Wondering what to make for the Mother’s Day? How about a delicious five or even six course meal? Everything from appetizers to desserts?! Ready for ideas?
We happened to invite a few friends over this Saturday and here is what we will serve:
What in the world is BEEGAN? Well, some of us, vegans, like me, still, occasionally, eat honey, which comes from bees 
, so that makes us occasional beegans. I had previously, in this post, explained why I still consume honey, so, if you are curious you can check there, but I do and make no apologies for it, while I avoid ALL other animal related products not only in food but in clothing, personal care, etc. With that established, let’s move on.
Last night, I do not know what possessed me, perhaps the fact that I needed groceries and our air conditioner decided not to work in the 80 F degree weather, so I took that as an excuse to get out of the house. I was at Whole Foods when I passed by organic Honey Graham crackers… and old memories took a hold of me.
Before my vegan days I used to make a delicious honey cake, but because it called for eggs to make it fluffy enough, I stopped making it altogether. Back then, when I felt especially lazy, I would use honey Graham crackers instead of baking my own honey cakes, to make a cake… but that’s in a moment. So, yesterday, I decided to see if WF carried vegan Graham cracker, which they did not. I turned around, grabbed their organic Honey Graham crackers box and began to read. Although not optimally healthy, it had no other animal products except for honey in it, and no major flags for a “spoil-me-once” food… so I decided I was making my lazy, no bake, no prep, 15-minute wonder honey cake. Yes, literlly–15 minutes to make, 20-30 minutes to wait for it to be just right, and the rest of the time to enjoy it.
So, are you ready for your own “impress my family and make them think I am Martha Stewart” secret honey cake recipe? Remember, only you and your trash can will know that you did not bake it . Here it is.
WARNING: This is NOT a health food recipe, and as such should be made and enjoyed very rarely.
yields 6-9 servings
Last night, out of nowhere I got a craving… for POPCORN! WHAT?! I do not even like popcorn. I do not like the smell of it, especially when it’s microwaved (since there is no microwave in my house that is not a problem… but I smelt it before when made that way;)), or has that buttery smell on it. Yeeck! If I ever, occasionally, had any, it was home-popped plain kind. Yet, there I was, driving home from teaching two fitness classes, thinking about how I can quickly get my hands on some…
First thing I did after getting home was to check my pantry. Luckily I had about 1/4 of a cup of popping corn left. It was not long before it was popped… and gone. But I wanted more! By then it was already nearly 9 pm, and time for my weekly Skype call with V-Campers, so I could not get in the car to drive to Whole Foods (since they are the only ones in town I know that carry organic popping corn) to get more. *sigh* I had to wait for… tomorrow (today that is ).
After teaching this morning’s class the first place I stopped on the way home was… Whole Foods . The craving was still there. I loaded up on some much needed groceries and over a pound of organic popping corn, and happily headed home. The moment I got home, after a quick lunch with Hubby, my corn was popping. I sprinkled some organic Kirkland seasoning over it, with a tiny bit of salt and indulged… and posted about it on Vegalicious Facebook page. Mistake! Because you all get me in trouble! This isntance was no exception.
One of the readers, who is also a blogger, suggested I check out her popcorn toppings… which I did. The one that caught my eye would be my Hubby’s favorite, since he is the ultimate sweets lover–caramel topping. But… there was a problem: 1. I did not have all of the ingredients she used; and 2. At least one of the ingredients, even in it’s vegan version, is on my No-No list (buttery spread); but I still wanted to make it and surprise Hubby. So, the wheels of my brain were churning quickly, and… 20 minutes later I DID IT! Caramelled popcorn turned out so good, I finished most of it before Hubby got home… and then the rest after he graciously gave me his portion too (he still thinks that because I am pregnant I should be eating for two –I cannot stop laughing about that, but that is a whole different topic). However, he did have some and gave me his full approval.
Here is the recipe . It is SUGAR FREE, yet sweet; it is fat free, yet good (I will give some options for ZERO fat and some with HEALTHY fats ). Enjoy!
) Popcorn with Sugar Free Caramel Recipe
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