Sunday, April 20, 2008

the last straw.

It's getting kind of crazy around here with the recent explosion of fake cheese. So much so, that we had to enforce a new rule for dinner tonight: not one bit of fake cheese, not even a sprinkle of Parma. Don't you wanna know what the last straw was?



Freakin' mozzarella sticks. Yes, we had fried Teese for dinner on Saturday. They were awesome, and I blame Elise.

teese mozzarella sticks

You like how I put the salad greens on there, as if they were any match for the panko-encrusted deep-friedness that is vegan mozzarella sticks? I was worried about the Teese melting too fast during the frying process, but Laura and Kevin gave me the great idea to freeze the teese sticks before battering and frying. And overall, they held up just fine. And mighty tasty, they were. Ken and I ate about 1/4 lb. of Teese a piece that night. sigh.

10 comments:

Celine said...

can you believe I still haven't gotten a chance to try the log you sent? I know. I need punished. beat me up with one of them sticks, will ya?

Laura said...

oh damn. i don't think there's any way kevin won't see this. maybe he'll forget about it by the time we get back from SF. riiiiiight......

Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...

I am so jealous that you have Teese! :) It is not in my area yet, and I don't think I can wait much longer! I just keep hearing the most amazing things. And "mozzarella" sticks?! How creative! ::drool::

pleasantly plump vegan said...

holy shit. im so gonna buy some Teese and make this.
A M A Z I N G!!!

Kris said...

OMG, just this afternoon I was thinking, "I wonder if I could make mozerella sticks with any of these fancy new soy cheeses?"

Yikes. This is not good to know.

Thank you making the sacrifice to truly explore this new vegan cheese, to help educate the masses. :)

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Ooh, I'm dying to make those!

Vegan_Noodle said...

Wow.... this is just too much for me to handle.

Dark Faerie said...

I'm glad yours turned out good as well..all I know is it's a good thing I can't easily get my hands on these new fancy "cheeses"...or there might be serious problems! LOL!!!

Speaking of amazing vegan cheese...have you ever made the "Crock Cheese" from the Uncheese Cookbook?....it's so good...especially with a touch of liquid smoke...heaven!

Leigh said...

Hey Celine- all I know is that you need to make a pizza soon!

Laura, Hopefully you guys will be so full of Millennium and Maggie Mudd that you won't have any more room for mozzarella sticks. :P

Hi Jess- Teese is definitely worth ordering online. Not that I'm biased or anything.... :)

Laurie! Your'e in the store right now as I'm typing this! Hi!

Kris- Yeah, that's how we look at it. As a sacrifice! Haha.

Melisser & Noodle, I'm telling you guys, you must try them at least once.

Elise- I have yet to try any of the recipes from the Uncheese Cookbook. Thanks for the recommendation. I love anything nut.yeasty.

vegan addict said...

oh. my. goodness. those fried teese sticks look sooo incredibly yummy!

i love cosmos. believe it or not, you actually have lots of things i can't find here in portland...like some of the shoes (which i have ordered and love!), so thank you! and i really have my eyes on those cute little lunch bags with the napkins and utensils...