Vegan Knitting...and then some

Black Bean Burgers

Last night we made the Black Bean Burgers from Veganomicon, with the cilantro sour cream.  Served on fresh buns with frozen french fries.  I dipped my fries in the cream.

The texture of the burgers was great.  I felt they were lacking on spices (1 tsp chile powder and 1/2 tsp cumin) so next time I will tinker with those quite a bit. 

I liked the flavor of the sour cream but it was a bit too watery for the burgers.  Next time I would use half silken tofu and half soft tofu to make it a bit thicker.

Resolution Check-in

Pumpkin Ziti with roasted brussels sprouts
(used whole wheat bread for bread crumbs, and ricotta made from almonds and tofu)


Leyburn Sock progress
(almost done with the first one!)


My yoga mat
(on the shelf in the closet by the door - easy to grab when I go to class 2x a week)


Peek at a sculpture by my best friend
(spoke to her on the phone this week for the first time in a long time)

 

Potato Leek Soup

I posted about this soup a few years ago but it's so tasty on a cold, snowy day like we had today in Portland, that I'm posting about it again!  It's a veganized version of the Potato Leek Soup in The Joy of Cooking with soy sour cream and paprika on top.  It's such a quick and easy soup - took about 30 minutes.  And now that I have the wonderful KitchenAid handheld blender, it's even easier since I don't have to use a regular blender.

KAL - Leyburn Sock

The Vegan Sock group on Ravelry and Vegan Sock KAL blog  just started a new KAL using the Leyburn sock pattern PepperKnit.com.

I am using Panda Cotton in the beautiful colorway "Muir Woods" and the pattern is zooming along quickly.  These socks are toe-up, featuring short-row toes and heels, and a quilted stitch involving floats that go across the fabric and are picked up every few rows to anchor them and mimic the look of quilted fabric.

If you want to join, stop by the group or blog - you don't have to be vegan but you do need to use non-animal fiber yarn.  There will be a prize!