This is for all of you who keep bitchin' at me to update my blog

Ok, I have a lot of ground to cover that doesn't include really old Japanese food: vegan mac & cheese, skip-bo, etch-a-sketch, and college veg pledge...go!

I have just made the best vegan mac and cheese in the world. I got the recipe out of the clear creek co-op's cookbook and it is AMAZING. Seriously, I've been on a quest for over 3 years to find the perfect vegan mac & cheese and I feel like I've found the holy grail. I'm finally satisfied. Because I want others to share in this amazingness with me I will give you the recipe:

3 1/2 c. macaroni

1/2 ebal (cool abbreviation for earth balance coined by adrienne lowe)

1/2 flour

3 1/2 c. boiling water

1 1/2 t. salt

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1 1/2 t. garlic powder

pinch o' turmeric

1/4 c. oil

1 c. nutritional yeast

dash paprika

Melt the margarine and mix in flour with whisk. Stir until smooth and bubbly. Add water, salt, soy sauce, garlic powder, and turmeric. Let the sauce cook until thick. Add oil and nutritional yeast. Mix sauce with drained noodles and pour in casserole dish. Brown under broiler.

IT'S GOOD.

In other news, I have a new obsession with a rip off game of Uno, called Skip-bo. I must learn how to dominate this game, along with dominating at etch-a-sketch. I will keep you updated.

Also, for all of you looking at how wonderful this vegan food looks and are contemplating the veg lifestyle, you should check out the college veg pledge! Go the platinum route and pledge to be veg for the whole month of May. Considering how much waste and cruelty (this is not a direct link to a gruesome video) that is involved with industrialized agriculture, you should just give it a try! Another plus is that I'm listed as a veg mentor, which means I can answer your questions and become your friend, if we're not friends already!

Cupcakes and Epiphanies

My friend from Chicago sent me a surprise care package that included this wonderful little notebook (the little bird is from her too). I knew I had to use it for some special kind of purpose, so I started writing activities that would make me happy in it. Now that college is winding down, I've realized that though I've learned a bunch, I've barely exercised any of my creativity. Thus, a cupcake chronicle was born. I plan to document my adventures in vegan baking, sewing, photography, and my involvement at community service sites, such as the local soup kitchen and the photo club I teach at the junior high school.

My quest to rediscover creativity began by making a yummy lunch out of the cookbook "Rabbit Food." This is a tiny cute bound zine made by beth bee. Seriously, it's really cute. It has a hard cover with really small dividers and tabs that categorize the main meals, appetizers, desserts, drinks, etc. I purchased it through herbivore, but you can also check out her website, which includes downloadable recipes! ka-ching! The thing I made for lunch was definitely not the "savory potato and tofu burritos" I originally planned on making because I'm trying to be more spontaneous and original....so i put kale in it!

For dinner I went over to Chelsea and David's house because they baked 3 10 lb. bags of potatoes! I shredded some vegan cheese (follow your heart cheddar) on my baked potato and accompanied it with a great salad that Chez made with greens from the clear creek co-op. I ended up making the dessert, which was coconut cupcakes with coconut frosting and a slice of strawberry. Sorry the picture is a little fuzzy, but I was distracted by the three wonderful dogs that live there!

Today was a good first day for a cupcake chronicle.