2012 Y'ALL

Whew! 2011 was kah-ray-zay. Here comes flying cars and entire meals in pill form. But until then, I still have to keep grounded and prepare meals. Here's the scoop:

On Christmas Eve, I went to my first ever NFL game. Chiefs fans at Arrowhead Stadium are known for being the kings of tailgating, so we decided to be a part of that. I brought some Tofurkey Beer Brats, sauerkraut, ketchup, curry powder and buns so we could make Currywurst. I washed mine down with a Kaliber.

REAL Tailgating: Vegan Dogs and Non-Alcoholic Beer

On Christmas I ate with Girlfriend's family. Her grandmother was very sweet and set some plant foods to the side before they became un-vegan. Most Awesome Girlfriend made a chocolate peanut butter pie that I loved. Isa Chandra really helped me out this year. I made the Seitan Roast and the Chocolate Bottom Macarons. The roast was "the best vegan food I ever had." Yay! Both were a huge hit. I did not take pictures. I recommend both recipes.

For New Years Eve I cooked Curry Tofu w/ Rainbow Peppers. I used the Curry Tofu recipe from Veganomicon, but instead of marinating it I just tossed it all in a frying pan. In another pan I cooked red, orange, yellow and green bell peppers. I added red cabbage to fill out the color spectrum and mung beans to complete the yum spectrum. Served it with rice and Ta-da!

Today I made some Black-Eyed Pea Fritters and Collard Greens. For the fritters, first I looked at a recipe in Vegan Soul Kitchen, then I started improvising and they turned out weird. The collards were totally awesome though, so it looks like all money this year.