Saturday, July 2, 2011

Vegan BBQ Survival Kit

I am going to my first BBQ of the summer and it is sure to be filled with Carnivores or what they lovingly call themselves: meatatarians. my vegan BBQ survival kit. Basically, it is a cool I pack for these sorts of occasions. I am not the type of person to put everyone out and cook special meals for me. I enjoy cooking, so it is no trouble for me at all. I have learned though that it is smart to plan for picnics and BBQs so I don't end up chewing on carrots and pouting because I can't eat anything.
This BBQ would have been very unfriendly for vegans without my vegan survivor kit!

My BBQ survival kit varies depending on what I have in stock, but base on the following:
  1. Salad and/or salad dressing
  2. Veganaise
  3. Salsa or Guacamole
  4. Veggie burgers or some marinated seitan or tofu
  5. Dessert
  6. Coconut Bliss Ice cream (Yes, I consider this separate from dessert)
  7. Wine
I don't always bring all of these items, but usually most of it is there. My friends are not always so vegan-friendly. I always bring enough to share and I try to pack things that won't scare off the meatatarians.

Because it is Canada Day, I thought I would try to pack some red and white foods to theme it a bit. Unfortunately I did not get to making the salad... I did pack a vinaigrette in case there is salad there. I made some delicious beet burgers that I adapted from Colour me Vegan, packed tomato, mango avocado and lime to make a salsa to go with it. Hazelnut fudge Coconut bliss and Canada Day Surprise Cookies! I adapted my lemon sugar cookies and there were some mistake that I think I recovered from to make a wonderful, light and fresh cookie.

Canada Day Surprise Cookies
  • 1/4 margarine
  • 2/3 cup of sugar
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 chia egg (1tsp ground chia seeds and 2 Tbsp water, whisked)
  • 1-2 Tbsp Milk (I didn't measure it)
  • Zest of two limes
  • 1 1/4 cup white flour
  • 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder (could omit, I didn't mean to add this!)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Pre-heat the oven to 350F. First beat the margarine and sugar together until fluffy. Add the lime juice the egg and the milk and mix again for 2 minutes. Combine the dry ingredients (Flours, zest, baking powder and soda, salt) in a separate bowl. Pour the dry into the wet and mix until it is well combined/


Take about a tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball and place on a baking sheet. using a fork, press down on the balls to form cookies. Top with raw coconut and some sugar (I used a red sugar to get into my theme). Bake for about 10 minutes and then let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 more and then transfer to a plate.

Pretty easy and they are pretty tasty. Originally I was not planning to add the baking powder (I thought it was the baking soda!) and I think it dried out the dough so I added the milk at the end. I think you could omit both of these ingredient and get a nice cookie from it, but the addition of these ingredients didn't wreck anything. In fact, I think it made the cookies a bit more cakey.

Why are these Canada day surprise cookies? Well, I think the finished product looks like a basic sugar cookie with red sugar on top, but when you bite into them, they have a yummy tropical surprise with the lime and the coconut. You cannot go wrong with that!

Try something new and make these into a ice cream sandwich: Get your favourite ice cream (I used coconut bliss, coconut flavour). Take two cookies and put a good sized scoop on top of the first cookie, top it with the second cookie, sugar side down to trap in that coconut and sugar topping. Serve. All I can say is... YUMMM!!

1 comment:

  1. 6 Reasons to Eat Pemmican (+ DIY Video Guide)

    Patriot...

    American frontiersman didn't have MREs, but they did have Pemmican.

    Pemmican is a portable, long-lasting, high-energy food that was invented by Native Americans. It's made of lean, dried meat that's crushed into powder and mixed with hot, rendered fat. You can even add dried fruit for taste, and the best part is just a handful will sustain a full-grown man all day long - even while working. This makes it a great food to have in an emergency.

    That's Why We're Giving You This DIY Video Guide Absolutely Free. (It Only Takes A Few Minutes)

    Over 23 Million Patriots Have Already Seen It.

    Giving you a quick, easy way to make your own life-saving pemmican, ready for when you need it.

    Survival Things Our Great Grandfathers Did Or Built Around The House!Click Here To Discover More.

    Some are even making pemmican every weekend! We've even received complaint letters, all because our followers' kids won't stop begging for it.

    But unfortunately, we can't keep this free content up for long. Pretty soon we'll have to pull the plug...

    And we're not giving this away to just anybody...

    We're Giving It to our loyal readers.

    So Check Out Your Free DIY Video Guide Today Before you miss out!

    To always staying prepared,

    Claude Davis.

    ReplyDelete