MOFO DAY TWO

Okay seriously, yesterday was only the second day and I didn't post....lame. So this is Day 2 really. Here's what I cooked yesterday and maybe I'll do a post later today too.

White Bean, Kale, and Rice Soup


Pretty much perfect for a chilly autumn night. This was sort of thrown together with the ingredients dictated by what was in my fridge and pantry.

I cooked the rice first and then dumped some into a pot that I had sauteed garlic in.
Then I added the white beans (which were cooked yesterday) and several cups of water.
I was out of broth, so I fudged it with some 'poultry' seasoning (I think it's usually parsley, sage, marjoram,rosemary,garlic and thyme or something like that), nooch, low sodium soy sauce and black pepper. With bean soups this usually works well because the beans themselves add some flavor to the cooking water.
Lastly I added the kale right into the pot raw, it got stewed pretty well in a couple of minutes. I sopped up all that brothy goodness with a baguette too......DELICIOUS!

Vegan Mofo!!

Alright, in an effort to make me cook and post more, I've joined up for Vegan Mofo! It's the Vegan Month o' Food ...all November long! I noticed some folks are choosing themes, but I think my theme should be "cook and post as much as I can!".

I'm already straying from that... I had not much time before work for cooking, so I walked down the street to Wayne's Chicago Red Hots. (a hotdog place here in PDX that has an two awesome vegan dogs.)

I got myself a "Treehugger" dog with Chicago-Style toppings and fries. I eat them all the time and they are still amazing.


I know some people are saying, hey I could make that at home, but I think this is one of those examples where the sum is greater than the parts. The steamed bun and all those toppings really make it.



Aaaaaand I got some fries...all potatoey and sprinkled with Kosher Salt. Aw yeah.




Stay tuned for a few boring meals, then payday, then grocery shopping! I'll tell you how I shop twice a month and on a budget. Oh and Thanksgiving menu ideas too!

Refridgerator casserole

Some stuff is going bad soon, quick, cook it all together!!!!



Quickie cassorole with leftover brown rice, tvp sausage crumbles, cashew cream sauce with sage,roasted sweet potatoes, roasted cashews and topped with a smidgeon of puff pastry that was drying out in the freezer....




It was pretty good, but definitely improved with a scoop of cran sauce on it, Thanksgiving in one bowl, haha!

PANCAKES!...and penny pinching

So....I did end up making those cinnamon rolls with several substitutions and just a sugar glaze instead of frosting and they were pretty good! However I forgot a picture and after the first day, they looked a bit grody but still tasted delicious heated up.

Today I made PANCAKES! A benefit of unemployment is making yourself breakfast in the not so early morning. (I now wake up at 8:00 instead of 4:45!!!)

These are whole wheat pastry flour pancakes from this veg web recipe: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5337.0 since I didn't have all the ingredients for the Vegan Brunch pancakes.

I also used the Vegan Brunch whole berry sauce with just a little less sugar added in....so yummy! And cheaper if you have a few frozen berries in your freezer than real maple syrup.

I'm trying not to buy any food until I figure out if I can get some food stamps..I have an appointment later today to find out. My cupboards are so bare! :( At least there are pancakes! :)

Vegan cheezy mac & a rainy day

WELL, I totally forgot I had started a blog on here...I guess I should post some stuff. I am now recently unemployed so I should have plenty of time to update.

Its pouring in Portland and about 65 degrees (goodbye 2 weeks of summer!!!) so I needed something warm and filling. Also, cheap. I get one more check on friday from my job, but until then, no monies for a grocery excursion.

Flinging open the fridge door revealed a bunch of little bits of things; mimicreme, peas, 1/4 cup of daiya, nearly empty bottle of mustard, the dredges of nooch. AHA! OF COURSE! Mac and cheeze and peas!
Behold the pasta of necessity....





That picture is just for posterity, this is how I really ate it: canadian style with ketchup!



Cheezy Mac Murder, the only murder in my diet! Heh heh...Now I'm off to experiment with cinnamon rolls from the fantastic book Vegan Brunch. Pictures later, if they turn out!

XO