Lactic Acid Is Vegan!

Lactic acid is always one of those ingredients I can never remember if it's vegan or not. After careful and thorough research, I can tell you it is! Too bad I did not know this information yesterday, and get the product I really wanted at Trader Joe's --  the exra sourdough english muffins (sourdough everything, all the time!). I did not vegan-fact check at the time because sometimes my phone just takes too long to load. Then my mom would've thought I was checking Facebook (but it really would've been Twitter) and I just don't need that kind of extra stress in my life. Especially in Trader Joe's at 5:30 p.m.

Lactic Acid is vegan! Eat all the sourdough products you want, unless of course they contain milk (but usually don't).

The project of the day, besides sitting by the pool at my parent's house, doing some light reading and blogging, and watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians, is making breakfast sandwiches. It may be dinner time when I get around to it, but whatevs. These english muffins will do, but man oh man, I wish they were sourdough!

I've Been Baking!

Sometimes, companies send me products to review, which makes me feel like a VIP! Wholesome Chow generously sent me a box of seven baking mixes to try out, and so far I love them!

Check it out, yo! The vanilla lavender review comes with my vanilla frosting recipe! It is too legit to quit, I just want to eat it ALL day.

 Vanilla lavender cupcakes, with vanilla and blueberry frosting.

Chocolate cake with espresso frosting and chocolate flowers/borders.

Another Night, Another Dinner

I used Appetite for Reduction tonight! I made the Chili-Lime-Rubbed Tofu recipe and it's yum! Very flavorful and easy. I also made a wilted kale salad, with caramelized onions, and mushrooms, spiced with lime juice, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.

And of course a companion salad, with lettuce, tomato, grilled corn, avocado, green onions, cilantro and a splash (or 3) of white rice vinegar!

Vegan Junkfood to the Max!

Look, just cause I'm vegan, doesn't mean I don't miss the food of my omni days. SPECIFICALLY, the bacon Western cheeseburger from Carl's Jr. I don't know why this craving overcame me, but it did. So I took matters, first into Whole Foods and then into my kitchen.

Now I present.....

The BBQ, bacon, onion ring, lettuce, avocado cheese burger a la JB. Gardein burger. Smart bacon. Fancy roll from Trader Joe's (I usually wrap my burgers in lettuce, but I felt this was a special occasion). Beer battered onion rings (they were vegan! Whole Foods has them! Wooooo!).

I used the Daiya cheddar wedge for cheese. Oh, the jack too, I mixed them! Fancy! I went all out! I really enjoy the wedges, more than the shreds. I mean, the shreds are good for pizza, but the wedges are good for everything else. I made a grilled cheese with them -- amazing! I spread them on crackers -- delicious! I didn't think it'd be as special as it is, but now I always have some in my fridge.

And, as usual, follow me on Instagram at jennybradleyyo, to see all this stuff done in real time!

Cookbook Time!

NEW COOKBOOK! Very exciting stuff over here. I wasn't necessarily interested in the low-fat aspect of it, but because Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a vegan GENIUS. I'm very much looking forward to making recipes out of here, although with modifications. Because low-fat translates into high carb and I CANNOT be having that.