When cooking for others I prefer to make good food as opposed to good vegan food. By that I mean that I don't use a lot of tofu or mock meats because omnis generally eat meat and therefore can be weirded out by the mock meats and I don't want to turn them off vegan foods.

I had a friend over and made the chilli from EDV. It was delicious, but I forgot to take a pic. I was slightly conserned as I had not tried the recipe before, but I generally love Dreena's recipes, so I made it anyway. My friend thought it was very spicy, but I didn't feel any heat at all, and I used a lot less spices than the recipe asked for :) I also brought some to school the next day and it was very good cold too.
I also made the brownies from EDV when I was having a chocolate craving. I brought some of that to school too to share with some friends. They all loved it and were very interested when I told them it had flax and tofu in it, but they still had seconds :D You've got to love a good brownie. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of that either.

I do have some pictures to show :) I've been having a lot of schoolwork lately, so when I come home fried I don't unnecessarily want to cook. That's when tofu dogs save the day! They aren't as healthy as home made food, but they are very delish. I put to dogs in one bun because the boyfriend was eating hotdogs too, and the buns are to big for the smaller tofu dogs so I used two to a bun.






Then, in my frustration that there was no bread in the house, I decided to bake some instead of just going to the store. I do enjoy making bread, but anything with yeast just takes forever.... The bread was amazing though, very moist and nice. I used the french bread recipe from GoV, but made a single loaf of bread instead of two french breads.






And finally, for dinner today I made the muschroom broccoli phyllo from Vive along with a green salad and the Lemon Zesty dressing, also from Vive. It was amazing. I wasn't sure that my boyfriend would like it, but he even had seconds (of the salad too!). I was beyond pleased.

People piss me off. There is this adorable cat that I see hanging around our apartment building and I can't figure out if anyone owns her. The cat doesn't have a collar and it doesn't have an ear tattoo so one would assume no one owns her, but I can't find that anyone is looking for her. People are so irresponsible. All they have to do is put a collar on it so you can see that someone owns her... jeesh... ok. Rant over. Let's talk food :)

I spent a few days at my sister in Oslo this weekend. I had to go down for a job interview, and I got the job! Yay! It's a summer job and I'm working as a chemical engineer for one of Norway's largest engineering companies. I'm a little scared but totally psyched.

I decided to take the train down to get some work done, so I made tortilla wraps to bring. I spread the tortilla with refried beans, then filled them with the rice salad I love so much from GoV, added a little fried tofu and some salsa. Very easy and super yummy.

I like that the wraps have the portability of a sandwich, but they taste so much better, probably because I haven't been eating them every day since I was born.


I caught a cold while in Oslo... that's what I get for not getting enough sleep. I have finals coming up on Friday and Saturday so I have no time to be sick. To aid my return to health I busted out the miso and ginger, and I actually took a picture for a change.

It is very good and it makes me feel better. Lots of people post recipes on blogger. I don't because I never use measurements. I just add stuff and taste, but I'll explaine how to make this because it's perfect for winter.

First I grab the ramen noodles from the store. Make sure to get the veggie kind, use the amount of water that the package asks for, probably around 2 c. Throw the spices that come in the bag in the trash. Get some fresh ginger, peel and cut into large chunks (so you can remove them later) or grate if you want to eat it, I never do. Add scallions and soy sauce to water and bring to a boil.

When water boils add noodles, seaweed of your choice. I love wakame and kombu. You can also add fresh leafy greens if you want. I didn't today because I didn't have any on hand. I also love adding dried shitake mushrooms. Boil till noodles and seaweed are soft.

Remove from heat. Add miso, a couple of teaspoons. Start with a little and add more till the flavor is right. You can also add some flax or hemp oil if you want for your fatty acids. Pour into large bowl and eat. I eat my noodles with chopsticks and the broth with a spoon. :) Try this it will fix you right up. For miso soup, use tofu instead of noodles.

