catching up

In the last month and a half I have made some amazing meals!

I started working on the Macadamia nut cupcake post back in January and still have not posted that.

there is polenta with mushroom gravy, chilli, pancakes, a quick potato carrot snack with an almond sauce, and a wonderful roasted carrot dish.  That is not to mention the tofu scramble I made this weekend with roasted potatoes that I got no pictures of!

while it is totally feasible that I will catch up on all of it this week, as my work load has finally reached a normal level again, my emotional state still makes me question how much extracurricular productivity I will have in the coming days. The result. . . Just some photos with recipe to follow some day in the future.

for starters here are the cupcakes my brother and I made back in Jan. for our nephews birthday.  Josh did most of the work and the recipe is out of 'vegan cupcakes take over the world'  so go get it!

Macadamia Nut Cupcakes with Lemon Butter-cream Frosting

 Everything you need, including the book

whisking the sugar with the oil. . . very important

Lemon zesting!

roasting the nuts

and grinding

I ate way too many of these!  The macadamia nut added a great texture and flavor that kept me coming back for more . ..The lemon frosting is one of my favorite and i probably use it too often but the balance of sweet and sour tops any desert perfectly!