Hello Kitty Tea-Sandwiches

I was actually going to make a video for this one but I've been too busy working on a paper for next month. All you need for the great shapes is the bottom of a Hello Kitty egg mold (which I got online from Japan). Once you have that, everything else is a breeze, even though I obviously got the bows facing the wrong way.

Ingredients List:
1 tbl Hummus (spread 3/4 in the middle of each sandwich and the rest on the top)
2 Slices of Whole Wheat Bread
Baby Spinach Leaves or Other Small Fillings (for the sandwich)
2 Slices Mozzarella-Style Tofutti
1 Slice Orange Cheddar Tofutti
1 Small Patch of Nori
1 Small Patch of Red Pepper and Kamaboko
Cucumber Slices for decorating

Use your egg mold bottom to cut out the slices of bread first (side by side in Whole Wheat Bread) and then carefully spread some of the hummus on. Set it aside, add two small pieces of folded spinach and repeat with the other slice of bread.  You should get two HK pieces from each. Sandwich a naked bottom to a hummus-topped one and spread the rest of the hummus gently on top (not too much). Cut out your white cheese with the egg mold and carefully place it on top. Cut out your bows (make sure they'll face the right way) by cutting out one largish heart and a smaller heart, plus a little dot to connect them. Place them on the right side of HK's head and then cut out your nori with a very small hole punch. Add the eyes and then cut out six whiskers for each, using either tweezers or a bamboo skewer to adjust them. Add the nose with a lightly pinched straw (to give it that oval shape) and add cucumbers for decoration.

This dish is perfect for those with small children or for those who have a small appetite. I really hope that you'll enjoy this. Make sure to leave a comment to tell me how I'm doing! Enjoy!

Signed,

<3 Bou Shin <3

Nacho Cheese Pretzels

I had planned on making some seitan bacon but I couldn't find a certain ingredient, meaning that the garbanzo flour I was going to make would be rendered useless. Instead, I made it into a creamy and nacho-cheesy filling for my delicious pretzels.

(Pretzel Dough Ingredients)

• 4 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
• About 1 and 3/4 cup Water
• 2 and 1/4 tsp Rapid-Rise Yeast
• 2 tsp Sea Salt + Coarse Salt for topping
• 1 tbl Vegan Sugar

(Cooking Water Ingredients)

• 10 Cups Cold Water
• 2/3 Cup Baking Soda

(Cheesy Filling Ingredients)

• 2 tbl Minced Red Pepper
• 1/2-1 tsp Chili Seasoning
• 1/4 Cup Nutritional Yeast
• 1/4 Cup Cooked Garbanzo Beans
• Salt to taste (if necessary)

(Directions)

• Pretzel Dough: Mix the water, sugar and yeast together and let them sit for about five minutes while you mix the flour and salt together in a separate bowl.
• Build a well in the salt mixture, pour in the water and mix it well.
• Knead the mixture for about 10 minutes or until it turns into a smooth elastic ball and place into a greased bowl. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for about an hour in a warm place.


• Cheesy Filling: Puree the ingredients together and set them aside.


• Split your dough into equal pieces and then roll them out thinly with your hands, then take a rolling pin to roll the dough thinly.
• Spoon some of the cheesy mixture onto the middle of the dough (being careful to stay in the middle) and pinch the sides to reform it.
• Roll it out into a thin rope and make it into a pretzel (or whatever you want) shape. Set aside and put onto a rolled baking sheet. Let each rest for about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven at 450 degrees.
• Bring your cooking water to a boil.
• Boil each pretzel for about 30 seconds and place back onto the baking sheet.
• Spread the coarse salt liberally to the pretzels and bake at 450 degrees for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top.
• Enjoy!

Sci-Fighters Themed Bento

Using my favorite character, Skip, from one of my favorite games on newgrounds, I decided to come up with a bento. Also - the game is made by one of my favorite groups, The-Super-Flash-Bros. Obviously this isn't the healthiest of bentos (or the most awesome) but I'm just experimenting right now so this won't be a total constant. I used the vegan kamaboko as well as the vegan egg sheets - aren't I awesome?

Sci-Fighters Ingredient List:
1 Green "Egg" Sheet (oval)
1 smaller Soy Sauce "Egg Sheet" (also oval)
3 small pieces of "Kamaboko"
1 Large Radish (cut into long fourths for the antenna and eyes)
Nori
Cheddar-Style Tofutti
Turmeric + Water (around the edges)
Spinach (underneath the egg sheets)
Sticky Rice


Enjoy!

Signed,

<3 Bou Shin <3