I'm getting sick. I've got a wicked sore throat and it'll be a miracle if I make it to the meeting this afternoon. So. Here's me hoping that my first week at work will be as good as my first day was.
Also, I had a weird dream last night that involved: field service, an abandoned town, Daniel Craig as 007, and a Wal-Mart. And Doctor Who.
Do I need psychotherapy or what?!
(Cupcake pictures coming soon! Plus, I've hit 30,000 words, so it's all downhill from here... in a good way.)
In other news, I started work on Friday, and I'll be at the office pretty much full-time starting tomorrow. It's a nice office, good environment, nice people. Espresso machine. ;)
In other news, I think I'm getting sick. I've got a wicked sore throat and it'll be a miracle if I make it to the meeting this afternoon. So. Here's me hoping that my first week at work will be as good as my first day was.
Also, I had a weird dream last night that involved: field service, an abandoned town, Daniel Craig as 007, and a Wal-Mart. And Doctor Who.
Do I need psychotherapy or what?!
11/14/08
Vegan Cake
All right. So, in my quest to stay (mostly) vegan and still eat good desserts, I'm seriously loving the cookbook, Vegan with a Vengeance (by Isa, from the PPK). I especially love the Lemon Gem cupcakes, made nice and tart with lots of lemon zest in the batter.
There's an anniversary party coming up soon, and two of the kids can't have soy, milk, or eggs. So, I'm going to have to experiment with making some vegan, soy-free cakes.
I figure I can accomplish this by using rice-milk or almond-milk instead of soy, but I'm a little curious about the small amount of soy-protein in Earth Balance (my vegan butter substitute that is even better than, um... butter).
This is going to be a challenge.
Seriously, I'll need an award for this.
I'm also wondering if chocolate cake is the way to go, or to transform the lemon-gem cupcakes into a sheet cake. They're cupcakes, so the batter is light and fluffy and frothy; maybe I can add some density to it somehow.
Anyway. Chocolate, or lemon?
There's an anniversary party coming up soon, and two of the kids can't have soy, milk, or eggs. So, I'm going to have to experiment with making some vegan, soy-free cakes.
I figure I can accomplish this by using rice-milk or almond-milk instead of soy, but I'm a little curious about the small amount of soy-protein in Earth Balance (my vegan butter substitute that is even better than, um... butter).
This is going to be a challenge.
Seriously, I'll need an award for this.
I'm also wondering if chocolate cake is the way to go, or to transform the lemon-gem cupcakes into a sheet cake. They're cupcakes, so the batter is light and fluffy and frothy; maybe I can add some density to it somehow.
Anyway. Chocolate, or lemon?
11/6/08
Converts and disasters
I swear I've been cooking things since March. Good grief, it's been a while.
So my family went veggie for a while, but this has ended in what I call, eh, disaster. My sister, Grace, was the first to go. She called one day and after much "ehhhh"s and "ummmmm"s said that she'd broken down and gone carnivorous.
"How, exactly?" I said, my eyes squinted with the squint of cynicism.
She'd apparently eaten a chicken nugget. Well, four chicken nuggets. And a burger. And some bacon.
"I fell off the wagon," she said.
"No. You fell off the wagon, rolled down a cliff and burst into flames." I was trying to be positive, you see.
"Meh," said Grace, sounding depressed yet relieved.
All I could think was, thank Gordon I didn't buy her that subscription to the 'Vegetarian Times'.
Anyway, hope you're all having a lovely autumn. I made a ridiculously good potato soup two weeks ago, and a pretty good apple pie. I shall get back into the swing of things and post photos from now on! I swear it!! Arrgghhh!!!
So my family went veggie for a while, but this has ended in what I call, eh, disaster. My sister, Grace, was the first to go. She called one day and after much "ehhhh"s and "ummmmm"s said that she'd broken down and gone carnivorous.
"How, exactly?" I said, my eyes squinted with the squint of cynicism.
She'd apparently eaten a chicken nugget. Well, four chicken nuggets. And a burger. And some bacon.
"I fell off the wagon," she said.
"No. You fell off the wagon, rolled down a cliff and burst into flames." I was trying to be positive, you see.
"Meh," said Grace, sounding depressed yet relieved.
All I could think was, thank Gordon I didn't buy her that subscription to the 'Vegetarian Times'.
Anyway, hope you're all having a lovely autumn. I made a ridiculously good potato soup two weeks ago, and a pretty good apple pie. I shall get back into the swing of things and post photos from now on! I swear it!! Arrgghhh!!!
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