Do you care that this Nasoya "Cool Beans" contest has taken over my life? Nights are endless and tofu will never be the same. Rivka, I am sad to say did not claim her Nasoya swag. I even gave her an extra two days. Now if this next winner does not step forward I might have to send this Nasoya Tee and coupons to my mommy in Los Angeles, and she's not even one of my followers. Here is a reason why. My mom does not like it when I post pictures or videos of me that make me look like an aging Pinocchio. She didn't use those words exactly. She just thinks I look better in person. Aww thanks mom. When she told me how she felt about the videos I laughed and said, that's right I have a face only a mom could love. My mom got upset and said, and your father and your husband could love and added, what happened? You were never like this? Like what? The truth is, I am happy with who I am, some days I'm happier than others.My serenity is direclty proportionate to my self acceptance. The truth is as I get older the lighting gets worse. Before I include today's, not so attractive, special on location, "Cool Beans Winner" video, I have a disclaimer. (This is for you Mommy). 1. I am not wearing a shower cap. 2. I actually have nice hair, but I need it cut and colored. This is my need a new coif hat. 3. I am cuter in person. 4. This Nasoya "Cool Beans Contest" has aged me, considerably.
Here are some special cookies for my special Mom. My Mom was born in Scotland and actually crawled under an immigration table to come into this country. This worked to my advantage as a kid. If my mom threatened to ground me I threatened to have her deported. An old Scottish saying is," He who has contempt for food is a fool." I think they also say, "He who has contempt for whiskey is a fool", but it's my blog and I can say what I want to say.
I surprised my mom with this over the holidays and she loved it. I was surprised it got all the way to Los Angeles like this. I didn't pack it or anything. I just sent it through the mail on this plate.
Scottish Shortbread kind of, (it's not like the kind I grew up on but My Mom gave it a thumbs up!)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 8 T Earth Balance 2 T vegetable shortening (I use Spectrum) 1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) 2 T organic sugar 2-3 T ice water Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Beat sugar, salt, Earth Balance and shortening on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
Gradually sift flour mixture into the butter-shortening mixture, and mix with wooden spoon or spatula. Stir together with the spatula until the dough comes together. Add 2 T-4 T of ice water so the dough holds together. Lightly grease and line 8 X 8-inch baking dish or round pan with parchment paper. Place the dough into the prepared pan and press it down with your fingers into a smooth, even layer.
Use a fork to pierce holes into a decorative pattern.
Bake for 45-50 minutes until the shortbread is a pale golden color and slightly dark at the edges.
Remove to a rack and let cool until it's slightly warm. With a sharp knife, cut almost all the way through to form triangles.
And now the moment you've all been wating for...yet another winner of the Nasoya "Cool Beans Contest"! Drum roll please!
It's been a week without a bloggie and a week without a bloggie makes one weak. Bahaha. Wait don't go yet. I need to reach a 100 followers very soon. We've been very busy here in Veganville. We've gotten two new awesome local accounts and are burgeoning here in the Bay Area. We are so excited about this. Money is always good but making quality scrumptious vegan food readily available for the masses is even better. Better for the animals, better for the earth, and better for the body. I'll give you specifics and locations real soon. I'll be trying out two new muffins in the test kitch this week too, but alas have no new pics to share so I think I will shhhh mum's the word, surreptitiously swipe a very pretty picture from another blog.
Ooooh look what I found- a picture of a Veganville Sampler here at this great blog. The picture is so good because it's taken by Imelda A.K.A. Sunset Shutterbug. You can find her awesome photos on Etsy. Of course I'm partial to her cupcake with sprinkles pic. Hey Thanx for the shout out Shutterbug! I needed a picture.
