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June 23, 2010

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June 23, 2010 - katherine. Tags: Uncategorized

breakfast: toast with Earth Balance; bits of brownie and frosting while decorating; coffee

lunch: leftover tamales with leftover tamale filling, fresh cilantro, vegan sour cream, and half an avocado

brownies, some with vanilla cream cheese frosting (click for the recipe) and dusted cocoa, others with dusted powdered sugar. I used stencils before dusting to spell the birthday girl’s name, one letter per brownie, alternating white on black (powdered sugar on brownie) and black on white (cocoa on frosting). vegan candy dinosaur sprinkles.

1 container Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese
1/2 c Earth Balance margarine
2 c powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I used 1 tsp, and found it to be too much)

Mix all ingredients together. Food process to add fluffiness.

dinner: corn on the cob with Earth Balance and sea salt; “egg” salad sandwich (click for the recipe) with raw bok choy leaves, tomato slices, and sauteed onions + sea salt + black pepper

lunch

I didn’t measure anything when I made it; these are estimates. I’ll try to remember to measure next time and update it, because I like how it turned out.

about 1/4 c Vegenaise
about 2 tsp vegan Worcestershire
about 1/2 tsp Bragg’s liquid aminos
about 2 tsp mustard
about 1 T nutritional yeast
about 1/8 tsp turmeric
about 1/2 tsp Spike seasoning
about 1/2 tsp garlic powder
about 1/4 tsp black pepper
8oz tofu, broken up with hands
small handful fresh cilantro, chopped

Whisk together everything except the tofu and cilantro. Once thoroughly mixed, add the tofu and cilantro. Best served cold.

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stacey's comment:
June 25, 2010 at 8:38 am

yay pictures! i was missing the pictures

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June 23, 2010

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