Cookbook Favorites: Chicken Noodle Soup from 500 Vegan Recipes

I make this often every winter. I was lucky to test for 500 Vegan Recipes by Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman and this soup is probably my favorite from the book. So easy, so delicious.

4 c chicken flavored broth
1 c fresh or frozen peas
1 c fresh or frozen corn
6 ounces tofu cut into 1/8 inch cubes
6 ounces noodles, your choice (I use rotini)

-Bring broth to a boil in a large pot
-Add peas, corn and tofu and return to boil
-Add the noodles and simmer 7-10 minutes or until pasta is done.

I often add other vegetables to this, such as carrots.

With many thanks to Joni and Celine for permission to reprint their recipe. Support your vegan cookbook authors!

Tasteless Tablescapes

Invite your friends over for a house party. They are all the rage these days! Have a good spread of your crafty products spread out on the table with prices clearly marked (just in case anyone thinks you're giving out very generous party favors). Make sure there is no food or drink anywhere in the vicinity as you do not want to get a stain on your tote bags!

Mr. Bran Bakes with Bisquick: Breakfast Pinwheels

Mr. Bran, top chef, has decided to help me out for Vegan Mofo by offering up some of his favorite recipes! Now, as we know thanks to Calpernia Addams, there is no shame in Bisquick. So each Thursday Mr. Bran will don his wee chef hat and mix up some Bisquick breakfast in the kitchen while I laze about on my chaise. This morning I will be huddled under blankets in bed while the pool boy makes tea. Mr. Bran emphatically does not do tea.

Today's recipe is for almond pinwheels:
2 1/4 c Bisquick
1/2 c soymilk
1 T Earth Balance softened
1/4 c sugar
1 t cinnamon
1/2 c almonds
1 T EB melted

-Mix the Bisquick and soymilk to form a soft dough. Knead a few times on a surface lightly dusted with flour or more Bisquick.
-Press or roll the dough out into an 8X11 rectangle.
-Spread the softened EB onto the dough. Mix the sugar, cinnamon and almonds together and then sprinkle on top of the EB.
-Roll up the dough on the 11 inch side to for a log. Slice into about 9-11 pieces and place on a baking sheet. Brush slices with melted EB
-Bake at 4oo degrees for about 8-10 minutes. Eat.

Mr. Bran exhausted after so much kitchen work.

The Verdict: These are pretty good. Bisquick makes really light baked goods so they are very airy.

Panda Raps: Tot's Delight

now what you hear is not a test--i'm tottin' to the beat
and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to find tots to eat
see i am panda c. and i like to say hello
to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow
but first i gotta eat eat the taters to the boogie
say up jump the taters to the tot tot boogie
let's tot, you dont stop
tot's the riddle that will make your body rock


Dedicated to the machoest of pineapples and his ruthless pursuit of the sweet potato tot.

New Personalized Monster Ornaments

Panda With Cookie is making personalized monster ornaments for you this holiday season! You get to choose the color and fabric of the monster and the color of the letter. Visit my etsy shop for details!

Amazing Savings Find O' The Week

Vegan white chocolate chips: 49 cents

Mofo Monday: Food I Eat

Panda likes cookies and I like to think they like me. Here are some I make regularly. Above are peanut butter white chip, below oatmeal scotchies.

Chocolate almond
Agave spice