A guest baker- Matty!

Matt made these delicious lemon-poppy muffins from Vegan Brunch on Tuesday night. We both got home from work and decided we wanted to be in the kitchen. I made dinner, but he was itching to bake something. Since we had most of the ingredients for these, it was an easy decision.

My sister in-law got me the Vegan Brunch cookbook for my birthday (it should be quite obvious now that getting me cookbooks for presents is a safe bet!!) and since brunch is one of my favorite concepts, I use this book quite frequently. It goes without saying that Isa Chandra Moskowitz partially reigns the vegan cooking community. I find her recipes to be incredibly creative, and easy to understand & execute. Three cheers for Isa!

On another note, damn I love to have me a husband who enjoys baking.

I'll throw in a recipe review for good measure

I've got to make this one quick because my lunch hour is almost up (this is what happens when you have no computer at home anymore... sad face.).

Last night, I made this recipe from one of my previously mentioned favorite cookbooks, Vegan Yum Yum. HOT DAMN, it was so good! The cous cous had the perfect amount of lemon flavor, without being too overbearing. The almonds and tamari added to the kale gave it a superb crunch and a flavor that blended so well with the marmalade marinated tofu.

Please make this. You will not regret it.

Product reviews? Sure, why not.

What's that saying, "opinions are like assho... err, bellybuttons, everyone has one"?

Obviously I am not a classically trained chef, nor do I have any kind of "professional" opinion towards food. But I do have opinions. Might as well share them, right?

My niece, Olive, got me a subscription to Vegetarian Times and VegNews for my birthday last year. Only 3 months old and she knew her Aunty so well! I've been receiving them now for a few months and I keep noticing ads for Tofurkey Pizza. I've been a fan of mostly everything the brand has done and as far as "faux" products are concerned, if I had a top "5" list, they'd certainly be on it. So, I'm not going to lie, I got a little excited at the prospect of a decent new pizza to try.

So far, Matt and I have tried the Italian Sausage & Fire Roasted Veggie, as well as the Cheese. Not bad. I suppose that's a little lackluster sounding, but it IS frozen pizza, after all. I give major kudos for using Daiya, which I am obviously a fan of (as you can tell from my other blog posts). The crust is whole-wheat and surprisingly flavorful. The Italian S&V was a little light on the cheese, but didn't stray too far from the picture portrayal on the box. There were plenty of veggies, which were seemingly fire roasted, as well as their Italian sausage. I liked the Cheese much better... it had a lot of flavor a good amount of "cheesy" coverage. There wasnt a lot of sauce on either, but I imagine that with a crust so thin, it's hard to pile it on. On that note, these are small and if you're super hungry, I imagine you'll eat the whole thing... which would set you back about 800+ calories. I suppose it's better than a small pizza from Dominoes to your onesie, but if I was going to indulge in an 800 calorie meal, it wouldn't be this.

If I had to rate them overall, I'd give a 6.5 out of 10. I'm pretty sure these will make their way into our lunch routine again!