Sunday, December 16, 2012

Get Cereus

The night-blooming cereus, an epiphyllum, is very joyously putting out new shoots and buds at the tips of its leaves. Stay tuned for glorious, stinky blooms!

Those lovely shoots, and they are many, are becoming new leaves...no actual flower buds yet! (April 25)

Exchange A for B for a new taste treat

The latest entry in the substitution tradition: frozen baked bean tofu delite.
Silken tofu; can baked beans, drained; 1tsp each of ginger and cinnamon; 11/2 tsp each cloves and nutmeg; 2 tbsp maple syrup. Whirl all in blender til smooth; freeze in ice cream machine.

N.B. Re- substitute 1 can pumpkin puree for the baked beans for a lovely pud.

Original sub- delite: pizza sauce made of tomato juice and instant mashed potatoes.