Now, I'm cooking!

After an incredibly busy weekend, including a benefit at Java Green last night for Compassion Over Killing, sponsored by Satya Magazine, I am finally cooking again. I made Peanutty Tofu Chunks on Tagliatelle with Mushroom Topping. I didn't have the tagliatelle, so I used leftover rice noodles instead. The tofu chunks were deliciously nutty. I might increase the peanut butter mixture next time, it was that good. The mushrooms need something more, but next time, I think I'll stir fry veggies in a peanutty sauce to serve with the luscious baked tofu.

Anyway, the benefit: A whole bunch of people showed up, many of whom I knew and many who were at the conference. There was also a raffle with many prizes. My boyfriend bought a bunch of tickets, and we won a number of interesting books:

"How to Steal an Election" by David W. Moore
"Fighting Words" by Robin Morgan
"Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly" by Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer
"Bush Versus the Environment" by Robert S. Devine
"How Much is Enough The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth" by Alan Durning
"One Makes the Difference" by Julia "Butterfly" Hill

He gave them to me, but if they're as good as they sound, I do hope he'll read them. My friend Steve can tease me all he wants, but I am a genuine vegan foodie. I am not alone in wishing there was a vegan version of Doritos. There is a vegan version of Cheetoes, however, called Tings. The company also makes Veggie Booty, which I think I prefer the texture of. I can also pretend it's good for me because it does have spinach, kale, cabbage, carrots, and broccoli. Then there's Super Veggie Tings that have both Tings and the Veggie Booty mixed. Yowza!
I'm truly a bad girl junk food junkie, I know. But let's face it, what we eat and especially what we don't is at the heart of what makes us vegan, so it stands to reason we are obsessed with food and obsessed with finding cruelty-free options for the stuff we ate before we were vegan. And more options are coming out every week it seems, so there's no reason not to go vegan!