A Visit to Veganosaurus and a Trip to To Lulu's

I was so excited to go get my hair done by the marvelous Miss Tina the very cool owner of Down at Lulu's. This is always an experience. The place is pink and red with glamour mirrors. I get to browse nifty vintage clothes, yap with Tina or thumb through a 60's dos mag. My favorite part is to sit and chill, spin around in the beauty chair and listen to an eclectic mix of punk and 60's lounge beats. Three hours in a chair is good for my tuckus and tootsies, but my junk mobile had other plans.

We broke down two times in the last three weeks. My good buddies Gil and Mo helped with Veganville deliveries, and my friend Jo even lent us a car for a week. But then Psycho boy told me yes it was indeed a miracle that the junk mobile was running again. I am fond of miracles so I believed Larry's insane diatribe. After all, I'm not too wrapped myself. So when the junker went up in smoke somewhere in the ghetto across from Triple A Ripple Liquors, I had to hoof it over to Tina's. Blisters be damned I had to get my freaking roots done. I love my new doo as usual, but my feet are a red mass of bubbles. Head to toe beauty is not happening in this package. I won't tell you what else went down, but suffice it to say I had a monster of a week.

And hey, speaking of monsters...I gotta turn you onto this monster mash of an Etsy store. Veganosaurus is vegan owned and operated. Susmitha is the multi-talented creator behind these miniature monsters. Boo! Did I scare you? My blistered feet might scare you but these adorable creatures will just warm your heart.

His name is Lint. Told ya cute right?

And these are the backsides of a gang of "Mopeys"

And if all this cuteness was not enough, Susmitha is quite the vegan chef. Can't do a blog without some food porn thrown in.

http://cutelittlepackage.blogspot.com/search?q=wrap

OMG pecan pesto cabbage wraps. I could have used a sampling of these while twirling around in Tina's chair.
Check out the recipe here:
http://cutelittlepackage.blogspot.com/2011/01/vegan-masala-crust-pizza-with-marinaded.html

Masala Pizza Yum yum.

Check out this scrumptousness from the multidimensional Susmitha. Darn you Susmitha ;) Right now the most multidimensional thing about me are my highlights/lo lights. Thank you Tina! Check out both these ladies out of the ordinary shops for extraordinary experiences.

MoFo Is it only Day 2 Pesto Pizza

Is it still day two of MoFo? Is it only day 2 of MoFo? I know, I know that MoFo day two is over in most of the time zones but I still got 50 minutes to get this in before the clock chimes day three on the west coast. I'm not ready to jump the MoFo vegan ship just yet. No, no there's no Zooey Deschanel here (traitor!).

I have a basket of excuses for getting here late but I'd rather not use them up this early in the game. That would be like turning in all your fake doctors notes and forging all your mommy's excuse letters in the first week of school. I'm a little craftier than that.
Anyway if you are new to Veganville you probably don't know that prior to becoming a Vegan I was a Vegetarian for several decades, many of those without dairy. Phlegm is not nice.

I've been a Vegan for over 5 years, but as a newbie Vegetarian in N.Y. many years ago I did lots of pizza, peanut butter, salads and knishes and Morningstar products.
Today there are so many more vegan products available. If you think it, you shall have it.
Pizza did you think pizza?

Pizza of My Mind

1 corn pie crust (I like Vicolo organic pie crust)
1/4 C vegan pesto (recipe below)
4 Roma Tomatoes sliced thinly
2 Cups white mushrooms sliced
1 C Daiya Mozzarella
1 T nutritional yeast (nooch)
2 T olive oil
1/2 tsp oregano
sea salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Make Pesto.
Pesto
1/4 C walnuts
1.5 C packed basil leaves
1 clove garlic smashed and chopped
a pinch of sea salt
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
1/8 C nutritional yeast
1 tsp lemon


Combine first 4 ingredients in a food processor and blend quickly. Process again and add olive oil in a steady stream. Scrape down the sides. Add nooch, lemon juice and pulse. It should be like a paste.
Spoon onto crust. Spread pesto evenly.
Spray a fry pan and heat. Layer pan with sliced tomatoes. Heat slightly. Then layer tomatoes on to pesto crust.
Saute mushrooms about two minutes in same pan. (You can leave all this fry panning out if you like, I just think it's tastier than just putting the tomatoes and mushrooms directly on the pie).

Layer with shrooms. Sprinkle with Daiya cheese, nooch, 1 tsp of olive oil and oregano. Bake for 12 minutes til hot and bubbly.

Presto Pesto Pie

I'll see you tomorrow. Let me know if you whip any Veganville recipes up. I'd love to hear from you. I hope my dog doesn't eat tomorrow's MoFo homework.