Cookies, Strike 3 (Sort Of)

We had the Vietnamese Seitan Sandwich from V'con for lunch today, which was a no-brainer lunch for me. I knew I'd love it. But it got me thinking about sandwiches in general. Here are my favorites:

1. Any seitan sandwich- like I said before, it's my favorite protein (at least this month).

2. Reubens- these always hit the spot for me. But if you get one at an awesome place like the Chicago Diner, it actually jumps into #1.

3. TLT - sometimes I like these better as a salad than a sandwich. They are a distant 3rd, but lists look better in 3's than in 2's.

Today's sandwich definitely is in that # 1 slot. I'm a sucker for sandwiches, but then I think I have to eat less carby stuff at dinner. Don't worry, I just think it, I still eat whatever.

Back to those Bordeaux cookies. The taste from today's batch was really, really good. It had the right sweetness, a caramelish taste and was pretty much right on. The texture wasn't so hot. Some were crispy and others were downright chhhheeeewwwwyyyy. Really chewy. One of the two sheets ended up as one huge cookie. It made me think of geology, forming new earth and all that. The margarine was kind of volcanic and they spread like crazy. I'm making one more attempt in a day or two. Mel's suggestion about decreasing the flour and soymilk definitely helped. Thanks, Mel.

All these attempts at one kind of cookie really makes me appreciate the effort cookbook authors put into things before releasing them to their testers and the public. And I'm getting a little frustrated just working on one recipe!

Tonight's dinner: the enchiladas from Veganomicon, made with spinach instead of kale and pepitas. Honest, I'm not a hater. I just wanted to use what I had.

Is it cheating that I'm mostly writing about what we eat every day? I'll have to think about that over dinner.