Friday, September 01, 2006

Vegan Cooking

I love to cook - preparing a tasty meal after a long work shift is a wonderful way to relax. Seldom do I view cooking as work....now the clean up is another thing entirely! I've found numerous blogs discussing vegetarian/vegan cooking (and eating) - one of my faves is urban vegan . Well, today I decided to enter urban vegan's tART contest - vegan fruit desserts! I'm taking my entry to work tomorrow - hope everyone likes it - won't tell anyone about the soy milk - of course, if I did then I could have it all to myself...

Peach & Blueberry Southern tArt (my version of southern cobbler)
1 cup self - rising flour
3/4 cup soy milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Mix these together and pour into shallow casserole dish - a quiche dish would be ideal if you have one. Peel and slice 3 - 4 fresh peaches and place on top of dough along with enough blueberries to cover the dough. Bake at 350F for 35 or so minutes until the dough has set. Yummy!

Soapbox


I am attending classes in a grand old renovated building with wide,clean stairwells. I hear fellow students complaining every day about the long wait for the crowded elevators but I seldom encounter another person as I tread up and down those steps day after day. Are we so lazy that walking down several flights of safe, well lit stairs is just so hard or too much trouble? Are we so lazy that we'll pay a dollar an hour (cheap I know) to park rather than park for free just a few more feet away? I heard a group of students complaining about the money they lost when a local fitness center recently closed and yes, they were waiting for the elevator! Maybe I could start a group of stairwalkers......I'll keep walking the stairs as I ponder this...