Vegan Rella

I've never been one for fake cheese substitutes unless you count making Palak Tofu instead of Palak Paneer or white beans instead of macaroni & cheeze. However, in an attempt to include Sage in our recipes, I made Polenta Casserole from Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, which includes vegan mozzerella.

I don't like the way butter smells. It always smells rancid to me. I don't like the way butter tastes by itself. My cousin used to eat sticks of butter as a kid (literally - take them out of our Grandma's fridge and suck on them), and the smell & sight combined caused me great abdominal distress.

So when I smelled the VeganRella, I should've known better. I even made Rob smell it because it smelled Rancid to me. But I put it into my polenta anyway & baked it.

Objectively, it wasn't bad. Rob loved it. I hated it. The top layer tastes like butter.

What a way to ruin a batch of grits.

Blueberry Picking

Today, we went blueberry picking in Cedar Grove. It was only an hour away from where we were, and it wasn't that hot. We got about 5 pounds before we decided that the sun beating down on us made it hot.

Recipes I will make:
Vegan Blueberry Brownies (from Veggie Life Magazine Autumn 2002)
Fresh Blueberry Smoothie
Blueberry Carob Pancakes (from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan)
Vegan Blueberry Muffins

New Patterns

JoAnn's had a 99 cent Butterick Pattern sale. I got these:



This one I am making next. I got ridiculously expensive black and red cloth to make it. I can't wait. It says it is very easy, and it looks like it. I am probably starting this one in two weeks because I am finishing my apron on Monday.


And I am going to make Rob a long sleeve button down shirt. It says it's a 2 hour pattern so I figure it will only take me 3-4 class nights to finish it (9-12 hours).

Some Veggies from our garden

We got lots of Jalapeno peppers. We plan to freeze them since our baby can't really eat stuff with hot peppers in it. We put our light green bell peppers in chili. Yum!