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Vegan sugar/cut out cookies from VCIYCJ. This is pre icing..so cute and tasty! Why is it when I post photos on my blog they automatically rotate??

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So, I made brownies from VCIYCJ, and I must say, I was impressed. They were really moist and crackly on top. I think I could have baked them a bit more, and I would love some peanut butter swirl too! I took a picture with a flash, and I know it is better to take with natural lighting. However, my picture always seems blurry when I don't use a flash. My flash taken picture made my brownie almost maroon, where the natural light shows how yummy it looks, but it is blurry! You can see the differences in the pictures above. Help!

Holiday Cookies

Julia, Pam and I made some lovely holiday treats and cookies for our friends and family. We made: Citrus Glitters, Almond shortbread, Ginger pistachio biscotti, Sparkly ginger cookies, Bourban pecan balls, and Chocolate Crinkles. We plan on making some truffles for Valentines Day! Yum

Sweet Potato Qesadillas, Watermelon and PETA Veggie Dogs

I love quesadillas....so chewy and good even without cheese! These are a variation on te Yucca ones in VCON. I didn't feel like getting frozen yucca, and honestly, I don't feel like trying yucca. I know I know. We should be open to trying new things, but it just sounds so starchy. Anyway, I had some lovely sweet potatos from the farmer's market, so I mashed them up with black beans, cumin and lime juice. Then I added sauteed garlic, red pepper and jalepeno. I put the mixture on a tortilla and then pan fried it with the other tortilla lined with vegan cream cheese. Yum. I then added a fresh corn salsa on top! Vegan baby loved it!

The next pic is just a pretty pink watermelon from the market. I'm sure vegan baby will be eating this all week long!

Today, on my lunch break, I walked downtown to get a veggie dog from our local PETA. I heard they were settign up a stand with the lettuce girls-those are the bikini clad gals- giving away free veggie dogs to the downtown lunch crowd. Thanks PETA!

Pistachio Rosewater Cookies

I made the Pistachio Rosewater Cookies from VCON. I was wanting to bake something a bit more "exotic" and chose these. Man, pistachios are expensive! I got the shelled ones and spent some time shlling them. The rosewater was realy cheap, but I could not taste it. The main lavor to me was lime, which is fantastic! I love lime and am going to add more to this recipe!

Bars, fritters, farmer's market bounty

So, I made the Nanaimo Bars and they were really yummy. I freaked out a little bit,as I realized I had no coconut!! I remembered going to the isle and grabing coconut, but did it make it to check out?? Ugh...Anyway, I added more cookies, but I think the bottom layer would be better with the coconut. LOVE the custardy middle layer. I added a tbl of vegan instant pudding mix for additional creaminess. I had not had baker's choc in a while, and it is so rich and dark. Yumminess....

As you can see, vegan baby is eating watermelon slices by himself! He is always serious when he eats, and I can't figure out how to rotate the pic now that it is posted. It wasn't rotated when I uploaded it, so wtf??

I then made the corn fritters from VWAV. So easy and good! They would be really good with a sweet chutney or chunky salsa. I had them with some sweet potato fries and some Amy' s vegan chili.

Here is what I got from the farmer's market today for about 8$: big, seedless watermelon ( vegan baby will love!), 4 ears of corn, 1 onion and a pretty red pepper.

Punk Rock Chickpea Gravy

I am so glad that I finally made this recipe from VWAV.I LOVE VWAV, and I use it more than VCON. This was so nutritous--chicpeas, nooch, I added kale, corn and grean beans over mashed potatoes with baked tofu .You could easily make this a yummy casserole too! Vegan baby enjoyed it!