sushi.

we had tried our hand at sushi a couple of times before this summer,  but this time we decided to perfect our skills.  we bought the proper rice and followed the veganomicon recipe for the filling.

tempeh, vegan mayo, sesame oil, and sriracha sauce made up our filling

pressing the rice - cover the bottom 2/3 of the nori

all the supplies are handy - fillings, rice, and water to clean off the sticky rice

ready to roll

reapplying my sandwich rolling skills with the bamboo mat

a cutco knife makes a clean cut

inside-out roll

delicious, of course

update: banana muffin recipe

here is the recipe for the chocolate chip banana muffins posted earlier this summer

ingredients:

1/2 C butter

1 t vanilla

3/4 C sugar

egg replacer for 2 eggs (1 egg = 2T H2O + 2T cornstarch)

1 1/4 C flour

3/4 C oats

1 t baking soda

2 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

1 C over-ripe bananas, mashed

3/4 C vegan chocolate chips (optional, but delightful)

preparations:

1. preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. cream butter, sugar, and vanilla. add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each. (i also make sure to mix up the eggs with a fork while pouring to ensure all the cornstarch stays in the water).

3. in a second bowl, mix flour, oats, salt, soda, and powder.

4. add the dry mix to the wet mix in two additions.

5. add mashed bananas and mix.

6. add chocolate chips.

7. i make mine in a mini muffin tin, but either will work well. grease it and bake the batter for about 25 minutes.

marble cupcakes

these little delights come from vegan cupcakes take over the world.