Tasteless Tablescapes

Fundraisers abound these days. Everyone is raising money for something, so why should you be left out? Maybe you want to take a trip to DisneyVille to get your photo taken with a big furry, too. Toss your themed bedspread on the table and plop a big ol' donation bucket in the center. Tell people if they will follow you on twitter and like your Facebook page they will be entered into a contest to win a postcard from your final destination.
Cash only.

Brown Food I Eat Monday: Poutine

Poutine! Oh my is it good. I was rambling on about making it on facebook and the fabulous Johnp at I-40 Kitchen sent me a link to a french frying method using cold oil to start. Since I'm getting all Mofo this month, I thought I would give it a go.

The fries turned out well and the gravy is from Bryanna Clark Grogan's new book World Vegan Feast and is super simple to whip up. She has a poutine curd recipe, but I had some Daiya to use up and went with that instead.
Here's an extra close up of a pile of brown food.

Vegan Companies I Like

Today's vegan company I like is Treewool, a new vegan knitwear company out of San Francisco, California. She started just this past spring with a small collection and has just recently put up her fall collection for this year. I am a fan of the garland scarf pictured above. Many of her fibers are organic and fair trade and the designs are simple and elegant while still being wearable for the everyday. You can follow the Treewool blog for updates and occasional discount codes. The holidays are coming up and panda needs a new ear warmer.

I Like Cats

During a recent west coast tour I took a lot of pictures with me with various cats. I just fucking love cats. They are great. So each Saturday I will have a photo of me with a cat. Because I can.
The mysterious Mr. H sits.

Vegan Mofo Hump Day!

Vegan Mofo Hump Day Song o' Fun. By the fabulous Leslie Hall.

Amazing Savings Find O' the Week

This week we have Biscoff Spread for $1.49. Sweet, sweet Speculoos.

Little Panda on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie! I loved these books as a kid and I still do. My Thursday theme is veganizing recipes from The Little House Cookbook published in 1979.

Fried cornmeal mush makes an appearance in many of the books and I remember it most from the second book in the series, Little House on the Prairie. According to the cookbook, fried cornmeal mush is "hasty pudding that has been chilled, sliced and fried in fat".

To prepare you will need:
1 t salt
1 c stoneground cornmeal
4 c water.

Bring water to a boil and add salt. Slowly which in the cornmeal while stirring constantly. If you let up on your stir you will end up with lumps. When all has been stirred in, reduce heat and simmer one hour until done, stirring occasionally. This makes the hasty pudding. For friedn cornmeal mush, prepare this at night and pour into a greased loaf pan or mold. In the morning you can slice pieces and heat in drippings until golden brown. I used shortening and a touch of liquid smoke for my drippings.

I didn't have a loaf pan, so mine ended up in a pie plate overnight. The picture is not so exciting, but I tossed a bit of cracked pepper on top and this was quite tasty for a fall morning. If you have some sorghum molasses you are in for a real treat topper.

Now you are ready to hitch up the horses and take the covered wagon back onto the prairie!