I needed tofu today, so I went to town to get some and came across some breaded tofu sticks. They are vegan and I had never seen them before so I decided to try them. I can get about 3 meals from a box and they remind me of chicken strips, minus the chicken. I was actually surprised at how good they were.

It made a great bbq dinner, with the tofusticks, bbq sauce, corn on the cob, broccoli and mashed potatoes. The broccoli and mashed potatoes were leftovers from yesterdays dinner, so the whole thing was very fast. I'm all for fast dinners. After taking the picture I put it through photoshop, and I couldn't be bothered to change it back :)

I also decided today while in town that I'm starting a soy milk campaign in the coffee shops here. Trondheim is a rather small city, so we don't have soy milk in coffee shops like they do in Oslo (the capital). As there is only on decent chain of coffee shops here, no Starbucks, I'm going to start going in, asking for soy milk and not buying anything unless they have it... We'll see what happenes. They will probably try to give me milk without lactose, and I'll have none of it. It might work though.

I came home from school today and checked my mail and there was my very own copy of Vegan Lunch Box waiting for me! I was so excited. Kevin laughed at me... but I don't care. The only way it could be better would be if there were pictures of every lunch box, but obviously that isn't feasible... I haven't made anything out of it yet, but I'm very excited to start cooking.

I made a huge dinner today. I made seitan, with my own recipe for the broth you cook it in. It's a mix of the "meat" broths in LDV, and it gives the seitan a good all-round flavor so I can use it for anything. I also made mashed potatoes, broccoli and miso-good gravy from Everyday Vegan. It was very good, so good in fact that I forgot to take a picture... I did however take a picture of dinner a couple nights ago when I made the mock clam chowder from LDV. Very good too. I'm loving food lately :) I've made the chowder before, but then I used firm tofu. This time I used firm silken tofu which I felt gave a better imitation of clams.


I firmly believe that peanut butter was created to be combined with chocolate, so I made some peanut butter cups from HIAV . These might be one of my favorite recipes in this cookbook. The peanut butter cups are so creamy and delicious, but for some reason they didn't turn out as well this time as they usually do... I must have added to much butter, or the graham crackers were ground finer then usual. It doesn't matter they still taste amazing.

Very yummy :) Thank you Sarah & Tanya.

A horrible thing happened yesterday. Rex, my cat, loves to sneak out every now and then, so yesterday he went tearing out the door and down past the other apartments (we live in an apartment building). He loves it when you chase him, so I took off after him. He turned around and went to run past me and back inside, unfortunately we both stepped to the same side and I stepped on his paw with my big clunky boots. I felt sooo bad. I hurt him pretty bad, but fortunately nothing broke. I was sure I had crushed his paw. Today he seems almost all better, though I think his paw is sore. I still feel horrible, but at least everything ended well.

I'm back and I've made cookies!

These are the chocolate chip cookies from Vegan with a Vengance. These are one of my fav. cookies. I think the only other ones that come close (that I've tried) are the revenge cookies from La Dolce Vegan, these are also slightly healthier.

I substituted about one third of the flour with whole wheat. My boyfriend, Kevin, doesn't like it so I try to sneak it in whenever I can.



For dinner today I made quinoa with mexican seasoning, fresh tomatoes and avocado drizzled with lime juice with refried beans on the side. I love Mexican flavors and this meal was super quick and so yummy. I used quinoa instead of white basmati rice because quinoa makes me feel better, I love the flavor and it's a whole grain.

The refried beans are from a can because I just can't seem to find a recipe I like. If anyone has one they'd like to share please let me know. I love refried beans.

And because he's my baby, here's a picture of my cat. He loves the box. He's so cute.

I'm sick... Usually I swear by miso soup and ginger tea when I'm sick, but this time I don't have a fever or anything I'm just really sick to my stomach and I have aching muscles... So I'm eating rice, relaxing and trying to get better. I'm not going to bother putting up a picture of the rice, because it is quite boring, but it works wonders for my stomach. Will start posting amazing pictureas as soon as I get over this bug.

