PB&J Swirl Loaf and Hummus Quinoa Casserole

Yesterday, I baked Celine’s PB&J Swirl Loaf-a recipe for her upcoming zine.  OMG.  This bread is to die for.  My sister loved it very much as well, her exact words were that it tasted “like the good ol’ days”.

Awhile ago, a dish caught my eye on my aim is true and last night I finally decided to try it.  Vicki’s Hummus and Quinoa Casserole is a recipe in Vive le Vegan and Amber posted her modified version of it.  (Thanks, Amber!)  I modified it a bit further to suit ingredients I had on hand. I used eggplant instead of summer squash, and added mushrooms and yellow pepper. This turned out really good, I loved all the different flavours.  I’d definitely make it again and I’m thinking it would be a great dish to play around with, using whatever vegetables you need to get rid of in the fridge.  This is actually the first time I’ve ever cooked with quinoa and it definitely won’t be the last, I love this grain.

Orange Almond Cookies

Orange Almond Cookies

I adore the combination of chocolate and orange.  These cookies were really decadent and tasty and highlighted the wonderful pair perfectly (and they’re not as sinful as the cookies I’ve been baking lately!).

Feeding my Addiction…

Phew!  It is HOT here.  Then why is there a lovely picture of cookies in this post?  Because I didn’t care how hot it was yesterday, I wanted cookies.  I baked the Chocolate Chip Cookies from Vegan with a Vengeance for the first time and I was very pleased with them.  I actually didn’t use chips, I just cut up a chocolate bunny (I’m heartless) that I’ve had since Easter into nice big chocolate chunks. 

Note-Why do I bake Chocolate Chip Cookies so often?  Well, other than because of the fact that they are just awesome, it’s because whenever I ask my sister what kind of cookies I should bake, she answers with Chocolate Chip, and I’m a total pushover.

Bonus picture of Benji in deep, philosophical thought.  (How does one enter this dome shaped room in the middle of the front yard?)

A Test-y Day

Actually my day wasn’t testy at all, I was just trying to be clever.  My day instead was filled with wonderful tester dishes.

First up…the lovely Celine is working on a cookzine! And I get to test!

Spicy Scrambled Tofu.  SO good!

Rum Spice Cookies, real tasty, I ate quite a few of these…

And now another delicious veganyumyum tester-Lime Peanut Noodles with Seitan Kale, and Carrots.  (The seitan was actually another great havecakewilltravel tester)

Well, back to reading Harry Potter, I’ve been taking my time reading it, I don’t want it to end!

Pad Thai & Cupcakes

I made this for supper tonight.  It’s the Pad Thai from Vegan Planet, it’s my first time ever making Pad Thai and I was attracted to this recipe because it was simple, I even had all of the ingredients on hand!  It was pretty good, if I make it again I’ll definitely add something to give it some more spice, I like my Pad Thai with heat.  Like the cute little chopsticks?  They’re my sister’s, she picked them up on our first ever trip (but definitely not our last) to an asian market and she let me borrow them for the shoot.  (well, I’m sure she would have if I had have asked…)

And for dessert?  Coconut Heaven Cupcakes from Vegan with a Vengeance.  These are absolutely perfect.  Fluffy and moist, and oh so delicious.