Your Vegan Mom

Booty

My desk is clean, the box is full, and the contest is closed.  Here's a recap of the booty:

Party Snacks for Super Heroes

 

I took an informal poll recently of a few friends and family members gathered around the table.  The results surprised me.  So I'm putting the question to you a bit more guardedly.  My expectations are lowered, but still I have to ask -   

When you were a kid, were you pretty sure you could fly if you just ran fast enough or really, really tried?

Buttermilk Biscuits

Everybody's mama has a recipe for biscuits.  Here's mine.  Like I said on Tuesday, this one adds a bit of light whole wheat flour without making them taste at all good for you, plus there's much less fat than a lot of recipes out there.  So, this is now a semi-weekly treat rather than a semi-yearly one.  There is no better vehicle for good jam than a soft biscuit fresh from the oven.

Your Tuesday Tip: Self-Rising Flour

Today's tip comes via Southern Biscuits by Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubert with some minor whole grain modifications by me.

To make your own light, semi-whole-wheat self-rising flour: 

Whisk together 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder.  

Carrot Cake Muffins and Good Housekeeping's Simple Vegan!

I'm going to tell you right now, this cookbook is not for all of you.  What I think makes it noteworthy is its very existence.  Good Housekeeping published a vegan cookbook last year.  The vegans have arrived.  We have the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.