Friday, November 30, 2018

...another vegan 'cheeze'...

...I basically used the recipe at One Green Planet...
...it firmed up nicely...
...and made a pretty presentation...
...and it was sliceable...
...I also tried re-melting some of it...and added some 'tamed' jalapenos and salsa...and had it with chips and it was very good that way too...

...what's your favorite vegan cheese?...

~Have a lovely day!

Thursday, November 29, 2018

...W.I.A.Y. ...

...Breakfast...grits...and a cheeze and vegan tofu egg on a bun...and tea...
...for Lunch...I made a quick vegan mac and cheese...just a slice of vegan cheese and almond milk mixed with some macaroni...super easy...and it tasted just like the Daiya Mac n cheese...only way less expensive...
...and I also had some black-eyed peas...and bread...I put an apple on my tray but I didn't eat it with lunch...because I wasn't that hungry...
...so I ate it a little bit later as a snack with some walnuts...
...and a vegan dinner I'm pretty sure you've seen before...baked tofu with BBQ sauce...potato...greens...butternut squash...and green beans...
...and for dessert...vegan chocolate pudding...no real recipe...some cocoa...almond milk...corn starch and sugar...cooked until thick and pudding-y...
...it was a delicious dessert...

...what did you eat yesterday?...

~Have a lovely day!

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

....W.I.P. Wednesday...

...I did work on my Circular Yoke Summer Shirt while we were traveling...but that's about it...
...I am almost to the 2 inches I need for the little sleeves...and now you can see the chain cast on makes a pretty little fluted edge...and I can't wait to start decreasing...

...what's in your workbasket?...

~Have a lovely day!

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

...Tuesdays with Julia...

...we made a peppery Vegan Sauce Diable...and all of the particulars are over at The Vegan Version...
...it was good...or it would have been if I hadn't put too much pepper in...
...Julia doesn't give specific amounts...and I just put too much pepper...

...the Man liked it though...he likes things spicier than I do...

~Have a lovely day!

Monday, November 26, 2018

...Over the Weekend...

...2018 Christmas decorating is complete...
...we got the tree inside and set up...and a snowy sheet wrapped around the base...and we brought up all the bins of Christmas ornaments from the basement...
...lights were tested...and the antler ears got broken...
...lights were replaced...
...and placed on the tree...
...ornaments quickly followed suit...
...and the star was placed...
...Scout set up his Nativity set on the mantle this year...
...he pretty much had to in order to keep it away from Kitten...
...we had fresh pineapple for a snack...
...it was juicy and good...
...I love fresh pineapple...do you?...
...and finally I rearranged our small appliance cabinet...everything is easily accessible and off the counters...just the way I like it...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!

Saturday, November 24, 2018

...Back Home...

...Vegan Breakfast with Mom before we drove home...
...we packed up and started home...
...traffic was a little worse...and we had been warned that there were some icy conditions...and we could see the fog and ice in the distance...
...a close up of the ice on the trees...
...it was really pretty...
...but the roads were mostly dry...and we were thankful for safe travel...
...when we got home...we went grocery shopping and got our Christmas tree...
...and got it home...and in the stand...ready for decorating tomorrow...

~Have a lovely day!

Friday, November 23, 2018

...Vegan Thanksgiving...

...before we left...I made some vegan cream cheese...
...and poured it into a small loaf pan...
...and let it set up...
...then we packed up the truck and hit the road...
...so...let the knitting commence...I knitted for a couple of hours on my Purl Soho Summer Sweater...just mindless knitting...
...I always love it when the mountains first come into view...
...there was almost no traffic...
...I had an apple for a snack...this one is a "Lady Alice"...a totally new (to me) cultivar...I was surprised to learn that it was discovered in 1979...as a chance seedling...it's really good...I highly recommend it...
...Mom sets a pretty table...
...and she got out some Thanksgiving figurines...
...I unmolded the vegan cheese on a tray and poured over a jar of pepper jelly...
...and put some pita chips and wheat thins around...
...it was creamy and delicisou...and a little bit spicy too...
...then we started prepping some vegan sides...
...I 'hasselbacked' a couple of butternut squash...using knives to keep from cutting all the way through the squash...
...I had 4 halves...of course...
...and since more people at this party preferred sweet squash over savoury...
...I put three halves in a pan...coated them with Earth Balance and brown sugar...
...and then I put the fourth half in a separated pan...and I intended to drizzle olive oil and rosemary over it...but Mom was talking about a butternut squash that she had had that only had butter salt and pepper...so...I decided to do that instead...
...next it was time to make the stuffing...(technically dressing as it's not going to be stuffing anything)...
...a whole pan of vegan cornbread...and about the same amount of cubed bread...with poultry seasoning, onion, celery, and vegetable broth...
...and then beets for another vegan side...this is a Martha Stewart recipe...that's almost vegan...just omit the honey...or substitute Bee Free Honee...
...just drizzle with oil and sprinkle with thyme...
...after they're roasted add the orange zest and orange juice...
...and the recipe calls for red wine vinegar...but Mom didn't have any ...so we subbed balsamic...
...I roasted the seeds with the squash...of course...that made another welcome snack...there just wasn't much of it...
...then the sweet squash was almost done...I added some chopped pecans...because I didn't want them to burn...
...I made some vegan gravy...just the Worthington base...water and cornstarch...
...two more sides...creamed corn...and Nanny's sweet potatoes...
...the oven was packed...Brussels Sprouts...Peppers and Onions...Zucchini...and the dressing is browning above too...
...Mom made a big pot of turnips...
...and I snapped a surprise photo of her cutting up the potatoes to make Grandma's Mashed...
...the vegan dressing is done...
...my plate...so much delicious vegan food...we had over a dozen side dishes...
...after dinner...while the adults were still sitting around the table talking...the little ones went into the living room and wrote love notes for everyone...it was so so sweet...I love the way they spelled my name Treesa...and all of the sweet notes and the drawings of us together...so sweet...
...Jack was zonked out...all the food and love and attention he got were overwhelming...
...and he got a sweet love note too...

...and then using the Many Hands Make Light Work method...we got everything cleaned up...the dishwasher loaded...the food packed up for everyone to take home...and put away what was left...
...and then we all sat down to watch one of my favorite of the children's Christmas cartoons...
...the old cartoon version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas...

~Wishing you a wonderful rest of the Thanksgiving weekend...