Beer Battered Tofu! More Testers!

This is serious tester porn. Get ready. I predict that this recipe will be the Chickpea Cutlet of the Crack of Noon. It's Beer Battered Tofu. Really. This is going to take the VeganWorld by storm.

As if that isn't enough, check out this Pain au Chocolat. Another Crack of Noon tester that we actually had the same night as the tofu. In other words, the Night of Gluttony. I'm thinking about making these for Memorial Day if I can make them ahead and just bake them at the time of serving. These little bundles have a really high Wow Factor.


Lunch today was the Sesame Asparagus Soy Curl Stir Fry from Vegan Yum Yum. We finally got some asparagus that didn't look like a bundle of baseball bats! Quick, easy... and served over rice not quinoa. I'm still struggling with liking quinoa. I marinaded the strips in water laced with teriyaki sauce and dried garlic and ginger, just for a little extra something. Really delicious. I'm liking soy curls more every time I use them.


I kind of felt like I'd been neglecting cookies, so I've made a couple of batches this week. These are the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Village Vegan. You might think I overbaked them, but I like them this way. Jim saw them cooling and thought they were Oatmeal Scotchies, which made my heart flutter a little. I miss butterscotch chips and plan to stock up the next time we drive through NY. Price Chopper, here I come!

And finally, a tester cookie for Garrick and Kelly that I've been meaning to make for a while. Sugar Crusted Shortbread Cookies. I think we ate about half the batch in 15 minutes. Another winner!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. I'm off to finalize my menu.