Midweek Munchies

I thought I might start this post not with food, but with some beautiful sunsets that Brisbane had a while ago. Just gorgeous.





But I know you are here for the food! Like this new vegan yoghurt I saw. I was excited that it was Oat based. It tasted OK, but had a weird texture, so I won't buy this brand again.



Another adventure in baked potatoes, this time with some leftover dal, and topped with some chutney and some natural soy yoghurt.



I'd posted a while ago about some vegan cheese I bought, including this Laud's Melty Oat Cheese.



I finally used it, and it was not bad once melted! This is a cheese that absolutely has to be melted to taste good, I tried a little bit as is from the fridge and it was not good. But melted, it tasted much better. I started out by making a quesadilla with some cheese and leftover hash, and then I topped it with some avocado and ketchup.





I also made a lovely Hawaiian pizza with it, using a mix of pizza and BBQ sauce on the base, chopped Tofurky ham slices, chopped pineapple, and sliced black olives (a crucial addition)... and I don't seem to have taken a photo of it. So just picture that in your mind. Plus I used it to make some lasagne, but that will be posted in a recipe round-up one day. I should note that the cheese from the fridge had a weird texture, it was a bit hard to grate because it was kind of like a soggy sponge? Seriously, the unmelted product does nothing to recommend itself. But once melted, all good!

The final thing I did with it was mix it into a lunch of leftover bits. Some leftover vegetable soup with some scraps of both firm and silken tofu crumbled in, the cheese melted through. Topped with some bacon bits. It was pretty good! Would it surprise you if I told you there was also a baked potato under there? I didn't think so.



Moving on from cheese to some snicky snacks! This was a little range of goodies I got from the supermarket. I love the salt and vinegar roasted fava beans, they are crunchy and fun, as are the chocolate raspberry covered roasted chickpeas. So good. The dark chocolate covered mini rice cakes are always nice to have a round for a not too sweet treat. And finally, the Flats. These are slightly sweet, good for snacking on their own, but also very nice to use with dips as well.



I've already sung the praises of the Vegan Rob's Turmeric Crisps, but I wish to also add in how wonderful the Cauli Crisps are. So tasty, so snackable! You can't get these at the supermarket, so they are a precious purchase on the rare times I might veture to The Green Edge or other health food store.



Finally, these disappointments. I bought these from The Green Edge right before going into isolation, so I was sort of anxiety and panic grabbing things. In my less that clear mental state, I for some reason thought that when they said corn crisps they meant corn chips, because I would be down for that salty sweet combination. Instead they are of course little crunchy corn puff things, like a really disappointing malteser, no taste crunch covered in a revoltingly sweet chocolate. But thankfully my dad liked them.



Cute Kitty Photo of the Post



Please enjoy this lovely bouquet of the very rare and exclusive Dim Sim Feetsies. In fact, only four such stems are known in existance, and these are them!