That's right, I'm crossing the beams and pushing our usual Friday afternoon session in the kitchen a day earlier. It's rainy but mild, we have a busy, decorating-focused weekend ahead so today seemed the perfect opportunity to enlist Ho-Tep in the kitchen to prep-up some food for the weekend.We did a bit of baking - wholemeal bread and rolls for our lunch today and various breakfasts and meals over the weekend. Ho-Tep looked very fetching in his kitchen pinny and was a dab hand at kneading ('it's like Play-Doh, son, bash it!') and brushing on the soya milk-vegetable oil glaze.
We used the above four simple ingredients to whip up a batch of guacamole and had kick-ass guac and plum tomato sarnies for lunch, on still-warm rolls - yummeh!
We made the best tempeh meatlessballs I have ever tasted.
They passed the acid test - McGonnagle, seitan and soyfoods hater extraordinaire, told me I could make them again while making loud 'nom-nom' noises. I served them with flat noodles, onion gravy, corn-on-the-cob and mangetout. They were an unprecedented hit!!! Fantastic - one more thing I can now make myself instead of buying at the supermarket! And so much tastier than your usual TVP meatballs - I can see meatlessball subs for lunch tomorrow...And last but not least, as a special treat for SVD, we made chocolate-covered flapjacks.
2 easter eggs worth of chocolate went into these babies... hence the thick, bittersweet layer of chocolate on top of the chewy, oaty goodness. Mmmmm... look at it... so good!
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those tempeh meatlessballs are the best!!!
Yum. All the food looks so good. By the way, I will email you the burger bun recipe. You can also shape them into hoagie rolls. And once they are baked and cooled. They freeze well.
Wow, everything looks really great. Where is the recipe from for the tempeh meatless balls?
I admire your patience with the 'cooking with children'. I have been cooking with Lily a fair bit lately and have been sad to discover that I am very intolerant.
I get so frustrated when she pokes holes in the gingerbread (yesterday), eats the dough that she is supposed to be kneading (every Friday - pizza day), throws food on the floor (everyday), tips liquid all over herself (constantly), etc...
Perhaps I need to meditate prior to cooking with her?
your fresh rolls 'n guac looks soooo awesome! i wish i had that sammie right now! totally gonna have to grab some avocado this weekend! mmmmmmmm! hooray for fun in the kitchen - and we're soooo superhappyfaced that you tried & enjoyed dan's recipe! tempeh meatlessball subs sound like an excellent & super tasty idea! your pasta with onion gravy looks so darn delicious! i'd also like to add that the chocolate covered flapjacks sound like the best things ever! you totally had me at chocolate and chewy, oaty goodness!
Looks SO good! I have to make those meatballs- glad you were able to get approval from your little finicky one!
Virginia - I know!
Krys - look forward to getting it!
Theresa - the recipe is from happyveganface.blogspot.com - super easy,, super awesome!
Cristy - I really have to be in 'the zone' to for it to be a successful experience for all involved! That's why I try and make it a Friday afternoon thang usually. Then I'm mentally prepared!
Jessy - such a good recipe, honestly! I'm never looking back!
DJ Karma - as above!
YUM!! that bread looks sooo scrummy and the chocolate covered flapjack looks delish too! I'm going to have to get hold of some wheat gluten and try bread making again!
P.s. thanks for the tip on the onion, I haven't tried using vinegar before but I like that idea cause I'm not really a fan of citrussy flavours in a lot of things
I love that picture of your son. Melts my heart.
Cooking with children? I always found them a tad stringy and tough.
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Seriously tho, I don't think I'd have the patience. I can't even deal with my husband in the kitchen.
Ho-tep does look cute and thatSandwich looks and sounds delicios....Mmmmm...still warm fresh Bread.....
I LOVE making meatless balls - they are very satisfying to make. Not tried Tempeh ones but they look good!
chocolate covered flapjacks?? oh god yes!!
Ooh, everything looks good, but I'm especially craving chocolate oat bars now!
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