Adzuki & Rice Cakes

I drove my Mom to Hialeah again today so that she could buy some more pills from the Iridologist I wrote about in a previous post. She must have asked me 10 times what I was going to make for dinner tonight and to be honest, I had planned on left overs. She finally won me over though, and to be honest, it's so nice to finally be able to cook for her after she has cooked for me for the last 34 years.

We decided on Celebrity Adzuki Bean and Rice Cakes with Roasted Yellow Pepper Sauce, both from Vive le Vegan!. I think it's one of the prettiest dishes I've made so far, and we both loved it! It looks freakishly like ground beef after everything's gone through the food processor, which threw me off for a second. It has a really mild taste, and nice mouth feel - not too grainy or mushy. The Roasted Yellow Pepper Sauce gave it a really nice, bright flavor, but I think I put in a little too much water, because it was a little thinner than I would have liked. It does make about 10 small cakes, and we ate 1.5 each and then I sent 2 home for Dad. I froze the other 5 patties uncooked, but one of these days I have to remember to start cutting recipes in half!

Product Reviews:

So Delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter: Rich Rich Rich but oh so delicious!





Odwalla PomaGrand: This is newest find. It's a suitable replacement for Pom Wonderful, since they're evil and test on animals. Pomegranate juice for crying out loud! It's not like they're testing for the cure for HIV!





Veggie Munchees: I actually found these at my local market. I cooked them in the toaster oven and they were delicious with a side of Tamari. Perfect for a snack or as an appetizer.



Pie-Oh-My: I couldn't find a website for this one, but it's amazing! It's a single serving frozen apple pie. Vegan of course. I cooked it in the toaster oven and it took about 10 minutes. Thank goodness it's a single serving and I only bought one. It was delicious.

That's about it in my world. Tomorrow I'm going to see Melissa Etheridge (she's the only artist I will actually pay money to see) and I'm very excited! Lilly is recovering nicely from her spay surgery and without that name cone around her neck!

And finally... I just thought I'd share this absolutely beautiful sunset with you all: