Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Millet II

It's Millet Time; It's Miller Time

For lack of a food-related festivity to look forward to in January, we are psyching ourselves up for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1. With less than one month to plan and prepare a snack spread, we intend to devote our next month to "snack-y" cartoons.

Our "Millet: Business in the front, party in your mouth" cartoon was the fifth cartoon on the site and one of our goofiest cartoons to date. We kind of cringe looking back at our older, more crude cartoons but it is also fun to witness the incremental, organic changes (and, perhaps, maturity?) of this quirky corner of the internet.

Nonetheless, there are so many uses for Millet that we have not yet discussed.  Substitute millet in your favorite rice, quinoa, or grain dish for a nutty surprise. Richa Hingle at Vegan Richa brings millet into savory granola territory with her Sour Cream & Onion Hemp Millet Crunch Snack / Granola recipe.  Perhaps you can whip up this quirky new snack for your Super Bowl spread this weekend!

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Cauliflower VII

Cauliflower Buffalo Wings; Vegetarian Buffalo Wings; Vegan Buffalo Wings; Chicken-free Buffalo Wings

For lack of a food-related festivity to look forward to in January, we are psyching ourselves up for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1. With less than one month to plan and prepare a snack spread, we intend to devote our next month to "snack-y" cartoons.

It is time to spice up our snack spread! How about these Cauliflower Buffalo Wings by Lauren Toyota and John Diemer at hot for food? Yes, please, and thank you!

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Carrot II

Carrot in a Blanket, Vegetarian Pigs in a Blanket, Vegan Pigs in a Blanket, a 24-carat snack

For lack of a food-related festivity to look forward to in January, we are psyching ourselves up for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1. With less than one month to plan and prepare a snack spread, we intend to devote our next month to "snack-y" cartoons.

Carrots and hummus are the go-to party snack for the veg-heads.  Sure, we love a good veggie platter but we will happily take a break from the rabbit food and indulge in a warm, decadent, savory treat.  Fortunately Sandra of Vegan Sandra always remembers to bring her Carrots in a Blanket to the party.  The vegan (and non-vegan) crowd goes wild!

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Fig II

Figs in a Blanket, Fig in a Blanket, Vegetarian Pigs in a Blanket, Vegan Pigs in a Blanket, Sleeping Fig, Dreams of Pig

Happy January, folks! For lack of a food-related festivity to look forward to in January, we are psyching ourselves up for Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, February 1. With less than one month to plan and prepare a snack spread, we intend to devote our next month to "snack-y" cartoons.

For our first installment, we would like to introduce you to Figs in a Blanket by Justin Fox Burks and Amy Lawrence of The Chubby Vegetarian.  Fortunately, no little piggies went into these sweet and savory snacks. Please note that you can easily omit or substitute your favorite vegan cheese to make these figgies vegan.  Also note that many commercial crescent rolls are "accidentally vegan."

Happy snacking!