Recent Developments

A quick update on the past two weeks:

Where I have been:

Virginia
Chicagoland
Iowa

What I have been doing:

Knitting
Driving
Sniffling (Thanks Ian!)

What I have been eating:

Lots of Chinese takeout: X-mas dinner and Iowa
Rusk Buns
Apples
Takeout from the Mediterranean Market in Fredericksburg

Vegan consideration awards go to:

Evelyn (Amos' grandma) with extra potatoes and other veganized dishes on X-Mas eve.
Debbie and Diana for thinking up ordering out from the Mediterranean Market on X-Mas eve's eve.

What I have had time to cook this Christmas:

Kakie's friend Julie posted that I should DEFINITELY make the microwave caramel corn I had linked back on this blog post . So I did. I didn't have two of the ingredients so subbed maple syrup for corn syrup and evaporated cane juice for brown sugar and all turned out well. And of course vegan butter for dairy butter. But watch out for your microwave because the carmel will go EVERYWHERE if you are not careful. And it was good! Thanks Julie!

Chocolate Pumpkin Pie with walnut crust.

Grogg/Wassail. I had a breakdown in Virgina and had to make some : )

Cookbooks (!) received for X-Mas:

Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero
Lean and Lucious and Meatless by Bobbie Hinman and Millie Snyder
Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moscowitz and Terry Hope Romero

Websites Addicted To:

LOL Cats I Can Has Cheeseburger

Craziest/Grossest Food Items Spotted in Iowa:

Shepherd's Pie casserole with TATER TOTS substituted for the mashed potatoes. OMG I have to try this.
Pistachio pudding mixed with cool whip and marshmallows.
Hydrogenated Buttery/Cheesy sandwich spread.