Some exciting news:
1. TERRY GOT A TATTOO! Look at this beauty:
It was inevitable as soon as he bought his motorcycle. Is Ted’s son Teddy next?
2. SUSAN GOT A KITTEN! Her name is Gracie…that’s Gracie Scialdone:
It doesn’t get much cuter than that, does it. How adorable.
A Pancake story
Don’t you love chit – chatting with fellow bloggers? It can be about anything. Food and running are obviously two of my favorites. This post has to do with a conversation about pancakes and egg substitutes for Vegan diets.
One of my latest favorite blogs to visit is Ilax Studio. My blogging friend is Kim and she maintains a Vegan diet. I asked her about pancake or waffle recipes and if she knew of any really good ones that didn’t use eggs. Kim referred me to this site: VegWeb.com PERFECT! Now, what about that egg replacer. I was told that a good substitute for egg replacer is 1 TBS milled flax seed plus 3 TBS warm water. This recipe went on my list as a “must try”.
- Makes about 12 small pancakes or 8 larger ones.
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 TBS sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 egg replacer *This is where I messed up. I THOUGHT I had the flax seed substitute mentioned above. Turned out I had HULLED HEMP SEED. Well, lets give it a try. I used 1 TBS Bob’s Red Mill Hulled Hemp seed + 3 TBS Warm water **See below for information on Hemp seed or see my link on EXAMINER
- 1 cup soymilk (I used non-fat vanilla flavor)
- 2 TBS canola oil
Directions:
Mix wet ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Mix dry ingredients in a larger bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until smooth.
Drop onto a medium preheated NON-STICK pan.
Flip over when each pancake begins to bubble on top.
Serve with vegan buttery spread and maple syrup.
*By the way, this is a most interesting reference link: In Search of Vegan Food. It lists standard kitchen ingredients where you just might find animal products. Who knew?!!!
These pancakes were light and delicious. I could taste so much vanilla flavor – probably because I used Vanilla Non Fat Soy milk. I couldn’t stop nibbling and that was WITHOUT butter or syrup.
Go ahead. Give them a try. You will never know the difference. Ah-Hem….Ted didn’t. And, don’t tell him. He won’t like the idea of “soy” milk.
**Hulled Hemp Seed: This information is taken off the package of “Bob’s Red Mill Hulled Hemp Seed”. For more information and a comparison between Hemp Seed and Flax Seed, see my link on EXAMINER.
Excellent protein source. All Essential Amino Acids. High in Omega-3 & Omega-6. A pleasant nut flavor and creamy texture. Gluten Free. 2 TBS = 90 calories. Total fat is 6 grams. Saturated = 1 g. Polyunsat. = 8 g. Monounsaturated = 2 g. Trans fat = 0. Omega-3 = 882 mg. Carbs. = 3 g. Sugars = 0. Protein = 5 g. Iron = 6%.
Joanne
Wow! Terry’s new tatoo is SO NEAT! It is so detailed! 🙂
Aw, Gracie 🙂 I want a kitten!
As you know, I love chatting with my blogger friends, hee hee! I am so happy you tried this recipe and loved it (and that Ted did too 😉 )! Your photos are absolutely beautiful. I have been really curious about hemp ever since I read (part of) The Thrive Diet. I should pick some up.
Isn’t vegweb cool? I hadn’t seen that link you posted – In Search of Vegan Food. It was a big deal for us when we found out about the whole D3 thing. I do the best I can to avoid stuff like that, but the sugar thing is really hard. I cannot afford the expensive vegan bag from Whole Foods!
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That tatoo had to hurt, and I’ll be over for breakfast. Our cat’s name is Gracie Mae Scialdone. I need to get a life don’t I. Ha!
Ohmigod, I LOVE that tattoo…and if my arms get any flabbier it’d fit! Anyhow, I applaud Terry’s choice, great detail too. The only addition I would’ve made is red on the dragon’s talons.
And I’m so glad for Sue, Gracie Mae is absolutely beautiful! Such a sweet ball of fluff, and i love her name … my pets have always had middle names too. Wishing many happy times together for the Scialdones!
The kitty is adorable!
And the pancakes look delicious…..don’t you just love vegan cooking? I sure do!
Have a great Tuesday…..
Kilax: Yes – really lik vegweb. So informative.
Sam: Now you have even more kitty company. How are those allergies by the way? 🙂
Nancy: Thanks. I’m sure the Scialdone’s are in for a ton of “happy” times. Babies and kittens.
Kalli: I really love the eye opening experiences of Vegan cooking.
Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Those pancakes look fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I love Kim too!
That pancake is making me seriously hungry. Wow. Thanks for the recipe!
Now you need to start replacing the flour with whole wheat, like this recipe my family made up:
http://www.onemessykitchen.com/gingerbread-pancakes-theyre-not-just-for-december
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