Whatcha Makin'??

[PTree15]

Oooh, what's on your list? . I feel a need to go but can't figure out exactly for what. It isn't that far, but I don't go often. My list is -
tempeh
extra firm tofu
Tofurky Italian sausage
soy chorizo
raw cashew pieces
tea tree soap
frozen edaname, organic peas, those long green beans, meatless balls, maybe that sprouted red rice curry type meal?
I feel like I'm missing something. I used to have printed lists of each store I go to for the particular things I go there for, but now I don't

Soy chorizo for sure.
I also love the dark chocolate-covered almonds in sea salt. They are so addicting. I only get them once in a while, though, because I can eat the whole container in two days...not good for the stomach, haha!
I just wing it most of the time when I go there because I like to browse there as well.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Well, that was easy! Last time I made ranch, I filled an empty pasta sauce jar.... the sun-dried tomato & basil version made even more. LOL

Big jar for home, small jar for Jer, tiny cup for my chip dip tonight.

Hey, I got my camera fixed, too! And I learned how to shrink the image (only after taking, before sending)....

 

[silva]

Ah....I cup up a cauliflower, and wanted to make a beer batter. Well, the beer was the last bottle of Aldi "Holland something" that's not good, and I'm hoping it will bake out, but...we'll see.
I added hot sauce and some salt-it did not need salt.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Decided to make some whole wheat pasta... threw a bag of frozen broccoli & cauliflower in the boiling water with three minutes to go....



Tossed that with some evoo, herbs & spices, a can of organic diced tomatoes (drained), & the remaining half-cup of my cashew-cheese sauce. I made sure to cook the pasta to firm so it doesn't turn to mush when I reheat it... when I do, I'll fling some baby kale on in there, too.

 

[silva]

I cooked black beans yesterday, and today made soup.
Cooked carrots, potatoes, celery, cabbage in some no-chicken broth, then decided to separate it and cooked orchiette pasta in another pot, and added half the veggie soup to that. The other got a can of Muir Glen tomatoes and chilis and a lot of black beans!
Both are very good

 

[silva]

My son saw Pepperidge Farm raspberry turnovers on sale, and I bought them-they are vegan
They do have palm oil, and HFCS, but I've craving something like that really bad.
What refrigerated rolled-up pie crusts are vegan? Aldis were, but they prob won't have them again till around the holidays. The ones I found in the reg store both had lard
Maybe I should try making one again? But by the time I'll want it it should be holiday time anyway

 

[silva]

My son saw Pepperidge Farm raspberry turnovers on sale, and I bought them-they are vegan
They do have palm oil, and HFCS, but I've craving something like that really bad.
What refrigerated rolled-up pie crusts are vegan? Aldis were, but they prob won't have them again till around the holidays. The ones I found in the reg store both had lard
Maybe I should try making one again? But by the time I'll want it it should be holiday time anyway

I hate it when memories are better than reality. I remembered puffy, flakey crust and fruity filling- I got mostly soggy crust and kinda sticky raspberry jam.
Pepperidge Farm remembers...

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Just roasting some garlic. I plucked out the largest cloves (from the pre-peeled stuff) & put 'em in the Pyrex measuring cup with olive oil... I put the smallest cloves on some foil to dry-roast (for later use in a spice grinder)....

The oven's off now. I can give 'em another blast tomorrow if I need to.

 

[PTree15]

I am going to make pesto in a bit. My mom gave me a ton of fresh basil.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Letting the pizza sauce cool so I can put it in a jar. It's got three cloves of minced garlic sautéed in olive oil... added finely minced mushroom stems, as well... then a can of organic tomato sauce, a little sea salt, some Mrs. Dash, lots of oregano & basil, and nooch of course. I want to smooth it out tomorrow in the food processor... I plan to add baby spinach when I do. I'd like spinach for the pizzadillas, so I thought incorporating it into the sauce would be a good way to do that... can't have too many ingredients bulking up the works for 'dilla-type things.

 

[silva]

Made seitan with half no chicken broth, and half hot sauce for liquid. I let it simmer in a casserole dish in the oven for an hour- it's in the 60's here today!
tomorrow I'm gonna bread and fry some!

 

[silva]

I did fry the seitan I made yesterday! I dipped in hot sauce and coated in well seasoned flour. How the heck does seitan suck up so much seasoning? . I used so much hot sauce, yet it still wasn't spicy! Flavorful as all get out though .
Nothing I'll be doing again for a long time, I just don't fry, but really good. Still not the breading I remember from Popeyes. Years ago my son brought some home and I picked off some breading.
Mimi wanted it so badly!

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Just got done prepping all the stuff to make pizzadillas....



Now I've got very thinly sliced baby bella mushrooms, red onion, and red bell pepper... as well as some extremely-ugly-looking-but-incredibly-tasty pizza sauce. That's what happens, I guess. I wanted to add the health benefits of baby spinach without it being a separate topping/filling. The sauce would've turned out the same color if I had used fresh basil & oregano instead of dried.... red + green = poopy brown. LMAO

 

[Chryssie]

Jeremy made this sweet potato and lentil stew for our dinner tonight.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I'm makin' Mojo treats!

I'm glad I found the vintage cookie cutters. By vintage, I mean this set belonged to my mother's grandfather. He was a baker, had his own bakery in Detroit! Later in life he owned an ice cream parlor/candy shop... he made his own candy, made his own ice cream, made his own syrups....

Anyhoo, I'm using the smallest cutter in the set....



This dough is like friggin' cement. LOL I'm giving my back a rest, then I'll finish these up & put 'em in the oven....



I had to use a large, empty plastic spice jar as a rolling pin. My rolling pin is vegan.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Making what appears (and smells) to be some pretty freakin' killer pasta sauce. I thought that was the best way to use up the produce that didn't get thinly sliced with the mandoline the other day... got to use up all the stuff that was protected by the hand guard. LOL

This has got evoo, garlic, red onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, baby spinach, baby kale, garbanzos, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce (everything but the onion is organic), rosemary, basil, oregano, Mrs. Dash, plenty of nooch, a pinch of ground flax, a large bay leaf, and a 50 mL bottle of Smirnoff vodka.

Now it's all gotta get nice & cozy and simmer for a bit....

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Makin' a double batch of my "Bitchin' Banjo Bean Sammich Spread".... Bustin' open two cans of organic garbanzos, I'll drain 'em, rinse 'em, and give 'em a few zips in the Zyliss, then mash 'em further with a fork... not sure if I'll use all the red onion (I might save a little for making more pasta sauce tomorrow, since I just bought those mushrooms, and I need to use up the sliced veggies & baby greens, etc.)... I know I'll use both celery stalks... and I'll stir some of my vegan ranch into everything....

 

[Val]

I'm going to make Ajapsandal tonight. It contains of eggplants, bell peppers, tomatoes, dill and seasoning.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I'm going to make Ajapsandal tonight. It contains of eggplants, bell peppers, tomatoes, dill and seasoning.

I'd never heard of Ajapsandal.... but all of that sounds awesome!

 

[Val]

I'd never heard of Ajapsandal.... but all of that sounds awesome!

Ajapsandal is an Abkhazian veggie dish. I just love it