Amazing, Delicious VEGAN Pancakes!

The title says it all. This morning after getting my older two kids off to their first day of school (5th & 2nd grades) and taking my younger boy to the doctor for his  Kindergarten physical, I decided to try my hand at making totally vegan pancakes. They came out AMAZING thanks to VegWeb and user staciejaye‘s recipe, Best Tasting Pancakes Ever! Vegan or Otherwise.

While I did cut all of the ingredients in half (original recipe below) to make a batch small enough for one person, it still came out DELICIOUS! My pancakes tasted BETTER than any store bought, straight out of the box mix. The pancakes came out super fluffy, moist and smelled GREAT! I’ll now indulge myself with a pancake breakfast once a week. 🙂

Now what to eat the other 6 days of the week? LOL 😉

Best Tasting Pancakes Ever! Vegan or Otherwise
recipe courtesy staciejaye on VegWeb.com

Ingredients:
1 cup white all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg replacer
1 cup soymilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions:
Mix wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl.  Mix dry ingredients in a larger bowl.
Pour wet ingredients into dry – mix well until smooth consistency.
Drop onto medium heat (preheated) pan.  Flip over when each pancake begins to bubble on top.
Serve with vegan buttery spread (if desired) and maple syrup.

Happy Eating!

My Transition Progress

Well I’m happy to report while it’s been very different for me not consuming food that contain eggs or dairy, I’ve not given up my quest to be a full fledged vegan. I’ve come to grips with the fact that I DO have to change what I’m eating and where to shop.

I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to take this one day at a time… actually two weeks at a time. LOL So I’ve decided to create a menu for myself for the next 2 weeks, so I don’t wind up starving, LOL

Let me just say that my 1st trip to the health food store was SEVERELY unplanned and I spent A LOT of $$ on like 4 items. Not smart AT ALL! To better equip myself, I’ve taken to looking up the vegan food pyramid and starter vegan menus to ensure that I make BETTER informed shopping decisions… Seriously!

Oooh… Oooh…  Ooooh… While on my first trek to the natural food store, I purchased some Follow Your Heart ® Original Veganaise and I had today with my Boca Chik’n Patties and would you know it, it reminds me of a chicken sandwich. It tasted REALLY good but it just didn’t feel right to me…. it’s almost taboo to be eating faux meat. I’m going to finish what I have left and leave it alone. Not only does it not feel right eating the faux meat even though it’s not “real” but it’s the idea of tricking the mind and satiating the need for it. My plan is to expand my menu to let my palate experience Nature’s bounty. 😉

Happy Eating!

My New Vegan Sneakers

I already wear canvas shoes (Vans) but I wanted to purchase myself a pair of Vegan shoes that the company advocates Veganism. I just happened to find the Macbeth line of sneakers and they are all made from vegan materials, so I got me a pair. 🙂

Macbeth Shoes – “Eliot” Vegan Sneakers
Image courtesy of Zappos.com

Depending on how these feel at work, I may purchase another pair to wear outside of work. Yes I brought these shoes for the express purpose for wearing them to work. People are people and want to show them that you can be stylish while being compassionate toward animals. 🙂 Can’t wait for them to arrive! Aren’t they gorgeous? Love ’em!