Category: Food

I found a simple recipe to make mini lava cakes last week, and got around to trying it tonight.

It turned out well, though not all cupcakes had gooey interiors. I think I had baked them a few minutes too many.

I didn’t follow a recipe for this one, just improvised.

It was a sweet potato. The gravy was a mixture of water, flour, soy sauce, garlic and pepper. The dairy-free cheese was of the Daiya brand.

The consistency was right, but the gravy was bland. Most recipes I saw for vegan gravy called for lots of oil, which I didn’t want to do. I think next time I’ll experiment with adding more herbs and spices to the gravy. I might also skip out on the cheese, and use something else in its place.

 

I made baguettes tonight using a recipe from AllRecipes, though I had a bit more flour and added a tablespoon of maple syrup.

The final product looks good, but tastes bland. I’m thinking that for the next time I’ll add 1/4 cup maple syrup, a bit of basil, and have half of the flour be whole wheat.

I made some miniature pizzas today. I made the dough (3 cups flour, 1 cup water, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp honey, 1tbsp yeast, 1 tsp salt) and cooked up a veggie burger patty. Once the dough was ready, I split half which I’ll use later this week. With the other half, I rolled it out, divided it in 9 parts, putting each in muffin cups. I then put in some pizza sauce, put in bits of the veggie burger patty, and covered it with cheese. I baked it for about 15 minutes at 325F.

Next time, I’ll skip using muffin cups and put the mini-pizzas directly in the trays.

I made some granola bars today. I used the Chewy Granola Bars recipe from AllRecipes, and substituted the oats for a strawberry granola mix from Bulk Barn. I also added marshmallows.

The results were pretty good, though next time I’ll use oats proper and skip on the marshmallows.