We're still crazy when we're sane.

On Saturday Kptn Fuchs called by and we had some delicious things besides a very nice evening, hanging out in the kitchen and chatting all the time.






Tofu, fried with ground hazelnuts. Mashed potatoes (with an apple), gravy and arugula salad. The whole topic was autumn/wintertime, I guess.

Arugula salad with miso-tahin dressing and vegan cheese cats.

get yourself a cat shaped cookie cutter and your favourite kind of vegan cheese slices

Vodka with pear juice fits also into this autumn theme, doesn't it?

For dessert we had wintertime cupcakes. Made the vanilla cupcake from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World but used half a cup soy milk and half a cup apple-cinnamon tea (instead one whole cup soy milk) and added a few chocolate chips. The topping is soy cream with ground hazelnuts, vanilla and cinnamon.

sceptic cat is sceptic

Breaded soy steaks w/ mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy

Breaded in flour - soya milk - breadcrumbs (with salt and a little paprika). I added a few dried cranberries and a hint of cumin to the mashed potatoes.

Miso über alles.

Fried Miso-Tofu With Zucchini-Parsnip-Purée And Orange-Gravy

- 180g tofu

- 2 teaspoons miso

- 2 big parsnips

- 2 big potatoes

- 1 zucchini

- soysauce

- starch 

- orange juice

- paprika

As parsnips have a heavy sweetness its a good idea to combine with something hearty like the miso and with something sourish and fruity like the orange juice.

Stir 2 teaspoons or more in hot water (about 3 tablespoons) until miso dissolves. Cut tofu into slices and brush with miso paste. Put aside and let sit for a few minutes.

Cut parsnips and potatoes in cubes and cook very tender with a little salt. While veggies are cooking fry tofu in some oil on middle heat from both sides, you can brush some more miso on it if you wish.

Grate the zucchini. Mash parsnips and potatoes with pepper, a little miso paste and fold in grated raw zucchini. The purree is hot enough, so the zucchini won't be that raw anymore until it gets into your mouth.

If tofu is done put aside and fill your pan (covered with all the leftovers of fried tofu and miso) with some water. Dissolve about 1-2 teaspoons starch in 3 tablespoons cold water and stir in.  

Season with pepper, paprika and dark soy sauce and add about 50 ml orange juice, bring to the boil only for a short time - done. Serve fried tofu with purée and gravy.