On Valentine's Day, I saw THIS vegan fudge recipe posted and decided to give it a go. I had all the ingredients laying around and was in a "no flour-y dessert" phase at the time, so it seemed perfect.
It started off as a night like any other, as "The Ukrainain" was working. I Skyped with my undergraduate mentee, who expressed how bummed out she was to be alone on Valentine's Day.
Basically, my response was... the time will come.
Of course, I used to hear that a lot, and it made me upset. Sure, "the time will come" for many people, but weird and fugly me was below the worthiness level of most people.
But I did mean it. She's a sweet girl. So I don't see "crazy cat lady" in her future.
Okay, so maybe nobody escapes the "crazy cat lady" fate.
Anyway, onto the vegan fudge. This was my Valentine's activity -- it gave me something to do and resulted in a snack that would last -- win-win! This recipe basically involved crushing all the ingredients in the food processor and smooshing it into a pan and freezing it.
The result:
"The Ukrainian" eventually annihilated these. I think the banana I used was too ripe, as I didn't like the strong banana flavor it had. Also, it's not exactly "fudge"... it's more like a sticky energy bar consistency.
But tasty and satisfying, considering it made 36 pieces.
Part of my Valentine's gift (as I've mentioned, I wasn't expecting anything since this holiday was supposed to mean nothing to us):
It started off as a night like any other, as "The Ukrainain" was working. I Skyped with my undergraduate mentee, who expressed how bummed out she was to be alone on Valentine's Day.
Basically, my response was... the time will come.
Of course, I used to hear that a lot, and it made me upset. Sure, "the time will come" for many people, but weird and fugly me was below the worthiness level of most people.
But I did mean it. She's a sweet girl. So I don't see "crazy cat lady" in her future.
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| Found my (male) cat sleeping in this position, hehe. |
Anyway, onto the vegan fudge. This was my Valentine's activity -- it gave me something to do and resulted in a snack that would last -- win-win! This recipe basically involved crushing all the ingredients in the food processor and smooshing it into a pan and freezing it.
The result:
"The Ukrainian" eventually annihilated these. I think the banana I used was too ripe, as I didn't like the strong banana flavor it had. Also, it's not exactly "fudge"... it's more like a sticky energy bar consistency.
But tasty and satisfying, considering it made 36 pieces.
Part of my Valentine's gift (as I've mentioned, I wasn't expecting anything since this holiday was supposed to mean nothing to us):
I've seen these vegan fudges a number of times now and they've definitely intrigued me. Glad to see that you took a chance on them and got positive results. I've had a real sweet tooth lately after dinner, so maybe these would be a good option. P.S. Pretty flowers!
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