MoFo 22 Thanksgiving Menu and Stuff

I know blogging is way different than school, but is anyone else cramming for their blog? Or downing loads of coffee and herbal no-dose to turn their daily MoFo in on time? Or is everybody whipping up 5 course dinners and giving us our daily dose of food porn?
Hmmm. There is only one way to find out. I'm going to search out the tight lipped, bad camera, too busy to budge last minute MoFoers so I can get a little dignity back. Be back in a sec.
Took me longer than expected. Sorry I got caught up reading other people's blogs. Truth is I couldn't find any MoFo slackers or even MoFo wannabes. Well there was one vegan girl named Squeeky but I think I'll cut her some slack. They don't have many vegan options in the slammer and she got tired of blogging about gruel.
Anyway, we've got our Thanksgiving meal planned. It'll be me, the hubby, two good friends and our felines.  

                                 

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Spinach, pear, cranberry and pecan salad with vinaigrette

Larry's famous "cream sheese" and chive biscuits

Stuffed portabello mushrooms

Horseradish mashers & carrot brown gravy                                                             

Marcia's Apple Strudel/vegan whipped cream

                                                                                                                                                                                   

 I'm not clear on what the appetizer will be yet. We'll probably just put out some noshables. In the meantime, so we don't fill uptoo much before Thanksgiving we've been eating little plates. Let me tell you ceramic is not always easy to digest, bahahaha.

Above is an example of what I mean by a small plate. Sliced fresh fruit with tofu nuggets. The tofu is crispy on the outside and cooked just right on the inside and filled with lots of B-12 too. It's based on a recipe from "You Won't Believe it's Vegan".

1 block firm tofu drained and pressed and cut into cubes

1/4 C extra virgin olive oil

1 T soy sauce or tamari

1/2 C nooch

2  T 21 Salute

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment and coat with 1 T of olive oil.

Place the cubes in  a medium bowl and port the oil and soy sauce over it and toss it. Sprinkle with dry ingredients and toss again. Spread the cubes on the parchment bake 25 minutes turning once half way through baking time.

These are great in a sandwich, a salad, over grains.

And the book is a favorite of mine. See you tomorrow. Turned in on time without a moment to spare. Phew.

Larry's Jive Biscuits Are in the Bag, Baby!

While most people were taking in the fireworks, barbecuing "Smart dogs", munching on "Tings" or hiking Mt. Rushmore, that's right I was inside and online searching for a new cruelty free hand bag.

Unpatriotic you say, I say who do you think boosts this fledgling U.S. economy while you are out hiking some gigantic president's head in North Dakota? Shopping is more American than baseball and Mom's apples, (my mom does not bake). Why look at the cost of these vegan Stella McCartney bags. Oh never mind, Stella is from England. Still, I'd like a Stella bag. 

I heard it. I heard you say, "In your dreams, GiGi!"

How do you know? Maybe Stella will barter with me. I'll give Stella 2,000 vegan cheesecakes for one of her purses, maybe she'd like that.

Maybe I'll get a book advance, sometime soon.

Maybe I'll add a donate button on my blog. Pleeeeease donate I haven't bought a purse in two years!!!!

Women often say they would kill for a certain handbag. These are vegan, so there is no killing just coveting! I won't be an accessory to murder!

Oh well, you came here for some food. So what kind of food won't mess up a nifty new handbag? What's easy to wrap and carry around while you shop? What won't smell up your new pleather? I think Larry's Jive Biscuits are just the thing.

Larry concentrates before baking!

Larry's Jive Chive Biscuits (makes about a dozen biscuits, not a dozen Larrys.)

2.5 C unbleached flour, and more for dusting

1.5 t baking powder

1/4 t baking soda

1 1/4 t sea salt

1T sugar

1/4 C chopped fresh chives

1 stick Earth Balance cold and cut into small pieces

4 oz. Tofutti Cream Cheese

1 1/4 plain soy milk mixed with 11/4 T apple cider vinegar

Line a baking sheet with parchment. In a large bowl whisk together the first six ingredients. Using two forks or knives, (Larry likes knives), cut in the EB and Tofutti until the mix is coarse crumbs. Pour in the soy milk mixture and mix, ( a fork is good here), in until the dough comes together.

Add flour to a work surface and turn the dough on to it. Flour your hands and knead until the dough is smooth. Take out that trusty rolling pin and roll out the dough into a 11 by 8 inch rectangle, (go ahead use a ruler). Using a spatula lift the ends of the dough and fold into a rectangle. Now fold into thirds, (like a business letter). Now repeat the process. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Return the dough to the work surface and and roll like you did before. Give the dough one more turn and fold into a rectangle one last time, Thank God.

It'll be worth it I promise. Using a sharp knife, (careful Larry), trim and discard 1/4 inch from all sides, divide the rectangle into 12 equal squares or rectangles. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for an hour. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Bake rotating the sheet half way through until the biscuits look good and golden. About 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Once cool, place in your new handbag. It is good sustenance for shopping, just jiving.Thanks, Larry!