Soy Curl Bacon (Protest Kitchen)

Hi everyone! Yesterday I made the soy curl bacon from Protest Kitchen. It was another simple recipe and it turned out really good; the smoked paprika was a nice touch. It was great in a BLT, and I’m sure I’ll make it again sometime soon, especially since I found a local-ish place that carries Butler soy curls: Firefly Cafe and Outpost in Boyertown, PA. 

Here’s Cringer being a cutie… 

And for a bonus kitty pic, here’s Rogue being a little creeper and taking a sniff of my BLT! 

Peace. :)

Parsnip Bacon

Hi everyone! This week I tried a new vegan bacon recipe, inspired by the parsnip bacon post on Lisa’s Project: Vegan. I used canola oil instead of sunflower oil, and liquid smoke and a sprinkling of salt instead of smoked salt. 

The parsnip bacon had a very nice crunch to it, and even though it mostly tasted like a parsnip chip to me, I still really enjoyed it in a bagel BLT (I also crumbled up some of the leftovers and added them like bacon bits to a salad, which was pretty good, too).

Here’s a photo of Daisy...

...that inspired a sketch earlier this month...

Peace. :)

Vegan Bacon Cheese Dip (House Vegan)

Hi everyone! This week I tried a new recipe from House Vegan – Vegan Bacon Cheese Dip – and it was really good! (I made it without the bread bowl and the scallions and didn’t add any salt.) I had it first as a dip for tortilla chips…

And then used some of it in mac & cheese (with peas & carrots)…

 Here are the kitties!

Daisy hanging out in the empty laundry bin

Cringer at the top of the tall cat tower

Leela on the bed

 Peace. :)

Rice Paper Bacon

Hi everyone! I know I’m late to the party, but this week I finally made rice paper bacon! It was one of the recipes at the Vegan Pledge cooking demo back in March, so I got a taste of it then, and I could not believe how amazing it was – it’s seriously the most bacon-y of all vegan bacons I have tried! So having seen how it was done, I decided this week to make a batch myself. 

I used several slices (broken in half) in a vegan bacon, egg, & cheese sandwich on a toasted bagel. (The egg was sliced tofu with turmeric & kala namak, which I baked for around 20 minutes, flipping once. The cheese was a slice of Chao tomato cayenne.) It was so good! 

Here’s Daisy being a loaf kitty on the computer this morning. 

On Thursday we did some sidewalk chalk art in town to spread the word about May 1 (Un Día Sin Inmigrantes / A Day Without Immigrants). It was really fun; it’s been a while since I’ve worked with chalk, haha! Several people got upset with us even though A) chalk easily washes away and B) borough codes regarding “defacement” and “graffiti” (which is what people were accusing us of doing) state that there is no prohibition on the use of chalk. Friday afternoon, a fellow activist reported that someone had washed it all away. On the positive side, lots of people got to see our art before it was removed!

Peace. :)

Dom's Bacon and Eggs

Hey everyone! Today's Vegan MoFo prompt is: Feed the Alien – An alien lands on your doorstep. What are they going to eat? I had a little chuckle because this prompt was perfect for another Veganlist post!

In "The Artax Network (No. 41)" (Season 3, Episode 20), Red shows up on the doorstep of Elizabeth Keen's grandfather (Dom) after his experience in Cape May (as discussed here yesterday), and they have a bit of a tense visit, during which Dom makes them some bacon and eggs.

To make this breakfast this morning, I used Lightlife bacon, cooked in some canola oil and liquid smoke, and finally gave the VeganEgg a try. It went well overall and scrambled easily, but I'm glad I finally ordered some kala namak; it was definitely necessary to sprinkle some on top of the scrambled "eggs" for an eggy flavor. The texture was good, though, definitely egg-like, and I look forward to trying to make an omelette next since I still have more of the packet left. 

For today's cute kitty picture, here's Leela; I think she might sense an alien...

Peace. :)

Tofu Scramble Mix

Hello everyone! This week I decided to try out Phoney Baloney's tofu scramble mix that I'd gotten from Vegan Essentials. The ingredients are: black salt (kala namak), nutritional yeast, black pepper, and spices. 

I simply cooked the broken-up tofu (extra firm) in some vegetable oil and then added the seasoning at the end. It definitely had an “eggy” smell (which was a nice nostalgic touch, though kinda weird at first), and it tasted great. I think I'll have to look into getting black salt after all so I can make my own version of this seasoning. 

Served with toast and Lightlife Smart Bacon (cooked with some added hickory liquid smoke).

Here's Leela and Cringer sharing the bed earlier this week... 

Best wishes for a happy first day of spring (or fall) tomorrow!

Peace. :)

Liz's Toast, Bacon, and Tea

Hello and happy MoFo! The prompt of the day is “Rise and Shine! It’s MoFo time! Tell us about your breakfast.” My breakfast is almost always cereal (with soy milk, chia seeds, and a bit of coconut oil) and orange juice. I figured that would be rather short and boring for a Vegan MoFo post, especially for the first day, so I decided to veganize something from The Blacklist instead. That's right, The Veganlist is back! I have about 13 foods from The Blacklist (Season 2) that I've managed to match up with the daily prompts, and the first of them is Liz's favorite breakfast, which Tom ordered for her at the restaurant before she arrived (obviously not pancakes). 

Liz's Toast, Bacon, and Tea
[from "Karakurt" (No. 55) (Season 2, Episode 21)]

Liz: I don't know you, not the real you. And the fact that you think I'm gonna run away with whoever you are means that you don't know me at all, either.
Tom: Hmm.
Waitress: (to Liz) You must be the toast, bacon extra crispy, tea, 2%.
Tom: Thank you.
Waitress: Mm-hmm.
Tom: I thought you'd be hungry.
Liz: Just because I'm eating this...
Tom: All right, look, I know...

Ezekiel bread (7 sprouted grains) toast with Earth Balance butter & Tofurky tempeh smoky maple bacon

Earl Grey tea with a bit of soy milk

Bonus quote from the episode:
Liz: (interrupting Red) I am listening to what you are saying, and I know that it's important, but it is no more important than what I am telling you, and I need you to listen to that.

The third season premiers on October 1, so it's just one month away, and I can barely contain my excitement. Here's the trailer for Season 3 (trigger warning for guns, violence, blood)...

And of course, on a more cute and cuddly note, Buttons and Leela('s tail) are here to bring today's post to a close. Here they are from a hot day in July, where they both wanted to be near the air conditioner in the bedroom while pretending that the other wasn't there, haha!

Peace. :)