MUFFINS!WATERMELON JUICE!CUTTING OFF MY FINGERS AND THE BAKESALE THAT WASN'T!!!

monster-esque Spelt Cinnamon Fig Muffin.
these muffins were fantastic.lot's of fried calimyrna figs,brown sugar,and cinnamon.probably really spectacular for yr digestive system.figs are my number 4 favourite food.because you care.
oh,and i've been kind of obsessed with baking muffins.like instead of anything else.yay for muffs!




Banana-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chunk.
my old standy-by.my go-to muffin.there's probably even coconut and some nuts in there somewhere.




HUGE Zucchini Spelt(Mini Chocolate Chip)Muffins from Vegan Brunch.
possibly perfect in every way!!!
half with flame raisins and half with mini chocolate chips-and they were soooo fantastic.the spices were perfect,the flax seed gave them a great chewiness,and they were sweet enough.really,everybody should make these.

yuriko and i ate one(she had raisin so she could share with yurei) on the pier at canada place,and then a thunderstorm started!

static weather.


mini chipped.


the zucchini.


Bran.
made these after having amazing bran muffins from Black Sheep Bakery whilst in Portland last month.

and another from VB...

Coffee Chip Muffins.
I made these during testing,but they were better this time...because i used coffee candy lentils and these:



peanut buttered.zedohmygod.

and funnily enough,the day i made these,i went out for 4 coffees.so i'll just inject some coffee pictures here:

clover and macchito @ 49th parallel


double espresso @ wicked cafe(intelligentsia!)


soy macchiato @ jj bean,courtesy of mr.robert csar.

that's all for that day,BUT i've had a few more pretty ones lately:



soy macchiatos @ jj bean on main street

next...


Toasted Coconut Mango Muffins from Vegan Brunch.
i haven't made these since testing,but i love how they're not too sweet and have a really hearty chew from the toasted coconut.


with mango jam and peanut butter.

speaking of mangoes...

Mango Blueberry Muffins.
opting for fresh mango over dried like in the toasted coconut ones.mango is so fantastic.




this picture reminds me of fish swimming in a bowl.



also roundish,orange ish and full of beta carotene...

punkin!
Pumpkin Bran Muffins.
awesome.I love bran muffins.but they're not as good as the best pumpkin muffins from vegan with a vengeance.because those really are the best.

speaking of them...

the BEST Pumpkin Muffins from Vegan with a Vengeance.
i made those,too.just last night.those were actually the first isa recipe i ever made.i guess they made a good impression of her...since they're only like...the best.


peanut butter & co cinnamon raisin swirl peanut butter-ed.


sorry for so many pictures...but check out that lid!


peanut butter & co might maple peanut butter-ed.


so...yr may be wondering how the bakesale was,right?
well,i decided to make watermelon juice in the juicer i've used 4 times now in the 2 years it was given to me,and cut of the tips of 3 of my fingers!so i couldn't bake.i thought i wouldn't be able to ever draw again,so i contemplated suicide,but then the ambulance got to my house and i was told it would be fine,and now it is,but still really gross.i'm baking and drawing again,but some times in immense pain.


finger juice!!!




at plastic surgeon.




at 3,000 feet!




totally fun!


sadly enough,they came just for baked goods!

so there was a market,but no bakes goods by me.i did end up going though.some jerk was complaining about music and sperm whales or something?








well,that seems to be about it in terms of vegan baking and what have you.i'm ust gonna mention that i saw sonic youth for free on sunday afternoon because i still feel really great about getting a free ticket.that's all.more soon.

bananas,chocolate,almonds,peanut butter...some of my favourite foods

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding from Veganomicon.
This was my first time making bread pudding and second time eating it.I first fell in love with it when I had it in Portland in the summer.It was made my Jess and Julie and was INCREDIBLE.This bread pudding does not come far behind in virtuosity.Bananas and chocolate chips.Not too sweet,but really decadent and filling.Even more so because,well,you know me,I added peanut butter to the bottom of my serving dish.Yes.I think I died.




oh,and the bread for the pudding was pretty awesome,too.


Sesame Oatmeal Cookies from My Sweet Vegan.
I would think that these would have banana in the title somewhere,but whatevs.I also thought nobody else would eat them,since they have applesauce,banana,and tahini in the recipe, but there's only 11 left out of the 20 made at 6:00 this evening.I think that I would be able to tell that there was banana in them even if I hadn't made them because when I veganized a Martha Stewart banana oatmeal cookie recipe in September they had the exact same texture as these and baked just like these,too.
I made half of the batch with chocolate chips.


Almond Avalanche Bars from My Sweet Vegan.
These were AMAZING.I wasn't expecting them to be so good.Y'know,just another bar cookie.Boy was I wrong.Very very rich.The taste is very sweet and nutty with a texture akin to cookie dough a top of a really yummy and crispy crust.Very dense.And the chocolate chips felt right at home.
The book says that a large helping of these could be considered a "heart healthy" breakfast.Ha.maybe if eating pure fat and sugar is great for yr heart.
My dad said "are these fattening" and I said "I dunno,probably.Why?"
he says "because they're so damn tasty".He didn't want to take another one home with him(after eating two) because they were "too much".

Though the recipe calls for 16oz almond butter...that's 2 cups,or one big jar.Almond butter is really $$$.But I will make these again.I added dried cranberries to half of the recipe because I LOVE the chocolate,almond and cranberry combination.




carrot spice muffins with pecan streusel.
this is a veganized recipe from a flour website my mom used to make vegan for me all the time when i lived with her.very very good and moist and spicy.I really like carrot muffins with peanut butter.I know,it's weird,but I had one like that at a hospital once and fell in love.