Today after work I am going to rush home from the gym and watch the True Blood DVD waiting for me, so I'm getting my daily post out of the way a little earlier. Here are my answers to the vegan mofo survey as well as a picture of the pumpkin butter I whipped up this weekend! Like every other MoFoer, I've got jars and jars of pumpkin puree in my fridge right now.
To make the pumpkin butter, I stirred together a few tbsp of apple juice, half a cup of white sugar, half a cup of brown sugar, a sprinkling of nutmeg, a tbsp of cloves, and a cup of pumpkin over medium heat and let it sit for about 20 minutes (stirring every few minutes). It tastes like pumpkin pie and I'm really enjoying it on my morning toast! It made about half a pint.
1. Favorite non-dairy milk?
Silk Light Soy Milk - plain. 70 delicious calories!
2. What are the top 3 dishes/recipes you are planning to cook?
I don't have anything spectacular planned right now, but I now I will be doing a lot of baking bc it's one of my favorite hobbies. I'm planning on letting cool ingredients at the grocery store and in my produce box inspire me.
3. Topping of choice for popcorn?
Sea salt. By the handfuls.
4. Most disastrous recipe/meal failure?
Way back when, I was making a soup that called for fresh grated coconut. I actually tried to grate the hard shell of the coconut! I only got a tablespoon shredded before I gave up, but I actually did add it to the soup and ended up having to spoon it out later! I then googled "how to get fresh grated coconut" and, duh, you have to crack it open first.
5. Favorite pickled item?
Pickles. I love them!
6. How do you organize your recipes?
Like a crazy person. I have a blog where I copy/paste any cool recipes from the internet and organize with tags, but I also email them to myself sometimes. If they are from a magazine, I cut them out and stick them in an old notebook I keep in the kitchen.
7. Compost, trash, or garbage disposal?
Compost, trash, and recycle. Yay Seattle!
8. If you were stranded on an island and could only bring 3 foods…what would they be (don’t worry about how you’ll cook them)?
Um, diet coke, Dave's killer bread, and Earth Balance. Is that bad?
9. Fondest food memory from your childhood?
My grandmother's banana pudding
10. Favorite vegan ice cream?
So Delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter!
11. Most loved kitchen appliance?
I love my tea kettle. I LOVE it. I get happy looking at it.
12. Spice/herb you would die without?
Curry powder? Or maybe just salt and pepper - those are pretty essential.
13. Cookbook you have owned for the longest time?
I started buying cookbooks after college, so none of them are that old. I have a baking cookbook I got two Christmases ago, I guess it was one of my first ones.
14. Favorite flavor of jam/jelly?
Blackberry, although when it comes to jam I'm like Joey from Friends. I really don't discriminate.
15. Favorite vegan recipe to serve to an omni friend?
Vegan sloppy joes.
16. Seitan, tofu, or tempeh?
Tofu
17. Favorite meal to cook (or time of day to cook)?
Dinner for sure, lunch and breakfast are a pain since I'm always rushing off to work
18. What is sitting on top of your refrigerator?
A bottle of EVOO, a bottle of Veg Oil, a bottle of red wine, some coupons for Domino's (for Zach), the microwave, 2 blue oven mitts.
19. Name 3 items in your freezer without looking.
frozen (obvs) strawberries, egg replacer, ice.
20. What’s on your grocery list?
Soy milk, bananas, popcorn, cocoa powder.
21. Favorite grocery store?
PCC in Fremont
22. Name a recipe you’d love to veganize, but haven’t yet.
Snicker bars. And by veganize I mean google "snicker bars vegan"
23. Food blog you read the most (besides Isa’s because I know you check it everyday). Or maybe the top 3?
I read a lot, although I have removed most of the omni blogs by now because they no longer interest me, I still love Bakerella and Smitten Kitchen. Also, Vegan Crunk, Vegan Dad, and Bake and Destroy.
24. Favorite vegan candy/chocolate?
Jokerz bars. It kind of sucks they are like $3 apeice
25. Most extravagant food item purchased lately?
Fancy olive oil and chocolate chips - totally worth it.
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