This is your last chance!! Last Chance I say!
February 13th, 2008
So, I’ve decided to extend my “You tell me what to do” poll for one more post. I’ve had 4 submissions so far, and they’re all such good ideas that I think I might just make them all problems. But first, I thought I’d open it up one more time for you to boss me around, so again, You Tell Me What to Do! Leave a comment or email me an idea of something you want to see me accomplish. You can even be anonymous, I don’t care. Then I promise I’ll make a poll and you can vote. Won’t that be so fun?
Anyway, on to this past weeks Problem #43: Make a vegan recipe. You guys don’t even know, I outdid myself. Sometimes, when I’m making these recipes, I have to stop for a moment and reflect back.. back to August 2007… back to when I couldn’t chop a vegetable, back to when the only spice I owned was oregano and salt. Who was I then? Who am I now? And why don’t I own a proper kitchen timer or an apron?
These are the questions that plague me.
What did I make this week? Well, of course it is from Veganomicon: Eggplant Rollatini. This was a fairly easy recipe, it just had like 90 little steps. It has fake ricotta cheese made out of tofu. So freaking cute.
To make this recipe, I had to ride my bike to Stanley’s to get the Eggplant, and it was 2 degrees out, and the condensation from my breath made my eyelashes freeze together! That was the first time that has happened to me, all the while I was thinking (not for the first time) “Why do I live here? I am forgetting right now why I live here.”
Do you think Rachel Ray ever rides her bike in 2 degrees to get her bullshit recipe ingredients? No. I can tell you no. She doesn’t.
And so, I present the 2 degree Eggplant Rollatini, with roasted asparagus and portobello mushrooms. Please forgive the horrible photo.
And the leftovers are even better….
Entry Filed under: Problem Solved, problem #43
9 Comments
Add your own1. smauz | February 13th, 2008 at 4:45 am
omg, that looks so delicious. Oh, what a big mushroom. So big. Mmmm….
2. aaron | February 13th, 2008 at 6:15 am
I honestly thought that was a donut, not a mushroom. I am ok with both, but decidedly less excited by the mushroom.
3. smauz | February 13th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
mmm, maybe this is a bit hard, but here’s a suggestion for a problem: convert one other person into a vegan. Actually, make it five.
4. Riki | February 13th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Nice design treatment given to the background “foliage” !
P.s. please quit giving your readers the impression that we ate nothing but veggie dogs and pb&j prior to the acquisition of your fancy vegan cookreads…
WE HAD SPICES Y’ALL !!
5. Jessi, the boss of this blog | February 13th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
hahahah.. you’re right, you’re right.
I should say: I could never cook before, Riki was always the one who cooked. Now, we both do.
How’s that?
6. j.dot | February 15th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
1.didn’t know ricki could cook and wondered if all you cats ate were nutri-grain bars.
2.that mushroom…definitely thought it was a donut.
3.good job on the baseball squad…let me/us know about games…peace.
7. Rachel | February 17th, 2008 at 5:08 am
fast for x period of time?
donate the money you would have spent on food to a charity?
maybe do something that would normally make you really uncomfortable?
I apologize for the question marks. I’m gonna try and think of some more.
8. Amy L. | February 19th, 2008 at 4:49 am
i love your illustrated cooking posts!
recently, i made spinach pies using a vegan with with a vengeance recipe. it called for the fake cheese made out of tofu. it was sooooo good.
9. Jessi | February 19th, 2008 at 5:11 am
aw, thanks chancey.
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