[Firebird Rising]

Breakfast was a hurry because we were still looking for the dogs (they'd gotten out the night before) and my midwife was coming and came early. So, I popped three vegan pancakes into the toaster for myself and one for DS and topped them with strawberry jam that my parents had made last week and some peanut butter and "sugar snow". This was the result.



I make the pancakes ahead of time, usually once a week. I modified a recipe from The Seven Secrets Cookbook by Neva and Jim Brackett. It's a Seventh-Day Adventist cookbook and has some EXCELLENT recipes in it for lowfat vegan food.

Here's my version of the recipe:

Pancakes:

2 cups flour (any kind will do, book recommends whole wheat pastry, but I don't have that so I use unbleached white)
1 tsp salt
2 cups soy milk or nut milk (I make up cashew milk in the blender to save money and cut the soy)
2 TB honey (I just squirt in honey till it looks "good")
1 TB baking powder

Mix it all together and cook like a regular pancake. They have not stuck to my non-stick pan yet so I don't use ANY oil or spray for them. We top them with all sorts of stuff but peanut butter and applesauce or jam is a favorite. They freeze well and if you make them small enough, just pop into a toaster when you want one. Great for busy mornings.


For lunch I ate leftover salads.

Dinner was refried bean tacos and tamales that my parents had made at Christmas and froze. They were not vegan, had cheese and green pepper. I will be making tamales again soon and will post the recipes when I do. I have made fat-free vegan tamales several times and they are incredible.

I am going to try to find the couscous recipe when my dad comes home. It was his recipe.

Thanks for looking.

Jen D.
Jen D.