Saturday, April 18, 2009

I give in


I could only take it for so long! HappyVeganFace keeps making these Crash Hot Potatoes and taunting everyone with the yumminess. And then Shellyfish had to go and mention them too. So I just had to make them. And they were every bit as good as they say. I know, they are just potatoes, but the smashing then baking really makes for a nice surface area to get all crunchy and yummy. I really enjoyed them. My smashing got a little out of hand because I didn't quite boil them long enough so the middle wouldn't smash very easily so I kind of just smashed all the skin off. But really they turned out wonderfully and the skins were all crispy and delicious. Check out the others who have made them for better pictures.

Another recipe out there tempting me was Jennshaggy's Vegan Mozzarella. Mine didn't quite turn out like hers though. I think I may have gotten impatient and not let the mixture come up to a boil, maybe just a simmer. So the agar did not set properly and the result was very soft. Or it could have been that I substituted Mimicreme for Silk Soy Creamer. Not sure if they are similar or not. It wasn't a complete loss though. I was able to use some as a ricotta cheese type substitute in Lasagna Rolls. These had the cheese, spinach, zucchini, onion, garlic and parmesan cheese substitute rolled up in lasagna noodles. Then covered with tomato sauce (which was just a can of diced tomatoes with basil added and smashed a little more with a fork) and a little more parm substitute and baked.

I just made it up as I went along and it turned out pretty well.

2 comments:

  1. that's awesome that you tried and loved those crash hot potatoes! i think dan and i addicted to them! ahahhhahaha! they're just so darn deeeeelicious! mmmmmmmmmm!

    sorry the mozzarella didn't turn out as well as you would have liked it to - but your lasagna rolls look absolutely wonderful!

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  2. I suppose I should give in and make these potatoes too. Crispy potatoes are always a good thing at my house.

    I think lasagna rolls are so fun to make but my family doesn't like them for some reason. How can you like lasagna but not rolled? Oh, well..

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