brunch: the end of the okra stew with brown rice
snacks: a few vegan semi sweet chocolate chips and Turtle Mountain’s Purely Decadent Praline Pecan ice cream. This is not my favorite flavor.
dinner: I went to a seed swap potluck. Earlier in the day Meredith, Shelley and I were discussing how all of the potlucks in DC (that we go to) are vegetarian even when it’s not specified. This potluck kept the trend going. Shelley and I (mostly Shelley because I cut myself and was bleeding) made 3 bean salad with black beans, chickpeas and pigeon peas mixed with red onion, lemon juice and cilantro
Although the potluck was all vegetarian people did not label which dishes were vegan. I asked around and found a delicious a few vegan dishes. one had beets, caramelized onions and brussel sprouts. there was also a salad with toasted almonds and some other toasted nuts. I wasn’t sure if the dressing was vegan so I had some hummus with the salad.
drink: Yuengling
snack: I had to go to three places, but I finally found vegan Skittles (original flavor)! I haven’t had Skittles in many years, but they taste exactly as I remember them. It’s sort of disturbing that I remember how they taste, also sort of cool. I guess this probably means that my memories of non vegan cheese and meat are probably accurate. I guess it’s like riding a bike- you never forget.
I made a loaf of whole wheat bread and I ate some bread dough (I have a problem). I also made chipotle baked tofu for lunch tomorrow and I tried a sample of the dish to make sure it was cooked enough. I will post the tofu recipe tomorrow.
Click for the whole wheat bread recipe
1 1/8 cups very warm (i.e. hot, but not to the point where your hands are burning) water
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp salt
2 1/4 whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup whole wheat (non pastry) flour
1) combine 1/8 cup of the very warm water with the yeast. add the maple syrup and stir until the yeast granules are dissolved. set aside for about 10 minutes then add in the remaining warm water, olive oil and salt.
2) in a separate bowl combine the whole wheat pastry flour and the whole wheat flour
3) combine the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients. knead the dough for about 10 minutes and transer to a lightly oiled bowl. cover the boil with a damp dish towel. let the dough rise for at least an hour.
4) after the dough has doubled in size, punch it down and form into a loaf. mold it to the shape you want and put in on the dish (lightly oil the dish) you are going to use to bake. cover with a damp cloth and let it rise again until the dough has doubled in size (another hour)
5) bake at 425 for about 10 minutes and then reduce to 350. bake for another 25-30 minutes. to tell if you loaf is cooked knock on the bottom of the loaf. if you hear a hollow sound it is done. never cut into hot bread!
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katherine's comment:
March 10, 2010 at 10:29 pm
I remembered about how Skittles tasted too, not that it has been as long for me. I also remembered how much the ones I bought in London did not quite taste like U.S.A. Skittles, but I thought the ones last weekend did.
My impression of DC potlucks is that almost everything is vegetarian, but very little is vegan. DC potluckers are really into fancy cheese on everything.
Were pigeon peas the kind we put in that salad? The ones that tasted like olives?
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me's comment:
March 11, 2010 at 9:39 am
they aren’t the ones we used in the salad. i will write down the name of the ones we used next time i am at bestway.
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