What Kate Ate

If I were stranded on a desert island with one of my sisters, I would definitely pick Alyssa. Because I love Alyssa more, right? FALSE. What a terrible thing to say! Everyone knows I love Erin way more! Actually, it’s because Alyssa and I eat virtually none of the same foods. So, I wouldn’t have to share my food supply with her. But Erin and I, on the other hand, love the same foods! In fact, we made a bunch of these foods this weekend when she came to visit. So many foods, in fact, that I will probably need three entries to discuss them all.

Exhibit A: chickpea cutlets. Chickpea cutlets are from Isa and Terry’s newest cookbook, Veganomicon. They are über famous for their awesomeness. Basically, you mash up some chickpeas with gluten flour, bread crumbs, vegetable broth, garlic, and spices. You knead the dough a bit and then you form them into, well, cutlet shapes. Erin was the expert cutlet-shaper sous-chef.

Then you just cook those suckers in a frying pan. And that’s it! They take less than a half hour to make in total. Beside them are some steaming hot lemony roasted potatoes from Veganomicon as well. They might be my favorite way to make potatoes yet. I also ate mine with asparagus and kale, and Erin had hers with carrots.

The chickpea cutlets actually don’t taste overwhelmingly like chickpeas, but they do taste overwhelmingly like happy. Just like Isa says, they are vegan food that you can cut with a steak knife. Erin and I both thought they would make the best burger ever as well. I even think Alyssa would like them. And that’s saying something.

Bonus picture! Erin and me in Cascadilla falls.

Up next: banana ice cream and pancakes! But not together. Though that would be a great breakfast.