if you think i've only eating and crafting lately... you might be right. its far too cold for outfit posts these days so for now please enjoy a little glimpse of what's been cooking in my kitchen. Making meals used to really intimidate me, but since going vegan I am excited and eager to try anything new.
I've been drooling over a few new cookbooks (Merry Christmas to me!), and one of my favorites is Lindsey Nixon's
Everyday Happy Herbivore. I fell in love with her first book (
Happy Herbivore) and this one is just as creative, tasty, easy and cheap as the first.
Enter: Chickpea Tenders. A mix of
Vital Wheat Gluten, chickpeas and spices - these little guys are really delish. They're also easy on the wallet because unlike homemade seitan, the use of chickpeas helps to stretch your VWG flour - that stuff ain't cheap!
I might have overcooked them, but who doesn't love a crunchy little nugget? Served with my most favorite spaghetti squash, sauce and a sprinkle of
Daiya - a little plate of warm comfort food on a otherwise frigid night. This works for carb-a-holics like me who can eat their weight in pasta - scarfing down a whole squash is pretty much guilt-free!
My only modification to the Chickpea Tenders recipe next time will be to double it! The book notes that leftovers are great but it was so yummy we ate the whole batch (4 patties = 2 each). I usually don't opt for seconds at dinner, but I needed something to go with all of the squash "noodles"! (They yield
a lot)
You can read more about the Happy Herbivore
here. I promise to write a "How/Why/When Post on Going Vegan" because I am inspired by it every day and I've never felt better :)
*also, please let me apologize again for the photo quality here - my SLR is dying a slow, painful death and I am saving my pennies for a brand spankin' new one. Until then lets just all pretend these point-and-shoot shots are not making your eyes bleed.
