Vegan Mofo VI- Day 3: Brought to You By Bisquick

No torts yet! My mom has been home from work this week with allergies, and I absolutely cannot turn the kitchen into a floury mess on her watch. You want me to live to see the end of Mofo, right?! I was really hoping to continue my homemade Mexican food streak, but I'll have to come back to it another day. Maybe I'll make some tvp taco meat instead. I was hoping to make an element each day and then throw them all together at the end of the week, oh well.

Today we have the opposite of "from scratch,": Bisquick Blueberry Pancakes. I was really in a rush since I did not get up on time. Luckily, I always have Bisquick (do I sound like a commercial?). I bought frozen blueberries last week and had some soy milk I wanted to use before it was time to chuck it out so this is what happened. I read the directions wrong and made two flax "eggs" instead of putting 2 T of egg replacement, so I had to add more Bisquick to thicken the batter up. After that I was back in business and finished with just enough time to do the dishes and get changed for work. Speaking of work, I got a phone call this morning to schedule my interview for the Library Assistant position I applied for during the summer. It's a long process but well worth it. I really hope I get it. I'm glad I already had a haircut planned for this week. First impressions count, though I suspect I may be interviewed by some familiar faces. It's a step up and a bit more money I could really use, so keep your fingers crossed for me!

Blueberry Bombs

We had a wonderful time celebrating my cousin's 50th birthday this weekend. It was especially great to reunite with some cousins I haven't seen since we were kids. We have plans to hang out soon so I am excited for that, hope we can keep it up. I think my cousin felt bad we couldn't eat any of the lovely cakes she made so she sent us home with the fruit that was also out with the desserts. There were cherries, green grapes, black grapes and blueberries.
I knew the others would get eaten up on their own but I wanted to do something with the berries. After looking through lots of cookbooks for a blueberry muffin recipe I decided on the "Blueberry Lemon Muffins" from The Joy of Vegan Baking. I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I might put a bit more lemon zest next time because we really like our lemon around here, but they are quite tasty as they are. I'm glad we're going to get a break in the weather this week but had I known that sooner, I probably wouldn't have made these yesterday. 400 degree oven and 90 degree weather, not the best idea.