I was checking my regular blogs yesterday and it turns out that vegan lunchbox lady (Jennifer)'s cookbook is done! I ordered a copy (of course) and now I'm super excited. Books ship on november 15th. Check it out!

I've also received an excellent offer from one of Norways largest engineering companies to work for them this summer and possibly write my masters thesis for them. I'm so excited (a lot of excitement lately, lol). It's such a wonderful opportunity and if they like me it may very well lead to a full time job when I'm done with univeristy.

I am making food, just bad with taking pics. I'm loving nori lately. There is something about it that just satisfies me... Yummy. Will post foodpics soon. I promise.

Is there anything better than a healthy desert? A healthy desert that tastes awesome. I have been adding more raw foods to my diet for a while now, and today I finally made a desert that people at my raw forum have been raving about. It's from Alissa Cohen's book: Living on Live Foods and it is amazing.

You take one peeled lemon, half an avocado and half a cup of soaked dates. Blend it till smooth and eat. Wow! It takes all of five minutes to make and I love it. It's healthy, raw and so good. Here's a pic.
It doesn't look very yellow, or very yummy, so you are just going to have to trust me. I was very skeptical for a while but now that I've finally tried it I can't believe ow good it is.

I also bought some phyllo dough and made apple streusel and spanacopita from Dreena's cookbooks. Sorry, I can't remember which one but the food was great. I have pics of the streussel, but not the spanacopita.

There is something about apples and spices that is so wonderful to me, especially in the fall.











My youngest brother was visiting about a week ago, and I made him the french toast from Vive. He is 13 and he loved it. On his way to the shower he saw me putting tofu in it and he wrinkled his noes, but after he tried it he told me it tasted just like regular french toast. You can't get a better compliment then that. Try it guys!

I got tagged by Melissa so this is a lits of the five things I think everyone should try before they die:

1. Artichokes.
And I don't mean the canned ones or the ones you get out of a jar. I mean fresh artichokes. I love them boiled till tender, then I eat them with garlic butter or olive oil. There are of course lots of other wonderful things to do with them, but I think they are perfect on their own.

2. Asparagus.
Few things represent summer to me as strongly as asparagus. I used to eat them with holandais, but now I love putting them in just about everything. Such a wonderful, crunchy veggie.

3. Spinach.
If I had to choose one veggie I can't live without I think I have to choose spinach. I've loved it for as long as I can remember.

4. Avocado.
This fruit (yes, it is a fruit) can be used for just about everything. It is a great source of fatty acids and vitamin e.

5. Seaweed.
It weirded me out at first, but I truly love the flavor of seaweed. It is also a great source of minerals.

Ok, so a very short post, but it's been a long day. I really did want to post this list though. I love food, and I'm sure there are many other things I could have added, but I think these are probably my top 5.

One of the things I love about vegan food is that you combine side dishes and you get a meal. I guess the same applies for omni food too, but most omnis would miss the animal protein, where as I love that I can have mashed potatoes and gravy, salad and brussel sprouts with onions and spinach and be able to call it a complete meal. I do generally try to add something more protein heavy to my meals, like beans or tofu or seitan etc, but sometimes I just can't be bothered. And let's face it, I did have both cashews and avocado in this meal, so there are some protein heavy foods.

This was dinner today. A side salad and whole wheat pasta with cherry tomatoes and pesto, oh and nutritional yeast. I happened to hear about this whole wheat pasta on tv the other day and decided to try it. Very good, and definately more healthy. The salad is just baby romaine and baby spinach topped with Drenas sesame lemon vinagrette in EDV. I liked the vinagrette, it would be awesome with cold buckwheat noodles and some veggies.



A girl's gotta have her dessert. These are from Vegan with a Vengance. I halved the recipe, because to many cookies are not good for the size of my butt... They do taste good though.