Biscuits and Gravy

they taste better than they look...

After seeing these and these this week, I needed some biscuits and gravy. So, I pulled out my copy of the first issue of Don't Eat Off The Sidewalk and mixed up some Lazy Day Biscuits. This was actually the first recipe that I've managed to make from DEOTS because I accidentally stuck it in a magazine two days after it came in the mail and had to rip the house apart yesterday to find it. It was totally worth the search. These biscuits were easy and delicious. And even better smothered with a "whiter" (more soymilk, with extra arrowroot instead of flour) version of this mushroom gravy from the PPK.

Now I Need A Bigger Kitchen

Mas checking out Veganomicon at Borders

I had a great birthday! Mason planned two full days of activities for us and it was awesome. We also went shopping (with my birthday money!) for some new kitchen supplies. Mason has been telling me for months that my bakeware is "sad", so I bought all new Wilton pans. I try to only buy things used, but I have had no luck finding cookware at the thrift store lately. I got two new baking sheets, two round 9" pans, a 9"x13" pan, a set of 3 cooling racks, a bundt pan and 3 sizes of muffin tins. I also got a Pyrex pie plate, a lemon squeezer, a big glass measuring cup and a chef's knife--all from Target. That night, we went to Borders to check out Veganomicon. Mason agreed that it looked great, so I used an old gift card to order it and The Joy of Vegan Baking from Amazon as soon as we got home. As if that wasn't enough kitchen supply madness, we dropped by Ace Mart the next day and picked up several things that we'd been holding off on--a new zester, an apple corer, a donut cutter, a cloth pastry bag, some sundae cups, a pie server, a huge ladle, a tiny spatula and a big bag of these for cupcakes. Oh, and did I mention that I ordered the new issue of Don't Eat Off The Sidewalk? Yeah, it was a kitchen-centric birthday.