That’s me, my brother, and our tiny friends Tommy and Jenny at Sonny Acres in West Chicago, Illinois…probably 1984. You can’t see the kick-ass gold and white satin Jordache jacket I’m wearing. If you were alive then and knew someone as cool as me you’d know there was a horse head on the back with [...]
Archive for October, 2009
halloween
Posted in general, tagged veganmofo on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
snap crackle kakow
Posted in general, tagged dessert, veganmofo on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look, Mom, just like normal kids! I just whipped me up a batch of Rice Krispies treats using Dandies vegan marshmallows. At first, I’d resigned myself to a tiny, relatively expensive treat, seeing as my $5+ bag o’ Dandies was about half the size of nonvegan marshmallows, but then I noticed the weight on the package. [...]
cakes of the cup variety
Posted in eatin' out/in, tagged cupcakes, dessert, veganmofo on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A funny thing happened while I was running errands: I accidentally went to the cupcake shop. Saint Cupcake isn’t strictly a vegan cupcake shop, but they do have vegan versions of at least chocolate, vanilla, and an additional rotating flavor available every day. Not having been there before, I walked in and asked for “one of each [...]
it’s new to me: kugel (finally)
Posted in general, tagged veganmofo on October 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I may have set myself up for failure, but I made it through one forkful and just couldn’t go on. No surprise here. When I saw the recipe on Diet, Desert and Dogs, I knew it was a longshot, but one worth shooting. If it was a hit, awesome—anything that comes with guaranteed leftovers scores some [...]
bliss bars!
Posted in general, tagged vegan ice cream, veganmofo on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I pinky-promise I will try a piece of the kugel tomorrow and tell you all about it—Tom’s had some and he says I can do it. It’s just really scary-looking. I’ve never eaten a casserole of any sort, and that sure looks like a casserole to me. But you know what I did eat today? [...]




