Late Night Baking

I love baking. The biggest reason I do it though is because growing up if my family ran out of dessert I was just not capable of going without and would rummage through the cupboards to see what I could make. Sometimes it was chocolate chip cookies but mostly peanut butter cookies. When I got older it was "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World". And my mom loved the green tea cupcakes.
And today as I'm almost 30, I still bake up stuff when I need dessert. Mostly, I only crave chocolate stuff. And I almost always have everything I need to make chocolate cake. My go-to egg substitute is flax seed, but I think I need to try Vegg. I'm slowly working to create the perfect decadent chocolate cake.
So last night at 11pm after studying all day, I baked a cake because everything (any place I could get vegan dessert in walking distance) was closed and I needed something sweet. I almost had everything except I used Earth Balance shortening for the icing and it's not so good. It has a waxy feel. I should have used Earth Balance butter. I recommend using the recipes in "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World". The icing recipe turns out better. Well, I have to get ready to study again. Blah.

WOTD is Kronecker Delta.

Sweet Chili Sauce and Spring Rolls

While the spring rolls at Pho Lang Thang are better, it's nice to know I can make a version at home.

 

 

 

My wrap isn't the best either. I'm pretty sure I've posted about these but I thought I would again because I'm just in the habit of making them and it's not that hard to change your diet habits if you just start changing them. I read somewhere that we only eat about the same 10 or less (?) meals all the time! I need to get better at trying new things, too, but this is one of the meals I've rotated in over the years.

 

 

This one has mushrooms, cilantro, rice noodles, carrots and my version of rotkohl (red cabbage).

 

 

This is the sweet chili sauce I made. I took it right off Allrecipes. I really liked it was pretty spicy if you want to lay off the pepper flakes.

 

Sweet Chili Sauce Recipe

 

-1 c water

-1 c vinegar

 (rice is what they said but I used white)

-1 c sugar

-2 tsp red chili pepper flakes

-3 tsp tapioca flour

(cornstarch is what they said and mine was a little thin but I don't mind it)

-1 tsp minced garlic

-2 tsp minced ginger

 

Boil water and vinegar and then add everything except tapioca flour. Simmer for 5 minutes and then add tapioca flour. Stir a lot. My tapioca flour got clumpy and I had to put it in the blender. Then put in a container in fridge after it cools a little.

 

 

WOTD- one for physics- delta dirac

 

one for German- ewig- eternal

 

one for writing- impavid- fearless

 

 

 

Vegan m&ms!!!!

Finally. I've been wanting vegan m&ms for years now. Especially cadbury solid chocolate eggs but this is close enough. I love that there are not artificial colors. They taste amazing. A friend said sixlets. I also think sixlets but a cross between mangled tiny cadbury solid eggs. I'm addicted. The choc covered pretzels. Omg. Not only gf but also melt in your mouth perfect combo choc and then a little salty pretzel. Be careful. This bag is packed with fat and cals. Oh, well.

Daiya Cheddar Mac

Delicious. Just like velveeta but of course better. Better than earth balance kraft style, too. Eat it now.

Gardein Porkless Bites

These were delicious. Now I never have to feel left out because I don't get chinese take out sweet and sour pork. It doesn't seem like you get much but I think it would be plenty for 2 people. I think next time I will serve it with vegetable fried rice.

My hclfv food haul

So I got corn pasta, low sodium local pasta sauce, figs, vegan chz which I will use sparingly, gluten free pizza crust, and hummus. Hopefully, tomorrow my honey booboo child partner will eat hclf with me. I think he is all the way vegetarian now! I am so happy.

Peach Smoothie hclfv

Today I made myself a peach, date, banana smoothie. I'M going to eat some fat free fries and bbq sauce.