We Will Party Hard.

Tonight, we are hosting a Housewarming party, you know, because we recently moved way closer to friends and wish to indulge ourselves in a night of fun.

And we're serving vegan food (DUN dun dun....)...not including what others bring.

Here's what's on the Housewarming Party Menu:

--Chipotle Black Bean Soup (made before here) from jae steele's Ripe from Around Here. I've been head-over-heels for this soup for almost a year now, make it regularly, and want to share the goodness with my friends. Squeee!

--Amazing Rosemary Bread from VegWeb. Just something I've been seeing around lately and want to try out.

--Coconut-Cocoa Haystacks, also from VegWeb. I've made these for friends before, and they were so easy and good. This is kind of a request.

--Vegan Strawberry Fudge "Cheese" Cake, from VegWeb (what? that's what I do sometimes when I'm bored at work. Don't judge.) Otherwise to be known amongst my friends as "some soy sh*t in a pie pan."

--Vegan Fudgy-Pudding and Strawberries. This is basically the Fudgesicles! recipe from VegWeb that I tried a while back, but not yet frozen. It's faaaaabulous.

--Moscow Mules as my drink. From Shutterbean.

And if you haven't signed up yet for Vegan MoFo 2011, you. need. to. NOW.

My theme this year (my 2nd time!) is still in the works, but I'm thinking of doing a bunch of posts about "foodie"-type foods. This is based on a FB conversation I recently had...and got angry about...and will turn into something positive.

It's still a work in progress, but you shall see soon (OCTOBER 1st, FOOL!)...

In the meantime, ENJOY your Saturday and your weekend! We'll be alright here so long as the Moscow Mules don't run out :)

Jes

Chili Bean Dip & Cornbread...Mmmmm...

Hey MoFo'ers!

I've been on a chili kick lately. I wanted chili again last night, but differently. So I food processed my chili leftovers from the Peasant Supper Sunday.

Yes, I used my already cheap leftover chili, added one more $0.68 can of chili beans to the mix, lime juice, some cubes of tofu leftover in the fridge (for texture), more spices, and ate the HECK out of it!

Sounds weird, doesn't it? But after it was heated up and piping hot, this chili bean dip (basically hummus without the tahini, if you will) was sooooooooooooooooo good.

I also made the ever-wonderful Sweet Cornbread Cake to go along with the Chili Bean Dip goodness and had some avocado on the side, for good measure :)

Mixer in Action!

This was The Hubs' portion. For reals, I kid you freakin' not.

Super-Awesome-Yum!

Coming up tomorrow: "Night of the Living Acorn Squash!!" (wait, that sounds gross...). Maybe "Acorn Squash, You Complete Me." (Meh.) Ok, how about "An Acorn Squash Three Way." (dirrrty, but not me.) You'll just have to wait and see. Biggest post eva...

One more thing that I have to tell you...I am so very excited for tomorrow. You know what tomorrow brings? A PACKAGE FULL OF DAIYAAAAA. Yeah. I am still Jonesing like no other. For dinner tomorrow, that wicked awesome Daiya "cheesey" bread recipe I saw earlier this week.

Jes

Peasant Supper Sunday: Chili and Biscuits!

Now, this is truly a go-to cheap-o meal for me: "Easy Peasy Chili."

Basically, it's the epitome of my Peasant Supper Sundays series because it's super cheap, makes leftovers (since The Hubs doesn't eat it, score!), and is really fast to make. Sometimes I really DON'T want to be cooking all day on a Sunday (sometimes I DO, and those are really rewarding Sundays). Yesterday, I was taking the lame route.

All this chili consists of is a can of tomatoes and green chilies ($0.99) mixed with a can of chili beans ($0.68). It definitely needs the addition of spices. I usually add chili powder or cayenne, cumin, S&P, and sometimes even a teensy bit of lime juice and/or raw sugar. Also, I top it with Daiya and green onions, but I was very unfortunately out of both... I might be copping out a smidge by using canned beans and all, but what the hay. It is filling, cheap, and fast, and I was on no mood for major cooking last night!

Paired with this was my first attempt at biscuits in the new and AWESOME Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. It's totally rad.

I went with the Golden Home-style Biscuits recipe from Beverly Lynn Bennett's Vegan Bites because I didn't want a ton of leftovers. It uses whole wheat flour, "buttermilk," baking powder, and safflower oil (I used veg oil). It was really easy to make, but the mixture was too loose and crumbly, so I had to add a little bit of water.

I think the wheat biscuits turned out yummy but would be better maybe with some herbs added to the mix or some Daiya. They were also good for breakfast this morning :)

Thinking about making a new recipe with the leftover chili tonight...should be fun!

What meals do you have as ready stand-bys for busy nights/lazy days?

Jes