Little Booth Bakery

If I ever have a bakery, that might be what I name it.

Today I woke up and decided I should make two loaves of bread. So I did. One sweet, one savoury.

Lolo’s Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread

My Own Focaccia!

Just a little porn I forgot about.

Most of this is stuff I’ve been to lazy to post. I didn’t make any of these recipes up.

Did I tell you my biggest vegan chef crush, Lolo, is coming out with a cookbook? It’s going to be published the guys over at Herbivore. She has a slew of kids from the ppk forum testing for her. I’ve done a few recipes, but I’ve been lazy for the most part. This is her Crispy Sweet N Sour Tofu. I’ll let you know when the book comes out. It’s going to be killer.

So for my friend’s birthday/last day in town, I felt inspired to stay up all night so she could have the one thing she missed since becoming vegan — a good, homemade cinnamon roll. And thanks to rachaelrayforever’s cinnamon roll recipe, Brit got her cinnamon rolls. Warning: the dough for these rises twice, so you definitely have to have time to dedicate to these guys. But man oh man — they’re totally worth it. There was also a cream cheese icing involved, but they didn’t last long enough to get photos.

More porn after the jump.

Back in Action, Quinoa Sushi

Sorry for the time off, guys. I’ve been pretty busy working a 9-5 this summer, so cooking has sadly taken a back seat. But I was pretty busy this weekend.

And I’ve also been experimenting with a wheat-free diet (not gluten-free). I realized I was eating too much bread (a love of mine), so I’ve been mixing things up, trying news grains, etc. It’s been hard, though, because Celine over at Have Cake, Will Travel! is a genius when it comes to cakes and such.

One good thing has sprung out of a lack of time: a love for quinoa. Why didn’t anyone tell me how fast cooking and delicious this stuff is? I made quinoa sushi yesterday and it was fantastic. Basically, you just season the rice the same way you’d season sushi rice. (1 T seasoned rice vinegar; 1 tsp sugar to 1 c quinoa). True, it doesn’t stick together as well as rice does, but it definitely works. Especially if you throw in a bit more water; I used 1/2 quinoa to 1-1/4 c water. And with it being so high in protein, it’s totally worth it.

Another reason I love radio

You know, I have my first exam of the semester tomorrow; I have over 30 pages of writing due in the next 2 weeks; I have writer’s block. So what am I doing at 10:58 pm when I should be sleeping or writing or registering for the next semester?

…Okay, so I’m making roasted red pepper hummus. BUT! I am also listening to my new infatuations: Mat & Dave.

These Canadian guys host an adorable vegan podcast called “Lets Get Baked With Mat & Dave.” Each week they make a recipe with a featured guest (generally a band or something), play catchy music & make me hungry & inspired. I suggest you subscribe and fail all your finals like me. (I hope that feed works; if it doesn’t, just go to the website.)

Oh! There’s also a backlog on their website of all the episodes that feature a ton of yummy recipes.

And vegan baking boys are so cute.

Blogger’s Choice Awards

This year there are a number of our friends nominated for Best Food Blog over at the Blogger’s Choice Award. A few of them are:
Have Cake, Will Travel!
Let’s Get Sconed!
Vegan Yum Yum
Vegan Lunch Box
Fat Free Vegan

…and right now, Never Bashful With Butter is winning. Let’s get out the vegan vote!