St. Joseph's Day Treat

What a coincidence that I'm not eating solid food yet and vanilla pudding is just what I'm craving for St. Joseph's Day tomorrow!

I do miss the pastries normally eaten on this holiday, especially the little sweet cherries on top, but pudding is nothing but good.  I'm going to enjoy it warm today and cold tomorrow!  I may even put some in my freezy cup from Williams Sonoma and make a little single serve ice cream out of it.

A little sprinkling of raw sugar on the top will be a perfect substitute for cherries.  I even learned that at a lot of feasts, breadcrumbs are sprinkled on dishes to resemble saw dust since Joseph was a carpenter.  So, my sugar saw dust is actually pretty swell'

3/4 cup sugar
4 tablespoons potato starch
4 cups Very Vanilla Soymilk
Tiny dash of salt

Whisk the sugar, starch, and salt in a medium saucepan.  Add the Soymilk.  Whisk constantly over medium high heat until it just starts to bubble and thicken.  Remove from heat and whisk for a few seconds still.

Enjoy!

Daylight Savings Blues Pancakes

I guess adjusting to this years spring ahead nonsense won't be as difficult as I thought.  Between the cats waking me up at all hours and my current gallbladder problems, I'm not sleeping much anyway and have been heading to bed quite early.

Bub on the other hand might not adjust as smoothly.  Hearty, fruit filled pancakes might be just what he needs to get going today!

These are made in a frying pan and are decidedly more camp-like hot cakes than kitchen-like griddle cakes.  They get dark due to the sugars from the bananas and berries and they are blue!  And they smell amazing.

2 cups GF baking mix
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
Dash of salt
2 super ripe bananas, smooshed by hand when adding to bowl
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1-3/4 cups Very Vanilla Soymilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil

Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.  Add the bananas and berries and toss.  Add the Soymilk and oil.  Whisk until just combined.

Preheat a small frying pan on medium low heat and grease with a little margarine.  Ladle about 1/3 cup batter into the pan.  Cook on one side until you see a bubble or two.  Flip and cook until done.

Add a little more margarine to the pan and repeat until batter is gone.  I got 7 large pancakes.

It's Still Winter Peanut Butter Banana Bread

I had a banana going soft on the counter.  Normally, I will make Bub a smoothie with it but it is still snowing here!  Warm,moist, comforting bread is a better idea today!  Where are you spring?!?!?

1-3/4 cup GF baking mix
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 really ripe banana, smooshed with fingers as you add to bowl
3/4 cup Very Vanilla Soymilk
2/3 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 and grease muffin cups or mini loaf pans.

I just use a wooden spoon all the way through on making this recipe. One bowl.  One spoon.

Mix the first 5 ingredients.  Add the remaining ingredients, except chocolate chips and stir until just moist, scraping the bottom of the bowl well.  Stir in the chocolate.

Fill the muffin tins or loaf pans 3/4 full.  Bake about 15 minutes for muffins and 25 for mini loaves.

These are super moist from the banana...  something gluten free can be lacking with starches and different flours.

So Deliciois, So Fast & Fresh Mocha Pudding

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Since winter is not over here in Chicago, a warm, comforting, and fast treat is in order!  Chocolate and coffee anyone?  Yes please!

1/4 cup potato starch

1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules

1 cup vegan, semi sweet chocolate chips 

Pinch of salt

2-2/3 cups So Delicious Milk product of your choice, Almond or Coconut

2 tablespoons vegan margarine

Combine potato starch, coffee granules, chocolate chips, and salt in medium sauce pan.  Whisk together, coating all the chocolate chips with starch.  

Pour in the So Delicious milk product, I used So Delicious Coconut.

Whisk constantly until chocolate is all melted and it thickens, about 5 minutes.  Whisk and scrape the bottom constantly.

Remove from heat and add the margarine.  Stir until melted into the chocolatey goodness.

Serve warm...  or cold if you'd like!

Mmmmmmm....  So Delicious indeed!