Sorry. I've just got Vince and Howard on the brain right now.
So, I love this time of year. The first week of June just begins summer for me. June 3rd is our wedding anniversary and June 6th is my birthday. Class is about to end...and it's cool enough to be outside. Come late June, not a creature will be stirring outside (yes, not even a mouse). So to kick off summer, we've been putting good use to our grill and enjoying some wine, beer, and liquor.
For Memorial Day, we made Mexican hot dogs. Our friend, Roy, introduced me to them. Just imagine the tastiest, messiest chili dog you ever did eat! It's so effing good I don't know that I'll go back to my standby of mayo, deli mustard, and dill relish!
Traditional Mexican dogs are wrapped in bacon, grilled, and served on bolillos with a ridiculous array of toppings from beans to grilled onions to a variety of salsas.
The above featured wonder is gonna be a mainstay for Era and me. I've read that these can be served in regular hot dog buns, but I recommend something sturdier. This is so messy, we don't even pretend it's anything but a sandwich. Below is how we built this bad boy:
- Warm bolillo smothered in Vegenaise (chipotle mayo will be tried next)
- grilled tofu dog
- soyrizo (homemade or store bought)
- meltable vegan cheddar (the above is FYH)
- grilled onions
- yellow mustard
- pico de gallo (our corner store sells pico with nopales in it! HOLLA.)
- avocado
We served it with tots and Micheladas. When the drinks got too spicy for me, I just switched over to ice cold beer. Greatest Monday of all time.
To celebrate our anniversary, we went EPIC! Era and I have been married 4 years, so we decided to do THE RETURN OF VEGAN CHEEZE TASTING. Not as many cheeses this time, as they were all homemade. So maybe it was epic lite. Haha.
To celebrate our anniversary, we went EPIC! Era and I have been married 4 years, so we decided to do THE RETURN OF VEGAN CHEEZE TASTING. Not as many cheeses this time, as they were all homemade. So maybe it was epic lite. Haha.
A horribly rushed shot of the table. That wrinkle in the cloth bugs me so bad right now! :)
The centerpiece: Vegetarian Times' almond feta (covered in olive oil, balsamic, and black pepper) and The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook's white bean boursin. Served with grapes and cucumber.
Focaccia, watermelon, blackberries, and black pepper water crackers.
Sweet and salty agave cheese spread minus the mint (an adaptation of this recipe)
Vegetarian Times' cheddar cheeze recipe served with sourdough crisps. The seitan and olive stuff are Kittee testers!
So good. I really liked the cheddar cheeze recipe. It was amazing with mustard and seitan. I suggest letting it sit for awhile so the lemon taste mellows, though.
